Omaha daily bee., 1909-04-19
NEBRASKA PLEA Aao ~ RESULT
DR.. Clapp of URfy2
come EntiraIv
Says Out
,lctory.

LINCOLN. Aprih u.s. s)-Dr. Clspp
and ms assistantes ere well pleased with
S u ouseonne OIL Ese annual contest OF the
ton. held in the University armory last
night. The victory OF Cornhusker Mitchell
In the individual contest gives the local
students great satisfaction, for 1t was won
against the best athletes from three of the
leading schools Of the west-Minnesota,
Chicago and Wisconsin. Nebraska did not
expect to win the team contest, for DR..
Clapp had only thrte athletes who could
perform well enough to be entered in the
Trump-are new at the work and had mo-
chance against the more experienced men
from the other schools. Mitchell, the third
Cornhusker, however, has for three years
been regarded as a star, and It was in him
that all hope for bringing honor to the
scarlet and cream was centered. His spec
tscular work, despite a sore hand and
wrenched ankle. won for him applause from
all his compttitors and from the large aud
fence. He was easily the star of the con-
test.
Mitchell won the medal by securing first
place in two events; second place In two.
and fourth place In another. Berndt OF
Snl6ago' VINO was mItch ie &C eio oSsnt com-
ond place In one, third In two and ninth in
tumbling. Berndt's poor work in the tumb-
gave the little Cornhusker the contest. I'm
til that event. which was the fifth, was
held. the two gymnasts eyre tied for first
honors. Mitchell in the tumbling outclassed
his opponent. winning first place in this
event with 1874 points, while Berndt made
but eos points. These two gymnasts scored
ss follows in the five e evs pRts;H OT dsc6I
mitchell Mt second, 7s.s. Side horse: Berndt
third, 1855; Mitchell fourth. 75s Flyong
Isl. Tumbiing: Mitchell first, 7S.4; Berndt
chicaso's winning Of the team contest so
easily. with a margin Of 174.S points over
ifA naar6at COmnntltOT. came as a SuTnft6C,
for both Wisconsin and Minnesota had been
held as favorttes over the Maroons. Mime
sofa, who had been regarded as a sure
winner, had to take second place.
The Chicago team was better balanced
than the Gophers. A trio Of the Windy
City men-Berndt, Kennedy and BaTtlett-
in winning tho meet for their school. In
the horizontal bars these three men won
second, third and fourth places; In me
places. Leviton and Smith also did some
splendid work for the Maroons. In the
work on the sidehorse Smith had all other
contestants outclaaSed and won first place
with a good margin of points to spare.
Leviton scored fourth in this event.
For Minnesota Uzzel was a star ana he
took third individual honors. He scored
above sixty points in each event, his total
belrg 1855 Baker Of Minnesota did good
work in the sidehorse, having a score OF
Wisconsin. winner of third place in the
team contest, was greatly handicapped by
the absence Of Ullius, a spectacular per
former on the bars and sidehorse. As II
we're the Bedgers we're only 2.S points be
mind the Gophers. Snively, Osthof and
Fahe did the best work for Wisconsin.
Osthoff won first place In the flying rings
and second place in the tumbling.
washington university OF st. Louis made
Us first appearance at a contest or the
sssociation and did surprisingly good work
cor sidering that It had only one athlete
in the Individual and team contests. Nolte
was that man and he showed up in fine
form in all events excepting the flying
rings. Hager, the second representative
from washington, became the western
intercollegiate lightweight wrestler through
MS defeat OF Alexander OF Chicago. He
Won the first OF two bouts and held Alex
arder to a draw in the other two.
Summary Of events:
Horizontal bars: Mitchell, Nebraska, first
Berhdt, Chicago, second; Bartlett, Chicago,
third.
Parallel bars: Berndt. Chicago, first;
Mitchell, Nebraska, second; Kennedy, Chi
sidehorse: smith, Chicago. first; Baker,
Minnesota, second; Berndt, Chicago, third.
Flying rings: Osthoff, Wisconsin, first
Mitchell, Nebraska, second; Berndt' CHI
cago. third.
Tumbiing Mitchell. Nebraska, first; Fer
rls. Minnesota. second; osthoff, Wisconsin,
third.
Officials: Gymnastc events-s. Kostlan,
Fremont; q. NJ. Pinneo. lincoln; F. j.
Riha, Omaha. Fencing-John q. Worhzer
of Nebraska and DIT. J. c. Elsom OF Wis
conssn