Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-11
SEVEN MARKS UP
IN TRI-CITY MEET
Record Breaking Performances
Characterize Annual Clash
Of High Schools.
DAVENPORT EASY WINNER
ss.k Island Second for the First Time
In Three Years and Shares in
the Star Work.
BY p. A. ..

4 had teaLu o. NO4AS baSh SLSAS sat
,,-sav when II defeated the teams
49,, Moline and Rock Island in the
.sgbth annual tri-city track and field
meet held al the Exposition park in
MS CITY. The meet was record
breaker in every phase. Seven new
marks we're hung up by athletes OF
davenport and Rock Island, five going
"a davenport men and Chalk and
kim putting Rock Island on the map.
From the first event TO the last Dav-
export was piling up points, and be-
fore the meet was one-fourth over. II
vas evident that the Pretzel Town ath-
le,es were due to cop the meet for the
efth consecutive time. The final re-
suits we're: Davenport 70. Rock Is
land 80, Moline 20.
While Davenport maintained its
-acord. Il Is well TO note that this is
the first time since 1906 that the team
from Rock Island succeeded in win
ming second place in the final stand
ing. Moline won the meet that year
with Rock Island close second.
Seven Records Broken.
Saturdays meet without a doubt was
the best ever held in the tri-cities.
Some OF the strongest competition re-
suited and the marks made in many of
the races are expected to stand for
years
The mark which is most likely to
remain unbroken is that set for the
half mile relay race won by Daven-
port in the fast time of 1 minute,
IS Is seconds. The record, which has
stood since 1911, was held by Daven-
port, and was l minute, IL 4-5 seconds.
Both teams finished under record time,
and sliced a good 3 3-5 seconds from
the mark.
The Rock Island teams in the mile
relay, which was a new race for trt-
city athletes, set an initial mark
which also will stand. They relayed
of the mile in minutes and AZ %
seconds, which betters the time made
By many college relay teams The
local team composed of Freistat, Kane.
Kipp and Chalk, led their competitors
at the finish by good 40 yards.
Two Rock Island men established
new records-Chalk lowering his own
mark in the half mile run from 2 min
utes, 9 seconds, to 2 minutes, Z As
seconds, and Kipp placing his name
on the card for the 44O-yard dash. The
record which he made will probably
stand for the next few years, for he
trimmed IS OF a second off of the fast
time Of Borcherdt OF Davenport, who
negotiated the Il miles in 81 So sec
oads.
Others to Davenport.
The remainder OF the new records
goes 10 the Davenport men. Tomson
opened the list OF new records with
crack al the 10 3-5 seconds mark in
the century dash. which was held by
Richards OF Moline $1,000, and Rhodes
OF Davenport Gs13). The new time
stands 10 2-5 seconds. a good speedy
race for interscholastic athletes Fort
OF Davenport also broke a record
which has stood since 1906 in the go
yard hurdle race. He negotiated the
distance in q fat. 4-5 OF a second
better than the mark set by Hodgson
o. Moline. Tomson, the speediest
nan on the track in this locality, who
really won the one-half mile relay
for Davenport. made an exceptional
high school record in the 22O straight
away dash. breaking the tape to the
tune Of % seconds fiat, which takes
some more honors from Richards, the
Moline star OF 1906. whose best time
Tor that distance was % % seconds
Rhodes. another come back" artist,
increased the distance which was set
last year by Stowe OF Moline in the
broad jump. Stowe leaped 20 feet,
. II inches. and Rhodes covered Il
feet. thereby smashing the next rec
ord by 81 inches.
Gripp OF Moline missed placing his
name on the book in the high Jump by
scant 81 OF an inch. He cleared the
bar az feet, inches. and the record
o. Friedholdt OF Davenport, made In
1911 still stands a tri-city mark
The Relay Races.
The addition Of the new relay race,
he one mile race for four men, proved
70 be a great added attraction or the
meet and the two relay races easily |
featured the meet. The time when I
Vas made in both the mile and hair
ale runs viii likely remain unDroKen- !
The Islander squad easily won the
nile relay as was expected. and sprung
surprise on the Davenport quartet IN
ne half mile relay for four men, when
hey had a lead OF 10 yards in the maj
20 dash. with Clarke of Rock lslaho
nd Tomson OF Davenport fighting TOT
and relay championship
The half mile team had been broken
p and remade since the Big Eight
aeet Tomson crept up inch by men
NTH in the last five yards he and the
SANDER runner were running hecA
nd neck. BY a plucky squirt the Das,
npOrt star athlete, who also copper
be individual championship proAe
be tape in the record breaking tilne
I 1886 Is.
To Dean ingalls, belongs the hohO
Dr. the IO-yard start, which Clark had
'r the final relay. for he fought out