The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1917-06-04
Local Y. M. C. A. Team Seseec es
Quincy In Track Events at ran
nlbal, But Wins Pool
Contests.
GOOD RECORDS MADE
keokuk Squad Lost Meet by Not
Having Men Entered In the
Pole Vault-Resuts
of Tournament.

The fourth annual triangular track
and field meet held at Hannibal, Mo,
Saturday was won by Quincy, out
the swimming meet was walk-aWay
for the Keokuk team
Heretofore the track and swimming
meets have been considered as one
event, and Keokuk has been victori-
Gus each time. This year the meet
was divided and Keokuk lost the track
remnant by not having a pole-yaulter
in the team. However, with Rich,
OdelI, How'd, Bradfield and Robinson
leading the swimming team, the
swimming pennant was easily won
neither Quincy nor Hannibal having
any swimmers in the same class with
the local boys.
The total points for Keokuk. in the
track meet was 77a, Quincy SOha;
Hannibal, 81. Before the pole vault,
the last event. Keokuk had a lead
over Quincy of five points, and only
would have needed second place In
the event to win the meet, but as
Quincy had two vaulters, the team an
nexed eight points and won.
The Keokuk team was the largest
in any of the four years. twenty-five
boys making the trip to Hannibal Fri
day night. They were Hospitality en-
tertained by the boys of Hannibal,
and received such cordial welcome
that they will always remember the
meet with pleasure. Quincy has the
event next year, and Keokuk again in
1919, The team returned Saturday
evening, having barely time after
the conclusion of the swimming
events to catch the train.
keokuk's Point Getters.
The heaviest point getters for the
Keokuk Y were as follows: class A.
Robinson. who won the high jump at
five feet: Daugherty. of the Hamil-
ton gym class, who won the shot put
and ate UP the hundred yard dash:
Rich. who pounded through the 440
yard run with steam engine effect,
surprising Quincy. whose miller Rakes,
was not In the habit Of being passed
in the quarter mile event
And then the class A relay team,
led by Rich. got a good start on
Hannibal and Quincy, after which
Shade and Huiskamp kept the gain.
and when Daugherty hove into sight
on the last lap, he was fully five yards
ahead of the nearest competitor.
In class 3, Keokuk's stars were
Just az brilliant as in A. except in
running. where Quincy made the big
showing, especially in dashes. For
Keokuk. Leroy (Hamilton class
took the high jump at remarkable
height OF five feet, tying the class A
Jump: Bradfiald flew out on the run
ming broad jump to seventeen feet
nine inches. esta blishing a record in
Glass B. with Leroy second. Brad
field also went clear off the mats"
in the running hop. ssep and jump,
only six inches behind the record
made in class A. Wills took third
with a good jump. In the shot put Nc
Coy and Wills took second and third
and class 2 relay was repetition Of
the class run, Keokuk winning in
grand style. The relay teOm con-
sisted OF Bradfeld, Wyllie, Mccoy
and Leroy. In the 50-yard dash,
neither Leroy or Bradfeld made a
good showing, on account OF an I'M
Rvoidable crowding on the course.
Class Events.
In class c, Guthrie Of the Hamilton
class, was the high point getter. tying
the standing broad jump. winning the
30 yard dash with LAporte a close
SECOND, ana Tying Win l2pOrte IN the
high jump. Laporte also took third in
the standing broad Jump and Meyers
won second in the hop, step and jump
Keokuk is proud of the showing
the track men made, and the records
they established will stand for some
time.
In swimming class A, Rich. Odell,
How'd, Robinson and RAIDER had lit
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