The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-05-12
GOPHERS READY
FOR DUAL MEET
Cinder Track at Northrop Field
Is in Splendid Condition
for Sprinters.

Minnesota track men ready for the first
real test OF the year in the dual meet with
Northwestern university tomorrow afternoon Oh
Northrop field.
The rains of the past week. altho handicapping
the men in their outdoor work and preventing
stiff training, have soaked the cinder track until
1t is hard and firm and in the best possible
condition If good track goes for anything,
some Of the university records will go glimmer-
ing tomorrow.
Followers Of the track game expect close
and exciting meet. The number OF new and
mtried men on the Minnesota team makes 1t
impossible to know just what the gophers are
capable OF, but the records in the preliminary
meets have been satisfactory Altho bear re-
ports from Chicago announce that the North
western team expects defeat, the status OF track
athletics at the Methodist institution does not
confirm the prophecy, and undoubtedly the
Northwestern track men expect to even up with
Minnesota for the football defeat Of last fall
Minnesota expects to win the sprints and the
quarter-mie run, but should Doherty, Robertson
and Hunter, the ma1nstays Of the gopher team
in these events, fall down in the races tomor-
row, even the most ardent gopher. hacker will
admit that Minnesotas chances are slim, for the
gopher hopes rest largely on these three men
In the mile run Van Meter has been showing
good form, but he Is an unknown quantity in
fast company. His record at Princeton untver-
sity before he came to Minnesota was good,
however, and he is expected to land an ''M'
hammers looks the most promising OF the
freshmen track men. He is pole vaulter, and
at the recent indoor meet broke the indoor
record, vaulting 10 feet 6 Inches. Bamblneck,
the Northwestern pole vaulter, Is said to be
one of the best men on the Northwestern team.
and this event should be one of the most inter-
estIng Of the day. ..'-.
OF the thirty men composing the Minnesota
team Robertson, Murphy and Twidt are the
only veterans The rest Of the men are new
to university track work. The meet will be
called at 2:30 o'clock. r. --.
Minnesota's entries are as follows:
100 and 220-Yard Dashes--John Dougherty,
Robertson, shedd, Hunter, Redma ar, NV
ply sh i'd; Hunter. Tierney, John Dougherty,
+ Half-Mi1e Run-Greaves Murphy, Pratt. Joe
Ellison. g. z..Is..'.-
One Mile Run-yan Meter, Thayer,r colburn
Ellison Sneider, Freedman. Smith, Henderson
12O-Yard Hurdles staub, Woodrich, Kremer
o'dRsFieR, Bohiand ostyig: WoodyT SSi o,nr,on
Bohland, Van Worst, Ostvig, Robertson. Wood
VI Tw v; Ran-Ellison, Thayer. colburn. Va,
High Ju!np-Twtdt, Norcross, Miller, hammers
| Broad Jump-Edwards, hammers, Robertson
| Miller, Staub, Bohland. Jackson. +. ~.
Pole Vault--Lamners, Jensen. Pryor, Powell
Shot Put-Vita. Ittner. Stennsvad Kremer
Hammer Throw-vita. Ittaer. Kremer, Carey
Discus Throv-Brown, Smith, Kremer, Davis
| O'Brien. s.z& ,~<&a5%t''-
Relay Race-Robertson, Malmgren shedd
Murphy, Hunter, Tierney. Redman e..
| The following men will compete for North
western: Watts, Gilbreth, Dohl, RAIDER in thu
| sprnts; Poole. Granberg. McJohnson at tn
hurdles and field events; Baird, Bell and Jone
in the distance runs; Popp and stratton in tn
hurdles; Bambineck, pole vault; Mccullough
shot, discus and hammer throw.
| s'HAs LITTLE HOPE"
Chicago, May 12.-Northwestern university
athletic teams will take their first real trip
Of the season today. when the baseball tear
leaves for Champaign and the track team fo
Minneapolis The track team will be given
chance to show their class in the dual NEE
with Minnesota. Coach Holland has little hop
Of winning the meet, but expects to give tn
gophers close run. sGs,r w.. ....