Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-31
TRACK TEAM OF
SCHOOL is FAST
Rock Island High Made Excep.
ttonally Good Showing in
the Spring.
WON THE GALESBURG MEET
Also Had One Of the Best Basketball
Teams IN Northern Part Of
the State

The year OF 1914 proved an unusually
y successful one for the local high
school in athletics. last seasons
basketball FIVE. captained by Earl
Chalk. was conceded TO be one OF the
strongest high school teams in the
state. On account OF entertaining.
the local boys succeeded in landing
only fifth position in the annual state
basketball tourney. which was held
in Galesburg on Feb. % and % Il
was actually between the Rock Island
and Moline fves as TO which one
would play Galesburg for the state
title. but the Moliners succeeded in
coping two out OF the three games
that were played with the Islanders.
The Moline five then fell an easy vic
tim TO the Galesburg quintet in the
final game Tor the championship. The
local team was composed OF the fol-
lowing: Earl Chalk. captain, Claude
Kip. Fay Reeves, Bliss Rinck. VIII /
Glass. Wilfred Hoffman. Frank An
drews and Arthur Hinkley.
II was in track that the local high |
school shown. however.
In the annual interclass track and |
FIELD meet. which was held at the Res /
ervoir park. the senior class galloped /
of with the honors. defeating decis-
fvely the underclassmen. The juniors.
sophomores and freshmen finished in
the respective order in the point col
umn.
Northwestern university held its an
nusl interscholastic indoor track and
field meet on March % at Evanston.
The local school as usual was invited
20 participate in the meet. but only
two men from the local school were
sent These two were Earl Chalk. the
mile runner. and Claude HippIer. dash
man. Chalk succeeded in taking fourth
place in the mile. while Hippler fail
ed 20 place
Take GaIesburg Meet.
The track team OF the local school !
was not expected 20 have 4 chance in :
the sixth annual interscholastic track 1
and field meet, which was held at .
Ill. May 2. 1914. All dope !
was violently upset. however. when {
the locals romped away with the I
meet. leading their nearest rival. Dav-
export by a scant % OF point Dav- {
EXPORT took second place with a total 7
u - 1-3 points. while Galesburg pull +
ID up third. garuering % 1-3 points I
Moline. undisputed. captured the cell :
ar championship. The big half male 6
relay banner was also captured by
he Islanders a new record for that d
went being set by the local relay {
cam G
In the annual tri-city track and '
.eld meet. which was held at the Ex- a
position park in this city MAY 2. the I
ocai team. for the first time since =
9O6. won second place in the running a
With 80 taIlies. Davenport won the a
meet with 4 total OF &c points. while =
Ioline took last place with 20 points. n
-halk and Kipp placed Rock Island r
n the records o. the annual meets. p
..5p set a new mark IN the 80 vard \
ash by a fast finish in 50 40 Sc Tds. !,
,halx lowered his own mark IN the
alf mile. making the $50 yards IN ? p
minutes - seconds e
During the latter part OF May 'he y.
1cai team took part in inte.schol- =,
site track and field meet at Mon
iouth. Ill, and succeeded in taking
rst place ID
Last seasons track team wa com =,
osed OF the following members: VIII: - -
lass, captain. Glen Heud-:cks1 "A. - -
can Ingalls,. Ulysses Clarke, Earl .
kaIk. Frank Miller Claude Kip. VIII
ed Hoffman. Vivian Thomas Claude
ippIer and Roland Greye. Frank 4,
ilIer was elected captain Of the 1916 III
sck team. while Reeves vas accord
! the same honor IN ba5ke.ta1