The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-06-02
OITUANASQUAD
is in PRACTICE
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Roursins Ensa shzre for sne
Dual Meet ss5sr keosuk
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SOME VETERAN STARS
Van Cert ard osner Members of the
Team Promise 70 Make Keokuk
Athletes Hustle for
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OTTUIWA Iowa, June 3-TTack
men numbering ten are in daily prae-
tice IN the tennis court back of the
Y NJ C. A. building in preparation
for the dual track and field meet be-
tween the Ottumwa and Keokuk
Young Mems Christian Associations,
which VIII take place on the Keokuk
Athletic field. Saturday. June is. The
tennis court has been turned into a
miniature athletic field and each even
ing may be seen the ten sturdy ala-
letes in their track suits hesying the
hammer, encirciing the enclosure Or
else vauIting the bar. Every man who
is endeayoring 10 get a place on the
team which will represent the local
association at its first meet is very
enthusiastic and ali are confident of a
victory The Ottumwa association viii
be represented By z strong team with
such men as Van Gent, Wormhoudt,
and the Phillispons and other ex-
high school athletes. All have had
experience on the cinder paths and the
! outlook for Ottumwa carrying of the
meet and individual honors looks
I very rosy.
! The athletes are showing up we'll
! in the practice work. Charles Mather
| in the running high jump is clearing
/ the stick over FIVE feet and is bound
/ TO improve He is covering nineteen
feet in the running broad jump. He
/ will also take part in the short and
middle distance events and will prob
/ ably appear the strongest in the half
mile. Vic Tharp of basketball fame
is vaulting in great style and is clear
ing the stick over nine feet and with
little more practice will be able TO
go one higher He also has springing
abilities and win participate in the
40 yard dash and the half mile. NJ.
Long is showing up well in the 100
/ yard dash and IS doing the century
race in good time and will be able to
run it in 10 2-5 seconds in the dual
meet. He is showing up well in the
go and viii be able to cover that dis
lance in twenty-three seconds or bet
ter. Long distance runners are JOS
eph and James Phillipson. Joseph
will take part in the mile, one-half
and quarter mile events. His brother,
James, will work in the 40 yards and
mile Both are sprinters and will
probab bly, carry off the honors in these
events. In the try-out they are max
ing remarkably good time. Walter
, Johnson, the fiaxen haired basketball
t. nIr rI1 ic
lance man and IS doing fine. Winfield
Hanseli is clearing five feet on the high
jump and is showing up well in the
high hurdles. He will also participate
in the half mile race. Eugene Var
Gent, Nuf sed Gene, who is without
doubt the best all round high schoo
athlete in the state, will be mem
Der of the team He will take part in
all Of the weight events and viii
/ probably carry off all the honors il
these events. He is throwing the
shot put over forty-six feet and is
heaying the discus and throwing the
hammer in great style 1t is expected
that he will break the state records
in these two events. Gene will take
part in the high hurdles and will alsc
probably run the 100 yard dash Henry
Wormhoudt, another promising higf
school athlete, viii participate in the
weight events, and his work has beer
CLASSY He is also g Splinter ant
will enter the 220 and 40 yard dashes
j Paul Rheern, an old track man, is alst
I out taking part in the preliminar!
work and will probably take part il
the shot and high jump events.