Omaha daily bee., 1915-04-11
TRACK TEAM LOOKS BETTER
After First Spell of Gloom Newcom-
ers at Nebraska Show Promise
and Reed is Hopeful.
CHAMBERLAIN SHOWS UP WELL
BY JAMES R.LAwRENcE,

I LINCOLN. April 10.--(SpeciaL) -Athletic
Manager Guy w. Reed, who has charge
of tho Husker track squad. is much en-
couraged as q result OF the interest being
shown in this sport at the University.
Reed expects the largest track squad in
the history of the school to report to him
next week at special meeting Tuesday.
Reed was mighty gloomy a few weeks
ago when Captain Myers quit school in
! order to Join the matrimonial club. but
| Chamberlain, the big foot ball star, has
completely chased the coachs gloom.
Chamberlain gives promise of developing
into just as bi ga track star as he was
| on the gridiron. He Is exceptionally fast
ffn the sprints and can do the middle dis
lance runs in record time. He has had
plenty of training in track, and his return
will give Nebraska the biggest boost since
Myers left school. Chamberlain viii prob
ably be used in sprints and the 440-yard
dash. where his remarkable endurance
should make him a most valuable man.
OtOupOIik il Surprise.
Hugh Otoupolik. another foot ball star.
has also aided materially In boosting Ne
braska's track chances. Otoupolik is try
| ing his hand with the weights for the
first time. and is throwing the discus
from 112 to lis feet without any previous
experience or training. This is consider
ably better than any man has been able
to do at Nebraska in the last four years,
and Reed looks for Otoupolik to develop
inho weight star.
Read has a CLASSY line of talent for the
sprints-this particular department never
having given him any trouble. Included
in the Hist of sprinters are Scott, Erwin
and zumwinkel Of last years team;
Bates; Chamberlain, Clark. Henry and
Sloan 4 son Of Congressman Sloan.
Goethe. who was the star middle dis
tance man for the sHuskers. has been
shifted to the hurdles, where Nebraska is
lamentably weak. The only other assist
ant he has is Nickel, a new man. who
igves some promise. Goethe has shown
ability on the hurdles and Reed is hope
full he can plug up the hole.
The coach has big bunch OF material
for the middle and long distance runs
including Kicker, Runl<ie. Anderson.
Raecke, Gribble, Gutberlet, Spohn and the
Kubilik brothers.. Most of the material
has had experience and Reed is not seri-
ously worried in the distance events.
Reavis, the crack pole vaulter. win be
able to take care OF any competition he
will meet in the Missouri Valley confer
ence meets, Reavis holds the university
record and has mark OF over twelve
feet.
In the weight events. Rutherford. the
foot ball captain, has promised to report
and will strengthen the squad greatly
Reed has no high jumper yet, but Il
hopeful that some available will be dis
covered. In the broad jump. Reed be.
lieves Liebendorfer will turn out to bs
first class material
freshmen Glass Large.
In addition 10 the varsity squad, ReeC
also has a freshmen class OF twenty-five
In all between sixty and seventy tracl
men will report regularly for practice
the largest squad In the history of the
school. The exceptional amount of ma,
terial is due to an advertising campaign
which Reed carried on.
The first of the track events include,
two teams for the Drake relay meet
week from today. The Huskers will sent
two teams to complete in the half mil,
and mile relay. The teams will be picket
from the sprinters. EA
Ballots have already been sent out 70
! the selection Of captain for the tract
team TO succeed cupid Myers Goetz,
and Zumwinkel are the two oldest mem
bers of the squad and the choice will
probably lie between them. The ballots
will be returned and canvassed by a spe
cial of the athletic board.
Hugg Elected Captain.
Ed Hugg was elected captain of thu
Husker basket bah team for 1915 at
special meeting OF the athletic board
: Thursday. Hugg was the star of tn
team this season. The board granted al
IN" to Harry Ellis for tennis-one o
= the few letters granted for that depart
ment OF sport.
Instructions were also given Huske
representative on the Missouri Valley con
ference with regard to the scholarship
rule. The Nebraska board is ia favo
of the retention of the present rule, whicl
provides for the completion Of tn
twenty-four hours OF school work during
the first year. twelve hours Of which
must be successfully carried during tn
second semester.
Jumbo stiehm is busy working GU
with his foot ball squad and the inter
department base ball league. The foo
bali squad is growing larger each weel
and Stiehm is sure to have wealth o.
material next fall. Stiehrn viii take al
scrimmaging with the squad In the mex