Miami Valley Quoit League
Centerville Champions 1922
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H.S. Lackey E. Smith J. R. Thomas C.K. Himes L. Lackey N. Williamson E.F.Weller T.J. Davis L. Pine |
W.T. Watkins C. Havens C. Reeder A. Campbell T.C. Smith C.F.Zimmerman E. Stanley E. Williamson J. Whitacre |
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Mahan E. Brewer C. Hill J.M. Nutt H.E.Michael W.B.Davis S. Brackney W. Woods S. Himes |
In the spring of 1922, the Miami Valley Quoit League met at N.C.R. City Hall to make final arrangements for the June 6 opening of the league's season. The eight clubs that participated in the circuit that year were Springfield, Xenia, Tippecanoe City, N.C.R., the Monarchs, the Shriners, North Dayton, and Centerville. Their games were to be played throughout the summer to the end of September and the Dayton Daily News would donate the trophy to the winner. By September 17, with two more games to play, Centerville was on top with 184 won and 86 lost.
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The trophy, a silver loving cup, was donated to the Historical Society by H.S. Lackey's granddaughter, Julia Allen Delaney. It stands 9 1/2" tall. The front says "Miami Valley Quoit League, Presented by Dayton Daily News." The back says "Won by Centerville 1922" and the above names. |
The game of quoits looks a lot like horseshoes. The quoit - a 9" metal disc with a hole in the middle - is thrown up and down a pitch toward target pins that are embedded in soft clay. The quoit has its origins in ancient times and was used as a weapon of war. The game of quoits is believed to be one of the sports played at the first Greek Olympiad, and may actually be an ancestor of discus throwing. Today, quoits is considered a pub game and is still played in the U.K. Deck quoits, played with quoits made from rope, is a popular game on cruise ships. And variations are played around the United States. As far as we know, the Miami Valley Quoit League no longer plays.