The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
VARSITY IS STRONG
Minnesota Has Good Chance of Win
ming Intercollegiate Gymnas-
tic Meet Next Friday.
Wisconsin and Chicago Also Will
Enter Strong Teams-Grin-
nell q Factor.

The most interesting event in athletic
circles this spring at the university will
be the western intercollegiate gymnastic
meet at the armory Friday, April 3. Not
only will the strongest gymnastic teams
from the leading western universities be
entered, but also several features not in
the regular program Of contested events
will be given.
The meet was originally scheduled for
the same date at Champaign, Ill, but the
Illinois state university having a. poor
gymnastic team this year, felt that it was
not able to handle the meet, as little in
terest was shown at that institution. Dr.
Elsom, physical director at Wisconsin, and
president Of the Western intercollegiate
association, asked Minnesota if it would
be possible to pull off the events at Min
neapolis, as neither Wisconsin nor Chi
cago universities were In shape to sue
cessfully take charge this year. -.
DR.. Cooke, physical director at Mime
sofa, at once replied that he would take
the meet, as he saw that it would ado
greatly to the prestige of the local uni
versity in an athletic line. Minnesota is
very fortunate In having obtained the
meet this year as it has always been the
policy Of the association to hold the meet
in some place centrally located with re-
gard to all Of the western colleges.
Program Of the Meet.
The entries for the meet as already pub
lilshed include the best gymnasts Of Wis
consin, Chica> Minnesota and Grinnell
universities, and the entries Of North
western will be in before the required
time Each college will be represented by
a team Of six men who will compete In
events including contests on the parallel
and horiz ontal bars, broad and long
horses, flying rings, tumbling and club
swinging The college team that scores q
plurality of points in championship events
shall be declared the western champions
for 1903, and the trophy will be fine silk
banner. The single contestant who shall
score a plurality of points in events in
GLIDING contests the horizontal and
parallel bars, side horse and tumbling
will win the western intercollegiate cham
pionship.
The prize for first place in each event |
to be fine silver cup, and a gold media
will be the emblem for each second place
A silver cup will also be given to tn
best all round man in all Of the events.
The contest was won last year by Wis
consin with team that was especiall
strong on the broad and long horses an
| in the bar events. This year the cardin
ais have a good team and will make
| strong bid for the retention of the cham
| pionship at the Wisconsin institution. Be
sides their regular team the badgers wi
bring along, Schneider, of football fame
| who will give clever exhibition e
| tunnbling, and Teigen, their. trick bicycl
rider who was one Of the features Of tn
| circus recently given at Madison.
! MInnesota's Team.
! The team which will represent Mime
sofa was chosen In a contest at the recen
university circus and Is composed of tn
| following we'll known athletes: J. W
Dye. captain; W. B. Dye, Burt Harrison
| A E. IIaeberle, r. N. Ostvig and Car
Van Rohr. This team is the stronges
that has ever represented the gophers, an
has more than fighting chance to bea
out Wisconsin for the championship. Wis
| consin is especially strong in tumbline
| 1T an the apparatus events and some clos
contests will be seen between the two oil
| rivals in all forms of athletics.
| If reports from Grinnell can be trusted
| the hawkeye. Institution has a very cleve
lot of gymnasts entered this year. Grin
nell, though a much smaller college thai
| the other contestants, has always been
factor in western college athletics ant
more than once by her pluck has carrie'
off a well-earned victory from her bigge
opponents.
The Chicago team includes such well
| known athletes as McHenry, Hoagland
| Pettet Simpson, Tische and Hancock, an
it goes without saying that the maroon
| will be close up in all Of the finishes.
| Arrangements are being made at tn
I university for the accommodation Of tn
big meet by placing all of the fixed appar
atus, such as the flying rings, bars an
horses in the big hall, and additional seat
are also being placed to take care of tn
big crowd which is interested in the bi
event. A general admission Of IS cent
will be charged, with reserved seats at
cents. Seats are on sale at the Metro
politan Music store and at the Universit
book store.