Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-02
Elite of Nebraska and Iowa Sea
About Arena.
LEADERS OF A. A. U. ATTEND
President Brown and Secretary Sulli-
van Among Officials.
MARKS STRIDE FOR AMATEURS
Event Significant in Movement for
Formation of New Division
of National OrEani-
zatiOn.

The Omaha indoor meet, in which moro /.
than 200 athletes representing many OF the |
western states and most Of the prn h)al 1
cities OF this section competed, was held |
tonight in the Auditorium. The meet
marked the beginning of a step forward in /
amateur athletics in Omaha and its terri
tory and is expected by the exponents OF
the movement to pave the way for the
formation Of a new division OF the Anna
/ teur Athletic union.
The meet resulted in the establishment
of several records for the competitors from
secondary schools.
The first OF the competitions began at
o'clock and the last was not completed be-
/ fore midnight. The preliminary events
were races between the students OF the
Omaha city schools. At o'clock the NEE.
proper began.
/ The athletic meet was much Of a society
event for Omaha. The box seats and much
Of the balcony were filled with cheering
folk on dress parade. The prominent Of
the city and of Nebraska were seated about
the arena.
Several bands, foremost among which
was the Sixteenth infantry band from Fort
Crook, furnished music for the big event.
The vast hRll was gay with many flags.
The decorations were hung in part with the
Long streamers of bunting led to the illum-
ination center high above the Judges stand.
Behind the box where sat the Omaha and
Des Moines Commercial clubs was draped
a mammoth flag which became the motif
of the decorative scheme.
The competitors and the contingents from
the towns and schools which they repre-
sent poured into the city through the morn
ing and the middle of the afternoon found
no one missing. About headquarters at
the Rome the official groups gathered to
spend their time there and in the inspec-
ton Of the track at the Auditorium.
The officials from the cas-, were en-
thusiastio in their view OF the prospects for
the big event Of tonight, declaring that
/, all was in proper trim for the 300 athletes
who are to figure in the competitions Of
the meet
Everett c. Brown, president OF the Anna
teur Athletic union. and Secretary sullivan
arrived early in the day and spent their
time close to the scene OF activities in the
morning. A. A. Stage of the University OF
Chicago was also on the ground early.
DR.. r. G. Clapp, University Of Nebraska,
, and DR., F. B. Modesitt. Sioux City Young
Mems Christian association, reached
Omaha just before noon
Des. Moines sent a delegation from two
: of It's most important civic clubs TO Omaha
Z to attend the indoor athletic meet Mem
. bers Of the Des Moines Commercial club
5 and seventeen of those who belong to the
= Greater Des Moines'' committee were in
n town to take part in the celebration.
]. The members of the Greater Des Moines'
5 committee were met by Secretary II. J.
= Penfold of tn Ak-Sar-B Ben and conducted
v to their temporary headquarters at the
& Loyal hotel The visitors were taken IL
y automobiles and whirled about the towr
g in order that they might have chance tC
see what a progressive city Omaha
: really Is.
# Visits were made to the Country ant
n Field clubs and everything was running
g smoothly until one of the machines wal
discovered to have a flat tire not far from
the South Omaha stock yards Captain
D George p. White Of the Sixth cavalry, sta
toned at Fort Des Moines; Vice Presiden
m Gilger r. MacKinnon of the Mechanics
Savings bank at Des Mones and Manage
NJ. Eugene Sherman of the Des Moine-
n Drug company we're forced to leave tn
a car and pile into another which happene,
Is along at the physiological moment.
a The Greater Des Moines" committe
~ party included President Lafayette Young
l., 1ri secretary Lucius r. Wilson, w. q
- Agar A. C. Miller. B. F. Kaufman, H. II
!. Polk former Governor F. d. Jackson, NJ
E Sherman, F. T, Parrilt, Jansen Haines
p. B. Sawyer, N. T. Guernsey, G. NJ va
Evera, Charles A. Rawson, G. E. MacKin
non, Captain George p White and H. S
:, Chase.
5u Dinner TO Visitors.
Z" Members Of the Omaha Commercial clu
'e said they were highly complimented las