The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-22
Big dual MEET IS
OF WIDE INTEREST
First Annual Y. M. C "A. Track Meet
Will Be Held June 10 at Ath-
etic Field Between keo-
kuk and ottumwa.
CALL TO THE VETERANS
Many of Former Stars Will Be Brought
3 Back to the Track-Number of
Suitable Prizes Have
Been Given.

by local athletes in the dual track !!
meet to be held on Saturday, June 1S,
at the Athletic field At this time the
Ottumwa Y. M. c. A. will send its
crack track team under the leader
snip of Coach Eigeman to compete
with local Y. NJ. C. A. stars for the
1910 championship honors. Ottumwa
has not sent in its list of entries as
yet, but it is thought at least ten men
will represent the upstate institution.
Ever since Physical Director Cham
berlin has been in Keokuk he has
been enthusiastic for a Y. NJ. c. A.
outdoor meet, and the opportunity has
and the time seems to be ripe for
Keokuk victory, especially as several
of the high school boys will compete
as Y. NJ. c. A. members. The meet
will be held under tire rules and -egu-
/ lations of the Athletic League of North
| America, and a special sanction has
been issued by n. A. King, consul for
the Iowa district. No one but regis
tered amateurs who are members of
the Y. M. c. A. are permitted to COM
pete There will probably be twelve
different events, including 100-yard
dash, 220-yard dash, one-quarter-mile
run, high jump, broad jump, shot-put,
/ high and low hurdles, hammer throw,
mile run and relay race.
The Prizes.
TIE following prizes will be award
ed: For first, second and third place
suitable ribbons will be given to the
winning idividuals. The A. L. n. A.
/ will present the winning association
with large pennant bearig the in
scription, Winner Track Meet, OF
tumwa vs. Keokuk, 1910" The pen
nant will be of cherry and white, the
regular Y. M. G. A. colors. C. H.
Rollins 4 Co. have agreed to give a
large shield to the team winning the
relay race and for the highest individ-
ual score the B. &, H. store will pre-
sent tie winner with sweater vest.
Not since the days when Mike Hur-
/ ley, Johnny McElroy, George Marley,
Lees Ballinger and others appeared in
the big track meet held on the old
/ Hubinger park grounds. has there
! seemed to be as much interest as the
! local association is reviving at this
J time. 1t is the plan of both Mr. Cham
! berlin and H. E. Radcliffe to continue
! these from year to year, as no other
city the size of keokuk in the United
\ SfatnS irc ra11 ,,-itb al
| and tie accommodations for holding
an outdoor exhibition
To Elect Captain.
| The committee has called meeting
| of all those that are interested in the
meet for Monday evening at the asso-
citation building, at which time cap
tain of the track squad will be elect
ed and with a months training the
| Keokuk Y should walk off with most
of the races at least NanGent of OF
tumwa is star in the weights and
| also holds the record for putting the
I twelve-pound shot 1t is sumored that
keokuk will make speciality of its
relay team and will enter both the
| half mile and the mile relay
Each association will be limited to
/ ten men and probably five of the high
school athletes will be selected with
five of the old stars and these will
compose the local aggregation. Some
/ of tie available men are E. E Walker.
Arnot Weess, H. E. Radcliffe, c. H.
Dickey, j. ]. Crimmins and Earl Phil
lips.