Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-04-09
HIGH SCHOOL MEET
AT LINCOLN MAY IS
Annual Nebraska Track and Field
Meet Will Be Held Under the
Auspices Of State University.
TWENTY SCHOOLS TO ENTER

~ JAMES ~ LAW HENtEs
LINCOLN. Apfii g. (eperlslJ pr n
I q. Ciapp and Guy u. Reed NJ tho athletic
department n the University ~ Ne
brafka have semi out preliminary notices
Of the annual Track and field meet N Ne
brnskn high schools under the aupiees n
the Nebraska lIlRh School Athlefc nHs0s
citation. The meet Viii ~ held May i3 Hat
Irday afternoon on the Ncbfaak4 field,
opening at 2.g
Clapp and lteed look FOR twenty schools
10 be- represented IN the blg meet. With
chances Of several more s1ndinG lndfis
dtat Representatives Tie meet 10 part
OF the annual fffe day program. slleb
IL especially provided for ibs entertain
ment of Nebraska high school a.pdeua
Omaha High Hhh0pi has benH oofH Ing
0n tho meet with eurh regularity M re-
rent yeafa That iHtefcm has rather tag
grd. but VI laaat two 6thef cities viii
m1ko strong BID for the cham i6hship
w The coming meet H6th lin sGin and
Beatrice have strong teams and viii put
~ mach siiffef competition
allowed zen Drn,
Each team viii be allowed ten men. bf
CiApp announces. but only lW6 contest
ants from each town Wiil b. allowod 10
atGr 10 any egont No individual entry
feo vii be be required. Al entities fot lfa
meet must b. filed viii, IT, Ciapp on ~
before MAY Entries poalmarked ialsf
than Tint. date viii not be accepted
The ordtr of evonta vii be
/ iiluded.gard dash. nJfaFd dBsb, go
gsfd ftfh, wBsfaTd f5n, one tnllf t11s 3l
terd hurdle 20 vard hurdle ami b4if
I mile relay runs % cons ~ ~ four 6eH,
l each ~ run ~ yards.
I Field EVebtHse Pole tsult ~ Dound HaJt,
, running high Jump Discus throw, f1h-
ning br0hd Jump, IL pound hammer ihfaW.
! IN order 10 protect The health N fhe
: conteaanth, no one IL advised 10 enter
I moro than three events during tbe meet
While tTaek nnd field events Will he
going on Tie same titne, eyNry DgaeaHr
I ton viii be made 70 protect the abietes
ana the spectators from possible injury.
I The hotnmer throw viii be staged ~ 81
O'Clock IN the morning and only fhs actHdt
contestants ana their attendants viii be-
allowed on The field.
Any student EIHsiBIe.
DR. clapp makes the further announce
Dont that any student Of n high scb00l
who IN membef N tho NebfasRa
High School Athletic association. rs
eligible - compete IN tbe meet II be
conforms 70 The regulations. There ~
m initial fee for membership in tie
league ~ 81 which may BE- continued
e0ch yonf on The payment ~ 81 Annually
The Lincoln Commercial club In order
10 insure The retaining ~ NE aHuual
high school meet IN Lincoln, bas inade
an appropriation 10 cover the expenses
N the meet, Df c1app says, Tho Fniz
( yorslty ~ Nebraska viii donate HE
field and equipment ana every effort
viii Ne made by ths authorities NJ make
4 the meet ard the high school fete dsY m
enjoyable occasion for al visiting high
\ school students.
/ In the past II has been possible 70
/ pay from % 70 70 per cent Of the eK.
/ penscs 0f transportation for all c0Bfes
( ants" Dr, clapp states. "and with faR=
orabls weather conditions n should 10
possible 70 refund 1T leaat tbst much 10
each athlete taking part"
/ dold, sterling silver and bronze medals
/ viii be awarded The winners N fifm.
second ana third places and silk bGdees
10 the winners Of fourth Places SCORE
/ T. 2 2 ana ! for first, second. third and
| fourth, respectively. a banner viii bg
awarded 10 the winning relay team and
Il handsome championship bann0r viii e.
/ 10 tho high school winning the most
I points In the inset.
4 Track squad busy
Coach Reed had his track squad busy
the entire week and n more pleased
with tho prospects While the men afg
all green they are showing ~ better
than earlier IN the season ana the nfusbe
squad ttould be much better than last
season. Reed has arranged another dual
meet that with Wesleyan university nj
Nebraska field on May 2 This completes
tho fiugker schedule.
Assistant coaeh Dick Rutherford IN.
auKurated spring football during tbo
week under thu most encouraging con.
ditions. FoftY-three prospective candf.
dates for tho varsity have enrolled Tar
tho spring training which win De strictly
along documentary lines Tho Hustler
showing is IN decided contrast 90 iowa
and Kansas, where tho spring squads
we're barely worthy ~ the name