Omaha daily bee., 1922-05-11
Predict Old
Marks Will Be
Smashed at Games
Rhodes Of Ansley, Tr,ba Of
Columbus and Beerkle Of
Central Expected TO
Place in Events.
BY FRANK y. LOOMS,
Wasid's Champion ltus,iiss.

The annual state high school
championship track and field meet
that viii be held Saturday at the
University Of Nebraska field will
have entries OF athletes FAR greater in
number than IN the past years. Ae-
eofding 10 the meets that have lust
passed, high school athletes are per-
forming lar above their standard Of
last year. and record marks should
he shattered in Coach sehulte's meet
Saturday.
But one record was broken IN the
meet last year. however. aud glance
a, the record sheet diseloses that
those which now stand have held
their places for several years. With
weather conditions favorable a num-
Der OF the records will undoubtedly
be shattered.
There will be three distinct cham
pionships IN this years meet: Group
one. schools having an enrolment
under 100 pupils: group two. schools
having an enrolment from 100 10
275; group three. school, having an
enrolment above 25. Four places
will be counted III each event. but
each school will be limited TO two
starters. Bronze medals will be
awarded first, second and third places
IN each event. Special medals will be
awarded event champions setting up
the highest score regardless OF
groups. Silk banners will be award
cd each team that places first.
second or third in the total points.
A special relay banner will be given
10 the team making the best time.
Should Lower Records.
With the results Of the Grand
Island. Broken Bow and Hastings
interscholastic, the results show that
the prep" lads are going at record
breaking speed, and il the fact OF the
state meet does not worry dcfeat.out
of such men as De Maranville OF
Aurora, Rhodes OF Ansley. Weir OF
Superior. Beerkle of Central, Rod
we'll OF Cambridge. and Grcenslit OF
Hastings. these athletes should come
close to lowering the state record.
Rhodes of Ansley has twice bet
tered the state record in the bread
jump when he jumped % feet 2 IL
inches in the Broken Bow meet, and
Fl feet IL inches in the Hastings
meet. The Ansley boy will cut in
strong Saturday il he confines TO
his field events as he will be a hard
man to beat on his spccialties, the
. broad jump. pole vault and high
jump. Tryba of Columbus, winner
OF the l00-yard last year, is going
good and ran neat 100 yards in the
Hastings meet against strong wind.
Beerkle uncorked some record
breaking meets at the. annual track
and field meet in Omaha last week.
Hastings Going Good.
Whether the Beatrice 1921 cham
pions can produce again is doubtful,
as all teams look strong up to this
time. Hastings High school has won
two interscholasties and one triangu-
lar meet this year. and although
there are no sure first place men,
Coach Newman has been counting
on seconds and odd places for his
total points. Greenslit has been work
ing 4 nice quarter mile and has not
been pushed this year. De Maran-
vile Of Aurora has been winning
both mile and half mile this season
and the little runner will be hard to
beat Saturday as he is going good.
The relay race should hold the
thrills OF the meet as all schools
seem to be fortified with speedy
quarteis. The Fremont team clipped
it off at 1856 at Hastings last Satur-
day, which slashed the previous state
record by rs Of second. Column
bus, Friend and Hastings pushed the
winner strong.