Omaha daily bee., 1910-03-14
STAGE AND HIS TEAM COMING
Crafty Coach at Chicago University
to Enter Track Men in Omaha.
DRAKE AND IOWA ARE HOPEFUL
Hawkeye state Men in Training for
Various EventS-sOIdier Athletes
of Three Posts to Fight for
,. Supremacy.

Alonzo A. Stage, head of athletics at the
University OF Chicago. has notified officers
Of the indoor athletic meet, which will be
held at the Auditorium April 1, that he will
bring a team OF athletes from Chicago to
contest for the western indoor champion
ships. This has added to the interest In
the meet, as 1t is known that Mr.. Stage
has some good men in training this spring.
More interest attaches to the announce
ment because 1t is known that Mr.. Stagg Is
bringing his men to Omaha in preference to
taking them to the indoor meet at Pitts
burg, April 8. 1t is an announcement that
Omaha now has a recognized place on the
athletic map and 1t is a f%orerunner Of what
the indoor meet may be expected to do for
athletes of the west.
John L. Griffith. coach for Drake univer-
sity, will bring to Omaha one of the strong
est relay teams ever seen in the west, as
ne has three members Of the Missouri Val
ley conference meet championship relay
team now in training. These are Roy
Havens, Russell Herrold and Frank Wilson.
Competition is keen for the fourth position.
Drake will be represented at the Omaha
meet by fifteen crack athletes.
Martin H. Smith, manager of the Uni
verslty Of Iowa track team, and Jerry D.
Delaney, director, will bring a team Of
twenty men and Delaney will for the first
time ave his athletes running against
those Of his brother, Martin A. Delaney,
director of the Chicago Athletic association
team.
York and KeRrney Entered.
Two high schools from interior Nebraska
will compete for honors at the meet with
the high schools OF the river towns. w.
". Wiley OF York High school has a high
jump record of 5 feet IL inches and Harry
Wright Of Kearney has a record of 2:12 in
the half mile run and 4;50 in the mile.
Fort Leavenworth will send a relay team
to the meet, under the guidance Of Lieu
tenant e. s. Hand OF the Fifteenth cav
airy, U. s. A. 1t will compete against the
soldiers OF Fort Crook and Fort Omaha.
Athletes OF Fort Crook are working I'M
der the tutelage Of Lieutenant W. c..
Short, who claims he has as good a relay
team as represented the regiment at Des
Moines. Lieutenant James F. Ware of
Fort Omaha claims he is rounding some
winners into shape.
Jack HOLSTER. famous as pitcher for
Brown and the University Of Michigan
teams. will bring ten men from Morning
side college to the meet. Mornlngside run
ners recently defeated the runners Of the
University Of Minnesota in a relay and
are expected to give a good account Of
themselves at the Omaha meet when they
meet Grinnell.
Fifteen men will represent the University
OF Nebraska at the meet, and DIT. Ciapp
says ne will have some surprises which
are not expected even by the student body
at Lincoln.
Suitable trophies of the different events
will be given to all who are lucky enough
to be placed at the meet. Handsome
shields will be given the winners in the
various relay races and individual medals
will be given the winners in the individual
events.
Because OF the meet coming on the regu-
lar night for its installation Of newly
elected officers the local lodge Of Elks has
decided TO postpone the meeting. The
Elks have reserved q section Of seats.