Omaha daily bee., 1912-02-04
ATHLETES AT WORK
Nebraska Men Go Into Training for
Events Next Spring.
TO BE BEST SQUAD IN YEARS
In Addition to Having Practically .
veteran rest Ball Team six Reg
uiars frsm Last Year VIII
start Basket Ball Season.


LINCOLN, Nod, req. ASspec1al-
coach Jumbo" sdehm could not have
chosen q more satisfactory season TO
take charge Of athistics at the Univer-
sity Of Nebraska than the season for
is.1-iA In addition to having practically
veteran foot ball squad and with six
regulars from last yezrs squad to start
the basket ball season. Nsbraska's men,
tor has the most promising outlook In
track athletics the Cornhuskers insd-
tuition has had In years.
Although necessarily confined TO In
door practice because Of the wintry
weather, track work started this week
q, the state university with an unusual
showing Of material for the first Of the
season.
Anderson Responds Promptly.
Captain Louie Anderson. whose long
distance work has brought honors to
the university for the last two seasons.
was one Of the first to respond to the
call of the coach. Anderson viii have
a notable array Of material to aid him
in carrying off honors for the Corn
huskers In the distance runs. Becker.
a veteran last year, who developed un-
expected speed In the half mile, has had
the benefit OF continuous training dur
Ing the fall, and Is In better condition
than he has been In since he Joined the
squad. ZAP Kennedy Of Omaha, who
was prevented from contrasting last sea-
son because he was a freshman. is an
other man Of whom much Is expected In
the distance runs. Kennedy holds the
Nebraska interchoiasuc record In the
mile run and since coming to the uni
versity has given every evidence Of lie
veioping into q valuable man. He was
member Of the cross country team last
fan but was not In condition.
Squad 10 strengthened.
The return OF MCGOWAN to the uni
versity has strengthened the cornhusksr
squad immeasurably in the distance
runs. MCGOWAN is the greatest half and
quarter miller that Nebraska has had In
years, but was unable to compete last sea-
son on account of a weak heart. He has
since recovered his oidtime form and
will work out with the squad. MCGOWAN
with but three days training raced at
the Missouri Valley conference meet two
years ago In Des Moinss and lowered
the record By ~ seconds. His mark
has not been lowered anos then Bran
non. former Springfield high and In
coin high Splinter. has been working
out on the quarter and half mile and
gives indications OF proving q good run
ming mate in these events for MCGOWAN.
Guy Reed. who was recognized last
season az the premier quarter miller in
the valley u In school, but 10 not
eligible TO compete. Reed 10 working
out with the squad and VIII try out with
other American athletes next spring for
the olympic team Reed has done the
century run In 0 rs seconds and is con-
fldent of duplicating ths-trick.
Plenty of spfnters.
The loss Of Reed IN the sprints will
not be notceabiy. felt for there are no
hess than Eve crack men to take his
place The list Is headed by Art May.
who with Jack Christmas. was Reeds
running mate hast season May 10 a
l0 second man In the hundred. while
Christmas pushes him hard. Both have
run he hundred and the 40 dashes.