Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-04-16
Enter the Bees BOoklovers' Contest now.
SOD GRIDIRON FOR ONE YEAR
Improvement on Cornhuskers' Field
Will Cost Goodly Sum.
TRACK MEN BUsnY AT WORK
Coach Field Has "PhenOm" In Gibson
for Quarter Mile Dash, and
Team Lacks Only In Dis
tance Runs.

LINCOLN, April 15.-(Speoial.) AL
though it is expected that one season will
be all the sod gridiron planned by the
Cornhuskers can be used, the athletic board
is fully determined to go ahead with the
work, which will cost approximately $500.
Bids have already been asked for and one
firm has already submitted it's offer, which
is slightly above $500. 1t is the intention
of the board not to start the work until
the completion OF the school year, mas
much as the gridiron is now being used by
the track men and by the base ball
players.
The board expects that in one season
the grass will be so badly cut up as to
| compel resodding. but numerous injuries
/ to players and the lack OF suitable place
to practice in rainy weather has forced
the members to the conclusion that sod
gridiron is indispensable to successful ath-
letics at Nebraska next fall.
President C. r. Richards said that enough
funds remained from the foot ball season
last fall to complete the work without
asking assistance from the university au-
| thorities and TO clear up all of the old de-
ficit. The space sodded will be slightly
larger than the field, being nearly 200 feet
wide and 400 feet long. 1t win include all
of the old field with the exception OF the
grandstand and the belachers.
No Need of Diamond.
Inasmuch as base ball has been abolished
| by the board, no provision will be made
i from a diamond so that II the Corn
huskers resume intercollegiate base ball, Il
will be necessary to prepare one. The
cinder path which circles the gridiron viii
In no way interfere with the work. The
work will be done under the personal super
vision Of Manager Earl o. Eager. who ex
poets 10 remain in Lincoln during the en-
tire summer
Prospects are generally picking up in tn,
cornhusker squad. The members all re
manned in Lincoln during the spring vaca
ton to offset the late spring training oc
casioned by unfavorable weather. meet
ing Of the track men was held Thursday
night and the coming home meet on Apr
%. was discussed.
! A number OF collegiate stars from Doane
Wesleyan and Bellevue are registered II
the university who are not eligible TO com
pete as members Of the track squad, bu
who are eligible to participate in this meet
An effort will be made to induce all o
these men TO prepare for the meet Suitabl
awards win be made to the winners OF first
second and third places in each event.
The events will be the same as in tn
dual meets with Kansas and Minnesota
includlng the iO0-yard dash. the two-twenty
the four-forty, the half mile run, the mil
and the two-mile, the two-twenty and four
forty-yard hurdles the high jump, broaI
jump. the pole vault the discus, hamme
throw and the shot put.
Members OF the track squad win be al
70 fa han
Gibson Proves Surprise.
The surprise OF the early spring train
ing has been the work Of Gibson In tn
quarter mile dash. Gibson Is a basket bal
star and had no intention OF participatin
in the track practice He got out in orde
to keep in training for the opening OF tn
foot bali season next fall
He covers the quarter mile in remark
ably fast time and appears to be the logI
cal running mate OF Captain Reed Al
though green at running the quarter
Gibson is an apt pupil and under the care
ful instruction Of Coach Field and Car
tain Reed, II is expected that he wi
develop into a star quarter-miler. Al
May is working out daily in the hundred
yard dash, and two twenty-yard sprir
and appears to have the call There
still some question as 20 who will be III
running mate for May. Reed is nearl
as fast in the shorter sprint and prof.
ably faster In the two-twenty. but II
the desire OF the coach to save Reed fC
the quarter mile where he has done hi
best work, Christmas and Powers wi
probably fight Il out for the second plao
although Powers Is badly needed in n
hurdles, and may he saved entirely Il
7 them
In the field events the CornhuslOers a
pear t. be strong Lndstrum and Russe
In the pole vault viii prove formulas
rivals for the Kansas star and with
little more training the former should cles
twelve feet. Nebraska has coterte
she weight events which have the edge {
both the Jayhswkers and the Gopher
Collins is without an equal In the Mi
sour valley In the hammer and In n
shot put. while Gibson Is starring in n
discus Harmon. the big foot ball maj
Is nearly as good as Collins with the sh,
and hammer and two On three Other stror
! men have given evidence that the Corr
husksrs have an abundance OF material
these events,
n.