Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-27
WINNER IN DOUBT
FOR TRACK MEET
Rock Island School Men Have Little
Edge on M0liners in Annual
Dual Cinder Contest.
(BY BOB OLMSTED).

The Rock Island-Moline high school
dual track meet, which was postponed
from last Saturday, will take place to-
morrow afternoon at O'Clock at the
local Exposition park, with both cities
in somewhat poor shape for the con-
test Rock Island has a track team
which is still In it's infancy and may
never emerge and, from indications,
Moline Is even worse off. According
to reliable advices, Moline cancelled
her arrangement for last Saturday
because she could not get track team
together and the indications are that
row afternoon.
The chief fault with the local team
seems to be inexperience. Captain
Thomas is the only one Of the team,
with the single exception Of Bassett,
the colored star, who has this advan-
tage. In spite Of this fact. however,
the team seems to be showing some
unexpected form in practice and sew
eral unknowns are proving to be regu
lar dark horses. There seems to be
considerable amount of material from
all classes and If the coach can sue
coed in whipping it into form, Rock Is
land will at least be on the map for
next year.
The captain Of the team, Vivian
Thomas, seems at least able to do some
credit to the school. He is showing up
in the best possible manner and is
training consistently for the events.
The school will have another point
winner in Shadow Bassett, who has
already had successful experience on
high school teams and promises to be
a right hand man to Thomas. The
discus throw and the shotput are like
wise having their strong men in Saul
paugh and James respectively, and 9TH
er stars are appearing in the other di-
visions of the sport.
The hurdles and the pole vault will
not be among the features at the park
tomorrow because the Pillow City boys
are not able to put up any candidates
for these events. In order not to take
an unfair advantage of his opponents,
Coach Carl Anderson has declined to
take the points thus forfeited to Rock
Island and will instead eliminate these
events entirely from the meet.
The events of the meet and the local
participants are as follows:
50-yard dash, Bassett, Thomas.
Schurr; high jump, Giles, Louis Will
son, Dodson; mile run, Thomas, Staud-
uhar, Brockman Anderson, Littig; 100
yard dash, Thomas, Bassett, Schurr;
shotput. James. Dempsey, kuehl; dis
Gus throw, Saulpaugh, kuehl, Demp-
sey; 440-yard dash, Stewart, Bassett.
Koenig; broad jump, Thomas, Film
wood, Ackley, Schurr; SS0-yard dash,
Brockman, Mcneil, Thomas; 220-yard
dash, koenig, Ellinwood, Bassett,
Thomas.
The tri-city meet will be pulled off
at the Exposition park May 6, accord
ing to advices this morning from Man
ager A G. Hill of the local squad. In
conference with representatives from
the other two cities Mr.. Hill asked
Director Best Of Waterloo, Iowa,
to referee the meet Best was for
mer Michigan track man. 1t is Rock
Islands turn this year to manage the
meet and W. C. Robb CT the local high
school will take care of this matter.
Medals will be awarded for the first
places and ribbons for second and
third, as has been customary in for
mer years.
The Iowa City meet will occur May
10 and the Big Eight, May 20, at Gales
burg.