Omaha daily bee., 1903-05-03
ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY
Nebraska Base Ball Team starts on It's
Long Eastern Trip Full of
Confidence.

The curtain is up, the music has begun
and the doings in the big tent are now the
order. In other words, the Cornhuskers'
base bail team is off on its tour into Iowa.
Illinois, Indiana, Missouri and Kansas. II
steady, persistent training under competent
coaches can avail a team anything, the Ne
braska university fans need have no fear
OF the outcome. Captain Townsend has had
his colts more than busy the last week,
paving the way to a victorious trip. Every
man who left on Saturday morning. May 2,
had to work to get his place. Not a man
had a place cinched until he showed up as
the player Of a real warm article OF the
American game. There was a good stock
Of material to draw from, and every man
felt that II he was to be given a place on
the squad he would have to get right out
and dig. Even up to a week ago there had
TO be some fine hairlsplitting done to deter
mine who the lucky men would be. The
following is a complete list of the men who
make zip the Cornhusker aggregation for
1903: Townsend, field and pitcher; Fetz.
shortstop; Hood. third base; Bender, cap
tain; Wilson, first base; Steen, second
base; Sinner, center field; Gore, left field,
and Morse, Longanaecker and BeltSer will
pitch and change off on playing in the field
positions. Manager Bell will accompany
the team on the trip.
The battery will be seen to be especially
strong. With Bender behind the bat and
any Of the five pitchers in the box, It is
probable that some. Of the swift aggrega-
lions which the Nebraskans will meet will
have to do some going to keep in the game.
The real hard games Better will pitch.
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games with Notre Dame university on May
8, Purdue university on the 9th and Illinois
state on the 18th are the hardest games.
The Cornhuskers lost to Notre Dame and
Illinois State university last year, but de-
feated Purdue. In these games the men of
Nebraska will put forth their most strenu-
Gus efforts to defeat their opponents, and
get It back on them for what they aid last
year. Bender had this to say about the
prospects IN Friday: w are going in to
win every game. In foot ball last fall at
the first of the season nobody would have
thought but that perhaps the Cornhuskers
would lose a game or two. We didn't lose
a game, and the base ball team will try to
keep the good record clean"
In the games with the Nebraska Indians
the 'varsity's team work showed UP es-
p~ecially fine. Longanaecker twiried in one
game and was pretty badly hit at times.
but every time the sphere came down into
the gardens there was a man there to
connect with It, and the Indians we're not
allowed to make any sensational plays.
One thing encouraging is the way the
varsity Is picking up the art Of sticking.
The batting was In the first games de-
cidedly weak, but the last few games OF
the home schedule showed a big improve
ment in the Cornhuskers' way of welding
the club. The last game before the trip
was played on Friday with washburn col
lege.
In track athletics the teams have as
ume tangible shape and the men who
have made the various teams will begin
training next week for the big events with
other institutions. The following events
were pulled of Saturday afternoon, and
Teams selected from a crowd Of about
forty-hve athletes.
Track events-100-y ard run, half mile
run, 12O-yard hurdle. 44O-yard run, mile
run, 22o-yard dash. 22O-yard hurdle.
Field Events-Pole vault. shot put, run
ming high jump, hammer throw, running
broad Jump, discus.
There was also an inter-class relay race
of one mile.
The men who succeeded in making the
teams were selected from a large mum
Der and owing to this fact and the fact
that they have had the advantage OF train
ing under DR.. Clapp would Indicate that
in the meet with Knox, which will be held
on the home grounds this month, the Me-
braska crowd will show the men from I'LL