Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-12
TRACK MEN IN TRIM
Chances for Winning Missouri Valley
Meet Never Better.
GR1NNELL MAY BE LEADING RIVAL
Relay Team of Last Year Left
Intact, with some
New Material 10 Draw
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AMES, Ia, March 1l-(SpeCial.)-Last
Friday afternoon Trainer Jack Watson had
his men out on the track, but the unlocked
for return of winter has seriously changed
his plans and from now on until spring
returns the men will continue to work in
the shed. Scoring has been the order for
the last week. The men are not being
put to work after a hurried fashion. but
are getting their running apparatus in
shape by a gradual development. Ames'
chances for a winning track team were
never better than they were this spring.
Just who will be its chief rival in the Mis-
souri, valley conference meet, 1t is hard to
say. II Grinnell manages to get into the
conference that school will constitute Ames'
strongest foe, 1t is very likely that the
Iowa state meet will be fought out between
these two old time track rivals.
The Ames relay teams OF last year will
be left entirely intact, indeed, they will
receive some very valuable additions in the
form of OF Latimer in the 44O and Packer
in the hslf-mile relay. For the mile relay
teams Carr, Thomas, Kraft and Law will
be in the running. Carr win hit a low
record this spring, as will also Kraft.
Thomas was good last year, but he has lots
Of room for development and should hit
q much lower mark this spring. Last year
Ames reserved its quarter mile men for
the mile relay team and did not figure on
any points in the 40 straight away. This
year her liberal supply of good 40 men
assures her of points in both events. Lati-
mer, a sophomore, should do good work
In this race. The outlook for the half-mile
run is equally as bright. While Ames will
not have the world beater, Biddy Beard. to
smash any Missouri Valley records, yet it
will have the long Davis and he should be
able to step around for first place against
most anything in the Valley. The sopho-
mores will nave to furnish the remainder
of the point winners in this event as
Deacon is not back in school Davis will
likely also run the mile.
Good Men for Distance.
The cross country run last fall developed
some very capable men in the distance
runs. Clapper, Kemler and Campbell all
did we'll and from the manner in which
they are training this spring bid fair to
follow close onto Davis In the mile. Wag-
goner is back, but he will not compete this
year. This means that little Myers, the boy
who did such nervy work with Mulch and
Waggoner last spring, will have to take
care of an event in which Ames has al
ways been an almost sure point winner.
There are other good mel out, however.
Again the question arises, who will pole
vault for Ames? Mccullough is over heavy
and manage to get up only by persistent
training and by the strength Of his power
full arms, while Jeanson is no longer
eligible. Again Ames must look to its sophie
mores for point winners and whether or
not they develop any remains to be seen.
Lee and Chase West are Ames' hope in
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man in that event in the form of the man
who won first place in the state high school
meet last spring, but it is not likely that
Watson will use him on the varsity. 81
Lambert will be out with his big hammer
and will bid fair to throw il away. 1t is
certain that he will have to throw 1t a
long way If he expects to keep it out of
reach of Collins of Nebraska and Iowa
City's new surprise. AS to other hammer
thrower Vogle and Wood are not back
and williams seems to be the only candl-
date.
Who will put the shot?" This is the
question which the Ames students ars ask
ing themselves. Lampman is gone; 1t is not
likely that Brugger will compete. Can the
sophomores furnish a man who will be q
point winner for Ames?" Unless Reppert
outdoes himself, Stutzman of Iowa City
will have little difficulty in taking the
discus throw so far as Ames is concerned.
Stronger than ever Ames will come out
for the hurdles this year, Wake will be
a veritable terror and Hewitt and Hol-
combe and Teller will take somebody's
measure before the season is over. In the
broad Jump, too, Ames will prosper. Guy
Lambert will undoubtedly raise his last
years record, while Hewitt with a little
training should push him close.