Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-19

Thara are pswen men in the Univsrsity of
Michigan Who have the varsity letter for
their TRACK athletic performances, . stronE
sguaa Wifh which to beEin 30 build 10
team Zoe Horner. the weight man. Won
his letter IN the intercollegiate games last
sprinE and he has been workinE hard with
the shot and ths discues this autumn. he
is Looked On as specially likely % do things
this season. and Michigan wouldn't Be sur
priced IL Re made u pretty hard for Pete
Littls "a Harvard 70 retain has title as IN
tsrcouegiate champion. To back uP Hcrner
there is Benbrook. the foot ban player,
WHO has been improving right along In the
weights. He is likely 10 turn out for
ni6sble hammer, throWsr. the wolverines
think.
Miehlraa's Track Msa-
The track veterans are Craig. Nay. West.
Tower. Bohnsack and Leger. Craig is the
man who gave Poster Of Harvard such a
run in the 10 yard final Al Cambridge.
he also - a Eood low hurdler. and il De-
pends sntirely upon Whlch event be chooses
to STICK to hov great has prominencs In ths
next intercolleg ate meet viii Be. A great
many folks think he viii be the sprinter
Of the year if he deyOtes his time 70 the
dashss-
Last season ne was taking care of four
events In the meets be entered previous 70
the intercollegiate games a system which
is fine for building up sndurance. but
which does rot tend to make a man cham
pi5n al any ere thing. Keck Is another
sprintsr who has had experience at Michi-
gan and he wiH be Craig's teammate again
he Is perhaps better at the furloas thaa
ship should be effective.
Leser is the man who scored third place
in the intercollegiate quarter mile last
spring. he was pretty vel up to Biumer
and Palmer. who ran first and second Both
he and Gamble can travel the distances
close 10 fifty seconds. and that is q per
foFma8ee that is likely to Do something
next time. even though the PTincetonian
/ quartet Of FRESHNESS quarter milers Of last
season is 20 Be let loose en- the interool-
I leEiate meet this time 1t ought TO be nice
/ g0tag IN the race. with all the point vim
ners Of last year back TO face Black, Saw
Ser. Mckinney and Granger. who sA can
30 fast
/ Bonsaek and saxton viii take care q
the middle distances this year. They were
with the cross-eouatry team this fan pre-
=
reported as moving well now The dis
tAroe men. Tower. May and West. who
AL scored in the intercollegiate meet, viii
be Joined By HABsvaA. . fast freshman Of
last year. and these four probably viz
make Vp the relay team for the Penn
Ks mes IN April, at which Michigan x1I
struggle 10 regain the iaurels torn from
them the last year b. PennsylvAnis In ths
four mile race. Craig, Leger. Keck and
/ Gamble wiz make up the one mile relay
team for Philadelphia very likely. Ons
OF the distance candidates is Andy Nc
Lsnghlin, . grandson Of DIT. Angel tns
emeritus president Of the university,
/ In the pole vault Michigan a. Length
has a man who amounts 10 something
That is Freeney, the former interschoi
astfe wonder, VINO had a record at Idl
Grove High school Of something arounC
twelve feet Fresney vaulted eleven fee
six inches indoors last year when he wa
a freshman he has been playing foo
bal this autumn In the baekfeld OF th'
Michigan team and so viii have TO res
Up a while before he begins competiol
In another sport Il looks like a goo.
spot for Freensy, because the mos
powerful oppOnsAt he wtli have is Franl
Nelson, the Yale captain With bot
men in top form II viii be an even thing
These tNo should be better than the other
who are vaulting.
Michigan vii have an indoor meet wit
Syracuse March ! in the Watsrulal
- mnsSium at Ann ATbOr. That Ein hel
20 give 3 line on the men, the WOlverine
have Il Is expected thai the next Inter
collegiate Amateur Athlstie Association Q
America meet viii see vastly improve
showing By Michigan in the contest 70