Omaha daily bee., 1916-05-07
Pas Boys Surely Are Making Good Prospectus We Had
THIRTY SIX HIGH
SCHOOLS IN MEET.
Entries for Annual Nebraska Inter.
Scholastic Cinder Path Compe-
tition at Lincoln Saturday
OMAHA RANKS AS FAvoR1TE
ny JAMES 70. LAWRENCE.

ny JAMES ". LAWRENCE.
LINCOLN, Neb.. May e.--(speciaL)-
The biggest track and field meet OF Mo-
hraSka high schools IN tho history OF
the State association Is assured for tho
second days program at tho University
Of Nebraska field next Saturday, May
49, Athletic Manager Guy B Reed OF
tho Cornhuskers announced that thirty
six Nebraska high schools had already
sent In their list OF entries with a pos
sibility that a few more may come In
before tho final closing.
The action OF tho university authori-
ties IN taking over tho management OF
tho bis high school meet was Just the
tonic 10 revive interest in an event which
had become nearly farce during the last
two years. In 1914 only fourteen high
schoolg sent representatives TO ths meet
and tho showing was even moro pitiful
In 1915
Reed believes there will be fully 20
high school athletes take part IN tho
big meet next Saturday II win include
tho cream OF the track material OF the
state
These are ths schools which have en-
tered tho meet;
Sargent York Newcastle, Wilber, Fair
mont, Hardy osmond, Nelson. Broken
Bow. Dewitt, Mason City Newman
Grove. York College academy. NebraskA
city Clay Center, Randolph, HartinE-
ton, Lynch Sutton. Omaha, Schuyler.
~. Edward, stanton Kcarnoy. Edgar
Gntner, Bloomfield. GIBSON. Nebraska
Central academy. Fairbury Hebron.
Greenwood lincoln, Beatrice Nebraska
Military academy and Mitchell
Reed has also hoard from Falls CITY
which has strong track team this year,
and II n quite likely that the Richardson
county sqund Will take part IN the meet
Even IN the halmiest days Of tho OLD
high school League II was a rare event
for more than twenty OF the high schools
TO tako part in tho meet
Omaha ~ the FHvorife.
Omaha IL doped by the wise ones 10
run or with tho meet handily The
Omaha squad Ia tho same veteran aggre-
cation which rompcd away with the
championship last year, but with the
greatly Increased entry list Il Is certain
that the boys from the metropolis will
hayo no such runaway this year
Reed has but very little dope on the
strength Of the small town squads. al
though Schuyler, stanton, Randolph and
KeRrney are reputed 10 have good men
who Will prove 10 bo individual point
winners
Tho meet will provide the second days
entertainment for the hundreds OF Me-
braska high school students expected to
.gIa ail a.. - fa4a
Every precautlon has been taken 20 pre-
vent any possible injury TO high school
athletes and visiting delegates, Tins
hammer throw. which for time was
barred from the list of events, win bo
held in the morning and only the con-
testing athletes admitted 70 the grounds
with tho necessary officials. All coaches
have been advised TO permit no man 70
enter more than three events during this
afternoon.
The first days program Of the high
schools calls for tho annual championship
debate, which will DO held in Memorial
hall Fraternities and sorofties. on tho
lookout for new material, are planning
gay round Of social pleasures for the
high school boys and girls,
GoDhers Are Next.
II has been rather uneventfui week
Nm university athletics, Reeds track
squad Is rounding into much better shape
and tho Nebraska coach now figures he
has an even chance against tho seasoned
veterans OF Minnesota. who come TO Lin
coin for the annual dual meet between
tho two schools next Saturday. Minne-
sofa stlll has some Of the track men
who have been instrumental ia winning
the title for tho Gopher institution during
tho last two years but tho Nebraska
squad looks better every day and Reed
has the nucleus for the best track team
the university has had since 1911. After
the Minnesota meet the Hushers will
round in shape for the Missouri Valley
meot and the All Western meet at Chi
cago.