Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-03
is NOT BRIGHTEST
Calls from Business and Eligibility
Rules Keep Stars OFF Team.
CHERR1NGToN IS WORKING HARD
Coach Has Succeeded in Awakening
Interest in Several Events.
BASE BALL SQUAD IS REDUCED
Carroll Has Cut the Bunch 60 Twenty
One--Further Reductions 60 be
Made After Southern TriR
Next Month.


LINCOLN. April 2--(speoial )-Nebraaka's
crew Of cinder path athletes will begin the
training season Monday for the annual out
door meets with rather doleful anticipation
OF tho things that are in store for t. The
prospects Of winning either of tho dual
meets with Minnesota and Kansas present
a dismal hue and tho chances Of register
Ing among the leaders in the annual Mis-
souri, valley conference games at Des
Moines seem TO be poor. There is. indeed,
little bright light on the horizon OF the
track season as viewed by the Cornhuskers
in glsncing forward TO the encounters with
rivals that have frequently fallen before
Nebraska speed and agility in past years.
Graduation. the call from business fields
and eligibility rules have combined this
year in depriving Nebraska Of several Of
it's best track and field athletes--men who
either made good last year of who have the
ability TO so do this season. Robbed Of
tho services Of It's last years stars and
denied the privilege OF using lts promising
freshmen material, the Cornhusker team
stands stripped Of much strength. In some
events II is practically as weak as a high
school aggregation, and there Is no pros
pect that the spring training will develop
timber sufficiently powerful 70 represent
the Cornhuskers as point winners in these
certain events.
Much OF the success OF the team during
the coming games will depend upon few
OF the veterans Of last year who took part
in the track events. 1t Is true that there
are four or five cracking good short and
long distance runners on the present squad
and It is to them that the coach will have
- a.. -.
and cream but no matter how well they
! succeed in their individual games they
| do not possess among their number men
who can achieve glory for the .cornhuskers
in the weight events. the jumps and the
pole vault
ChervingtOR Working Hard.
Coach Ben Cherrington, the Omaha boy.
has taken a firm hold OF the big problem
that lies before him and he Is certain 20
bring forth all latent material there is in
the squad. but even his youthful enthu-
siasm and skill cannot be capable Of
producing a winning team from an aggre-
cation that does not possess sufficient
timber Of the right variety.
For tive weeks now Cherrington has bsen
az the helm OF the local cinder path craft
and he has already shown the effect Of his
labors by increasing interest in the sport
and getting the candidates to working
faithfully In some Of the events which
had no asplrants for university honors
when he took up his duties. Coach Cher
rington has now planted four or five men
who are strenuously endeayoring TO get
into such form as will permit them 70 rep
resent the Cornhusker school with much
credit. Yet, even the coach admits his
task is a mighty hard one and sees bat
few bright rays In the field before him
TO many OF the students IL seems as
though the Fates are playing tricks on the
Cornhuskers with more than customary
display Of irony when they permit three
OF the Nebraska record holders to be reg
istered in the university and yet not allow
them to compete in the spring track meets.
In Sidney Collins. Harry Perry, and Dale
! Mcdonald, all three OF whom are attend
} ing school this semester. the Cornhusksrs
have three men who hold Nebraska rec
t Ords, but not one Of these athletes will -
on the team this spring.
Mcdonald. Missouri valley conference
; hurdle champion and holder OF the local
record in both the low and high barriers.
is barred from intercollegiate athletics b.
cause he participated for three yeArA
Perry, who has the record for the broad
, jump. Is not eligible to compete for the
same reason that Mcdonald is kept out OF
the games. Sidney Collins. who has the
Cornhusker records In the discus and ham
mer throws. is still eligible for another
: semester OF athletics. but he wishes 20
play foot ball next fall and II he takes
? part in the track games this spring ne viii
not be qualified to don the Eridiron clothes
when king" Cole returns in September.
These three men have the ability that could
almost make the Cornhusker team q win
ner this spring
weak spots On Team.
! with Collins Mcdonald and Perry on the
8 retired list the Cornhuskers are sure TO be
weak in the hurdles, weights and broad
/ jump. Then. in addition TO these three
divisions, the high jump and possibly one
or two OF the long distance runs. will be
lacking strong material
George F1ack an Omaha boy, apparently
7 is about the only man the Cornhuskers
G possess who has been training more than
year for the hurdles He trained last
season and has been out this year after a
1 position on the team as hurdler. He is a
hard worker, but still Is shy IN experience.
: Minor is trying his skill al the hurdles aud
may acquire as much speed In going over
the sticks as Flack now has Neither OF
e the two Is likely 20 10 any brilliant running
s this year because both are inexperienced.
70 The trio OF weight events present the
, big problem for coach CherringtOn. Col
K lins VAS the sole representative % the
y Cornhuskers In these games last spring
and his absence this spring has left the
!, team completely stranded. Cherrlngton has
> three men trying out FOR the weight trio
but none Of them has yet shown any
. marked ability with any OF the weights.
. shonka, last fsn's foot ball center 70 Just
% now learning 20 toss the shot. He may
get better form before the meets begin, buk