Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-27

Np MeN ana gives promise OF uelOINtNH NAt
OF the speediest track men IN school
Cne of the surprises Of the Omaha meet
for some Of the other universities win prob
ably be the shot put exhibition by Funk-
houser the young freshman athlete from
the lincoln High school. lie upset all dope
last February by defeating sidney Collins.
the star Cornhusker weight man, In throw
ing the twelve-pound shot IN the annual
Charter day meet Ills heave broke the
university record and made a distance OF
a feet ~ inches. At Omaha the sixteen
pound weight will be used. but Funkhouser
handles the heavier ball practically as well
as he does the tweve-pounder. and he is
likely 70 crush record IN his efforts
In Alderman. the crack sophomore weight
man OF the University Of Iowa, however,
Fpnlkhouser will have some strong competi-
ton Tho young Hawkeye Cand, BY tho
way he once lived IN Lincoln, but no one
recognized his talent until he left this city,
is breaking all the state university records
in the three weight events and Is likely to
take the state records in the trio. He is
putting the shot over forty feet and In this
event he will be a strong competitor OF
Funkhouser at Omaha.
Collier holder Of the Nebraska inter
scholastic records In the high and low
hurdles. viii compete In the forty-flve-yafd
high hurdles for the Cornhuskers. Owing
to the illness OF Mcdonald Collier won first
place in the hurdle tryouts Wednesday. He
is freshman and will not be eligible for
the later meets OF the spring. He runs we'll
IN going over the high sticks and may get
into the finals at Omaha. II is doubtful,
though, as to whether he will win any
points for his school. This was one Of the
events IN which Nebraska would have been.
strong had Captain Mcdonald not become
infected with smallpox germs.
In the high jump Collier and Funkhouserl
tied for first place at the preliminary and
they may try 70 jump off the tie next week.
Unless they do they both win go into the
prellmlnaries at omaha. Neither Of the
two has a very good record In this event
and the Cornhuskers are not figuring on
getting place in the jump next Friday.
Just who win take part for Nebraska in
the pole vault has not been determined yet.
The high wind Of Thursday kept the men
from trying out for this event. Graham,
who has been here two years, may be Sc
lected FOR this event. He has a record that
Is better than eleven feet.
Flack, Fleming, ANDERSON and Newman
will be taken ON the Omaha trip Flack won
second place In the shotput and third In the
high jump Newman won third in the So
yard dash. ANDERSON finished fifth In the
relay run. These men viii probably be
placed in the preliminary events for the
Omaha games
All tho Omaha students who are in at
tendance ut the university and many others
are planning to go TO the metropolis for
tho meet. The games have been well ad-
vertised In this city, and practically all
the students who are interested in ath-
letics win make the trip Friday. The Bur
lingtOn will carry extra coaches on It's 4
o'clock train out Of Lincoln Friday after
uoon and win get the Lincoln spectators
into Omaha by o'clock. Practically all the
fraternities have completed arrangements
tor going en- masse. Alumni of the local
Sreek letter chapters have engaged boxes
1t the Auditorium.
subscription IL being raised to send the
famous Cornhusker cadet band Of forty
pieces. The band win probably leave Lin
coin In the morning on Friday and win
reach Omaha by noon 1t win be quartered
at the Henshaw and during the afternoon
win give free concert there
The spring foot ball practice season will
be started Wednesday afternoon with AS
sistant Coach Harry Ewing in charge Of
the Cornhusker squad The annual spring
posted on the gymnasium doors this after
noon. The training period will be Of three
weeks duration.
During the practice Coach Ewing will
tutor the candidates in plays adopted to the
rules that the foot ball committee laid out
In New York today and yesterday Coach
King Cole has been in communication
with Ewing, giving him Instructions as
10 how TO drill the men. After today he
will send Ewing daily letter containing
plays patterned after those used by Coach
Alonzo Stagg In the recent experimenting
that the Chicago coach carried on in the
south
Coach Ewing has had correspondence
with Coach Stagg, and the maroon director
has promised to map out some new plays
Tor use Of the Cornhuskers as soon as he
returns from the New York meeting. Stagg
had better knowledge OF the revision
that was made with the rules In New
York than any other coach in the country
and his suggestions will be of immense
benefit to the Nebraska players this spring.
According to Coach Ewing's statement
there win be fully fifty men on the SQUAD
He has made personal canvass OF men
who were on the squad last fall, and prac-
ucaily all Of them have agreed to report
'or the grldiron campaign this week. Spe-
,ial attention will be directed 70 some OF
ne freshmen who showed up well last fall
One Of these first year men. McKibhen,
win be given an hours drill each day in
punting and drop kicking. He was the
best drop kicker on the gridiron last fall
He booted the bah over the crossbar from
the forty-five and fIfty-yard lines every
afternoon during October and November
Early in the fall he injured his arm In a
serimmage and this accident prevented his
taking part Ia any of the freshmen games.
He win be most valuable man for the
Nebraska team next fail, II he continues
to boot the oval as accurately as he did
last autumn
It is planned to open the freshman base
ball season next Saturday in a game with
the Fremont Young Mems Christian as
soeiation team Coach Carroll, who lives
az Fremont, has consented 70 send the first
year bunch 10 his home village for the
Initial game of the season.
At the request OF President Don Despair
OF the Lincoln league team, the game
scheduled between his professionals and the
tsrsity for Saturday has been postponed
ana the Cornhuskers will not open their
season until April 5, when they win en-
.ounter the local leaguers at Antelope park.