Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

WILL LEAVE SCHOOL
Announcement is Severe Jolt TO Ne
kraska Track Team.
INTEREST now IN BASKET BALL
Cornhuskers Are weak az Goa ross'
ms, hut Well at Guard-Nirs
Cole May Renew Coach 3
ing Contract.

LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. l6-(~Special)-Ths
prospects for a winning track team at tbs
University Of Nebraska during the cornins
season we're given a severe Jolt yesterday
when Sidney Collins, star man in tho
weights. announced definitely his intention
to leave the school at the end Of the cur
rent semester to accept the offer of q
good position at Lead. S. u. Collins stated
today that his absence from the uniyer-
sity would be only Cor the second semester
Of this year. He declared he would return
to the university next fall to play center
on the foot bah team again.
Collins is probably the best mai with tha
hammer and shot that ever wore the scar
let and cream and his departure from the
university will greatly weaken the track
teams chances OF winning the Missouri
valley championship at the June meet.
Last season Collins broke the Nebraska
record in the hammer throw and shot put
and was an important.fs factor in keeping the
ciuder track team we'll up in rank among
the other schools OF the west. He made his
first appearance with the Cornhuskers last
spring and developed rapidly during the
training period. He made such a good
howin that Or. C1spp had expected him.
with the indoor training this winter, TO
show remarkable form in the contests dur
I'LL llt mn staSOh'
Brother May ne star.
with Sidney Collins retired for the
spring. the Cornhuskers will have to look
to Kirk Collins, a brother of the star, and
James Patton as the men to uphold the
track teams honors in the weight events,
Kirk Collins and Patton both did consd-
cradle work last season. The former. how
ever, was not eligible and did not take
part in any OF the meets. His showing IN
practice, though, was very good. With the
shot he had the edge or his brother and
the coaches who watched his work pre-
dicted that he would develop into a. record
breaker by next season. Patton won his
numeraI in the meet with Minnesota in
1908. He can be figured. on as a point win
ner next May and June.
Training for the indoor meets this vim
ter was begun this week by several OF the
leading cinder path athletes of tire school.
There will be no intercollegiate meet this
year, but three contests for the supremacy
of the university will be held. For some
weeks the question OF meeting Kansas or
Ames in a contest at the armory wss
strongly considered. but difficulties arose
in the way OF this that made It advisable
to wait until next year for these games.
The three home meets will be the inter
fraternity, the barb and the frat
barb contests. The first OF these viii
take place on February r. in the sarrnoiy
among the fraternity athletes. About a
week later the nonfraternity men will ho,h
their games, and then a contest between
the best fraternity and the best nom
fraternity track men will be held.
Frat-Harb Meet Close.
The prospects for, a close contest In the
final meet are excellent. The ''depe' on
a.. f.aNarnIfv anA o,fratA-nifu MAN edNAa
neither of the sides any great odds. Both
will be represented BY coed track, men.
Among the athletes who will contest for
the Greek letter side Fill be Dale sic
Donald. captain Of the 1AC9 CoFnhusker cfp-
der path team; Russell, Davis. Minor,
Rathbone, Fleming, Campbell and Chain.
These men arc some of the strongest ath-
letes in the university and viii undoubtsdiy
be point winners in the regular events.
In the ranks of the nonfraternity men
there is an array OF strong 'rnateral:'
Among the most prominent ofFthe athletes
on this side are Harvey, captain OF the
1908, foot ball team, Chaioupka, Kroser,
Hummell, Kirk Collins, Long, Wildnnsn,
Bauman, George and Patton. These nsp
will not be weak in any of the track
events and should push their opponents
hard for first and second places.
The winners OF the events in the meet
between the fraternity, and nonfraternity
men will probably represent Nebraska at
the annual indoor meet in Kansas city in
March. Nebraska's coach hopes to send
a fast bunch of point winners 10 this Blk
event and is depending on the local meets
to develop his athletes so that.they Willie
in fine condition for the Kansas CITY
games. He would like to take first place
with his Cornhuskers this winter and is
'doped' to have a good chance OF accom-
plishing this.
Basket Ball Intereat High.
Interest in basket ball at the univ ersity
is now at IT'S zenith. Despite the poor chow
ing the varsity five made in its early
season games, the students are following
: it's work closely, believing that three or
four weeks more will put Il into winning
/. form. Their enthusiasm for the team Ain
fact. was rewarded this week by the
/, marked Improvement the Cornhuskers
4 shove ed in their two games with Arnes.
The chief weakness of the Cornhuskers
/, in,thefr games with Kansas on the south
ern trip last week was IN goal tossing.
They also we're not strong in guarding:
but this was not as important a factor in
causing their downfall as the poor basket
shooting. Both Captain Walsh and Woods,
at forward, were decidedly off in. their
throwing. The Nebraska leader has BEEN
expected to do some brilliant work, but
he was out OF form and in the first game
, against. the JayhaWkers made but one neld
/, goal. He was guarded closely. OF course,
/, but even at times when his way was clear
his throws were 50 Inaccurate that M
points were made. Woods, Walsh's team
mate at forward, worked hard in both Of
the two Kansas games, hut III luck Seemsd
to pursue and he failed to tally very many
times FOR the CoTnhuskers..
COrnhuskers strong AZ GaArd.
In guarding, il is reported, the Corn-
n huskers did fairly we'll. Dwight Bell, who
performed at left guard, outpisyed his OPP
ponent in both of the JsyhaWker games,
Perry at the other guard position also
. played a creditable game Probably this
best work Of that trip was done by
Petrsshek, at center. In the two Kansas
games he was the superior OF his op-
ponent, Bergen. in jumping for the ball al
the toss-up. 2
Against Ames the Cornhuskers. played
fast ball that al times was spectacular.
/" Captain Walsh had returned to his old tins
form and shot goals accurately from lens
e distances. Woods also exhibited much
greater skill in avoiding his opponent and