Omaha daily bee., 1912-04-07
SEVEN RELAY RACES PLANNED
To Settle City and State Champion
ships This Way.
COACH stage MAY 0FFIcIATE
Chicago University Star Favored II
Handle Athletes.
WALKING EVENT FOR PosTMES
Letter Carriers to Hike 44o Yards,
While FIremen and Policemen
Are to Have Tug-of-
War.

Entry blanks were sent out last week
2or the first annual open indoor amateur
athletic meet at the Auditorium on Satur-
day night. April q. to over 80 institu-
lions in Iowa. Nebraska. Missouri and
Kansas by ]. Trultt Maxwell Of the
Young Mems Christian association
Absolute assurance Of one Of the great
est amateur indoor meets ever held In
Omaha has been given the directors and
entries are being received already. No
estimate can be placed on the number
of institutions that will enter the meet,
but II is expected that last years list
will be doubled. OF the big colleges and
schools to enter the meet will be the
University OF Nebraska Drake. Wesleyan.
Creighton. University OF Omaha, Bellevue
Omaha High school. South Omaha High.
Morningside. coe, University Of Iowa,
Sioux City High. two Des Moines schools.
Kansas City High and others who have
: already asked for entry blanks.
Seven Relay Races.
An unusual interest Is being taken In
the relay races, Of which there will be
seven. ranging from 40 yards to mile.
There Is q possibility also that there
may be either a three or four-miie relay
race, which will be open to colleges and
universities only. The relay races which
will be run are: For universities, one
mile race for the championship OF the
Missouri valley; a mile race for colleges
only for the championship Of Nebraska
and Iowa; one mile for the Young Mems
Christian associations Of Nebraska; high
school relay for Nebraska and Iowa
schools only. one mile; one mile for tho
athletic clubs of Omaha; one mile for
the church declarations of Omaha.
As q special feature event the grade
school youngsters will compete In series
OF 44s-yard relay races for the junior
championship OF the city. Elimination
heats viii DO rim off In quick succession.
starting promptly at O'Clock, and II Is
planned TO have the finals completed by
SD. A handsome silver loving cup. SINH
lar to the others. will be hung up by
the promoters. As the rivalry between
the Grade schools is always spirited and
athletics form a part Of their daily cur
rlculum, this event promises to draw q
large number Of pupils to the meet. spe-
ciai sections for each school will be re-
served in the north and south balconies
and the races will be so arranged that
the running track win be In full view OF
all.
Arrange Details Soon.
Officials have not been selected, but
this will be done this week, when a
meeting Of the promoters will be heid
and final Arrangements and details
made. 1t 10 understood that Alonzo Stage.
athletic director at the University OF
Chicago, may be asked to come to take
charge Of the track events and pull them
off However, II is not definitely known
whether such celebrities will be brought
here or not, as the expense would prob
ably be more than the directors may wish
10 expend. Coach Jumbo Stiehm Of the
University of Nebraska may be rung in
as an official when he comes down with
the cornhusker track stars.
There are but four field events this
year and they will be started promptly
at o'elock, thus getting them over much
earlier than they were last year. The
field events consist OF the pole vault.
running high jump. twelve-pound shotpu,
and the parallel bars. The track events.
excluding the relay races. will consist OF
forty-yard dash. 29e-yard dash. 40
yard run. haif-nlie. qpe-mIle and two
mile runs.
Five Special Events.
In addition to the above viii be held
five special events which win bring the
firemen, policemen and postmen OF
Omaha on the scene. The special event,
are an equipment relay open to soldiers
of Fort Omaha and Fort Crook The
distance which they will run has not We,
boon decided upon A postman's walking
relay Of 40 yards open to the mail car.
riers II Omaha and South Omaha is also
on the list Of events. The firemen Of
Omaha win have tug-of-war with the
policemen. Wrestling and boxing matches
for the championship of the Young Mem
Christian associations will 10 pulled off
Five classes will participate in this event
Pie last Of the special events win be I
nisssed caIisthenic dril OF 800 men and
bcy5 from the ~"
The games are scheduled to star
tlDMrliJ ~ . v tAo~& @ata tAG At41t N1t
for the dashcs viii be heard at 7:so. Con
testaHts Will report to the clerk Of tn
eoslse before I'D TO receive their nun
les. Tie track this year Will be sixteei
lsps To the mile The turns will not b
hsaEea, as they viii be wide and cas-,
" rosad.
Prizes Arc Offered.
The prlzes viii consist Of gold, silve
ami I,ronz medals for first. second an
tE:rd 4Iace, respectively, IN each event
To the team scoring tho greatest tots
number OF points in open events . lsrg
i1ving cup Will be presented. and to tn
team taking first place in each OF tn
various relays loving cup viii be given
Entries Wi close positively on April
Entries ssnt by mail and the POSTWAR
saows taat !. was mailed before II o'cloc
niIdnirh. On April = viii be accepted.
ss;ausuA interest Is being taken in tn
ruse. By he Iowa colleges and the Uni
xerstty Of Nebraska Aiorningside uni
va zty OF Sioux City, II Is said. is goin
20 sad enc Of the best relay teams the