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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1903)
5Ut Hi.t. 3Ciotr u ZCbe3Dath IFlebraekan li -.., v fr I Vol. n. NEBRASKA VICTORIOUS. Wins Saturday's Meet With Knox by Fair Margin. Nebraska track athletics took a bound Saturday in the way of a signal ictory over Knox College by f! to 12 points This roaul t was eveyi bettor than the most hopeful University en thustasts had dreamed of In fa t Ne braska was generally expected to no down in defeat at the hands of the men from Galcsburg, but sue cede d in giving her supiorterH a most pleasant disappointment The meet was by fai the best held on Nebraska Field for seetal years The usual monotonous lapse of time between eents was gieat ly reduced and the contests weie pulled off in unusually quick succession The eadet band furnished music during most of the afternoon, and but foi quite a stiong south wind the weathei was ideal An unusually laige crowd, for a track meet, was In attendance and considerable enthusiasm was shown by the students Every Nebraskan pari u ipatel in tin scoring, except Burg, who was pie vented from doing so b a sprained ankle Tobin. who iceently bloke the Univeisity hammer thiow recoid by seven feet raise el his own leioid Sat urday 5 ft 7 in b tin owing 'he hani mer 1 1 ft and 7 in Mai tin took set -ond in this eent and bioke Hiew - lecoid ot 117 ft by 2 tt Lehincr won the mile, but the spettatois thought Suites could hae beaten him out bad lie known e was se close In this eent I.ampe ot Knox was lett an eighth ot a lap in the icai b both Nebraska men Knox couldn't pol" ault any more suceesslully than she eould run the mile as Benedict and .Johnson not Hist and second In the 120-yard hurdle Knox had a 'cinch" but in the 220-yard it is thought that Mouek would have won had he not fallen and thus been thiown behind As it was, he made a magnificent ie eovery, and came in see ond Hemelnl a-el State's left Hattell behind about lHty yaiels in the halt-mile Knox made her hunt points in the' bioael jump, winning both Ili'-t and second Manning took Hist in botn ot his eents, the 220- and 110-yaid dash tlcing the Univeisity iceoid ol 2.M-" in the' foinicr He also took second in the loo-yanl dash and Mulshed the relay m a spec ta ul.ii inannci toi Ne bi ask a Wilson ot Knox equalled the l'niei sity ie cold ot 10 2 " in the HHi-yaiel dash and uiu diiectl again-i the wind This man is a wondeitul atlielc te He is only eighteen yeais old and a sopho more, and, as a student said ye.teiday lie ik the whole Knox team lb- won the firsts and was not w. haul pushed in anj eent making twenty -tlve of the toit-two points tor his , team He took the luO-vaul dash, 120 yard" and 220-yaid huidles, the bioad jump and the shot ut He also tied Terry In the high jump Had it not been for him, Nebraska would hae had a walk-away, and would hae al most smothered'' the Knoxites His recoid in theHe eents was bitter than the Uiii iccord In the 120-vaid huidle it was 3-5 ahead ot dailies', and 3-" ahead or Hannah k's in ihe 220-yaid huidle dailies holds the bioad jump record at 21 ft f in and Wilson easil made 21 ft 1 in and letiied The half-mile lelay iaee funnshed a ery fitting climax to the attei noon's amunseiiient Benedict, Heed, Mom k and Manning l ('presented Nebraska and Akerson, Hattell Hlxter and Wilson were the Knox men The iaee was anybody's until the last lap when Manning and Wilson, the two fleetest men on the field, left theii maiks al most together The crowd had ilsen to its feet and everyone was yelling his best. It was a "nee k-to-neck" race UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, MAY 19, 1 903. HIGHLAND PARK-NEBRASKA TOMORROW, 2:00 P. M. Nebraska Field 25c and 35c When within about a hundred yatds of the finish. Wilson fouled Manning by spurting ahead and crossing over Into Manning's track Manning proed equal to the occasion, and ran out around his opponent, and Just as he was crossing in front of him Wilson spiked him severely in the- Iiih-I pulling off his shoe at the same time In this condition Manning continued the race gained steadily on Wilson and finished ten teet ahead of him Then' was a burst of enthusiasm from the ciowd while University students canied Man ning from the field on their shoulders The lesults in detail HHi-yaiel eJash Wilson Knox (list Manning Nebraska, see ond Time lo 2-.") Mile nin Lehmer Nebraska tiist State's Nebraska second lime J :, 2-.". Pole ault Henedie t and Johnson Nebraska, tie at '. ft (" in llin-nil liuidlt Wilson Knox fii-t Mouek Nebraska second Tune It", 2 . Shot put Wilson, Knox (list Mai tm Nebraska second, 3ii tt 10' t In 220 aid dash Manning Nebraska flist. llextii Knox second Time 2:: i :. High jump Tc 1 1 y and Wilson Knox tied at .") ft 1 in 220-ard huidle- Wilson Knox (list Mouek, Nebraska second Time 2S tint Halt-mile Henedict Ncbiaska Hist States Nebraska see ond Time 2 IS 2-.". 1 tn- aid dash Mantling Nebraska fust I.oe Knox second Time. Till " Hanimei thic)W Tobin. Nebraska Hist Mai tin Nebraska see ond 12't ft 7 in Hioad jump Wilson, Knox (list Akeison Knox second. 21 ft '. in Helay race Nebraska Hist Knox sec ond Time 1 30 2-5 Tennis Progressing. 'I lie lust of the two home tenni loin name nts is neatlng e ompletlon So tai the winneis liae been as tol lows dalt horn Huiiliiigtoii. I') 1 l (. Knapp Mom Willaid by detault dalt I i mil K iianu 0 .'. t- t Sc I ibne l 1 1 (Mil Husc b doldc n Mom Hi eel 2 0-3 tiom dolden 0 1 1 1 Wadhams Mom Hicktoid el. -fault , Sc i lbnei T ll 1 Mom Mudge b de-fault Mathewson tiom ililtnei Hoth tiom Alden ti-1 t-o Wiiglit fiom Ackeilund by detault Maish tiom Sweeley by detault, Wiiglit from Maish Shidlei tiom Mc Call. by default. Catlin fiom I mc, Catlin fiom Shidler by default l'eteis tiom lilimi'i 7-.". " 0. I'ei singer Mom Spafloid. b default, l'eteis fiom I'ei singer, by detault Mathew Mom Hiown, Calveit Mom Hanison, by default The huge number et defaults is oc casioned b the baekwaidness of the weather which has prevented the ma joiity of the men from getting an practice jet this spiing The second tournament will probably come off the latlei pint of tljis or fiist of next week and will be unlikely to icsult in anything like the piesent numbei of defaults The semi-finals in the pies ent tournament will probably be tln lshe'd toelay if the weather penults C E. Drown. Dentist. Burr block. Sisler & Leming, ice cieain and milk, 107 No. 13th. Highland Park Tomorrow. Highland Park will play a lestuin game with the Cornliuskeis on Ne braska Field tomoriow afternoon Highland Paik was the Hist team the Cornhuskers met on the Mlp and after a hard-fought battle the score was ri to 1 In favor of Nebraska Morse was at his best that day and received good support which accounts in pait loi the letoiy as Highland I'aik has an exceptionally stiong team As th game will be played on the home giounds the local team will have a slight advantage, and they will make every effort to wipe out the Injurv sustained by their successive detents in Kansas Seniors Take A Sneak. Following an established c ut-tom In the 1 niveisitv the senloi class have todav taken a holiday Foi several yeais past the si nlois have obseiwd what has bei n calbd sn ak ctav and have slipped away fiom the Cnlvcisliv to enjov a good time in some pink awav Mom the giitnl ol student lit The coniinlttie on ai langements ha- been quletlv but Indus) i loiisly at woik and yesteiday icpoited to the class at a 10 o c loe k meeting the piogiam foi the occasion The lepoit of Hi in nilttee was adopted and the clash at once began to make final ai inngeinc nts for today The se'iilors suddenly ells appear Mom the campus this morning at it o'clock it being i minted disloyalty on the pait of any tnembei of the class to lepoit foi duty when the ap pointed time anives and eveiy woithy senioi is given an oppoitunlty to assert liis individuality A special train will take the class from the H fc M depot at Hi this morning, foi a destination uiiknow n to our icpoi t The junlois contributed their pen -Mon to the senior occasion by getting out late last evening foi dist i ibutlon this morning a icd-lnk pot-tci with th following announcement. ' YK SEN IOHS" 'Take a Sin ak ' Tu sday May l't 1 ;(:: Cushman I'aik II - M Specials Leave Kvciy Halt Houi from I, te lo a in I'les Tc llesen Speaks Aildi esses by Messis Lie and Ciafl Special Music Full Dlnnei 'I'ale' a Jug ot Watei Hetuin bv Hand Cai Comm Eat at Don's Cafe. Flegenbaum's Pharnuvy, 13th and O Dutnll'it C lpr that's ull Restaurant Unique, 1228 O BtreeL The Palace Barber Shop; 8 chairs. Chapin Bros., florists, 127 So 13th, Tel. 1G4. Let the Lincoln Transfer Co. haul your trunks. 'Phone 176. TWO OUTLETS TO THE SEACOAST The Chicago. Hock Island & Pacific has always been coiiBideied a great railroad, managed by great men, and i tinning through the bebt portion of the United States Within the past twelve months it has secured one of the most important outlets in the bouth and Its recent deal in seturlng control of the St Louis & San Fraiu Isco places this load in greater popular favor than ever with two sea coast outlets Sabine Pasb and Galveston No. 147. HOME AGAIN. Cornhuskers Return From Tour. Highland Park Tomorrow. The Nebraska Cot nhuskei s othei wise known as 'TowiiKend's Colts ie tuinicl at Hi In Sunday moiiilug owi the Hoik Island, aftei a hip lasting a little ovct two weekH The boy e staited out at a winning gait, but wen unable to keep up the pace and i e tuineel with a recoid of mote games lost than won Tluee games- were lost on enors and two weie literally stolen by an unfali uniplie The otheis weie all lost by Inferloi playing and noth ing moie oi less The Double seems to be mainly tin Inability of the boys to hit the ball. combined with their falluie to give the plti hei the light kind of suppoit at e tltl al times Although Captain Townsencl fennel at the beginning of the season that batting would be the weak point of his men, the iceoid made against the Omaha league and in the sulmeqiienl games played on the home grounds seemed to disprove his tears and It was with a gieat deal of suipilse that home suporteis of the team learned of the poot batting leeoid being made by the nine on the Dip Of the eleven men who played dining the Dip only two have an average ot over thies-- bundled Five men worked out In the box dining the Dip Helter who was sup posed to be the stUI t wirier fed the Co i nhuske is dlel not meet with tin sin c i hk expected Captain Townsend who did not ixpccl to play In the box at all went into two oi three games and did good woik but was III sup polled on occasions l.onganec ker and Mortis did fairly well but weie easllv hit dote who was not expected to make the team al all iclleve'd llellei to good effect at Notie Dame, and pitched good ball against Washbuin on his sec ond attempt Turn posit Ion of shoit stop was an liieguiai one thioughout the Dip lohnsoii Townsencl and Header all played the position While Hendei played shoi t WINon caught and Town send played (list Steen and Hood played thcli icgtilai positions on sec ond and thiid thioughout the trip doie Johnson Shelmer and Mori Is played In the field Shelinei was out of the game dining the last part ef the Dip. owing to an Injiiie-d aim. c ause-cl by a sti uc k ball The men all lepoit a good time thioughout the trip and with the ex ception of the Deatment given the-m at Kansas were entei tallied royally wherever they played At Kansas after stealing two games fiom them the student body made an assault on the team and stole taps bats gloves and everything they i ould lay their hands on That was not enough and a free fight to the hotel,) followed The c ondiict of the Jay hawkers was veiy mile h regretted by the authorities and apologies have fol lowed It Is i eported that several students will leave school as a icsult of the lowdylsm The games at Iowa City, Topeka. and Manhattan, all of which should have been won easily, weie lost as the result of seilous eirois danus played Neb Opponent Highland I'aik 8 1 Iowa State 3 7 Dee oral) 2 0 Knox 12 (j Lombard 11 ' Notre I hi me 2 13 Illinois : 3 7 I'm due 11 10 Washburn . . 3 .r Washington I'm . . . .15 3 Kansas . 1 u Kansas ... 1 2 St Mary's 0 I Kansas State Ag 2 5 ."V MwSBS TTTZrk ':