Omaha daily bee., 1915-02-14
HUSKER TRACK MEN
( FAIL TO COME BACK
Hopes Of Coach Reed Are Blasted,
but He is Building Up'a New
Team Of Merit.
ENTRIES FOR BASKET BALL

ny JAMES ID. LAWRENCE.
LINCOLN, Feb, 1S.-(Specisl.l -,Just as
Track Coach Guy F. Reed. assistant
manager OF athletics Of the University
OF Nebraska. thought no was going to
have a championship track squad this
spring. he found his chances gono glim-
mering by the descrtion Of six most
promising stars. upon whom he had
placed his hopes. Reed lost six star
track athletes by their failure to return
70 school the second semester.
Included In the list wero Captain Cupid
Meyers. Brian o'Rrien. Smith. vldai.
Maxwell and Rasmussen. II left him
without an experienced hurdier. weight
man or jumper.
Myers was sure paint winner IN the
hish jump discas throw ard ahoa.put
Vidal. a South Dakota star athlete, had
a record of better than six feet IN the
high jump. Rasmussen, a freshman last
season held tie WISCONSIN record IN the
low hurdles. and was expected TO give
Nebraska a most dependable man Smith
another freshman. doomed Up strong IA
tho aprints last season. but did not return
to SCHOOL Maxwell and o'Brien were
both weight men and Reed was counting
upon them TO replace Meyers In thoss
events.
I.osH is Heavy.
The loss OF these men will be severely
felt In the Cornhusker camp. but spring
training has already started. The track
men are working out IN the gym every
day and next Monday Reed Will get his
first line ON the material at HIS disposal
when the annual Charter day meet -
held. There is considerable interest in
the Charter day program and the list Of
entries is large.
Reed has plenty OF men in the sprints.
but he IL not over enthusiastic. George
frmih. who hung up record of 10 Soc
onds at Kansas last year in the 10o-yard
dash, is eligible Reese. another veteran.
is eligible. but win probably not get out
for track work this spring. Reese Intends
20 return TO school next fall again and
as no has ALREADY participated in uni
versity athletics two years he wants to
save his final year for foot ball. Deering.
a new man. looks good in the 2sO-yard
dash.
For the 4t0fyard dash. Reed has a bunch
OF material zumwinkel, the veteran. II
back and eligible again. Scott. another
veteran IL on hand, with Bates and
Clarke
| chamberlain u AE9AmhmHs
Guy Chamberlain. steihm's sensational
halfback last fall, Il getting out for
track. and is rated as an exceedingly
valuable man. Chamberlain will be used
| In the s4o-yard dash and possibly In the
half mile. although he runs the 100 and
20. Another promising new man is Sloan,
freshman last season. and a son OF
Congressman Sloan. Sloan looks good In
the century run.
/, For the half mile. Reed has the veteran
Kubilik. and he believes Clarke ana
Chamberlain can be converted into half
| mllers
ReaviH. Nebraslxa's star pole yauiter,
Is again on hand and win provide the
..aIhakern with a good man In that event
In the mile run. Heed has two veterans.
Goethe and Ralph Anderson. and in the
two-mile event. Reatke and Krats will
Ibe on deck
Reed Il planning 10 use Russell Israel.
en- old Omaha High school boy, for tina
hurdles, but he has no line on material
for the high hurdles. Louis Hummel. a
former high jumper, Is back and may
decide to get out for track work
There Il, some good material In the
freshmen squad OF this year. but It Will
I 49, W NAoAtaD ASh @AtJ tAAAAlfrAhtAJtA
until year hence. Young Owens IL a
good Splinter Giiliiand. the former wes-
isyan miller, Is good distance man. and
Nixon Il also good miller. shaw. a
freshman, IL strong In the weights.
Reed expects next week TO receive
quite number OF entries for the high
school basket BAH tournament. All en-
tries must be In before February %, the
opening date for filing them being Feb
ruary Is. Reed confidently expects the
list OF entries 70 exceed that Of last year.
with Coach stiehm along the Nebraska
basket ball squad wound up its eastern
trip In game with Ames The Huskers
still have game With Wesleyan. which
viii decide the state championship. Me-
braska succeeded in taking the first game
against Wesleyan by close score IN a
rough and tumble exhibition. The Husis-
ers are determined to trip Coach knne's
pupils two straight for the licking wes-
leyan gave them two years ago