Omaha daily bee., 1909-05-30

LINCOLN. May 2.-(speciaL)-Followers
Of the Nebraska track team who have
been doping out the chances of the
respective teams Of schools for winning
places in the Missouri valley conference
meet az Des Moines Saturday, June 5, have
come TO the conclusion that the C%ornhusker
squad has an excellent show of taking
first place in the big game. Ames is put
in second place, with kansas third, and
Grinnell fourth. Fifth place is thought to
rest between Missouri and Iowa.
The claims of the C%ornhuskers are based
on the showing Of the men In the dual
meet this spring, the records in the Kan
sas-Nebraska games last week furnishing
particular substance for their predictions.
The dope is made 50 strong as to give
Nebraska six firsts. These are in the ham
mer throw, mile relay race, 44O-yard dash,
half-mile run, two-mile run and the 300
yard hurdles. Grinnel is given the 100
yard dash and the high jump. Kansas is
conceded the 22O-yard dash and the mile
run. To Ames the shot put and broad
jump are awarded. The low hurdles are
placed to the credit Of Morningside. Iowa
is credited with the discus throw. The pole
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and Kansas are thought to nave good
prospects of winning it.
With five or six first places, each count
ing five points, the Cornhuskers ought to
be able to garner enough seconds and
thirds to make their total points higher
than those OF any other contender for the
championship of the valley. Ames, al
though 1t should chance to get only two
firsts, has a well balanced team and should
come up strong for the smaller points. If
Kansas gets the firsts in the 220-yard dash
and the mile run, II is certain to creep up
In the total number of points until it has
twenty or more. 1t is pretty certain to
secure places in the pole vault, high jump,
broad jump and shot put. Grlnnelrs score
is not likely to be high. the two firsts and
one or two seconds being all it probably
will get.
Largest Meet I'm valley.
About It's athletes from various colleges
and universities in the Missouri valley will
be entered in this meet. The contest win
be the largest Intercollegiate meet ever held
in the valley. Until this spring only the
schools composing the Missouri valley con-
ference were permitted to enter teams,
but at the January meet the representa-
tives of the big Seven" decided to invite
several outside schools, so that the total
number of colleges eligible TO compete in
these games now includes fifteen or six
teen. Some OF the schools invited to take
part in the meet will not be represented
this spring. There will be in all. though,
over ten different competing institutions.
The list includes Ames, Iowa, Drake, Mis-
souri,, Washington. Kansas. Nebraska,
Morningside, Highland Park and Grinnell.
Competition in several of the events of
the meet promises to be exceedingly keen.
In some of them, where three or four
schools all nave particularly strong men
entered. Missouri valley records are likely
to fall. In the 1O0-yard dash a bunch of
the fastest century men in the west will
be brought together. This race looks as
though It should be won by Turner Of
Grinpell, a ten-second man. He has been
running in fine form this spring and
should be in tip-top condition at Des
Moines,
As rival contenders Turner will have
Haddock, Kansas; Douglas, Missouri;
Packer, Ames; Kohl, Iowa. and Wildman,
Nebraska. These men nave all been run
ming the distance in o:10b. Packer Of