Omaha daily bee., 1911-03-12
SCHOOLS ARE FOREMOST
Nebraska, Kansas and Michigan to
Predominate.
GROWING EAGER
CHAMPS FROM KANSAS CITY
Town Down on Kaw Plans to settle
Ions Rivalry with Chicago Here
Military Bands to
Attend.

Track coaches all over the middle west
ere working with the athletes under their
charge, preparing them for tho first big
competition OF the 1911 season. the Omaha
!nuoor meet on April 1. Less than three
weeks before the night when the best OF
the speedy runners, the heavyweight men
and the jumpers of the west will meet at
! the auditorium. the second indoor meet
promises to tar eclipse the Initial contest
The coming week win bring positive
answers from the majority OF the col
leges likely TO enter in the Omaha event.
The big colleges from one side 20 the
other Of the big valley country OF the
Mississippi and Missouri rivers, have been
a little uncertain about entering the Omaha
meet because of engagements with sister
colleges and conference relations. This
week viii bring the answers
II is certain that Michigan, Kansas and
Nebraska will be represented, and many
of those who watch the college track
squads OF the west closely, declare that
to one Of these viii fall the victory Of the
meet. II is certain that the proposed relay
race with these three schools entered and
any others of their class that may come I'm
later, win be the biggest event OF that
hind ever held in Omaha.
Kansas is progressing a little beyond
the mere point OF friendly rivalry in this
meet and is coming to Omaha with the in
tention Of getting that meet. w. c. Lans-
don, the track athletic director of Kansas
has written the Omaha Athletic association
that he will bring here the eight crack
men Of the JayhRwker college. -Four OF
the Kaw squad will constitute the relay
team. one of the best Kansas ever turned
out The relay will be $50 yards for each
of the runners. and Kansas is depending
much upon these four runners to uphold
the honor Of the sunflower colors.
The remaining four men win be entered
in the various Individual events French,
the little high jumper. who made the Trsat-
est height at the Omaha meet last year.
six feet. will be in again. French is also
the champion of the Chicago conference in
this event Roberts, the man who did the
fifty-yard dash in record time three times
successfully. will run once more for Kan
sas in 1911 and c. woodbury., who has
done IL feet 4 inches in the pole vault in
| indoor work already this season, will be
entered II. Woodbury., a i6-second man
in the 12o-yard hurdles win do this stunt
here.
From Nebraska Il is not certain just
what team will come yet, but Reed, Am
berson, Graham and Collins are sure to be
on the squad. The South Dakota squad is
also uncertain, but South aDkota will send
strong representation
Tho Kansas City Athletic club will be
on the map for the Omaha meet. Nevins,
the Western Athletic union champion for
the 440-yard run, will head the team, and
three other champs, O'DonneI. champion
miller; Craig, half-mile record holder, and
Lee Talbot, record holder in weight events,
are also coming from the Kansas CITY
Athletic club. Kansas City offers the asso-
citation officials a proposition which NAV
be placed in the list of events
The Kansas City Athletic club and the
Chicago Athletic association have long
been rivals and Kansas City wishes 10 try
the two relay teams OF the associations out
at Omaha.
AS the measurement of the track at the
Auditorium Will be 100 yards, each OF the
men in the big college and association win
have to round it six times. Each man is
to run $50 yards, making It six times round
apiece, twenty-four rounds to the race,
3.i2O yards.
The relay event between the smaller
colleges Of Nebraska, and Iowa win not be
quite so long, each OF the men entered
running go yards, a 1.OlO-yard total run.
HShoFuS SOlleB0 was the latest 10 enter
in this class.
Tarkio college will enter in the college
race the Tarkio team which won the Mis-
souri, Valley championship In 1910 Tarklo
will also have entries for other events.
Lieutenant r. ID. Smith of Fort Crook
sent word Saturday that the Fourth in.
fantry band, one OF the crack military
bands Of the United States, would be At
the disposal Of the association that even
Ing, II so desired.
the Nebraska University band will also
be present. The Omaha Cadet band
be present. The Omaha High school
Cadet band will also be in attendance
Interest among the local athletic asso-
Citations Is keen for the big event The
Young Mems Christian association Of
Omaha Is practicing hard and hopes 10
take number OF the hOnors, IL possible. 10
take the high cOlors OF the Young Mems
Christian associations entered The Syee
Athletic club. the German Turner'S and
the Tel Jed Sokol will probably be entered
for special relay race and the Turner'S
OF the two latter societies will give An
exhibition while some OF the races are
being carried on.
The entry list OF the Omaha meet closes
March Is, and then the list Of those who
compete must be sent 10 the Amateur
Athletic union authorities Between now
and the closing time OF the entry list Sec
rotary earns expects TO hear from many
OF the colleges OF the west.