Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-07


Minor, Bentley and Burke, a trio that is
liable 10 win several points Off the Corn
huskers against Kansas and Minnesota.
Minor IL probably the fastest man IN the
university IN making this run and will be
the '440' leader. Burke won his track
NJ last spring and In capable OF covering
the distance In this event is a very low
time. Bentley worked out with the team
last season in this event and, although
failing to secure points enough 20 make
him = letter man. ran we'll and demon
strAted that he would have to be reck-
oned with in the contests in 1909. In both
the 20 and the 49, Nebraska will count
several times against Kansas and Mime.
sofa, and ought to win a few points in
them at the Des Moines gathering.
George Leads Half Mile.
George. a freshman OF last year. who
won first in both the 40 and half-mile
run at the preliminaries. will be the leader
in the hsif-mile this spring. He probably
will also be entered in the $40 but his
performance in that run Is not likely to
be especially brilliant. For this reason he
Will confine most Of his energies TO the
half-mlle event. lie will be badly needed
in that race. too. for he now appears to
be about the only fast man the Cornhusk-
srs have to represent them there. From
mis- time in covering the distance last year
Il is believed he will be a point winner on
he varsity.
For the mile run Trump and Anderson,
Two members of the victorious cross-coun-
.ry team OF 1908, appear to be the best
men. They both run we'll in covering long
distance and with constant training from
now on should be in shape TO make bids
for points against either the Gophers or
the Jayhawkers.
Baumann and Gable. ex-csptain and cap
tsin-elect, respectively, Of the cross-coun-
try team, will represent the Cornhuskers
in the two-mile run, The graduation
Of Captain Alden last June will leave the
cornhuskers weaker in this event than they
have been for several years. Alden holds
the Nebraska record OF 1924 for the two
mile run and last year was the leading man
in the Missouri valley for this race. Bau-
mann and Gable are able to cover the two
miles in creditabie time and, although they
cannot make up for the loss OF Alden,
ought to be point winners in each OF the
dual meets.
For the weight events Nebraska will
have representatives who will hold their
own against the best men in the Missouri
valley conference games and who will cap
cure all the premier honors against Kansas
and Minnesota in each of the dual contests
with these schools. These men will be
Sidney Collins. Curtis Collins, Chsloupks,
Fleming, Patton. Kroger and Chain.
Sidney Collins holds the university record
In both the hammer and discus throws,
and is rated the equal OF any athlete Ia
the valley in the former event. His record
IL 11 feet, but several times in practice
last spring he beat that mark by three
or fnttr feat and tlfg aaaaon o,,oh4 "a ~
be making a distance OF 16 feet regularly.
Chain and Chaloupka VIII be co-workers
OF Collins in the hammer throw.
Trio In Heavy weights.
Chaloupka was kept out of the weights
last spring by a wrist which he injured
In the ST. Louis football game the previous
fall. This wrist is stiIl in such condition
as TO prevent his tossing the shot. but he
IL in shape to hurl the other weight and
will probably be a good second for Col
lima Chain wo ked out last season and,
for a new man, made a credltable show
ing. He probably will form the third man
Of the hammer throwing trio.
The two Collins brothers. Sidney and
Curtis, will be a pair in the shot put that
viii be hard 10 beat. They are the best
shot putters Nebraska ever had and the
, coaches expect them to do some senss.
uonal work with the ls-pound weight. The
fight for the honors Of leader in this event
between these two brothers is expected
to be a hard one. In practice last season
and already this spring each OF them
broke the university reco.d OF Ss feet II
inches. The contest between them from
now on Will be to decide who can get the
best university mark.
Fleming is likely to be the third mar
in tha shot mt He mas haatan ON char
ter day by KtOser. but was completely out
Of form on that day and allowed his rivaI
to take third place with a put severa
feet below his best mark. Patton, whC
won his in the Minnesota meet las
year by taking second place in each th'
shot put and the discus throw, will alsC
be entered In both events again this yea
He Is not likely to make any great show
ing in the shot put, though. as there ar,
three other men who can easily beat him
Sidney Collins, with the university rec,
ord Of lis feet 6 inches for the discus
looks like a sure point winner for tn,
cornhuskers in this weight event. He will
train to make a strong bid for fist place
at Des MDlnes in this event. Last sprinl
he was beaten by Lambert OF Ames. Pat
ton and Chain will also be entered in tn,
discus throw. They will contest for seoon,
place.
Perry IN Broad jump.
Perry, holder OF the university recort
In the broad jump, will be entered in tina
event again. Working with him will b
Edward Davis, who last year was making
better than n feet until he injured al
ankle and was forced TO cease jumping
'rhis spring he will be a close second 4
last years leader. Perry's record OF 2
feet 25-i inche was made at Lswrenc
in the Kansas meet. and was the highes
mark set In the Missouri valley last yea.
At Kansas City in the conference meet h
was beaten by Lambert OF Ames, but tn
distance OF the winning jump was only
few inches better than q feet, Perry wa
out OF form that day and failed to max