Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1915-08-05
SOL NOT PICKED
WINNER IN JUMP
Joe Loonis 0pines That stiles, 1913
Champion, VIII Cop Broad Jump
With Butler In Money
Also C0NCEDE ADAMS A CHANCE
Entries In Various Events nc Frisco
Exposition CHAMPIONSHIPS An-
nounced Yesterday,

Joe LOomis, who Is covering the ex-
position championships for the Chi
cage Tribune, does not pick sol Butler
as q winner in the broad jump, when
the meet is run of Saturday after
noon, but selects Philip Stiles, 1913
champion, as winner in this event.
providing the injury stiles received in
a tennis match does not bother him.
The writer admits. however. thar Sol
should finish within the money in this
e5 ent Loomis states that Stiles has
been Jumping over "A feet So has
Buuer. however. and local track fans
are confident that the colored star
has good show for first.
Before leaving Rock Island Butler
stated that be would try 10 enter the
lo0-ya.d dash and 220 hurdles, but Ia
the list of entries his name is not in
cluded In these events, and 1t looks as
If lac was unsuccessful Sol has done
the century in 9 AS and should be
permitted to compete In this event nj
least
In commenting on the entries IN the
big meet, Loomis has the following
to say.
The senior championship brings
forth d list Of competitors which sur
passes amy meet ever held In the
world not barring any OIympian The
i00-yard dash has as entrants How
ard 7 Drew. worlds record holder
J9 Loumis, national champion; Har-
old Smith eastern collegiate cham-
,.s..-.. ID ={.-.,r f1H--r,4r,f4 r1aF4 Mr.
Bride of Denver, and Andy Ward a
.58 AS man.
"The 220-yard dash includes the
same list with the exception Of N.Y.
self Al Booth of the C. a. A. will be
tn tbis race as a good contender. The
quarter mile looks like a record break
err, providing DESMOND Of the Uniyer-
sity OF Chicago pushes Ted Meredith,
f believe Meredith viii run under :47.
Harold irons oG C. a. a. has a good
chance The half mile ought TO go to
Norman Tabar. Who viii try this event
instead of the mile, in which he holds
( the worlds record Earl Eby, G A
IA; Campbell, University Of Chicago,
{ Higgins of Boston. and Bennett OF Los
Angeles also are entries. The milo
includes the famous Kiviat of the
( Irish-Americ8u club of New York;
Jofe Ray of the ] A. G., Mareau Of The
C. A. A. and Tabar If he runs The
five mile WtlI be easy for Hans Kohl
.mafnen. the Olympic champion
May Beat :l5 I'm Hurdles.
eve expect the worlds record to be
beaten Sin the high hurdles when Fred
Kelly and Bob Simpson meet They
both hold the record Of :15 Murray
Olympic club, MacEeown, C.. A. A.,
and Jack Case, J. a. C., are strong
o5uteuders. The pole vault VIII bring
together Percy Graham and LandeFs
of the c. A. A., Curtis. national cham
pion, and Euourek. i. a. @ The hop,
step and jump will be an Dan
8haarufs Y0uns sanders of the G A.
a. and Flatt Adams of New York viii
be second and third respectively, and
Fahey might break into place If 10
condition
Eddie Rentz, present champion.
win win the three mile walk There
are only three entries I'm the low
hurdles 30 LOOMS. national cham
piou. Fred Murray. coast champion;
r. Simpson. western conference cham-
riou, and Frank LOOMS, interscholas-
lie champion, VIII be the chief con-
tenders
"The high jump has for entrants
George HORNE. coast champion Jo
LOOMS, national champion, and Rich
ards, Olympic champion
Stiles Picked for Jump.
"Ia the broad Jump. Philip stiles,
the national champion of 1913, ought
to win, providing the injury he re-
caiged in tennis match does not
bother him He made several jumps
over "a feet Sol Butler and Plat
Adams Will Do IN the money.
The weight events viii be- fight
Of the big Irish-American men OF New
York, Archie Mucks Of the University
Of Wisconsin, Bachmau Of Notre Dame
and Lee Talbot OF Kansas City