The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1920-04-19
ROCK ISLAND IN
CLOSE RACE FOR
HONOR ON TRACK
Run Davenport a Nip AID Tuck
Battle fer First Place in
Indoor Event.
BY "FRY.r

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Displaying classy form that was
surprise to all the spectators,
Rock Island high school track
team was narrowly beaten out of
first place by Davenport in the
quad-city indoor meet held Satur-
day night in the Augustana gym.
For the last five years the Iowans
have had everything their own way
when it came 90 track, but this
spring the Islanders ran neck and
neck with them until the last two
events. The final score was: Dav-
export. IS; Rock Island, 81; Mo-
line, IS, and East Moline, /.
Although no records were broken,
the meet was success in every
way. In spite of the fact that the
locals were in need of training, the
work of the team deserves merit
and the men are out to lick Daven-
port in the outdoor contest The
Rock Island made a good start
in the meet by taking both first and
second in the 25-yard dash, the
first event Harper and Huston
were easily the best runners OF the
lot. Davenport was supreme in the
mile and half-mile, but in the dash
es and shotput Rock Island was the
winner. The locals won four first
places and tied for one, while
Davenport took five and tied for
one. Harper was the individual
star of the meet, taking first in the
% and 220-yard dashes and second
in the 100.
Captain Milstead of the Islanders
pulled the surprise Of the evening.
After throwing the shot five feet
farther than his nearest COMPETE
tor. he ran the 440-yard dash and
easily won that. event also. Ulle-
meyer showed up we'll in the run
ming high jump. tieing for first
place with Sears of Davenport at
5 feet 4 inches. Duffin ran a pref
ty mile, but was unable to over
take Priess of Davenport. The Is
landers lacked a good half-miler
Saturday night. Schick, a red and
blue man, taking that event with
apparent ease. r
Following is summary of the
meet:
25-yard dash - Harper, Rock Is
land, first; Huston, Rock Island,
second; Poston, Moline, third. Time,
32-10 seconds.
Mile run Priess, Davenport,
first; Ford, Moline, second; Duff
fin, Rock Island, third. Time, 4:5S.
100-yard dash - Adams, Daven-
port. first: Harper, Rock Island.
second; McClelland, Davenport,
third. Time, II 2-10.
Half-mile run - Schick, Daven-
port, first; Frederickson. Moline,
second: Wright, Moline, third.
Time, 2:10.03.
220-yard dash-Harper, Rock Is
land, first; Kearns, Davenport,
second: briggs. Moline, and Wind
man. Moline. tied for third place.
Time, :25:O4.
44O-yard dash - Milstead, Rock
Island. first; Mercy, Davenport,
second; Poston, Moline, third.
Time, :5S:02.
HaIf-mile relay-Won by Daven-
port: Adams, johnson, Jennings,
Kearns. Time, 1:56:06.
Field Events.
Standing high jump-Sears. Dav.
export. first; Jennings. Davenport,
second; Hammet, East Moline.
third. Height, 4 feet 60 inches.
Shotput - Milstead, Rock Island.
first; Wood, Moline. second; Dun
ker, Davenport, third. Distance, Il
feet ~. inches.
Running high jump-Sears, Dav-
export tied with Ullemeyer. Rock
Island, for first and second places;
Jennings, Davenport, third. Height.
5 feet inches.
Pole vault-Wright, Moline, first;
Fedderson, Davenport. second;
johnson, Rock Island, third.
Hei2ht, 5 feet 5 inches