Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-26
HIGH SCHOOL LADS TRAINING
Suits viii Be D0nned Monday for the
First Time This Year.
G0OD MArERIAL 8 M sIGET


The opening OF the track work Of the
Omaha High school FOR the coming season
win take place Monday when about sixty
athletes viii don track suits and start
practice on the school campus meet
ing OF All boys who were Interested IN
track work was held recently. when a
large number expressed bteir deternina-
ton Of trying out for one OF the various
track events. Robert wood. who was
aisnted captain OF the track team for this
year. was present and spoke words Of en-
c6uragement 70 the new fellows who have
not been out IN previous years
Donald Howe. the manager OF the track
team. told how the Omaha track team
has rapidly advanced IN track work IA
Nebraska and in the Missouri Valley
league until Il was regarded AZ one OF the
hest teams in the association last year.
This year We have even a bettsr chance
OF winning fame for the Omaha BiEh
school In the state meet. as q much
larger number viii turn out than IN
other years, said Howe at the conclusion
OF MIA talk
r. L. earns. vino viii coach the track
team ss last year. issued lockers to All
the candidates Friday afternoon, and prac-
tics for the track work begins tomorrow
Afternoon. while II is urtIs that the track
team this year VIII be greatly Weakened
by ths loss Of several star men. VINO grad
uztod last June. there Still remains q
number of lads who VIII sudeavor 70 up-
hold the honor Of the Omaha Hish school.
weed - captafa-
Robsrt Wood. VINO - captain az tbs
team. via no doubt ba one OF the star
men On the team. Wood ID a fast Splinter.
dash. and also Tor 20 yard dash Tor ths
Omaha High school. Besides holding ths
local record for speed Wed IN the last
two years a. a member Of the omaha
tlaGE squad. has captured many first and
sec1nd places IN the state meets and also
IN the Missouri valley meets. Woods rec
ord dine Tor the loo-yard dash Is 10 sec
ords Tat and for the zal-yard dash is
2 seconds naL He has been q member
0t the Amatsur Inrar8GholasrG aasocia-
ton for tns last two years. and won
the gold medal Tor individual work IN ths
track team last year, - 6ssa5sizzs 10 zzas5
points IN the annual class contest
Ben Ro9lsy Is anntAar fast Splinter. al
though R0wiey takes % the hurdles more
than the short dashea IN the last two
years a. a member OF ina tracE squad,
Rovley has developed into a crack low
hurdlsr. and has established a reeord Tor
the Omaha HEh school which win be am
cult to lower Ha makes the TWO twenty
yard hurdles "a q seconds flat. which b tha
school record On low hurdles.
Lavtaas a. = HardEer.
Leonard Lagidae. a stalWaFt nsnior. ana
.. niemhsr 81 last years. squad. developed
taward the end Of the SESSION last year 20
East high hurdler LavidEs donned
track suit Tor the first time Last year. but
soon proved mat ha would hold the trach
team a. high hurdler. He won first
pIaea 10 ehs class meet heid IN Omaha last
NAY. and also ran a close sseond IN ne
stats meet
For M quartsr. halE and mile runs. tie
team WiI probably have some ALE contust-
AntC- Les Ellsworth. who was captain q
ne cpIas-countEy team last ian. win tairs
TIE place IS A. Kennedy i1 the mile run
Ellsworth. while uat having a. much urac-
dee a. Kennedy rad. is an able runner ana
made a good record last snriuE Ia the uari-
Gus meets. Ellsworth Wlu also trv Tor fhs
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