The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-05-10
COUNTY TEAMS
READY TO MEET
IN TRACK EVENT
Stage Is Set for Annual Mercer
County Track and Literary
Contests Friday.
Especial to The Argus.)


Mercer county will be represented
in the annual track and literary
meet to be held in this city Friday
morning and afternoon.
The results of the literary con-
test to be held in the morning at
the First Methodist church are IN
certain, as the different events are
filled with experienced speakers,
singers and players. AS the pro-
gram is expected to be one of the
best given here for some time it IS
expected a large crowd of fans Will
be in attendance. i
Among the strongest contenders
for first honors at the track meet
in the afternoon at the William and
Vashti college athletic field, keiths-
burg is prominent. Rumors are
circulating here that Bloomer,
Splinter, and Gray, fieldman, of the
keithsburg team, have fine chance
of coping four firsts each. If this
proves true and the other contests
are divided between the county
teams there is no doubt but that
keithsburg will take the meet.
Teams of Viola, Sherrard, JOY
and New Boston are drilling hard
for the coming event and will place
strong teams in the contest. Pre-
emption is entering a two man team
in the affair. The Aledo team IS
considerably weaker than of former
years, and if unable to place first
in the meet will undoubtedly make
a creditable showing when the final
count is given out. Coach Greary
is putting the locals through the
final PAGES and expects some large
returns Friday. Vance, who is IN
doubtedly the strongest man of the
Aledo team, will be in poor condi-
ton to enter the meet Friday Last
week while pole vaulting at the
military meet at Elmwood he fell
and had to be carried from the
field. He received a severe leg
sprain that will hinder him in the
jumps Friday Fans here are CT
the opinion that Keithsburg and
Aledo are the two strongest con-
tenders for first laurels.
Literary Events.
The program of the literary event
in the morning in which FIVE
schools are represented is listed
below by schools:
Viola-Declamatio THE HaZing
of Valiant" Mildred Brasmer. Ora
ton, Address of President Harding
at Arlington Cemetery" Pauline
Smith. Piano, Pas des Amphores,"
Verma Baxter. Vocal, From the
Land OF Sky Blue Water" Lucille
Terry. Extemporaneous speaking,
Louis Schachter.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES, David
Stands Pat" Leona Barnes. Ora
ton, The Emancipation of Wom-
en-" original, Pearl Krebs.
Joy-Declamation, 1.-The Prison
er's Plea" Feb Scarf. Grafton, Our
Recent Diplomacy" Stacy Scarf.
Vocal, Sing On" Frances Croson.
Piano. prelude in C Sharp
Minor" Verna Sewell.
Sherrard-The selections have
not been announced but the con-
testants for laurels are: Declama-
ton, Fern Peterson; extemporln-
eous speaking, Charles Quaintance;
vocal, Paul Cade; piano, Catherine
Sayre.
Aledo-Declamation, Mary Eliz-
abeth," Rowena Wells. Grafton,
The Senator's Plea" Carl Bork-
lund. Extemporaneous speaking.
Everett Wells. Vocal, Where NV
Caravan Has Rested" Charles Du-
vail. Piano, ''Valse Chromatique, :"
Yvonne Berglund.
Fifty-nine Athletes Entered.
The athletes that will represent
their respective schools at the COL
lege track and field follow:
Sherrard-Douglas, P. Cole, R.
Cade, Thor Irwin, Kettering,
Rosenberg, Higgins, Mayhem,
Quaintance and Borst
Eiola-Lawless, Robinson, jerks.
Edgar, Weinstein, Denville and
Robbins
New Boston-Mattson Louck.
Willis, Stearns, Bruce and
Bouguss.
Preemption-Adams and Vickers.
Joy-Searl, Miller, Swanson, Pull
len, Sheese, Hampton, Ecilhardt,
Rooth, Gowdy, Harvey and Jensen.
keithsburg - Bloomer, Cuba,
Stanley, Gray. Dunn, Weddrington,
Waters, Mickey and Billings.
Aledo-Vance, Davis, Stephens.
burning, Hebel, Graham, Morehead.
Peterson and clearinghouse.