Omaha daily bee., 1899-04-02
NEWS OF SCHOOL ATHLETICS
a Number of Items of Interest About
Iowa and Nebraska Amateur
Field Sports.

lue SoliinS spring prOmlSeS u De one
Of the most interesting in the history OF
field sports in Nebraska. Omaha will get a
share of the prosperity of this branch of
amateur sport. owing to the fact that the
budding athletes of the High school propose
to figure in II to considerable extent.
The youngsters have been engaging in
indoor training at the gymnasium of the
Young Mems Christian association under
the direction of Superintendent of Athletics
Barnes and IL winter ever evacuates the lap
OF spring they will soon be engaged in out
door practice. They will make their first
public appearance in the early part of May,
when a competitive meet will be held in
this city. All of this will be simply prepara-
tory to the meeting of the Nebraska Inter
scholastic Athletic association at Lincoln,
where they expect to carry off a good many
of the firsts and seconds. The meeting will
be held in connection with the university
field day of the Nebraska university on May
13. According to a recent communication re-
ceived by the sporting editor from Athletic
Director Hastings of the State university,
who has interested himself in the High
school athletes and the welfare of their
association, the preliminaries of the meet
will be run off on the morning OF that
date and the finals will be sandwched in
between the university events in the after
noon. Director Hastings has not received
all the entries for the trials, but expects
that considerable number of schools will
be represented with teams.
The sporting editor has received COM
munication from President Berry of the
Iowa State High School Athletic associa-
tion, in which he expresses desire to ar
range a dual meet with the Nebraska as
sociatiOn. Prof Hastings believes that the
Nebraska league is still little too young
to undertake to compete with the Iowa lads,
but has not absolutely vetoed the idea.
Prof. Bernstein of the local High school,
who is president of the Nebraska association,
is quite taken with the idea.
The High School association OF Iowa is
looking forward to a successful season.
President Berry writes that the state meet
will be held at Davenport on May 10 and
that it promises to be more successful than
any previous meet. The association is
planning to send a good team to represent
the state at the interscholastics in New
York City and is also arranging a dual
meet with the High school lads Of Illi-
nois.
The prospects Of a dual meeting between
the University Of Nebraska and the Uni
versity of Iowa are bright, although no
definite arrangements have as yet been
made. II the event should take place, how
ever, it's scene will be neither Omaha nor
Council Bluffs, as the negotiations for
grounds have not been satisfactory, The
meet will in all likelihood be held in Iowa
City and the date will be about May G.
In letter to the sporting editor Manager
Mcdonald OF the Iowa track team is en-
thusiastic over the team of his university.
He writes as follows: "Iowas prospects are
good, larger number Of candidates than
ever before are trying for the team. few
of the old standbys, such as Brown, the
distance man. Williams, the walker, and
Louis the high jumper, are again in school
and can be relied upon TO take places. Iowa
this year meets the University of Minne-