Omaha daily bee., 1910-12-04
ATHLETES IN TRAINING AGAIN
College Lads Again Mount the Water
Wagon,
WINTERS GAMES DRAW NEAR
FOIIowinE Christmas Recess Repre-
sentatives Of All Branches OF
sport wiz Resume ne
nesved Activity.

NEW YORK. Dec. s--wth the close Of
the foot BAN season winter sports IN the
colleges have undisputed sway. Many Of
the men who broke training but a short
time ago when ten molesiVins we're turned
over 10 the foot ball managers have again
climbed aboard the conveyance, which is
not only a water wagon. but which re-
Quires OF It's passengers long sleep and spe-
ciai foods and hangs a mo smoking" sign
above the dashboard, They have gone TO
swell the basket ball, water polo and
hockey squads at various institutions.
Al Harvard q busy winter is planned for
the athletes. Candidates for the fencing
team have already begun work under the
instruction Of NJ Leslaway, who was
fencing master in the French army. Two
meets month win be held by the club
| after the Christmas recess, and several
Boston tournaments will be entered.
] Hockey practice has also begun. Work is
being done four times a week under Coach
A. winsor. but serious practice cannot be
done until the ground freezes and the two
Kinks in the stadium are flooded and
frozen. Men interested in gymnastics have
also held a meeting and begun practice for
half dozen scheduled exhibitions and the
university meet at the close Of the season
The basket bail squad has been increased
by some Of the foot bah men.
All Branches Active.
After the Christmas recess about every
branch of athletics IN the university Will
have active representatives. Regular track
work is to start, Coach Donovan viii take
the runners on the board track in the
stadium, while the field men viii practice
under Coach Quinn in the batting cage.
The first meet OF Importance for varsity
and freshman candidates Is the 3. A. A.
meet on February H.
Crew candidates will be set at the ma
chimes for regular varsity and freshman
drill on February 10. Coach Wray will give
individual instruction to men who report
at the boat house before that time.
About week after the mid-year exam.
nations the base ball men are 20 be called
out for indoor work.
Yale's gymnasium and wrestling teams
have also started work. -Four OF last sea-
sons champion gymnasium team remain al
college and there is plenty OF new material
About the only weak place in the squad IA
In the club swinging department.
OF last years team there are available
| Belcher and Callahan for the high bar.
These men won second and third places
respectively, last year at the championship
meet. They should be even better this
year. r. G. w. Ruge, a point winner on
the parallel bars, is again eligible this
year. Means, champion on the sidehorse
will be entered again IN this event. Cap
tain Clark and Belcher should be point
winners on the flying rings. Last year
Clark secured third place.
There is large wrestling squad out, bui
there are only two members Of last year,
team In college. The new material II
promising, however. At present St Ger
main Is doing good work in the heavy
weight class, and Captain Cleveland, VIII,
won his decisions In the Pennsylvania anS
Cornell meets last year, should be stronl
y in the 176-pound class this season. Manage
a Wheeler, the only other member OF las
a years team, will wrestle either in the IL
d or in the 1s5-pound class. Other promising
candidates are Parry. in the i5s-poun,
class; skene, in the 125-pound class an,
. Clark, in the 115-pound class.