The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-04-26

Progress in the work Of the track team
during the past week has been marked
and gratifying, though the cold rain and
windy weather has been a serious draw
back.
The first sports of the season will be
!. the freshman sophomore dual games.
which will be held on the university track
at Northrop field next Wednesday after
noon. The enthusiasm over these games
is intense among the lower class men,
and a close and exciting set Of games may
be expected. The outsome of the contest
cannot be with certainty foretold, though
the prospects Of the freshmen seem to
be a little the better.
In place of the customary quarter mile
eventsa four-lap relay race has been in
troduced. This will be run by teams of
four men from each class, each man run
ming one lap. This. event has been placed
last on the program. and will doubtless
prove the most exciting of the contest.
The present freshman class is develop
ingfa large amount of very valuable track
material.
Varco and Brigham, both members of
the baseball team, are doing exceptions
ally well in the sprints, and should run
close to 10 1-5 in the 100 yards. The
sophomores will find hard work to find
man who will be able to capture this
event, though Boeckmann Of the sopho-
more medical class may do so. In the
220-yard event the freshmen will have
Tierney, Robertson, McLennen, Riebeith
and Redmond, and possibly one or two
others. while the sophomores will pin
their faith upon Boeckmann, Crosseter
and Richards.
The relay race, which replaces the
quarter-mile, should be a splendid event
The freshmen have fast set of men in
n e.
Lennon and Redmond, while the. sopho-
mores will have a squad of equally fast
men in Tibbits, Crosseter, Richards and
Broeckmann.t the odds being slightly in ia
vor of the scphomores. In the half-mile
run Tradwell and Riebeth will possibly
be the best men freshmen can bring
forward, while Tibbits will be the sopho-
mores' hope. In the mile Colburn, Har-
oldson and Green will make strong trio
for the freshmen, and are quite likely to
win all three places.
In the 120 and 220-yard hurdle, O'Brien
of the freshmen class is looked upon as
the winner, though Stephenson and King
are also working for these events In
the sophomore class the best man is Col
Inns who should run a close second to
O'Brien and might win. 81 s55
In the pole vault, Pierce should easily
win first place for the sophomores, while
freshmen should divide between them the
remaining places In the running broad
jump the freshmen have @ Brien, Nc
Pherson, Harsh and Brigham, while in
Collins the sophomores have a man who
can do 81 feet. Thorpe should win the
discus throw for the freshmen Boeck-
man of the sophomores should win the
shot put, and Francis of the sophomores
the hammer throw. 81
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whole will be very: evenly divided and
the final issue is in doubt. <Assthe trophy
is to be a handsome flag; which will be
permanently hung in the trophy Sc, each
class is anxious to win, and will put
forth it's best efforts.
The, annual university spring sports,
open to all the students in the university,
will be held one week from day, Sat
surday,. May 8, and will determine the
makeup Of the team which will be sent
to Iowa City to compete with IoWaSlun
versity May 9. i:2s s.