Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05

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ing definite has yet been arrived at.
The tennis courts have been put in shape
for the seasons work and as soon as the
state Of the weather permits the devotees
OF the racquet will be out in force. To
lend zest to the game. tournaments with
rival schools have been arranged for, and
II is expected that the varsity will be ably
represented this year Arthur schribner
Of Omaha and 'Mathewsen OF Lincoln will
begin playing as soon as the ield is in con-
oition and Wright. who won the tri-state
championship at Lawrence last year, will
also be on hand.
In the department OF track athletics
everything is very encouraging Manager
walton has been trying to arrange a meet
with Northwestern university and last week
received this telegram from Evanston:
ANY date except May 16 or 30" That
means that big event will be pulled on
on the home field with one OF Nebraska's $
foot ball rivals. The meet will be held
In the last week of May, and will be one
OF the most interesting events that will
take place this year. The Minnesota track
team has given the Cornhuskers the frozen
face and hope Of bringing the Millers to
Lincoln has been abandoned. Forty men are
out for practice in track events and some
very good material is showing up. There
are twelve men who will take part in run
ming events. Practice will be kept up reg
uiarly ana industriously during April to
prepare for the meet with South Dakota,
which will probably take place the first
week in May. Preliminary contests will
be held to determine what men will take
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The bright outlook for a winning track
team this year has been made more bright
by the appearance of Eddie Manning, a
Lincoln High school boy. He makes a spe-
cialty Of long runs and in the 4O0-yard
run he has never met defeat. Last year
he won two championships in running
events at the annual meet Of the Missouri
Valley Athletic association. Manning will
no doubt be heard from later in the season
when the reports of the track meets come
In. He is a thorough athlete and a fair
specimen Of what athletic training will do
for man. Johnson and Benedict are work
ing hard for the pole vault event. The
former has crossed the bar at ten feet four
inches and Benny has a record somewhat
better than that Lehman, an ex-Omaha
High school man, is also doing we'll with
the pole Douglas is doing we'll with the
weights and Tobin is in his usual good
form with the hammer and shot and discus,
Martin is also handy with the weights
States and Benedict will probably lead in
the long running events, though there is
good string Of contestants for places on
the team.
On May 10 will be held the fourth an
nual meet of the Missouri Valley Inter-
Scholastic Athletic association. The meet
will be held in Lincoln and fourteen Of the
largest high schools in the middle west will
be represented. Among others are the
high schools of st. Louis, Kansas City and
several academies. Gold medals will be
given for frsts and championships Of the
middle west will be awarded.
Manager Clark Bell of the base ball team
states that he has been compelled 10 refuse
the date offered by Chicago university for
game. The first real game OF the sea-
son is to be pulled of April IS, when the
varsity will bump up against the Omahas.
Four teams will be met on the home
grounds, viz: Omaha league, Kansas
state, Nebraska Indians and washburn
college before the Cornhuskers Start on
their conquest into the south ana cast The
trip east begins May 2, when the Nebras-
kans meet Highland Park team at Des
Moines The eleven men who will take the
trip will be announced next week
Inter-fraternity base ball games are being
arranged for. The streets in front Of the
frat houses about Lincoln are being utilized
as working-out grounds and 1t is expected
that each of the eleven Greek letter So
eieties will make a race for the cham
pionship The girls are getting the ath-
letic feeling, too. and contests at basket
ball and bowling will be pulled of by teams
Of the various sororities
GOLFERS LOOK TO THE GREENS