Omaha daily bee., 1911-04-20
CAIRNS TO SELECT TRACK MEM
Tryout Monday Afternoon at Omaha
Driving Park.
PREPARE FOR LINCOLN MEET
More Interest Than Ever BEFORE IL
BeinE shown in the Athletic
Affairs al the Omaha
High school.

Track men who will constitute the team
OF the Omaha High school for the inter-
scholastic meet TO be held May IL AZ Lin
coin will be chosen Monday afternoon at
the Omaha Driving park. The local high
school Is allowed ten members TO compete
In the meet Probable members OF the team
are Robert Wood. Benson Rowley, Andrew
Dow. Lee Ellsworth. Ralph Ludwig, Hugh
Willard John Drexel Vergil Rector and
Halleck Rouse.
No qualifications are necessary for en-
trance in the class meet which occurs at
the driving park on April %. except that
the student be eligible in his studies. This
decision was agreed upon by Coach r. l.
earns and also by the athletic board. The
class meet which lie the first outdoor meet
OF the season Is important as II determines
the speedy men on the field, and also gives
the coach line on members who will form
the track team for the season.
The seniors are probable winners OF the
loving cup which will be given to the class
making the most number OF points. Nearly
all Of the senior lads who will enter the
meet are either former track men or have
showed wonderful progress so far this
season. Andrew Dow IL practically the
only one for the weights, and will enter
the dashes. Benson Rowley holds the
school record for the low hurdles and also
runs the dashes in splendid time. Robert
Wood, captain of the track squad this year,
Is considered by his classmates as being
the lad who will win the gold medal for
individual work. There is no doubt but
what Wood who holds the school record
for the 1O0-yard dash and Rlso for the no
yard dash will win both OF these events,
Wood will also figure in the sophomore
relay team, and will be the main support
for the sophomores Dow, Rowley and
Wood are all members of last years track
team and entered in the indoor meet inf
Omaha on April l.
Record Holders Compete.
Besides Dow and Rowley who will enter
for the seniors there will also be several
other stars who have lowered the school
records in several events this season. Ralph
Ludwig. who won the SSo-yard race at the
indoor meet, will enter for the half-mils
run. Albert Calm, who succeeded in Sc
curing second place in the Quarter-mils
run in the same meet, will enter in the
quarter-mile run and also take part in
the half-mile run. Lee Ellsworth, the cap
tain OF the cross country squad last fall.
will enter in the mile run. Ellsworth IL
the only lad in the school who runs thu
mile in less than flve minutes. Ellsworth
will probably lower his record in the class
meet and has a splendid chance Of securina
place in the Missouri Valley meet
Hugh Willard, Charles Robel, Clarence
Munneke and Vergtl Rector are the princi1
pal support of the juniors. Willard wiiK
enter the 1Oo-yard and the 29o-yard dsShes
Munnecke will enter in the pole vault anal
Rector will also Rector is slated to win the
pole vault as he has the school record for
this event In the indoor meet he sue,
ceeded In making ten feet eight inches,
which is considerably more than his records
last year. Robel will enter in the mile
race, his time being $50
The hope of the sophomores lies in tho.
fact that the class has the strongest relay
team Of the school. three OF whom consti-
tute the school relay team. Robert " God.
Halieck Rouse, Warren Riley and John
Drexel compose the relay team.