Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-03

given him. He landed his team winner
by goodly margin OF ten yards.
Nebraskas quartet was never in the run
ming at any stage. From the time the
pistol cracked the crimson of Nebraska
trailed yards and yards behind
Other relays developed excellent compe-
tition. The Chicago Athletic association
relay team easily defeated the team carry
ing the colors of Kansas university.
Individual honogs of the meet went to
Kuhn of the Chidngo Athletic association.
He scored ten points which gave him the
individual point trophy. Bob Wood of the
Omaha High school team scored six.
Approach worlds Record.
Save in the championship DASH but one
worlds record was approached, though
many local records went by the boards.
Delaney says that he will apply to the
National Amateur Athletic union TO have
Kuhn's mark Of 5as seconds registered as
tieing the worlds mark The course was
measured and found to be- the full fifty
yards.
The Chicago university and Michigan u
teams were disappointed Neither was
able to do itself justice. Stages men, five
In the squad. were able to garner but a
single point that third In the shot put
by Menaul. But the team came for the
purpose of landing the relay race and it
went back to Chicago with the scalps of
Michigan and Nebraska dangling at It's
belt
Interest in the field events centered in
the pole vault. Verink of Coe college
finally landed the coveted points, although
he had to utilize most of the sixteen point
handicap to defeat Woodbury. of Kansas
university.
Talbot is a star.
Lee Talbot Of the Kansas City Athletic
club. holder of the worlds and college
records, was unable to overcome the crush
ing handicaps allotted to those not 80 well
known in athletic circles in the Junior
shot putting the tweve-pound sphere 50
feet 1O1h inches seven inches less than the
worlds record. Talbot was forced, to, give
way to E. d. vsnenk and B. Holbert, the
former OF Coe college, Handcaps, not
actual puts beat Talbot. Venenk. a stocky
lad put In good form and an actual hurl
OF AZ feet inches was enough to get the
points for his team.
Talbot however. retrieved his laurels IN
the sixteen-pound shot. when he went mp
against Horner. the Michigan star, and
Menaul. Chicago us best Talbot hurled
the senior sphere 45 feet III inches in his
second trial The Giant Kansas City lad
lowered over his collegiate opponents as a
sycamore over the veriest shrub and put
In the same fashion. Futile attempts Of
Horner and MenauI TO overcome TalbOt's
hurI resulted in the Michigan lad taking
second place with a put of "A feet IL
inches and Stages standby landing In
vEfBf .h NtaA
seven inches less
The Chicago Athletic association lads
scored their first points in the fifty-yard
dash for clubs and Young Mems Christian
{ associations when Kuhn and Bockelman
: took first ana third for a total Of six
! points Kuhn had his work cut out for
. him all the way by Koenipdorf, the speedy
, little Young Mems Christian association
runner OF Kansas City. but magnificent
I squirt in the last few strides landed him
i at the tape first by the nsrrowest OF
< margins. So closely were the first three
r punched that Il took the judges some time
r. 10 separate and place the men.
Michigan Trails In Dash.
The crimson OF Nebraska flashed into
first and second place in the finals OF the
l. intercollegiate dash May rst and Powers
s second showed the way 70 Joe Horner
/ | Michgan's all around champion. In the
e prelminaries Horner galloped away with
d his heats, but when he stacked up against
y the Cornhusker cracks Il was all over
= May was the first to approach records, his
a five and twO-fifths being the indoor marx
for the distance.
e Handicap Helps Omaha Lad.
. Running a well timed race though aideC
by a generous handicap OF forty yards
n r.. Ludwig, Omaha Highs fast dlstane'
b runner. breasted the tape IN the half mill
e run. a scant length In front OF stophle
n OF the Kansas City Young Mems Christian
J. association. Ludwig, apparently strong
8 weakened perceptibly near the finish an,
e staggered across the finish line only L
n collapse. His grand effort however. nettes
n him the coveted five points for the lOca
J. lads. club and college athletes follOwe,
J. Iludwig like a procession OF soldiers goinl
& home from a jambouree. Lack OF condition
q was evident.
% summary OF Events.
q Following Is the summary OF events:
n 5O-YD. DASH CLUBS AND Y. NJ c. AS.
4 Kuhn, Chicago A. A.. first; KoenigsdOrt
| q A aaponds norka1unau 4