Omaha daily bee., 1908-05-17

Nebraska ran Il in O.23N at Lawrence sat
urday. Branham Is a remarkable sprinter
and may be able to beat Miller at Kan
sas city. leaving him I'm second place. The
other two men in that case are expected
TO make a grand fight for third place.
Douglas OF Missouri Is scheduled TO take
the 40 yards dash. He holds the MIS-
souri, state record OF O:51. and always makes
good time. Latshaw, also Of Missouri;
Dennis of Kansas and Hazard and Ham
mer OF Iowa are figured on TO lead in
the race for the other places in this event.
Hazard made the dash in O.51k at the
home meet Saturday and Hammer was
a close second. Latshaw is Douglass
running mate and does better than 0:52
Dennis took the race at the Nebraska
Kansas meet in O:52
Beard Of Ames will have a cinch in
the half-mile. which he runs in less than
two minutes. The other two places will
rest with Ferris and Priestly Of Kansas
and Wolfe OF Iowa. Both OF the Kansas
men run close to two minutes IN this
event Wolfe made poor time in the home
meet Saturday but is able to do good
work and should make a good showing
next week
The mile run will be a prettey contest by
Alden Of Nebraska, Cleland Of Missouri
and Guthrie OF Kansas with chances OF
winning first place slightly in the Corn
husker's favor He established new Ne
braska record In this run at Kansas Sat
urday, his time being 4:372s This is the
best time made in the Missouri valley this
spring, and IL repeated at Kansas City
Saturday ought to win first place.
Ames Has TwO-MiIe Run.
Mutch Of Ames appears to be a certain
winner in the two-mile run. Against Grin
nell Saturday he made the run in 1924.
Snyder of Missouri won first in this event
at Kansas City in March, and is looked to
as a winner next Saturday. Baumann of
Nebraska and Remley OF Iowa ought to
run a fast two miles and the race for
third place is likely to rest between them.
Ames, Nebraska and Missouri will each
have strong men in the hurdles. These
races should be two of the closest contests
in the meet Walker of Ames is doped to
take first in the 12O-yard hurdles. with
Branham of Missouri second and McDon-
aid of Nebraska third. Walker made this
event in O1e flat against Grinnell Saturday.
Branham is able TO run these hurdles in
OI6ls. Mcdonald made then in O16as at
Lawrence Saturday.
Tho 220-yard hurdles ought to fall to
Branham of Missouri. Mcdonald looks
good for second place and Hewitt is a
strong bidder for third. This event will
probably be won in O:26h.
In the high jump, Knode of Nebraska and
Parker of Kansas. two old rivals, will be
the chief contestants for the leading place.
They have been jumping against each other
for two years and honors with them are
about even. Two years ago Knode defeated
Parker in the annual meet with Kansas at
Lincoln Last spring, at the indoor meet
in Kansas City, the Jayhawker beat Knodo,
and later in the season, at the dual meet
in Lawrence, the two jumpers tied. Again
last Saturday they tied at Lawrence. Each
Of these men is able TO go over the bar at
5 feet 10 inches. White of Iowa is also
likely to figure in the winning in this event.
Broad Jump to Perry.
Perry Of Nebraska, who broke the Ne
braska record in the broad jump in the
Kansas meet by going p feet 2R inches is
conceded first honors in this event.
Knowles of Ames and Bowling OF Missouri
are marked to get the other places.
Hagard of Ames is considered the best
pole vaulter in the valley and is conceded
first in this event McNiasters of Nebraska,
Mccullough of Ames and Avery Of Missouri
will make the fight for second and third
places.
Ames, Drake, Missouri and Nebraska will
be strong contestants in the weights. Tho
result Of the shot put is exceedingly doubt
full Drake and Missouri each have a strong
man in tins event. Conaway OF Drake
holds the Iowa state record. with put OF
Al feet IL inches: Last year he won second
in the Chicago conference meet, with a
mark of Al feet liz inches. Branham Of
Missouri regularly puts the shot over 40
feet and has done 42 feet. Collins of Ne
braska has broken all CornhusHer records
and in practice makes a distance Of A feet
In meet. however. he seems to get nerv-
Gus and falls down in his puts, In good
throwing condition, he ought to win this
evert at Kansas City. AS it is, Conaway