Omaha daily bee., 1899-05-07
in The WORLD OF SPORT
Field Meet Of State Interscholastio
Association Next Saturday,
OMAHA HIGH SCHOOL BOYS TO COMPETE
They Will Have Strong Team and
Hope to Win ChampionshIp-Ne-
brnsIn-Iown or Omnhn-CounciI
BIuns Meet to Follow,

Blufs Meet to Follow,
Next Saturday ought to be a red letter
day in the history OF the High school atm
letics OF this state, for on that day the
first annual field meet Of the Nebraska In
terscholastic Athletic association, which was
formed last winter, will take place in Linz
coin in connection with the annual field day
sports OF the University OF Nebraska. 1t
will be the first attempt to place high school
athletics upon the same plane they occupy
in Iowa and other western states and Tor
that reason lovers Of amateur sport ought to
give the movement their heaTtest support
in every way possible. Omaha and Lincoln
are expected to have the strongest teams on
Rand, although high schools in other parts
of the state may furnish some surprises.
The youthful athletics of the local high
school arc making the dust fly on the school
campus these days in their preparation for
this meet and expect to send crackerjack
team to represent Omaha that will bring
heaps of woo to the other entries. The an
nual field games last Monday, some of which
woro most excellent wien the adverse con-
ditons are considered, has implanted
feeling of confidence in the breasts of the
lads and they are hard at work at their
training under the efficient direction of Prof.
Bernstein and Athletic Director Barnes
Of the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation. Captain Painter is very enthusiastic
over the outlook and is sure that his bann
OF athletes will return from the Capital city
with the scalps of their opponents hanging
at their belts. The team that will repre-
sent this city has not yet been chosen and
will not be finally picked until some time
this week, but the following entries have
already been filed with Secretary Shedd:
One Hundred yard Dash-H. Bivins, Erie
Painter, Albert Fairbrother.
Shot Put-Harold Cathroe, Harry Welsh,
William Englehard
Two Hundred and Twenty-yard Dash
Preston Dawson, Guy Thomas.
Pole Vault-Erle Painter, Herman Lehmer.
Two Hundred and Twenty-yard Hurdles
Preston Dawson, Harry Reed, William
Engehard.
Hammer Throw--John Rice, Harold
Cathroe, William Englehard
Four Hundred and Forty-yar Run-H.
Bivins, Guy Thomas, Herman Lehmer.
Running Broad Jump-Harry Welsh,
Preston Dawson, Guy Thomas
Half-mle Run-Herman Lehmer Erie
Painter Guy Thomas.
Mile Run-Herman Lehmer Guy Thomas
II. Bivins.
Mile Relay Race-Erle Painter, Herman
Lehmer, Preston Dawson, Guy Thomas
William Fairbrother, II. Bvns.
The winning of this meet may mean
more to the victors than the interscholastic
championship of the state; it may also bring
the honor of competing with the premier
High school athletes of Iowa. The Iowa
State High School Athletic association is
making earnest overtures for a dual meet
OF this character and it may be accommo-
dated. 1t depends largely upon the way
this coming first meeting of the Nebraska
association turns out. II enough interest
is displayed in it by the other towns and
cities of the state and any sort of material
is brought out in the games, the def OF the
Iowa boys will probably be accepted. owen
G. Butts of Council Bluffs, chairman of the
executive committee of the Iowa association
was in the city last week regarding the
matter and succeeded in interesting Ath-
letic Director Barnes and Prof. Bernstein
in the scheme. II the meeting Is arranged
the pick of the contestants at Lincoln will
be pitted against a like aggregation of the
Iowans who will be selected at their state
meet at Davenport May &c. The meet would
be held in this city, probably in the early
part of June.
But II there should be no Iowa Nebraska
meet the cinder path will nevertheless be
the track teams of the Omaha and Council
Bluffs High schools and this will be an
event worth seeing, as the lads OF these
two institutions are not exactly as affec-
tionate as turtle doves when a question of
athletic supremacy Is involved. Definite
arrangements have not yet been made, but
the sporting authorities OF the Omaha school
have given their assent and the BlufIites
are expected to do likewise. 1t Is to be
hoped that such a meet can be arranged,
not for this year only, but as a permanent
fixture between the two schools. They are
meeting annually the grdlron now and
there is no reason why dual arrangement
should not also be made in track games
and base ball. Competition is the life of
all sorts of sport and by its means only can
the Omaha boys expect to mount to the
top round OF the athletic ladder.
The Council Bluffs High school has only
n fair track team this year, Mr.. Butts told
the sporting editor, but there are a number
of good athletes among the boys. Saunders,
who captured the firsts in the two dashes
at the state meet last fall and sprinted the
100 yards in ten and one-fifth seconds, and
Barnard who got both seconds, have left
the school and new material Is being worked
UP for the sprints. Butts, who captured the
half-mile and two-mile bicycle events at the
state meet last year, is still there and so is
Crane. who took second place, Dyar is
considered the best elI-around man. while
Welsh and Graham are good at the hammer
and shot and Dob Daily and Dietrich in the
runs. Jennings and Rogers are likely new
material. The lads will show what they are
good for on the path next Friday, when the
annual games will be held at the driving
park across the river contingent of the
local High school athletes will undoubtedly
bo on hand TO see what they can see,
Next to this school event, the Council
Bluffs boys are looking forward to the an
nual meet of the Iowa State High School