Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-27

been ranked a. one OF the best weight men
IN the valley. lie holds the Cornhusker
record In both the hammer throw and the
discus heave.
The Cornhuskers arc figuring on winning
the relay race in which Minnesota, Michi-
gan, Amcs and Nebraska VIII compete.
Last spring the Coruhuskers possessed the
fastest mile relay team In the Missouri
Valley conference. Burke. George, Amber
son and Reed ran on this team last year
ard practically all Of them will be In shape
to take part again this winter. Mcdonald,
who has done fast work in the indoor relay,
may be given a place on the team that
goes to Omaha. Campbell. another speedy
man. viii also bo tried out for this race.
Special training will be done to get the
Cornbuskers IN form FOR the relay race,
and the men will be in shape TO run a fast
race.
Good Men ON Cage" squad.
The first week Of practice in the cage
at the university gymnasium brought out a
splendid array OF material and put a
brilliant hue on the prospects OF the Corn
huskers for a winning nine this spring.
The squad that set to work numbered over
100 men-being more than the coach had
expected-and included several rafting good
prospective members Of the varsity.
Two new players showed UP In the pitch
ing line who had not been figured on a few
weeks ago. There were r. w. Medlar or
Oakland and c. storms Of Crete. Both are
eligible for the varsity twirling starr ana
they appear TO stand mighty good chances
Of getting on the team as either regular
or substitute pitchers.
Medlar is a sOuthpaw with lots or speed
ana acme wel controlled curves. He Is
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upon whom the coach will be able to de-
pend for consistent work day after day
His cage work will assure him much at
tentlon from the Cornhuskers' coaches,
storms is a second year man who has
aplendid control, some speed and many
puzzling curves. Ills throws are well III
rected and are Of the variety calculated
To nut the average college batter in the
aerial class. He - working out each day
with the candidates and should be a close
bidder for a regular job with the Nebraska
tossing staff.
In addition to these two apprentices,
Mathers and Olmstead two of last seasons
veterans, reported for the nmbering up ex-
erclses under the tutelag Of Coach Car
roll. Olmstead was the star of the twiri-
ing branch Of the team last spring. Math-
ers was a close second, doing effective
WOfk with several Wen ilhilNitu ~ NVSt bH'
lacking steam. Both are thought to have
improved since their last games with the
varsity, and are, indeed, handling them
selves well in the cage tripplngs.
Captain Greenslit on Hand.
Captain Greenslit, catcher, was on hand
for the opening rounds. Besides the Corn
husker leader. two other players who ap
parently possess most of the qualifications
for varsity backstopping, also donned the
base ball toys and tossed the sphere around
the cage" one OF these men Is Radcliff,
a Junior law student. He was on the sec
ond team last spring and did creditable
work. Besides being a good pegge he is
a hard batter. He is showing nice form in
the gymnasium training.
Patterson, the other prospective catcher,
is showing better class than In any Of his
previous tryouts with the C~ornhuskers.
Pat" IL the equal Of any Of the varsity
catchers in stopping balls behind the bat,
and, IL he gets to pegging in the right form
he will stand an excellent show OF being
selected for some Of the backstop work.
The only fault tina has been found with
his work in the past is his weakness in
throwing the ball 20 bases. His work In
that line has been erratic; sometimes his
pegs have been Of the Johnny Killing va
riety, carrying to the base with accuracy
and momentum enough TO catch a runner
or aspiring sack thief; on other occasions,
however. his throws have been wild and
unremunerative to his team. His main
task this spring viii he to remedy this de-
feet in his play, and, 10 success follows
him in that work, his selection for the
varsity nine VIII probably be assured.
For one OF the vacant lnfleld jobs Kessler,
a sophomore. is showing good form. He
plavad In thu Northumberland, i..-,. t..AI
spring and proved a steady man. He
handles himself well. has a good pegger
and is a fairly good stlcksr.
Seidal, another second year man. is at
tracing considerable attention by his
cage practice. He apparently has had
much experience In the diamond, and has
a pretty form for catching the ball. II his
stick work is classy he will receive much
attention before the season is In full swing.
Waters. Hyde. Buck and several other
players who nave tried out for the varsity
in previous seasons were on hand for all
the training hours this week. These fell
lows played good ball in other seasons, and
will be strong candidates for positions on
the nine this spring.
The Cornhuskers sustained a severe loss
during the week in the withdrawal OF
Farmer Rodman, a pitching candidate.
~ Wae hbbANQeu us OiG OF the utSl pros !
pective tw,rlers that the ~Cornhuskers have
been blessed with Ia several years. He
quit the university TO go out west and
prove up on a land claim.
Busy Making Out Schedule.
Manager Eager is having more than his
share Of trouble In making out the base
bali schedule for the Nebraska nine. just
when he thought he had 1t well in hand,
the Missouri valley conference mentors
announced that GrInnell and Cornell. two
Iowa schools which were booked for games
with the ~Cornhuskers. would not live up
to the big Seven rules, and that they
would have TO be cut off the schedules
Of the conference schools.
The Nebraska manager had the north
erH trip for the C~ornhuskers so arranged
that Grinnell and Cornell were included
in the schedule OF games for that tour.
When the ediet went forth that the con-
ference teams could not play those schools.
Manager Eager's schedule plans were
hoisted high In the air, and right now he
is trying TO get dates with other Iowa
schools 70 fiji in for the northern invasion
OF the Nebraska nine. He expects to have
his bookings made within the next two or
three weeks.
Several games have been contracted for
the home schedule OF the ~Cornhuskers.
Kansas will come here for two contests