Omaha daily bee., 1910-05-01
FOOT BALL FANS REJOICE
Iowa Students Gladdened by Action Of
Kansas City Conference.
DUAL MEET NEXT SATURDAY
official DOpesters Are AnxiOusly
Awaiting First showing Made
by the Track and Field
Athletes.

IOWA CITY, Ia, April 3-(speciai.)--
Sighs Of relief featured the athletic week
in Iowa when 1t was announced that foot
ball had been saved to the Missouri Valley
conference until next December. Iowa,
Ames and Drake feared the action of the
southern members Of the conference, and
when the critical point was passed at the
Kansas City meeting the students were
thankful that the Kansas regents view
had not prevailed,
Now when the now rules are announced.
in ten days the states schools win or
ganize the sprtrg foot ball squads and
start to work out new plays safe and Sc
cure in the action taken by the authorities
this week, II the proposals. as suggested.
are adopted. and the changes in the rules
ore radical in their character, it is certain
that much interest will be taken in the
spring practice by the leading schools on
the gridiron.
Class meets at Grinnell, relay races at
Drake, intercollegiate base ball games
hold the attention Of athletic interests
today. Next Saturday the dual meets
begin and then the 'dopesters' will have
their first opportunity to really Judge the
ability OF the various track squads in the
state. So far the home events have in
dlcated little, and In the University Of
Iowa the situation Is so far in the air be-
cause Of uncertainty regarding the eligibu-
ity Of certain athletes that Coach sphinx"
Delaney has become moro "sphinKlike"
than ever The date Of the home meet
here is still undecided.
Alderman in Training.
It is known that Delaney desires that
Alderman go after the weight records In
fko hon H.. 49, &c,
run 1t off until the star is in shape. 1t Is
said to be the coach's ambition to have
Alderman throw the hammer as many feet
as there are pounds in his body. The
giant has reached the 159-foot mark in
practice. but his weight is still between
16S and ITO. Delaney will specialize Alder
man in the hammer and discus instead of
the shot, though he will enter him n
that event.
Hartupee, the East Des Moines High
school pole vaulter, is reporting to De-
laney as regularly as his work in the COL
lege Of applied science will permit. With
new form Delaney expects Hartupee to
reach ten feet, six inches, and possibly
eleven feet before the middle of next
month. This will strengthen the Hawk
eyes in an unexpected quarter.
The makeup of Delaney's new "Eligibil-
ity club" is still more Of less Of a mys-
terry. The membership will probably be
announced by the eccentric coach within a
week because OF the nearness of the dual
meets.
Meet at GrinneII.
Morningside college of Sioux City will
enter a team in the state meet for secon-
dairy schools to be held at Grinnell on
May 21. This school expects to push Grim
nell closely for first honors. 1t is probable
that Iowa, Ames and Drake will not be
entered in this meet.
Allan, Berkstresser and Chapman form
the trio which is the nucleus Of the Morn
ingside track team. They will be eligible
for the Grlnnell state meet though not for
the Missouri Valley conference event to be
held a week later in Des Moines. Hick-
man, another good distance man; Fearing,
a pole vaulter; Belt high Jumper; Ven
nick and Colliver in the weights, and
Quartstrom and Montgomery in the dashes
complete the list