Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-02
CORNHUSKERS SHORT A COACH
Usual Spring Training Of Foot Ball
Squad Likely to Be Abandoned.
MEN FAm To NE AN INTEREsT
Nebraska Preparing 60 Go Against
Kansas in the Athletic Meet and
Later 20 Try Conclusions
with Missouri.

absence OF coach and captain VIII PROD
ably do away with the usual spring train
ing for the Cornhusker foot ball squad al
though a number OF veterans intend to de-
velop accuracy and speed by out-of-door
work during the next few weeks.
Oswald steihm. who was elected all-year
coach. does not assume his duties until
next fall and Captain -elect S. V. shonka
is not in school this semester. Neighboring
schools have already started training and
reports from Kansas and Missouri indl-
cate that the Jayhawkers nd the Tigers
have large squads at work. Heretofore the
Cornhuskers have always participated in
the spring training. but the lack OF a
coach makes Il difficult to interest the new
men,
Owen Frank the stellar half bac kof the
cornhusker squad, and perhaps the most
consistent trainer Of the squad will head
the men who do get out for seasoning this
spring. The star halfback spends the
greater part Of the summer az his home in
Grand Island, training for the foot ball
season so that when he arrives in lincoln
in the fall. he is prepared to step into the
hardest practice. Some OF the other veter-
ans will also get out in the next few days,
but inasmuch as the newer men need the
seasoning more than the veterans. the lack
" NA0 N'e@h - 1poAhs ANAAs
Need of Spring Practice.
Spring practice consists In developing
speed The squad generally spends con-
siderable time in sprinting and passing the
ball. Accuracy in catching and passing
the ball has become such an essential in
the new game that a coach must devote
a considerable portion Of the time IN In
structing the youngsters in the rudiments
Of the game.
i With spring vacation close at hand. the
! Cornhuskers have but short time to
prepare for the initial meet Of the year
The preliminary meet is to be held April
! % on the athletic field, at which time all
of the candidates for the track team will
participate. The events win include all Of
the dashes, the distance runs, the hurdles
and the field events.
The first dual meet of the year will be
held with Kansas, May 8. Thus far very
little is known of the strength Of the Jay
hawker squad. but the meet between the
two schools in recent years has always
been very close, with Nebraska successful
in the last three The following week
Minnesota and Nebraska will hold a dual
meet at Lincoln, Nebraska has also scored
two consecutive victories over the north
erners and hopes to duplicate the trick
again this year. The Missouri Valley meet.
at which ali OF the members Of the con-
ference are entered, finishes the season
for the Cornhuskers.
Rounding Into Form.
The squad is slowly rounding into form.
The announcement that MCGOWAN would
! take part in the half-miie run despite the
Doctors orders has boosted the Corn
husker stock. for MCGOWAN. with but three
days Of training broke the Missouri val
ley record last spring. cutting off several
seconds In the prettiest race Of the meet
MCGOWAN 10 troubled with weak heart
and the physician has repeatedly refused
to allow him to run. The old CornhuskeI
star believes that he is now in condition
to take part and will get out Tor the prac.
tice next week II the weather permits.
ANDERSON and Anderson are showing
better form on the distance runs although
neither are the equal TO MCGOWAN. Am
berson Is better on the half mile thar
Anderson while tho latter is showing al
well in the mile and the two-mile runs
Melick, the captain Of the cross countr.
team, is also rounding into form on tn,
mile run and will probably be Anderson
running mate in the mile and the two-mile
Powers has shown such form in tn
sprints that he has been taken from tn
hurdles and placed In the dashes. Russell
is running the hurdles and has shown
good form In practice. although not 81
fast as Powers. He takes the sticks bette
5 than any other member Of the squad
3 The Cornhuskers are apparently weak Il
!, the high jump. although Hiltner, Blacl
= and Christmas are doing better than tn
h high jumpers last year Munson is bette
r than last season. when he established
{ new record. while In Russell and LIndstrun
the Cornhuskers have two OF the mos
d finished vauters in the valley. Collins an
a Harmon will take care Of the weight event
8 without any difficulty Collins holding tn
a Missouri valley records in the hammer an
Is shot He did not take part last seaso
n and Harmon replaced him. having littl
n difficulty IN cispOsing OF ali corners.
May, Powers and Reed form a trio o
s sprinters the equal OF any In the west an
, the Cornhuskers win undoubtedly be stron
y in the dashes. May viii be entered In IN
Il century run, while Reed can be saved 10
e the quarter. In which event he Is the bes
y Reed clipped the record down TO 30 second
last season and viii probably lower II b
p low this mark before the year ends
l. On the whole the Cornhusker outlook
n exceeding bright for a winning track teaI
n In the meets with Kansas and Minnesota
l. The annual interscholastio meet b,
tween the high schools OF the stat
x known as "Fete" day. has been set Il
IA May ls. On account OF the smallpo
8 scare at the university last year. n
10 meet had 70 be taken away from the un
n versity and as a result interest fagge
~ The return OF the meet to the universal
q will result In a renewal OF interest. Il
expected, and already the authorities Al
q, arranging for the entertainment or n
M high school athletes The preliminaT
entries show that large number OF hiG
schools viii take part In to meet Fl
tertainment is being provided by n
Greek letter organizations. the int
fraternity council permitting rushing c
y this data
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