Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-04-15
PROSPECTS Good
AUCIE TRACK men
Belated HOpefuIs Respond to Second
Call by Coach Conrad and Many
Are Working Out.
(BY PAUL DAHLEN.)

Every school has its budding ath-
letes, however well they may conceal
themselves The first part of the week,
in fact on Monday, Coach R. NJ. Con-
rad of Augustana posted notice to
the students of the Lutheran school
experimenting his first call for track
candidates. Are we to continue the
present track season or shall we can
Gel all engagements? It's up to you
Come out and work." was the gist of
his bulletin.
Since then, working with the few
faithfuls, is TO be seen a large crowd
of runners, jumpers, weight men and
vaulters in daily workouts. Captain
Julius Johnson is beginning to look
happy again and what promised to be
a most dismal year for Augustana on
the cinder path begins to reveal it's
silver lining"
Captain John is of course the peer
OF the track men of Augustana. Las,
year in the meets which he entered
he never really had a chance to show
his ability, not being pressed to the
limit in any race. Not that he was SO
SLOW that there was none behind him,
but because he was so far in the lead
His speciality is the distance runs, and
throughout the fall and early spring
he has been the leader of the cross
country runners in abbreviated attire
who have rOmped the hills back of the
college. He is in good condition all
the year round and is beginning to
unlimber his speed manipulators for
the coming season. He is anticipating
a really successful season and his
hopes look something like this:
Valentine, c. W. Anderson, Elm
blad, Berg and Lundberg are some OF
the promising old men, Berg, Valen-
tine and &c. W" being the leaders OF
the field in the weight events. Lund-
berg Is neat little pole yaulter, in
which event Anderson is also a good
performer. Elmblad is one of the dash
men who shows promise of gathering
more and more speed and laurels as
the season advances. His ability
seems to be greater in the furlone.
Vincent Nordgren looks good in the
high jump, topping the bar well over
five feet. In the dashes, two fresh
men, Lawrence Eckstrom and Paul
Johnson, are the merchants dispensing
the real 10 Loomis stuff, and although
they have not trOtted their favorite
distances under the watch as vet. il
looks as If they will be able to COD a
few points in their events Eckstrom.
with a combination of strength and
speed in his makeup should develop
into a mighty fast quarter miller while
Johnson speCializes in the shorter
dashes, as well as the broad jump.
Roger Carlson also is stepping some
in the sprints Elmer Benson seems
to be a conner in the distance runs.
Taken all in all, out of a most I'M
promising beginning Conrad is COM
mencing to see some prospect for sue
cess on the track and field
Julius Johnson, it Is hoped, will
make the trip to Jacksonville on May
u for the little eighteen meet, for his
local admirers believe him capable of
winning the mile even in keen compe-
tition. On April 20 Augustana will
meet William and Vashti and Mon
mouth in triangular meet at Mon
mouth Hedding will entertain the
Ely
b. and May Is will see a meet with
Northwestern college on the local
campus.