Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-01-17
SWIMMING PART OF
"Y" ATHLETIC MEET.
State Championships to Be Held
During Third Annual Indoor
Athletic Tourney.
HOLD MEET MARCH 10 AND 20

4 new feature has been carded as an
added attraction to the third annual in
door athletic tournament which Is to I've
held March 10 and 20 under the auspices
OF the Omaha Young Mems Christian
association. A swimming meet to decide
tho state swimming championship will be
part OF TIE program this year end Will
he held at tho local associations sym
nasium the night Of January 20
Swimming tournaments have been held
before in Omaha. but they have always
been more or less local events 1t s
the intention Of the "Y'' officials TO stage
real state championship affair this
year ard as there are many very expert
Swimmers in upstate towns as we'll as
| in Omaha. some excellent exhibitions are
promised.
Carnival Mt Auditorium.
Tho athletic and gymnsstic events will
! be held March 10 at the Auditorium.
They Will be so numerous and of such
extent that tho tournament this year
could be called carnival All manner
OF open competitions will be listed.
| Everybody in the state. who can prove
an amateur standing. will he eligible to
participate.
t~~The big event Of the evening will be a
two-mile team race. Two men will CON
stitutc a team and they may alternate
as they choose during the course OF the
race.
Half mile relay races for the Y NJ.
c. A. championship and the high school
championship will also be part Of the
entertainment.
Cup for GymnHsts.
! Gymnastic events, including work On
| the parallel bars. horizontal bar and the
| side-horse. will constitute a part of the
program. For the team making tho
most points in the gymnastics, a silver
cup will be given as a prize in addition
| to medals for individual winners.
silver cup will also be given the team
scoring the most points in the open
events and another silver cup will he
given the team scoring the most points
In the swimming events. making three
silver cups in all. Just 1903 medals will
be given to winners in Individual events
Gold medals will go to winners in open
| events, silver medals to winners OF Sec
ond place and bronze medals to winners
of third place.
MaxweIrs Last Effort.
]. Truitt Maxwell who retires as
! physical director OF the Young Men s
| Christian association on April 1, will
superintend the big meet. 1t will be his
last effort in managing big athletic
events and he promises he will surpass
every other previous endeavor He will
be assisted by the two assistant physical
directors. r. A. Leake and Roy Swan.
The schedule of events is as follows:
Athletic Composition.
10 yard dash-open.
20 yard dash-junior, boys under l6
years of age.
$40 yard run-open.
so yard run-open.
Running high Jump-open
Running high jump-junioT.
TWO mile team race-tWO men.
Grade school relay races-two divisions
| based ON size OF schools
40 yards-four boys to team.
Church relay race-4l0 yards.
Potato relay race-440 yards. Young
Mems Christian Association Mems
Classes
OBSTACLE race-Boy's hero league.
business house relay race-440 yards
Night school relay raoe-44O yards.
Letter carriers relay race-walk $50
yards carrying sack.
| championship Of Nebraska
Half mile relay race for high school
championship Of Nebraska.
Gymnastic championship - work on
horizontal bar, parallel bars and side
horse.
Basket ball, volley ball games and
| massed calisthenics.
Swimming Events.
40 yard swim-open.
20 yard swim-juninr.
100 yard Swtm-open.
40 yard swim-opeiI
| 40 yard back stroke swim-open.
Diving competition
lGO yard relay swim-open. -Four men,
| silver medal to each man