Omaha daily bee., 1916-03-26
We May Nov Resume the Talk About the Gotch
HUSKERS COMING q
TO INDOOR MEET
Guy Reed Will Send Eighteen Track
Men for Athletic Events and
Clapp Will Send Gym Team.
TO BE CAPTAIN
nv LANES n. LNwRENCE.


By JAMES Il. LAWRENCE.
LINCOLN. Neb.. March .5-(Special.)-
Track Coach Guy T. Reed will send
squad OF eighteen men to the big indoor
meet In Omaha next Friday night 20
represent the University of Nebraska
The Husker squad will contain but two
m men, but has a number of very
promising freshmen, and Reed IS hopeful
that they will make a good showing.
In addition to the veterans. Captain
Scott and Erwin Reed will have owen
and Larsen. two very speedy second year
men. for his sprinters In the Omaha
meet, Reed said he did not know how
to figure his squad. with most OF the
men inexperienced and liable to fall
down" when they get into real meet
/ His list OF entries follow:
| Forty-Yard Dash--Captain Scott Err
win. Larsen O'Brien. owen, Townsend,
/ Bates and Werner
-Four Hundred and Forty-Yard Dash
| owen, Townsend, Rates.
Eight Hundred and Eighty-Nard Run
/ Mile Run-Overman, Garrison, Graft.
D stephens. Reed and Antilles.
High Jump-O'Bren and Werner.
/ Half-Mile Relay Team-Larsen, Edwin.
Scott, Beckord or Werner.
] Mile Relay-Owen, Bates, To Nns sn1,
Z BryOns or Werner.
Gym Team VIII Enter.
In addition TO the track squad, Dr. r.
c. Clapp will also send a gymnastic team
to take part In the Omaha meet. He
has not picked the members OF II yet.
but will do so the first part OF the week.
Track work will begin in earnest 1ur-
ing the coming week. With the spring
holidays over, Reed expects to put his
squad down TO the hard work on tho
cinder path, which has been repaired anil
put into good shape for training. The
first meet will be an interclass affair.
two weeks hence. which viii give Reed
tho first line on the material he has nj
hand.
The track squad can boast OF but two
| ~" men as n neucleus around which to
build, but Reed admits he has some
splendid material and. barring unforeseen
events, the team should be much
stronger than those which have repre-
sented the Husker institution during re-
cent years.
Cub. Wiley, the former York high
school boy. who Is touted as the most
Sensational track athlete Nebraska has
had in ten years, has been working alt
week 20 get his scholastic standing in
shape so he can take part in tho spring
meets. Until he gets n final landing on
wnley's standing, Reed win not venture
any opinion.
Put In New Tennis Courts.
The athletic field is undergoing its an
nual spring rejuvenation. Reed mas
spent a quite a little money having Il
put in shape for the spring sports-in-
cluding track, baseball and tennis. the
tennis courts east OF the university cam
pus. on the ground built for extension
purposes. are nearing completion and
will add to the facilities at Nebraska
In this line OF sport. In fact tennis will
likely prove one Of tho most lively, of
spring sports.
A special meeting Of the basket BAN
men will be called this week for the pur-
pose OF eleoting q captain for the 1911
squad. Under the rules governing let
ter awards. eight men WIN receive them.
including Captain Ed Hugg, Dick Ruth
erford. Shields. Nelson. Campbell. Thie-
sen. Chuck Gardiner and Jimmy Card
iner. All OF these men win be eligible
to vote on the new captain. Jimmy
Gardiner. the old Omaha high school
player. will likely be the choice for
basket ball leaders. Gardiner turned down
an offer to attend West Point after he
had been assured OF an appointment His
action is much appreciated In university
circles and II is likely the basket ball
men will reciprocate by handing Jimmy
the basket ball captaincy.
Guy Deed has heard from Dr. n J..
stewart. the new Nebraska athletic dl-
rector. who two weeks ago visited the
sceno OF his labors next year and made
the acquaintance of Husker athletes. the
undergraduates and Lincoln business
men. Stewart writes he is delighted
with the conditions he found at Nebras-
ka and is confident OF a successful year
here. The new Huslxer mentor returned
TO Oregon to complete his years service
as director OF affairs at the Oregon
agricultural college.