Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-23
CORNHUSKERS TO MEET AMES
Dual Battle on the Track Scheduled
for Saturday.
SQUAD HAS TRAINED HARD
weekly Meets and the BIE Home Meet
Have Tended 10 Pat the Athletes
In the Prime OF Condi-


Of Nbraska will find the Cornhuskers in
the best Of trim for the dual meet with
, the Ames Angles next Saturday,. Very little
is known OF the strength Of the ARgies and
while the Cornhuskers may be due for a
/ surprise. u Ia believed by the coaches that
very little difficulty win be experienced
in taking the Aggles into camp.
The squad has had the longest and hard
est training season ever undergone by
Cornhuskers athletes Beginning early in
the spring. the Corphuskers remained dur
ing the spring vacation In order TO get
into better condition. The weekly track
meets at which all Of the squad were
eligible to take part and the big home
meet has aroused more interest in track
work an has induced collegiate stars Of
Bellevue. Doane and Hastings, who have
played their allotted time and hence are
not eligible to participate in the Missouri
valley meets. TO take part in the home
meets. The augmented size OF the squad
has resulted In considerable rivalry among
the members for places in the weekly
meets.
Nebraska will be weak In the distance
runs. It Is feared. and In some OF the field
events. The high Jump lie the Cornhusker's
biggest bugaboo and although Christmas
and Hiltner have been daily working out
in this event neither have shown sufficient
ability to Justify any hopes Both are about
evenly matched Christmas is also doing
considerable practice in the sprints, but
with May. Powers and Reed eligible for
the dashes, II il altogether improbable that
Christmas will have an opportunity to
start in the sprints Gibson has been show
ing such form In the four-forty yard dash
that he is likely to be selected as a run
ming mate for Captain Reed.
Unless Powers is saved for the hurdles,
May and Powers will undoubtedly start in
the hundred yard dash for the CoTnhuskers.
Reed and May will probably be the team
in the two-twenty yard dash. while Reed
and Gibson look like the entries for the
four-forty
Good LonR-Distance Material.
In the half-mile run there Is considerable
material, but the failure of MCGOWAN to
round into physical condition has ma
terially weakened the chances OF the Corn
huskers. Mcowan broke the Missouri Val
ley record last year with but three daYs
practice, and should he appear strong
enough to run the race again this spring
he will not need practice Anderson is the
other started in the half-mile run.
Melick and Anderson are the entries for
the mile and twO-mile events Russell and
Powers will run the high and low hurdles.
In the field events, Munson. who holds the
university record in the broad jump is
still eligible, and has shown good form
in practice. Collins and Harmon are
handling the weights and should be point
winners for the Cornhuskers In these
events, although Collins Is particularly
strong in the hammer throw, and this has
a,A 49,. rAII.
conference. Gibson Is throwing the discus.
The pole vault is cared for by Lindstrum
and Russell. so that the Cornhusker team
looks good on paper, with the exception OF
the high jump. the distance runs and the
relay team, Reed and Powers are the
veterans on the relay team and have suffi-
Client speed TO put the Cornhuskers IN the
running all of the time, but the other two
members have been unable TO round out a
winning quartet. Coach Field is devoting
special attention TO the relay team now
Athletic Board Fight.
The athletic board fight has developed
into fractional quarrel again among mem
bers Of the various fraternities. Owen
Frank is the latest candidate to announce
himself. Frank was a member of the
board during his freshmen year. but when
a candidate last year, was defeated. He lie
regarded as strong candidate and has
taken a prominent part in all branches OF
athletics, having won his IN" in foot ball
for two seasons. in base ball and in basket
ball
shonka, Rathbone, Reed. Chauner and
ANDERSON, who are new members of the
board, will not be applicants again. Cher
rington does not intend to enter the race
either, Chauner has withdrawn from
school and Rathbone Is serving in his
stead. The race probably viii narrow down
to ten candidates and owing to the various
'tieups already reported II is expected
that the election will result in a badly
split vote.
The interclass athletic board of the uni
versity has a big problem on its hands at
present and the matter may come before
the members Of the Cornhusker athletic
board unless solution is obtained before
long.
Freshmen in the university are rebslling
against the Missouri valley conference rule,
which prevents the scheduling OF games
outside the university for the freshmen
teams. When the interclass games come,
the board eliminates all freshmen who
regarded as varsity ealiber so that the
freshmen team work is completely broken
W Aito inAuANA1oo games ne CbAlnA-
ton Of six OF the freshmen from participa-
ton in the interciass foot ball champion
ship last fall raised big howl among the
first year men and particularly the players.
They objected to reporting for practice
each evening II they were to be eliminated
from taking part in the class games or
were not permitted to play outside teams,
as has been done in tn epast The same
thing happened to the freshmen basket
ball team and although the first year men
were nearly as strong as the varsity, the
elimination OF their stars under the class
regulations made It impossible for them to
even make a strong showing In the inter-
class championship. The election OF the
athletic board to do away with collegiate
foot bali has remedied the situation in
this sport, but the board must take steps
in the other branches of sport.
What action will be taken Is largely a
matter OF conjecture, but the probable re-
suit is 70 bring the rule 20 the attention
OF the Missouri valley conference In regard
TO the scheduling Of outside games by
university freshmen The Cornhuskers are
not inclined 20 swallow some OF the other