The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-05-11
SEYMOUR CAPTURES
1R|-S1A1E MEET
Over One Hundred Athletes Com
pete While Crowd Of seven
Hundred People Watch
Event.
KEoKUK COMES EIGHTH
Jenkins Wins Second In Discus HurI
and High Jump-Ayres Third
In Quarter
Mile.
KEoKUK COMES EIGHTH

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Iowa. captured the tri-state field and
track meet held at Alumni field Sat
urday afternoon in one OF the best
meets ever held in the state. BY
winning the half mile relay, which
was one at the most sensational races
OF the meet, Seymour won over Strong
hurst team of Stronghurst, Ill, by one
lone point.
Over one hundred athletes took
part in the meet and it is estimated
tina. fully seven hundred people were
present Seymour won with 90 points,
Stronghurst received 81. Viola. Ill,
81 points, Burlington 10. Biggsville.
ILL.,, 10, Ottumwa 8, Wapello 6. Keo-
kuk 8, Abba J., Alexis, H., 1. Kimler
of Burlington, captured individual
honors Of the meet with eleven points.
Under ideal weather conditions the
sixth annual tri-state meet was held
at Alumni field Saturday afternoon.
The meet is to be regarded as sue.
cess in every way and the results TAI
exceeded advanced predictions. The
track was In excellent shape.
Tri-state Records Shattered.
Records were hung up that will
probably stand for some time and
number OF tri-state marks were huri
ed into oblivion by the sturdy athletes
who were gathered at Alumni feld.
without any delay, Coach Wilson
started the seventeen quarter mile as
pirants around the track. One of them
dropped out at the first turn and an
other at the second, but the others
Tough. fiercely until the 100 yard
stretch was reached. From the $780,
mark Hampton Of Ottumwa forged
steadily ahead, until on the last 100.
where Winkler of Burlington passed
him and finished in the time OF 55 %.
Hixon OF wapello came In second and
Ayres of Keokuk third.
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High Jump Feet Inches.
In the high Jump. E. Boyd of Biggs-
Vile, ILL.,, ou.classed the rest OF the
field and hung up q new tri-state rec
ord with foot. inch leap. Jenkins,
OF Keokuk, and Bissel, Of Viola. tied
for second place with leaps Of 5 feet,
inches.
In the discus throw Burns broke
another tristate record when he heav-
ed the plate 113 feet. breaking the
former record held by Berry OF
Beardstown. jenkins Of Keokuk and
Boyd OF Biggsville received second
and third.
100 Yard Dash.
First heat-Stronghurst FIRST, b.
Armstrong; Seymour, second. Time,
10 3-5.
Second heat-Seymour frst, r.
Wright Wapello. second. Time, 10 3-5
Third heat-Lone Tree, Iowa. first;
c. Hampton, O.tumwa, second. Time,
10 4-5.
Finals-100 yard dash: H. Link OF
Stronghurst, and e. Bragg OF Sey-
mour, tied for first; Armstrong, sey-
mour, third. Time, rs.
22o Yard Dash.
First heat-E Braggs, Seymour,
first; R. Wright, Wapello, second.
Time, % As.
Second heat-Ottumwa, first; R.
Hoffmeister, Fl Madison, second.
Time, &c.
Third heath. Links, S.ronghurst,
first; I. Ludwig. Ottumwa, second.
Time. "a As.
Fourth heat-Winkler. Burlington.
first: Kirchner, Lone Tree, second
Time, "a As.
Observation-Disclosures, Lone Tree,
first. Time, % 3-5.
Ffnals-Link. Stronghurst, first:
winkler. Burlington, second; Bragg,
third. Time, "a 1-5.
40 Yard High Hurdle.
First HEATH. Yeager, Seymour,
first; Carter, Charlottesville. second.
Time, %.
Second heat. Hayes, Seymour,
first R. Barr, villa, ILL.,, second. Time,
10 1-5
Final Hayes, Seymour, first; R.
Barr, Viola, second; n. Yeager. Sey-
mour, third. Time, 10 seconds.
20 Low Hurdles.
First heat-N. Gibbs. Biggsville,
H., first; Cowles. Burlington. second.
Time. 81.
Second heats. Hartquist. Strong
hurst, H.. FIRST: Carter, Cr1wfords-
vile. second. Time. 80 2-6.
Third hea.--L Hayes, Seymour,