Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-15
ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY
Base Bail squad Nearly In Shape to
Take on stir Practice
Games.

Base ball is still the paramount issue
in university athletic circles. Now that
the schedule has been arranged and a good
trip promised, the players have begun ear
nest work, and the base ball management
feels assured that the competition for
places will be so keen as to assure a
winning team. Before the scheduled games
are commenced 1t is intended to play sew
eral practice games to get the team on
its mettle and start the ball rolling. An
alumni game is talked Of, and probably
will be pulled off before the Omaha game.
In talking over the question of an alumni
team several OF the old boys expressed
themselves as anxious to see one formed
and to get out on the diamond again.
Manager Clark Bell also hopes to get a
game with Wesleyan. The date, May Z,
which was to have been taken by Beloit,
is still open, otherwise the schedule lie
complete.
Coach Gordon has been hard at work
in the cage, getting the pitchers into
shape. The coDdition OF the field mas not
allowed much outdoor work, but Manager
Bell promises that next week batting nets
will be put in position, and then the ma
terial will develop more rapidly and The
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always felt the need of facilities for carry
ing on batting work within doors, as on
the batting the strength Of the team must
depend to so great sn extent. Outdoor work
began last Friday. THE coming week will
see forty men working for places" said
Captain Townsend last Friday. I'VE are
encouraging every man who has any ability
at all to enter the contest. Places will
be awarded regardless of any pull or favor"
The field upon which the indomitable
foot ball team Of the varsity so success
fully met their opponents last fall is to
be put in shape for the coming base ball
and track events. IL is the hope of every
man and woman at the university that
equal glory will be gained by Nebraska
in these contests. The bleachers are to be
removed and the fence on the east side
of the field will be taken down. This will
give a field Of good size.
In the track department Of the athletic
world there are no cobwebs accumulating.
Anyone who pays a visit to the gymnasium
on an afternoon when DR.. Clapp is showing
how the different stunts are properly done
Will have no fear for the Nebraska team
landing its share Of the hopors. The men
u az WOEh every dIIeTuOOu. OUTDOOR Work
has not been possible so far and so 1t IS
impossible to tell what some of the men
will be able to do. Captain Tobln stated TO
a Bee representative the other day that the
work will be systematiEed when the fellows
can get outside, as some events cannot be
practiced for very satisfactorily in the gym.
For the pole vault. Benny" johnson and
Lehmer are doing good work and prohting
by the experience OF DR.. Clapp, who holds
the worlds championship in pole vaulting.
In the running events Nebraska will be
able to put up some speedy material. In
the short distance run, Burg, Cheney,
Bender and Harry Reed are doing good
work. State and Benedict are showing up
we'll in the half mile run, and in the long
distance, States, Carr aid KanEler have
entered. In the hurdle racing events Morse
and Mouok have entered. and perhaps some
others will show up when outside practice
begins. For the weights, hammer throw
ing, shot putting and the discus. Martin,
Hiekle, Borge. Graves and Tobin will enter.
Besides the men mentioned there are a
number who are taking general training.