Omaha daily bee., 1916-04-02
HUSKER GRAPPLERS
TO DEFEND TITLE
Nebraska Uni Wrestling Team to
Go to Chicago in Attempt 10
Annex Championship.
WON IT EASILY A YEAR AGO

~ JAMIE ~ ~ W NtN W.
/ LINCOLN, Nsb., April isfspeHalJ
\ The University ~ Nebraska b. solnH ~
! Chicago Thursday u this week ln aH Ht.
/ t9fnpi 10 anneE another Western Inter.
colleRlata wrestling championship Nlth
squad composed N pf1GlieaiiF fhf same
wfeaisfs who brought thc bacon home
lat tear The only stumbling bioek.
apparently. IN the chaHeea of the
itushefs 10 curry or The hganrs IL feaf
tbat Dick rutherford. Wbo iast gebf
won western Championship hgH0tH. will
not DO able 70 accompany tie s1Uad
rutherford, who nest fal kaes ~ ihs
coaching ataW NJ tbo University NJ Sc
brashh IN neWty created position bas
had spring foot bail practice N tho
Caubnshefs sq1nd entrusted ~ ila -
rectlgn f. addition. The Nebraska HaT
whG IL iud ~ good student as he Ia
~ athlete ~ Yrrt busy wiGi his studies
Just nov, Rutherford vii have 10 take
or fon pounds ~ arf nudef weight hh1
this ls not b. ISIS lkiHB H. does not
fcei fiibl be pan afford 81 make he tip.
although IN. Ciapp IL doing 90 IN his
power ~ convince him That be should
NOulH NHbf iffbrf sure
WIN Rutherford ATOMS, there would bs
littie question ~ tho liuaBeis coming 10
tho front. The former gHdiron star hns
never mel bis equal Ia intercollegiate
wrestling, and although Htfed against
tie strongest men To- flia Wesi. has DIS
posed N item with ridiculous fase, a
tenn which eau b08si N 4 Rutherford
an5 M Otoupailt Win n good bunch ~
other wfesflefs. ean bohk % bring out ~
tho front rank
Brian Is The only HeH man On the
sqiad providing rutherford mikes fbe
trip The Sebfgshn entries fdr the biz
western meet include,
Va p6uBg Class taschtes
" Pound flHHA Brian
itf Pound CihHs Gross
~ Pound Class Rutherford Or Balls
IibsPoGnd class Dt0upaHk.
Heavyweight Class bale m h0sitEkg,
~ addition ~ tho wtestlefs, ~. ciatp
viii take along three Or four synbastg
~ enter m the various events. M Ciabp
has aiready decided to take brewing,
Ciafke0n ana holding. while the cb6ieo
f0r The fourth man iies between iiobson
ma saunders
Theh Nebraska sq1ad Win leave Lincoln
Thursday afternoon abd arrive n chicago
Friday morning o9rig. The preliminary
events occur Friday afternoon, starting
NJ 2aU, the somi=finals come BatBfday
afternoon aud the finals Hnturday night
Dr. clapp has received word that aii NJ
tbs Big Nine conference members viii
be represented at tho meet, including
Wisconsin, Minnesota, Chicago and iii
noIs with the exception u Ohio state.
Election IL Delayed.
The election Of ohpt6iu for the Hustler
basket Lail squad for 1917 went over an
other week, o. result Of the spring
vacation A special meeting may 10
called next week for The election although |
u VIII probably be put over nov until !
the regular meeting in April which 1
comes the third Monday, Jimmy Oafd-
lner, The former Omaha star. IL looked |
upon as The likely choice " the squad
for the captainoy.
Spring foot bill practice starts again .
next Tuesday with Dick Rutherford IN |
charge, after delay Ut several days,
owing 70 the holdays, rutherford fE-
poets n squad Of forty 70 fifty men 70
work out regularly he will stick 20
Lho old system NJ lnstllllne tho rudiuents
N the game IN the minds Of The members
" the squad. he viii llkewise urge
Tho members N the squad 10 train during
bo summer months in order o. start
Tho fall practice without any delay DR.
2, j. Stewart, The Bcw coach. may bo
n Lincoln for the fag end Of The trimming
ioason this spring lie viii posi- through
1ere on hs way to Toledo, where he IN.
ends 70 spend The summer.
Guy Reed has hia track squad pretty
veil along Reed II not willing 10 ven.
ure single prophecy MS 70 the strength
u the squad Ho says all ~ Tic men
are too inexperienced 10 place much
'cliance on their showing in the regular
meets