Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-15
WIN HOyORS IN GYMNASIUM
Young Athletes Get Their Names on the
Y. n O. A. Bulletin.
WHAT IS NECESSARY TO WIN A PLACE.
Individual Tests that Make the Rec
Ords on which awards Are
Made Require Skin
and strength.

Three sturdy High school lads, Harry B.
Counseman, Ben Cherrington and r. c.
Patterson, are the FIRST TO have their names
placed on the athletic and gymnastic honor
roll at the Young Mems Christian sssocia-
tion gymnasium. This roll is a new fea-
ture installed by Physical Director Pent-
land. and bids fair to do more for the
actual building up Of interest In athletics
than any other plan could have done. To
get on the honor roll a man must have
made third place in seven out Of twenty
three events. Each event has regular fixed
marks and records for first. second and
third places. One first equals three thirds,
one secoRd equals two thirds. Thus, II a
man made a FIRST and two seconds he would
get on the honor roll just the same as a
man who made seven thirds. But those
who can make a first In any event are rare,
for the records, although not the highest,
or the worlds records, are still marks to
reach. The roll has been in operation
some three weeks, and during the last
week the three High school youths all
earned places on It. The roll is bulletined
on the wall just outside the gymnasium
door in the main hall, a prominent place,
and is about six feet by ten. so a mans
name will be seen II he ever gets 1t on
there. Others are working for the dis
| tinction and more names will follow.
OF the twenty-three events four are gym
nastic. They are the parallel bars, the
horizontal bars. the horse and calisthenics.
In these, Of course, no record or mark
can be set, but the candidates undergo an
examination in technique on each piece OF
apparatus involved. 1t is understood, too,
shoN a. to.to st.nroIfoI hora - iDol,tdao oil
work on ladders and high parallels as we'll,
and the topic horizontal bars" inclpdes
the flying and travelling rings and trapeze
work. The other nineteen events are all
athletic, being: Pole vault, standing high.
Jump, standing broad jump, two standing
broad jumps, three standing broad jumps.
standing hop, step and Jump, potato race,
goal throw, underswing, high jump from
spring board, running high jump. rope
climb, hitch kick, horizontal bar, mile run,
shot put, fence vault, ball throw.
or course. no man would be, expected to
get a first in all of these, but putting the
requirements for enrolment on the honor
list down to seven-thirds OF the whole, list
makes II a possibility and an incentive for
everyone to try. A third gets a blue star
in its respective column, a second a red
and a first a gold star, After a man has
seven blue stars opposite his name he
keeps on trying to fill up the whole line
with stars OF some color or other. and
\ one who gets a stat in each of the twenty
three spaces opposite the, different events
is a star all-round athlete.
Harry Counseman was the first on the
list. He has seven points, Ave thirds and
one second. They are third in two standing
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horse, fence vault, and second in the un-
derswing. Ben Cherrington was second on
the list. He has ten points already, lead
ing the others. Cherrington made first in
the underswing and third In the standing
high jump, standing broad jump, running
high jump. fence vault, parallel bars, hori-
zontal bars and horse. r. c: Patterson Is
the latest man on the roll. He has seven
points, having made first in the under
swing and third in the fence vault, the
parallel bars, the horizontal bars and the
horse. 1t is thought that thfs honor roll
will prove a great institution at the gym
naslum, and that It will be the most popu-
lar mode Of exciting interest Nm athletics
and gymnastics ever tried here.
On last Monday night the first section
Of the mid winter athletic carnival oc.
CURED at the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION gymnasium. This AFFAIR will ex-
tend in a series Of three sections through
out the month. The next night for meet,
ing is on Wednesday, February IS, an
tho next after that on Friday. February
q. The carnival is another OF the divertise.
ments planned by Athletic Director Pent'
land to encourage and stimulate Interest
in athletics. 1t Is participated in by ter
teams Of eight athletes each. chosen from
the gymnasium devotees. Twelve event
are to be held during the progress Of tn
carnival. The contesting teams are scored