Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-05
TRAINING FOR OMAHA MEET
Nebraska Men Expect to Carry Of
Bulk of Honors.
INTEREST IS GROWING INTENSE
Indications Are that More Institu-
lions WIN he Represented This
Year Than at the Successful
Affair Last spring.

The University OF Nebraska will be on
the map in full force when the second
Omaha indoor meet opens in the Audi
torium, the night Of April /. The track
representatives Of the schools will be pre-
pared to repeat the victories OF last year
and a live bunch OF rooters will also be
present. cheering for the athletes
Plans for bringing up three or four hun
dred or more, II possible, Of the Nebraska
supporters are now under way at Lincoln.
Earl Eager, the enthusiastic manager of
athletics at the university Is working hard
In lining up the Cornhusker supporters
and plans to have the university hand
here in uniform and ready to play stirring
tunes during the meet,
Dope from the Nebraska university has
II that the school will have a fast bunch
Of track athletes in line when the time for
entering the cardinal and cream squad
comes round And the students are more
than enthusiastic over the Omaha meet
feeling that as Omaha is really Nebraska
home ground. the members of the school
Should be present to act in a body hosts
for the visiting college lads.
At the next meeting Of the Omaha Ath-
letio association the list Of events for the
meet will be decided. The committee ap-
pointed to attend to this important mat
ter has been working hard at 1t and has
/ already prepared q tentative program for
the athletes.
The fifty-yard dash and the fitty-yard
hurdle races. which were 80 popular last
season. viii be included. and the next race
win be the 4l0-yard. Then comes the 600
yard. the $50 and, and then the mile-run
for single entries The two-mile event may
also be Included.
Interest In the Relay.
The big event Of the meet will be the
mile relay The list OF entries will contain
some OF the finest four-men relay teams
in the country. ana the mile relay is the
point where the fight for blood will surely
come off. Talk OF a twO-mile relay is also
considered.
The field list contains the shot put, high
jump. pole vault. and possibly the stand
/ ing broad. The shortness Of the time Of
the meet will necessarily keep down the
number OF field events. but some good men
win be present TO show what they can do.
The hammer throw and discus throw,
\ which are so pretty TO witness in an out
door meet. are Of necessity excluded in an
Indoor meet
All the events will OF course be open
TO all classes OF athletes. The college men
will naturally usurp the positions OF the
greatest prominence, but the high school,
athletic clubs and the Young Mems Chris
tan association men will be present and
will perhaps open the eyes OF some Of the
college coached track men. The grade
schools boys race. which was OF such in
terest iasG year. Is planned again Tor the
coming meet
The Omaha Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION is one OF the organizations which
will be well represented In the meet. The
first OF q series OF elimination trials which
Is meant to bring out the best athletic tai
ents OF the Omaha members OF the asso-
citation. was held last week At the class
meet Three more such meets, the nov
ice" meet. the "All-Omahs" meet and the
state Young Mems Christian association
meet win give Physical Director j. 4.
Maxwell an even better idea OF what ma
teriai he viii be able 10 enter.