Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03

Win iht discus and hammer. Fleming ~
aiso tcssinE the shot They havc done only
q small asoon, % work 30 far and q ls
CitficrN 10 judge how a suonth's steady
troirlnE wm bring forth their strength
Fcmlng dd some good worn with the shot
In the gymnasium last year. and ought to
make q clever weight HEAVIER,
Two men stand out a. the most promising
candidates Tor the broad iump. In this
event Nebraska defeated Minnesota last
year. but lost to Kansas Munson and
Davis win try 60 take care OF the jump
la the absence Of Ferry, Munson made
some Ions jumps IN training last spring.
but did not 90 81 well IN the meets Davis
Two years $50 jumped n feet, but since
then has not tried to nsat the mark. he
VIII get into training Tor this event early
next week Ne givcs promise 81 maklnE
a Sod man Tor ms Jump and short distance
runs.
Graham for rive Events.
Graham. who came to the university from
Doane last year is about the only man tn
slght al present Tor the high jump and
pole vault. Dick Russell who last year
WAS the heading vaultcr. has Quit school,
leaving Graham the only man with a good
record Ia the vault. Last spring, while
competing with the freshman aggregation,
0faham cleared the orosshAr az II feet =
Inches, STEADY training this season ought
60 enable him TO beat that mark.
In the hlwh Jump Graham has made 5
feet. ! inches lie has done very little
jumping this year and may not acquire
exact form early enough Tor the dual meets.
Davis. Rathbone and three or four other
athletes win test their skin IN tho hlEh
jump durlng the next few weeks untl
they have done 80. Coach Cherringson will
be In the dark regarding his material for
this event.
In the running events the Nebraska crew
win have its strongest point winners. Wild
man, ~iast-year's leader in the 100 yard
dash and the 80 yard run, is not In school
this spring. hut there are two or three
other runners who wln be fully as speedy
a. he.
In both tho 100 yard and 40 yard dashea
Reed and Campbell win be the lsadera.
Reed is running very fast this spring, and
many % the students expect to seo him tie
the Nebraska record OF ten seconds IN the
century run. Campbell did some fast
work in both the shorter races last year,
and he should be much faster by May,
Reed Is expected 20 prove a sensation In the
~ yard dash.
Newman, Powers and Davis are other
men who will make good showinEs In the
shorter runs. Powers has plenty Of speed
for the century race. and proved a fast
man IN that event with the freshmen last
spring.
strong In oaarter Mile.
With Captain Burke and Reed running IN
the to yard race, the Cornhuskers win
have two Of the best quarter mllers In the
valley. Captain Burke tied the Nebraska
record last spring and has been Improving
rapidly since then. Reed and Burke have
both done splendid work on the Nebraska
relay team this winter and both OF them
should be point winners for their team In
the approaching contests, McGowan and
Minor, two other athletes, who have been
running the quarter this season, win be
contestants for places. Davis win also try
out for a place in this race, He ran on
the relay team at Sioux City and Omaha
during the indoor season that closed Fri.
day night.
Anderson and Meiick appear TO be the
best material for the two mile run. Ander.
son was a good man In this race last sea.
son. Ns,lck ran with the cross country
team last fan and win captain that crew
next autumn He ought 10 show UP L
great ADVANTAGE In the two milo event
For the mile Bates and Anderson vii
probably do the best work. Bates rar
with the freshman last season and was .
better mile trOtter than varsity possessed
lie probably will be the leader In this run
lhersen and McGcwan. two fast lonl
&c men, win be selected to race tn,
nile. unless s0me OF the other runner
we immensely during The next month
: So two fellows are training for IN,
..f mule and are likely to make good ii
Tine IN both the dual meets.
Bail squad Cat Down.
Coach Carroll has cut down the size o
his base ball squad, so that the yNrsit
60f Ga now contains only twenty-one can
d,dateS on his list are: Catohers. Car
tain Greenslit. Patterson. Rateliffe; pitch
srA Adams Matherp. olmstead. storm,
Decatur Hyde ana Frank; infielderi
Clarke Megcalfe. Fehimaa. Kossler Cum
mings, Waters and Fofgren; oetfieider
sturtesnegger. sleuteE FordyCe, Bllsh an
Balderson.
The sGaad will be kept al this size unit
the team makes IT'S southern trip, April
TO H. Al that time the regular team wi
be selected. Before then the coach wi
permit all the men 20 get a try-out agains
the lincoln leaguers. Most Of them wi
have a chance 70 prove their worth ne,
Monday and Tuesday when the Lacquer
win DO met ln two games.
II Is believed that the coach Is In doul
about practically only three positions. Il
has nearly concluded what men no she
place at all the places excepting secor
n third bases and one OF the Quite,
3ebs. The showing Of the candidat,
sAinst the league will determine white
men shall have these three places.
II has been decided by Coach Cairo
hat he will carry two catcAers and 10,
pitchers. One OF the catchers and one
the pitchers viii probably he used 10 pls
ousfield positions on the two trips IA.
viii be made by the c~ornhuskers.
Fifteen on squad.
IN wedding out the freshman materi
Coach Carroll let fifteen candidates r
main on The squad. This number 81 M,
Will be kept an season and practically :
the FIRST year crew viii get to play in Of
or more 81 the games that have been a
anged with minor colleges In this state
The players on the freshman squed ar
Catcher. Hunt; pitchers. siedeL Harrlma
Carr and Klepser; infielders. Jamics0
McKibben. Howard Warner: outfieldei
Mckinney, Oliver. Emery. Frank Nova