Omaha daily bee., 1903-03-08
Y. M. C.. A. ATHLETES AT WORK
Honor Roll Receives Many Additions
Because of the Ambition of
the Youngsters.

The honor roll at the Young Mems Chris
tian association gymnasium was worked
overtime curing the last week. -Four lew
men made the list and the five who were
already on have been buslly increasing
their totals of points. Today there are
only two events of the entire twenty,four
In which no one has been able TO make a
star. They are the mile run and the mop,
step and jump. In the nile run Director
Pentland has about come to the conclusion
set too strong. This is what all the
fellows who nave tried for it tell him and
place, or one point, In this event a record
of five minutes and fifty seconds Is re-
quired, with second place and hrst place
correspondlngly faster. The runners say
that can't be done on a track that runs
thirty-seven laps to the mile. There is
too much turning. Many. of them who can
do a mile in less than 1ve minute on a
nve or six lap track are stalled utterly
when trying for the $50 mark on the in
changed. In the other event, the hop, step
and jump, 1t is the fault of the athletes
themselves. None Of them 40 this stunt
right. They start their, hop from both feet,
SO 1t is no hop at all. but a jump, lighting
on one foot instead of two. They say they
have always done it this way and they
easily make the record by 1t. But Director
Pentland says that a hop, step ana Jump
calls for a hop, and a hop II must be.
None of them can make the distance re,
on the list and their standings are as
follows:
throw: third in one standing broad jump,
two standing broad jumps, underswing,
running high jump and high kicks points.
e. +. Patterson-Third In one standing
broad jump, two standing broad jumps,
underswIng, running high jump, parallel
bars, horizontal bar and horse work.
e.. Cooper-third in pole vault, standing
broad jump, u~nderswing, parallel bars,
horizontal bar, horse work and fence vault
H. Wallace-second In standing high
jump. high kick; third in pole vault, stand
ing broad jump, standing high jump, two
standing broad jumps, underswipg and
Meanwhile c. H. Hamilton now leads the
list by a wide margin, having added 5
points last week, making him 20 In all. Ben
Cherrington duplicated this feat, making
his 10 points read 10. R, Cornweli has also
Increased his total, having Is points, The
details of the remaining honor roll men
are:
goal throw; second in standing broad jump,
two standing broad jumps, rope climb,
fence vault, ball throw; third in standing
high jump, three standing broad jumps,
r. CornWelf-hrst in standing broad jump
ard two standing broad jumps. second In
shotput; third In underswing, running high
jump and ball throw-l5 points.
Ben Cherringtor-second in goal throw
and underswing; third in pole vault, stand
ing broad jump. standing high jump, two
standing broad jumps, running high jump,
parallel bars, high kick, horizontal bar
horse work, fence vault and ball throw-1;
r. c. Patterson. jr.-second in under
swing: third in parallel bars, horizontal
| bar, horse work and fence Vault points.
n. c. Counseman-seccnd In u~nderswing,
third in two standing broad jumps, potato
race, parallel bars, horizontal bar, horse
work and ball throws points.
Two gymnasium class exhibitions are ia
occur this month. on March q the High
school class will give an open night al
gymnastic and athletic exercises, there be-
ing some twenty-five contestants and ten
I events I'm all. On March 30 the night class
/ comes on in a similar AFFAIR. There will be
twelve events, illustrating graded work
and the number OF contestants will be very
large, probably sixty men.
For the association basket ball team there
Is just one more game in view this season
that being the return game here with SIOUX
City on next Friday night, March IL. Thii
will be a dOuble-header, the hrst teams OF
the associations In both towns meeting and
the business mems teams as well. Al Slou1
City a month ago the Omaha business
men won from the business men there, buI
the first team lost. that being the period o.
its big slump. The first team will play as
follows: Jardine, captain and left onward
Osborne, right forward; Hansea; center; Z
Willard. left guard; G.. Willard, rlghl
guard. The boys hope to redeem themselves
for the former reverse.
A return game was planned with the LIN
coin association team 10 take place there
but that team has since disbanded and hai
sent word that II would concede the pen
nant for Nebraska 10 the Omaha men To-
another year.