Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-30
CornhuSkers Have Good
Chance to Win Big Meet

Ames Is declared by the Iowa state college
rooters to be Turner'S equal, but the Des
Moines race probably will prove otherwise.
Burke OF Nebraska, with his record Of
O:5t%, made in the Nebraska-Kansas meet,
stands 70 capture first in the I4O-yard
dash. With a fast track he ought to beat
his record mark Flanagan, Grinnell;
Ravens, Drake, and Kraft, Ames, will have
to be reckoned with in this race. Havens
is an especially strong runner for the quar-
ter and should push either Burke or Elan
nigan In a close race to the tape.
Anderson n Factor.
Another Cornhusker whose work IN the
Nebraska-Kansas meet points him out as
a promising factor for the conference meet
Is ANDERSON. He won the half mile run
in the fast time of 2:02M, and should be in
shape to repeat his performance next
week against a fast field at Dies Moines.
Davis of Ames is also thought to stand
a good show of getting a place In this
event. Iowa figures on Latham to be in
condition for this meet. Upton Of Mis-
souri, will be in this race. but hardly can
expect to get a place. shannon of Ames
is a runner who is likely to surprise his
opponents in this run.
A victory in the mile run is conceded
to Clarke of Kansas since his race in the
meet against Nebraska. He did not take
first in the mile here, for he wished to al
low his running mate, Cooley, to win. He
led until near the finish, when he dropped
back and permitted Cooley to go ahead of
him. The time for first was ABS, and
would have been lower than that had
Clarke not stopped to permit Cooley to
pass him. ANDERSON, Nebraska, ought to
make good time If he is entered in this
run. His work in the half mile last Satur-
day was of such a character as to encour-
age the local rooters to believe he could
crowd the winners in a mile run. Johnson,
Missouri, and shannon, Ames, will be fast
men in this race.
If Gable of Nebraska does not win first
In the two-mile run, the Cornhuskers Will
be greatly disappointed. Just now they are
banking on him to take this run in record
time. He lowered the C~ornhusker record
in the meet with Kansas, his time being
10 :23. This is the fastest mile that has been
run in the valley this season. Kraft of
Ames and Steele, Missouri, should follow
Gable in this run. Steele's time in the
Kansas meet was extremely slow, being
12:@M but he is capable of doing much
better.
Pope. Bates, Launders, Glack, Graham
and Munson are the best men on the fresh
men team. Bates Is a leader In the lons
distance runs. In the Wesleyan meet he
won both the half-mile and the mile.
Graham is certain to take first place In
the pole vault, and stands an excellent
show of " inning the high jump. POPE won
the 4i0-yard dash against Wesleyan In O;56rb
and should get this race at Doane. Ian
ders and Flack are good for places In the
hurdles race. Flack ought to get a second
in these. while Landers stands a chance
of winning first in the high sticks. In the
broad Jump Munson is regarded as a win
ner. He won this event in the Wesleyan
games with a jump of 20 feet ~ inches.
Manager Eager has scheduled another
game for the Cornhusker base ball team
1t will be played Friday afternoon at Ash
land. where the university cadets will be
encamped next week. The opposing team
will be composed of players from a regi-
ment of United States regulars who also
will be encamped near the same city.
Manager Eager is trying to arrange an
excursion to Ashland for that day in order
to take down a crowd of university co-eds
to visit the cadents and witness the ball
game.