The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-11-06
BOYS ORGANIZE
.:NE v !
keokuk Church Athletic League Haa
Been Organized and VIII Begin
Its Schedule at
Once.
LEADERS ARE ELECTED
Harold WyIle Is Made President and
other Officers and Directors Of
Teams are Sc
cured.

Every live, red blooded boy in the
city will be interested In new ath-
letic organization formed at the Y.
M. c. A. last evening, by committee
of boys representing nearly every
church in the city. This new organi-
cation will be known as the Keokuk
Church Athletic League for Boys and
every boy in the city is eligible for
membership from the time he has
passed his twelfth birthday until he
finishes high school or until his eight
zenith birthday if he is a working
boy. His membership must be secured
through some organized Sunday
school or church group or neighbor-
hood group and he must pay the mag
ntficent sum of ten cents per year as
membership fec This will entitle
him to participate in all activities pro-
NOTED by tho league which at present
Includes an annual basket ball league,
an indoor baseball league, an annual
outdoor baseball league and an annual
track and swimming championship
contest.
Competition In each Of these events
will be divided into two general
classes: Class "A" for older boys in
Guiding boys IL, 10. and II years Of
age and all high school boys above
that age; class ''B" for younger boys
including boys IL, ID and IA wears of
age Other than the above named
events will be conducted just as rapid
ly as the demand arises and the boys
of Keokuk are going to have the liv-
Hest athletic program this year, that
has even been presented to them.
The Inter-Church Council of Boys
Workers has made an offer to presenl
a beautiful silver trophy cup to the
winners in these contests. The Young
Mems Christian Association has ex-
| tended the use of its gymnasium, free
of charge, on Wednesday afternoons
and Saturdays, all day. for the staging
OF some of the contests An effort
will be made to secure other available
rooms In the city suitable for this pur-
| pose.
Officers Elected.
! At the meeting last evening the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Harold
Wyllie, president: Harold Worster,
/ vice president; Warren Perdew, secre-
tary, and Byron Hart, treasurer. The
| league board Of management will be
composed of two boy representatives
from each church in the city and the
members of the Inter-Church Council
of Boys Workers.
! A basketball league will be organ
lied Immediately by the league The
opening dates were decided upon last
| evening Class "a" basket ball league
to open its schedule on Wednesday,
November 10, and class "B" basketball
League to open its schedule on Satur.
day, November IL. No admission will
be charged for the games. Commit
tees appointed TO look after the de.
ttils Of these two leagues were al
follows:
Class "A"-Fowler Phillips. chair.
man: Eugene Elting, Russell Mills
Class ''B"-araffen Blood, chair
man. Harold Delahoyde. VIM. Tracy.
l.. Any group Of boys deairing to enter
a team in either Of these two leagues
should promptly notify a member Of
the committee or register at the Y. NJ
! G, A. There. Is possibility tina,
twelve or thirteen churches will EN-.
ter the league including the follow.
ing: First Christian, First Congrega
tional, First Baptist, ST. Peters
Catholic st. Mary's Catholic, st
Johns Episcopal, ST. Pauls German
Evangelical, Trinity Methodist, Metho.
dist Protestant, United Presbyterian
Second Presbyterian and Westminster
Pres byt erian