The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1912-03-03
Manager Arthur 9. Morgan Launches
Move to Give Big Meet Here
the Greatest Amount Of
Advertising.
LIST OF THE SCHOOLS
one Hundred and seventy-Five Of
Them In Three States VIII
Compete In Classy Events
on May Fourth.

Arthur G. Morgan, manager of the
fifth annual tri-state track and field
meet, has outlined plan of publicity
which will not only boost the big ath-
letic event in three states of the mid
die west, but will bring to Keokuk no
little advertising. The first OF a SER
les of news letters which he will send
out has already gone to several hun
dred newspapers. 1t contains some
news of local interest, chiefly list of
high schools invited. The letter fol-
lows.
KEOKUK, Iowa, March Eighty
two schools in Illinois, forty-four in
Missouri, and forty,nine in Iowa have
heen invited to send track teams to
the fifth annual tri-state track and
field meet, which will be held in Keo-
kuk, Iowa, on Nay 4, under the aus.
rices of the High School Athletic AS
ISOLATION
With one hundred and .seventy-5ve
schools, including such high schools
as Yeatman, Mckinley, and Central of
ST. Louis, Chillicothe, Hannibal, st.
Joseph, and Springfie of Missouri,
Muscatine, Dubuque. Davenport, West,
East and North Des Moines in Iowa.
and Galesburg, Springfield, Chicago,
Peoria, Moline, Quincy, and Decatur
In Illinois, invited to attend, the meet
promises to be one of the greatest
ever held In the middle west, open
only to high schools. The title OF
tristate champion is one that is be-
ing eagerly sought for. and carries
With it great honor. greater than any
other titles that can be won during
The coming track season.
The management is unable to state,
at present, who will referee the meet,
but they are now in communication
with number of well known track
men, one of whom will be secured. He
will be assisted by an able corps of
local athletic men.
The athletic meet will be held at the
athletic park, which is one of the fin
est in the state. This park, which is
modern in every way, was given to
the Y. NJ. c. A. by c. r. JOY one of
Keokuk's foremost and wealthiest citi-
zens, for the promotion of amateur
sport The only outside event per-
mitted within its boundaries is the
tri-state meet, which is now held an
nually. The park is equipped with all
bath facilities and training quarters.
Following is a list of schools inyit-
ed.
Illinois Schools.
Nauvoo, Griggsville, Bushnell.
Camp Point. Mt Sterling, Aledo, Ash
land, Aurora-east, Aurora-west, Abing-
don, Averyville. Biggsville, Blandins-
Vile, Bloomington, Carthage, Canton,
Clinton, Danville. Dallas City, Decatur,
Elmwood, Elgin, Galva, Genesee,
Galesburg, Springfield, Taylorville,
Urbana, Champaign, White Hall,
Beardstown, Sterling, Dixon, Havana,
Hamilton. Jacksonville, Knoxville. Ke-
vance, lagrange, LaHarpe, Lincoln,
NATION. Macomb, Moline. Monmouth,
Mason City, Normal, Pekin, Pittsfield,
1 Peoria, Petersburg, Princeton, Quincy,
Rock Island, Roseville, Rockford, AL.
ton, Alexis, Warsaw, Morrison, Mt
Carroll, Toulon. Hinsdale. Arcola. At.
lanta, Chicago, Joy, Chillicothe, Evans
ten, Elmhurst, Kankalsee. Milford, Mt
Pulaski, Virginia, Stronghurst.
Iowa Schools.
Mt. Ayr, Charlton, Columbus, Cory
don, Mt. Pleasant, Allerton. Washing
ton, Bloomfield, Grinnell. Centerville
Keosauqua, Eldon, Clinton, Muscatine
Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo
east, Waterloo-west, Wapello. Sc.
| mour, Oskaloosa, Ottumwa, Mechanis
vile, Marion, Marshalltown, Knoxville
indianola Iowa City, Hartly, Grund,
Center, TT Madison, Fairfield, De-
Mones-east. Des Moines-west, De-
Moines-north. Davenport, Correction
vile, Cedar Falls, Burling ton. Ames
Anamosa, Pennington, West Liberty
sigourney. Abba, Upton, Atlantic
Council Bluffs.
Missouri Schools.
Laclede, Unionville, Queen Cit,
Lancaster, Savannah, Monroe City
Mexico. Memphis, Macon, LaPlats
Centralia, Bonneville. Brookfielt
Mrksville, Rockport. Trenton, Prince
ION, Independence, Moberly, Louisiana
hannibal, Sedalia, st. Joseph, S
Loais-Yeatman, st. Louis-McKinley. S
l-ouls-Central, Ma-yville, Lamonte, III
noka, Jefferson City, Hopkins. Chill
Gothic, Albany. Rutledge, Milan, Hunt
vile, New London, Palmyra, Pari
Maina, Bowling Green, Platte Cit.
windsor, SPRINGFIELD.