Omaha daily bee., 1908-02-16
new DEAL IN TRACK EVENTS
Loss of Best Men Makes Outcome
Uncertain in Iowa.
FOUR BIG TEAMS EACH WINNERS
Next Contest at Des MOines VIII
Decide Tie of Long Standing
Outlook I'm College Base
Ball
Ball.

IOWA CITY. Ia. Feb. i5.-Cspecial.)-
The many changes in the personnel Of
the college teams. of the state puts a new
aspect on almost every phase of college
athletics The, attention OF the majority
of the coaches and trainers throughout the
state at present is being given to the
question OF the development OF a track
team to contest at the annual state meet
The meet this year is of particular in
terest bScause of the relative standing Of
the big Four as 20 past wins. and be-
cause OF the apparently even chances of
each Of those institutions to carry off the
event In the past four years. Drake
Iowa. Ames and Grinnell have each won
the meet in the order named. and the tie
is likely to be broken next May at Des
Moines.
At Grinneu the victorious squad Of last
year Is almost intact, having lost only one
man. Marshall. who will probably go either
o Iowa OF Chicago this spring. The premier
sprinter Of the state, and the probable
winner Of individual honors in the meet. is
Doc" Huff. the mainstay of the Grinnell
team. Huff is conceded the 100 the 30.
and. If he starts. the 40 sDrints. It is
probable however, that Fisher win not let
him start in all three. as he will be more
valuable in the relay teams. The other
men who are looked on as sure point
winners are Turner in the sprints. Flanna-
gan in the 40. slaght in the jumps. and
Bair in the hurdles. In this last event
the finish between Bair and McCord of
Drake viii be the hardest fought in the
meet, as the men are old rivals. and since
the loss by Ames OF Henninger and Nichols.
have things all to themselves.
Drake Loses Distance Men.
At Drake the same team will again enter
for the blue and white. with the exception
OF the three distance men. Haggard is a
sure winner in the pole vault and a pos
sibility in the high jump. while Conaway is
in a class by himself IN the hammer and
shot events. If McCord can duplicate his
feat OF last year in the hurdles. this viii
give Drake a lead that will be hard to
overcome. Coach PeH has a wealth Of
new material from last years freshman
squad that he counts on to take some
additional points.
At Iowa. the loss of Riley and Stutsman
have sent the last hopes OF the track fans
glimmering Riley won the mile and
second in the half mile last year and was
conceded 10 be the fastest man in the
state in these events, while Stutsman al
lnousu one OF last season s freshmen, was
hurting the discus consistently over 10
feet. . mark far beyond anything that has
been done in the state in recent years
There Is left on the Iowa squad Miller. who
took second in the Zoe and third in the
20 last year and who is expected TO make
Huff OF Grinnell so his limit this season:
Renshaw. winner OF the broad jump; and
Rempke, who with Hanlon and Hammer
viii probably enter in the sprints and re-
lays. The Hawkeyes have some men
from last years freshman team who are
looked on as cOmers in the jumps, and on
their performances depends the chances
OF the squad for state honors
severe Loss for Amea.
Ames has a good remainder from the
1877 bunch. but has suffered a severe loss
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