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We May Now Resume the Talk About the Stecher-Gotch JSdatch BILL PICKENS TO BOSS OMAHA RACE Veteran Speedway Man Appointed Director of Conteits on Omaha Oral. KNOWS GAME FROM GROlTJffl UP The first gjn has been fired, the Omaha Speedway company has got down to busi ness and active work preparatory for the hi if automobile classic to be staged on the boards In Eaat Omaha July 15, lias -started. ' The first move made by the Speedway company waa to appoint Bill Pickens, the vctersnest veteran of the automobile racing same, director of contests. The official appointment was made at a meet ing of the board of director last week and notification of his appointment hat bren wired to rickens. His acceptance Is expected in a day or two as he signified a wIlltngncFn to tackle the Job when he was here laot January. The selection of rickens means that Omaha will have a real race here July 15. rickens Is the star of them all when It conies to signing drivers and when Kred Wagner waves the starting flag on the Mg day. It is an Indiputable certainty that fifteen of the niftleet speed pilots In the business will start to push their iron steeds around the oval at a 100-mile clip. Merer Palled Flivver. Pickens has been In the racing business for eighteen years and his record Is spot -leasly clean. He has never pulled a I lv cr. Kvery race he has staged hss been a big success. With Pickens In the sad dle no such frret as was staged last July will occur. The distance of the Omaha derby has 'not been definitely settled. .It Is very probable, however, that 300 miles, the distance last year, will be chosen again, although there Is some talk of cutting the distance and making two races. It may bo that one race 100 mile long and an other 150 miles long will be staged. This question will be settled when the board of directors of the Speedway com pany can have a conference with Pickens. His advice on the subject will probably be accepted. King Cole Refused Tn TTif Tlnvfnr Poor Of the Earthquakes Kill James of the Detroit Tigers tells tills story on the late King Cole: " Cole was a member, of the All-Ameri-tans and All-Nationals that made the trl ) to the Coast and the Hawaiian islands In the fall of 1911. This was Cole's first ttl.i to tre Pacific coast and one night, shortly after arriving in San Francisco, w carna li ,o the hotel rather late. "Now, they still have earthquakes In California f In fact, shocks are an almost oaUy occurrence. Cole stepped out of the (levator and he reached for the knob of the door to his room. Just at that mo ment there tame a shock and the door knob waved at King. "Cole let out an unearthly yell and jumped (or the stairs. .-. ".?Get out Bill, lf another quake,' be shouted, as he dashed down the step. -'Tweet lifter him to tell him that them was no danger. But I couldn't catch Up. He went down about six flights and out ti e front door Into, the night. When I fin ally did land him I couldn't assure him that the shock was only a small one and not anything to be afraid of. Cole re fused to sleep In the room that night and he sat downstairs in the lobby waiting for morningand safety." Buckner Has Trick Of Getting Service Trainer Buckner of the Chicago White Sox .made a reputation among the waiters on the Comlskey special to Mineral Wells for being a generous-hearted person. At the breakfast table the tirst day out Buck, noticed that the waiter showed him con siderable attention. "Are you going to . be on this whole trip?" asked Buck. -."Yen, sir," replied the waiter. Buck' shoved his right hand into a side pocgu'f, nulled out a dollar hiil aud tore it - In ' two as the waiter g.ispcd in astonishment. "Here's a half dollar," Mild Buck, handing the waiter l alf the dollar bill. "I probably will give you the other half at Mineral Wells." For dinner that day Buck was not sur prised to seo Lis table decorated with flowers and to to the recipient of much attention. The waiter was working hard lor the other half. , , . Regatta to Be Held on Hudson June 29 NKW YORK. March 2.'.. Indications Point to the selection of Thursday, June T9. as the date, and the Poughkeepale i ourw on the Hudson as the scene for the unn I'll regatta for the Intercollegiate Kowtng association. There has been talk that Cornell's course on Lake Cayuga at ttliueu u-mil.l be ehmen unit that the regalia wouiu oe rowea on June a, ina same day as the Yale-Harvard races will be contested on the Thames at New Lon don. A great deal of opposition has developed nKHln.it the Ithaca proportion, and close fdlowcrs of rowing have protested agalnat having the regatta on the date long ago chosen by Yale and Harvard. Pennsylvania derllnre to go to Ithaca, and JHn Rice, the Columbia coach, Is also oppoed to the Cayuga course. COLLEGE GOLF TOURNEY WILL BE AT PITTSBURGH NKW. YORK. March 25. Announcement has been made to the effect that the annual championship tournament of the Intercollegiate Golf association will b held over the links of the Oakmont club, near Pittsburgh. September It to Srt. It has been known Tor some time that Oak mont would be the scene of action thla year, but until recently the date had not been fixed. Seven colleges now belong to the association. Tale. Harvard. Cor nell, Princeton. University of Pennsyl vania Williams and the University of Illinois. JOE JACKSON BUYS HOME IN GEORGIA FOR MOTHER Joe Jackson, White Sox outfielder, has purchased a home in Savannah. Ga.. and will spend his winters there. Hla mother will occupy the house. He paid t'.Cui) for the properly. BOB BURMAN WINS CALIFORNIA IMPOSITION RACE. SAX DIEGO, March :;.-Bob Rurnr.it won the Panama-California Internal! fl at Exposition cup race of fifty ml'e here today. The time was 67:30 4-6. The course was slightly over one mile long TIGERS DEPEND ON HURLERS Billy Sullivan Trying; to Make Lowdermilk and - Boehler . Star Pitchers They Should Be. BOTH LACK ONLY CONTROL DETROIT. Mich., March 25. For . the, flrst time since Detroit has been repre ented by an American league base ball club, local fans seem more interested in the suocess of the battery coach at the spring traiping camp than in the- man ager. . ' Hugh .Jennings., the manager, ts whip ping his squad into shape at Waxa hachle, Tex. Billy Sullivan, former man ager of the Chicago White Sox and. In hla day regarded as one of the best catchers In the American league, hue full charge of the battery men. Detroit fandom believes that a strong pitching staff means a pennant and possibly a world's championship for the Tigers. It Is quite generally conceded that Detroit will .open the season with a veteran lineup. Reports from the training camp indicate that . none of the in fielders or outfielders la In danger of being sup planted by a recruit. But; a corps of pitchers,. Including several' veterans, are working but at Waxahachie and stories concerning Sullivan's successful meth ,od. are. reaching Detroit each, week. . Dauss ' and Coveleskle are the . only twirlers" whose normal form has been ap proved by Jennings and Sullivan; Boehler. Lowdermilk, Dubuc. Boland and "Rube" Marshall the 1 latter "a recruit are. the men whom Jennings hopes will profit by Sullivan" teaching." Pitcher Bill James, purchased from St. .'Louis last season, may also receive some attention. Boehler and Lowdermilk have, according to training ramp reports, shown marked Improvement under Sullivan's tutelage. The principal fault of each pitcher has been wlldnesa. Boehler has pitched sev eral remarkable games for Detroit, one at the expense of Walter Johnson of Washington, but he has seldom been able to finish a game which he started. Few pitchers In the major leagues have a better fast ball, or can throw the sphere with more speed than Boehler can, 1? the opinion of his teammates. . When Sullivan began working with Boehler, he found that the latter used several deliveries. The coach contended this was the principal reason for Boeh ler's wlldness and apent much time teaching Boehler an easy, effective de livery. The result haa been that that the pitcher had fine control In his games during the present training season. Lowdermllk'a chief fault Is said to be Inability to control his fast-ball. He Is considered an effective curve ball pitcher. Sullivan has been trying to Improve Lowdermllk's delivery so that, la? pinches. he may be able to baffle batsmen who hitherto prepared to step into a curve. Dubuc, master of the slow-ball, lost his curve last year. When he did, he be came Ineffective and was not able to pitch regularly. Sullivan hopes to find the reason before the regular season opens. Boland, after a remarkable start for a recruit last year, had a long spell of Ineffectiveness, but began to show 1m prtvement during the autumn. Ha was generally regarded as a "hot weather" pitcher. At times he was Invincible; on other occasions he was batted all over the lot. Roland Is one of the midget twirlers of the league and some players thought his arm was not strong enough to stand the strain of Ills favorite curve ball tactic. Sullivan haa been spending much time teaching Marshall how to field his posi tion. He recently had the Southern league graduate working out at 7 o'clock In the morning. The coach has been quoted as de claring that Boehler and Lowdermilk should prove to be star boxmen. "If Lowdermilk had control of his fast ball he wouldn't lose more than six games In twenty, and If he had control of a spltter, he wouldn't drop three games In thirty," said Sullivan recently. Report Omaha Athletic Club Will Build at Seventeenth and Farnam A persistent rumor was current yes terday that the new Omaha Athletic club building would be erected on the site at Seventeenth and Farnam streets, recently purchased by George A. Joslyn. W. A. Fraser, who is a member of the committee, admitted yesterday that the club was trying to make arrangements for a lot In the very heart of the city, but he would not confirm the rumor. Neither would he deny, but refused to make any statement at all, and the re port promptly gained in volume. Mr. Kraser leaves tonight for 'hi. ago and other points in the east and north. He will visit many of the big athletic clubs of these cities to pick up pointers ZEHRUHG COMES TO OMAHA THIS APRIL New President of Western League Will Address Comercial and Rotary Clubs. GOLD BAT FOR LEADING HITTER Two base ball booster meetings will be held In Omaha In April. The first meeting will be held at noon on April 17 at the Commercial club. The second meeting will be held by the Rotary club the noon of April 19. Frank C. Zehrung, newly elected presi dent of the Western league, will be the principal speaker at both meetings. ! Representatives of all the civic orgun liatlona of Omaha will attend the Com- , merclal club event. It will be a Mg event j and all of the organisations will be asked i to get behind the Omaha team and pull hard for a good season. ' The Rotary club meeting will be for a . dual purpose, to prove that the Omaha club is behind Pa Ronrke, who Is one of Its members, and tf-at It Is also behind President Zohrung. who Is a member of the Lincoln Rotary club. Troi.hr for llest lllttrr. Announcement has been made by the Brogegaard company that a gold bat will be presented to the leadlns hitter of the Western league this year. The bat ia valued at IlcO and the name of the win ner will be Inscribed on It. The leading hitter of the loAp wlT get permanent possession of the trophy. The acquisition of Outfielder Anderson by the Rourkes appears to be a ten strike. Anderson played In the Federal league last year with the Brooklyn club. He hit .ioa and stole twenty bases In M games. He was secured by Cincinnati when the baee ball neace wa consum mated and Rourke secured him from Clnoy. He has been In training at Shreve port with the Reds and should be In good shape when he arrives at Beatrice. Ander son ts a left-handed hitter, is 25 years old and weighs ISO pounds. That Marty Krug Is enthusiastic over the chances of 'the Rourkes ts evident from a letter received from him yester day.' Marty says he Is only waiting for the league race to start. eBatrlce Is a great place for a train ing., camp, ' said Marty, "The atnietio field; here. Is unquestionably the best Class D jpark in the country and much better than . the fields where the big league teams stage spring training. Un less' the ewsther kills outdoor work we should return to Omaha In fine snaps for the opening. I think we will vae a good ball ciuo this year. With Smith, Anderson ana Forsythe I think our outfield will be as good as any In the league. If not a great deal better. The pitching staff Is good. and the Infield looks good. We only need another catcher and we'll have him In a day or two. It really looks great." Detroit Gets Nut Who Will Get Up at Seven in Morning Ball players have long beld the auper tltlon . that when "a nut" Joins the team and makes good that team will certainly win a pennant. . The Detroit Tigers, as now constituted, have In Rube Marshall one of the most original birds the game knows of. Marshall despite hla oddities, possesess a lot of pitching sense and he has a fine chance to make the team. He has already caught the fancy of Billy Sulli van, as well as Manager Jennings, and he will be . carried longer than some of the performers who are now making fun of him. Rube Is one of the most willing In dividuals In the team. He Is always the first player In uniform and If Kulll van said the word he would be at the park at 6 o'clock every morning, first base faster in taking throws on "Marshall, you should get over to bunts." "I know I should," readily admitted the recruit, "but I have been kept darn busy learning stuff down here. But I'll get over there faster. I'd like to get out there early some morning and practice with you." "All right: let's get out at 7 o'clock.' returned Sullivan, trying to hear what the youngster would say. "I'll be there," answered Marshall. And he was. This was nearly three hours ahead of the time whew the other players were due to report. Even Cobb Admits It is Hard to See Johnson's Slants Walter Johnson Is quite generally re ferred to as the most effective pitcher In the American league, when the game depends upon a single play. An Ameri can league umpire delights In telling a storv of a close game, when Cobb faced Johnson in one of the last Innings. De troit had the bases filled; two men were out. Cobb, it Is claimed, walked toward Johnson and said: "Well, Walter, here's the chance both of us have been looking for. Now we can decide who has the most nerve." Johnson pitched. The lithe body of the Georgian hurled Itself forward. The ball flashed to the outfield. Three men scored. Cobb pulled up at third, and noticing thst Johnson seemed rather downcast used his hands as a megaphone and. ac cording to the umpire, said: "Never mind. Walter, old boy.. You pitched that ball so fast I never saw It I Just shut my eyes and slammed." Key to the Situation Bee Want Ads. regarding these clubs with a view toward making final plans for the local club at a very early date. Mr. Fraser had a conference with George Brandeis and F. W. Judson. other members of the committee, yesterday and also with Harry Tukey. who Is charged with the responsibility of the real estate deal which would give the rlifb the Seven teenth and Farnam location. "The Omaha Athletio club building will he tho equal of any In the country," said Mr. Fraser yesterday. "Of course. It will not be the largest one nor the most magnificent, but there won't be anything lacking and nobody could ask for better. It mill be el uti t stories liigli as orlgln slly planned snd will cost t&",ft." SPORTS SECTION of The Omaha Sunday OMAHA, Will Run in Big I ) (. r 7 ' a l l k I- JPeWslBSPSBBBSS" I 4-- Doane'a Relay Team Left to rlttht: Dlchl. WLihut. Hay let t, Conrad and Cap tain Brown. Thla Is one of the toann Which will compete In the Intercollegiate J JIMMY SMITH WILL ROLL HERE TODAY World's Greatest Bowler and Fart . ner, Hort Lindsay, Will Tangle With Local Clicks. SHOOT DOUBLES AND SINGLES Omaha pin, tumblers are looking for ward to something of a treat today when Jimmy Smith of BrooV.'.yn, acknowledged to be the moat accomplished bowler In the world, and Mort Lindsay take the drlvea at Pad Huntington's alleys and show how to clip off the marks. Smith and Lindsay will bowl at the Huntington alleys thla afternoon and this evening. Some doubled and Individual matches with local sharks will be carded so that It will be more than an exhibi tion, but real competition. The doubles will be rolled this afternoon and the sin gles this evening. Al Wart chow, who cvt such a swathe at Toledo; Frank Conrad, Ted Neale and others will take Issue with the Invading easterners. And Smith and Lindsay will have to do some mlghiy tall stepping to trim up the locals, because the aforemen tioned trio la some trio. Jimmy Smith haa for many years been considered the peer of all bowlers. He la a money bowler If there ever was one, and woe be unto the reckless pin tum blers who get Into a pot game with Jimmy. He always manages to crack out the big scores, always Just a little bit better than the feilow he Is compet ing against, and ha practically never flivvers even In one game. Lindsay Is almost as good as Smith, and Is at the present t'me the champion of Greater New York. Smith waa carded to appear at Hunting ton's last January when he waa touring the country with Alec Dunbar. But Jimmy had a split with Punlwr at Den ver and didn't come. So rad Hunting ton and Frank Conrad stopped off In Chicago on their way home from Toledo and found Smith In the Windy City bowl ing an lnter-dty matt h with Jimmy Blouin and Tony Karllcek of Chicago. They Induced Jimmy to come to Omaha for the rolling todjy. Gray Eagle to Be Hoosier Mascot RLOOMINGTON, ind., March 35.-A large gray eagle watt be Imllana uni versity's athletic mascot and from an eapeclall built perch on Jordun field will scream In Its own l.uiguage, "Heat Pur due," or whoever happens to be lnd aim's opponent. The eagle was captured a few duys nun on the sl'e of Indiana's new athlete field, which, it Is exported, will be ready for use at the beginning of tho foot hall sea son next fall. The eagle was wounded with a rifle, but. It Is said, It will recover and suffer no 111 effects. Base Ball Coaeh Fred Beebe assUti d in the rapt':r of the bird. A large cage in be:ng built on th campus. In which the eagle will be kept when Its presence Is not required on the athletic field. WASHINGTON UnTtO TAKE PART IN TRACK ATHLETICS ST. LOUIS, March 26. Washington uni versity will elevate track and field ath letes to major rank thla season for the first time in several years. Lest year Washington did not enter the Missouri Valley conference meet, and the year preceding Washington had but one en try. Tliis year, however, the university will compete In two local and five In tercolleKlate contests. The Jwrsonnel of the S( ial will he determine! In the try outs, April li. 1 1 :y SUNDAY MOUXIN'O, MAHCH Relay Race at Omaha Indoor meet at the Omaha Auditorium, Friday evening, March SI. The other colleges entered are Tarklo, Rellevue and Omaha university. Brown, Dletil, Conrad MAKING COINJN PRIZE RING Oorbett and Sharkey Wealthy, While Yonn; Corbett and Mc Gorern Save Nothing. SULLTVAU HAD TWO FORTUNES NEW TORK, March . John l. Sul livan aquandered a fortune while he held the heavyweight championship. Ten years ago he had nothing, but he has saved 1200.000 since. Corbett la reputed to be wealthy, as he haa been steadily engaged In vaudeville since his retire ment. He owns a fine home at Bayslde, L. I. Jeffries also Is well fixed and runs a profitable saloon In Los Angeles. Sharkey la a real estate owner and can write a fat check. Fltislmmons, always an easy mark for the sharks, Is not par ticularly well eff. Neither ts Peter Maher, once the pride of Ireland. Jack Johnson has spent much of the money he earned as ehamplon, while Kid Mc Coy Is doing the best he can. Tommy Ryan, his old rival. Is well fixed, but Joe Walcott, the once famous giant klllr, haa very little to show for his great achievements In the ring. Toung Corbett and Terry McGovem. former featherweight champions, are living from hand to mouth. Frank Erne, once the lightweight champion, la running a prof itable boxing school In this city, and Kid Lavlgne, from whom Erne won the title, recently had a benefit here. After his defeat at Jim Corbett's hands In ISM Charley Mitchell retired from the ting the richest fighter In the world. He made big money In managing Frank r. Slavln of Australia, also Jim Hall, another Antipodean. Nobody will ever know how much money Mitchell carried back to England after Hall had been knocked out by Fltislmmons at New Orleans tn W3. Mitchell came here for that affair with Squire Abingdon Balrd, who brought over more than $100,000 In gold. The squire was Induced to bet heavily on Hall and he acted as one of the tatter's seconds. A few days after tho fight the squire died suddenly, and when his effects were searched 'not one dollar was found. Mitchell, several years before that Incident, was sent to an Eng llHh piiaon for beating up an old man who had had some trouble with Baird. When Mitchell's yterm expired It wss said the squire fiandcd him tton.ooo In rash. The purse for the Fitzslmmons llall fight was ftf.OuO. but Fits was un able to collect more than $.ri,000. Three Texas Loop Towns Building New Base Ball Plants DALLAS. Tel.. March t'.-It will be a rejuvenated Texas league that opens Its reason In the seven cities of Texas and Shreveport. La., on Wednesday, April 12. riiysleally speaking tie league failed to weuther the storm which swept the Texas coast in August, IMS. and the homes of three clubs Heaumont, Houston and Gal veton were deniollsled In the fury of the wind and rain. The 11)15 season was automatically cloned with this disaster. This year, howeve., new parks and prandKtands have been built In each of thoxe cities, and an ahundunre of new material under new inHnanenient has been in the front ranks In the early spring training. These Texas teams, as well as Shreveport. have been getting much val uable practice this yenr In the pre-season exhibition games with the five major league teams training In Texas. The new managers who will pilot the Texss league tills year are well known In southern bsse ball circles. They are: Harry Welchone, at Dallas, four years with the Atlanta team In the Southern league; Mlque Finn, at Beaumont, former Southern league star. The old managers are: Jack Smith. Hireveport; Kills Hardy, Waco, 1915 pennant winners; Pat Newman. Houston; George Uedy, San Antonio: Paul Sontell, Galveston, and Jake Atx, Fort Worth. yr) vrr" v A if- ) ) L lid vfv i i W m n -J i j ; ' .iiii Bee 20, 1)H. Track Meet and Haylett are entered In the half mile relay race, while Brown and Plehl are entered In the forty yard dash. Wish art la the substitute. ENTRY LIST FOR BIG MEET CLOSES Ofer fwo Hundred Fifty Athletes Enter Indoor Tournament at Auditorium. DOW CITY iSHOOTEK C01HKQ Over ISO athletea. Including, university, college. Young Men's Christian associa tion, athletic club and Interscholastlo cracks, have entered In the annual In door athletio and gymnastla meet which will be hold at the Auditorium Friday night under the auspices of the Omaha Young Men's Christian association. Entries for the big event closed at 10 o'clock last night and this number waa surpassed at the hour. Several addi tional entries, however, are expected r later malls and they will be accepted If posted before the closing hour. , That the meet will be a huge success Is manifested by Uie entry of eighteen University of Nebraska track athletea and also the university gym team. Other schools have also entered thel" crack track athletes and ome merry competition la confidently anticipated. Entries for the gymnastla events flo not close until Tuesday. All of the turning societies of Omaha and a num oer of others from outside cities are en tered as well as the prominent Young Men's Christian associations of the state and the university toam. The gymnsstlo event should be a corker thla year. Omaha shooters who are planning to cop some of the medals In the rifle shoot ing event had better prepare themselves, rtev. Ray H. Adams, of Dow City, la., Is expected to bring his crew of Dow City sharpshooters to Omaha for the event. The sharpshootlng parson Is some crack with the gun and his team members are aluiost as good. . The 260 entry list total does not Include the grade school kids who are entered In the grade school relays. Counting the school relay teams the total number of persons who will tske part in the big meet Is over 7(JU The magnitude of the Indoor meet ran be Judged by the announcement that seventy-five officials will be necessary to bardie the events. LYONS ATHLETIC CLUB DEFEATS BURNASCOS LYONS, Neb., March I'.-fSperlal.) The Burgess-Nanh team of basket ball stars met defeat at the hands of the Lyons Athletio club team here last night, the score being 32 to 20. The lineup- IM'KGK.SS-NASIf. I LYONS Mryr II. F. It. F Kiigert Kalderson L.F. I..F Welker 'i,lthp f.;" Bobbins Amberson It U. It.G Pearson Kalderson L.U. L.U Loppuon Held goals: Meyer CJ, llalriemon (5), Anthea (4, Welker (f Rggert (Si, Kob l.lna (4), Pearson (jit. Foul Moals: Mever. Hyde. Welker (6i. Bobbins. Kereree: t-tubb HascMil. I rnplre: Harry White. As a preliminary to this game a sec ond team of club members defeated the team from Kasford, by a score of 42 to 11. Fletcher on Tracks of Rail President Arthur Fletcher Is the wit of the Giants. He haa a quick, orginal answer for about every question that Is put to him. The other morning he was walmng up from the ball park, along the tracks of the I. O. & N. H. PL. and Mstty said to him: "Say Fletch. who is the president of the I. G. & N. railroad?" "I don't know," said Fletcher, . "but I'll find him pretty soon." "Find him?' said Matty. "How can you, when you don't know him?" "Well," said Fletcher. "I'm on his tracks now." Matty was revived with difficulty. HUSKERS COMING TO INDOOR MEET Guy Reed Will Send Eighteen Track Men for Athletio Events and Clapp Will Send Gym Team. GARDINER TO BE CAPTAIN By JtMF.S 10. l.tWItKME, LINCOLN. Neb.. March it. (Special.) Track Coach Ouy E. Be'ed will send a 'iuad of eighteen men to the big Indoor meet In Omaha next Friday night to represent the 1'nlverslty of Nebraska. The Hunker squad will contain but two "N" men, hut has a number of very promising freshmen, and Reed Is hopeful that they will make a good showing. In addition to the veterans. Captain Scott and Erwln, Heed will have Owen and I .a men. two very sieedy second yesr men, for his sprinters In the Omaha meet. Heeil said he did not know how to figure his squad, with most of the men Inexperienced and liable to "fall down" when they get Into a real meet. His list of entries follow: Portr-Vard Pash Captain Scott. Er wln, Laren. O'Hrlen, Owen, Townsend, Pates and Werner. Four Hundred snd Forty-Yard Pash Owen. Townsend, Hates. Klabt Hundred and Eighty-Ysrd Ran Gran and Stum. Mile Itun Overman, Garrison, Gruff. Sti'ht'n. Iteed and Anthes. I Huh Jump -O'Brien and Werner. Half-MHe Belay Team Larsen, K.dwin, Scott, Heckord or Werner. Mile Ile'ay Owen. Bates, Tojrnsmi, Biyai.s or Werner. ;vm Team Will Kilter. In addition to the track squad, Pr. R ri. Clapp will nlso send a gymnastic team to take part In the Omaha meet. He has not picked the members of It yet, but will do so the first part of the eeK. Track work will begin In earnest lur ing the coming week. With the sprint; holidays over, Beed expect to put hla aqund down to the hard work on the cinder path, which has been repaired and put Into good shape for training. The first meet will be an Interclasa affair, two weeks hence, which will give Heed tho first line on the material he has at hand. The track squad can boast of but ttvo "N" men as H neucleus around which to build, but Reed admits he has some splendid material and. barring unfors rn events, the team should be much stronger than those which have repre sented the Hunker Institution during re cent years. , "Cub"' Wllley, the former York filg't school boy, who Is touted as the moat sensational track athlete Nebraska haa had In ten years, haa been working all week to get his scholaatlo standing In shape so he can take part In the spring' meets. Until he gets a final landing on Wllley's standing. Reed will aot venture any opinion. Iwt la New Tennis Ceiria. The athletio field la undergoing Its an nual spring rejuvenation. . Reed haa spent a quite a little money having It put In shape for the spring sports In cluding track, baseball and tennis. The tennis courts east of the university cam pus, on the ground built for extension, . purposes, are nearlng completion and will add te the facilities at Nebraska In thla line of sport. I a fact tennis will likely prove on of the moat lively,, of spring sports. i A special meet'tr of the basket ball ' men will be called thla weef for the pur pose of electing a captain for the 1917 squad. Under the rule governing let ter awards, eight men wftl receive them, Including Captain Ed irugg. Pick Ruth erford. Shields, Nelson, Campbell, Thle sen, Chuck Gardiner and Jimmy Gard iner. All of these men will be eligible to vote on the new , captain. Jimmy Gardiner, the old Omaha high echool player, will likely be the choice for basket ball leaders. Gardiner turned down an offer to attend West Fornt after he had been assured of an appointment. His action la much appreciated In university circles and It Is likely the basket ball men will reciprocate by banding Jimmy the basket ball captaincy. Ouy Peed haa heard from Tr. XI J Stewart, the new Nebraska athletio di rector, who two week ago visited the scene ef his labors nest year and made the acquaintance of Husker athletea, the undergraduates and Lincoln business men. Stewart write - he la delighted with the conditions he found at Nebras ka and la confidant of a successful yeav here. The new Husker mentor returned to Oregon to complete hla year's aervleej as director of affair at the Oregon agricultural college. Brandeis Diamond Crew Cards Quintet 1 Of Tilts for Season The Brandeis base ball team, the lead ing semi-pro nine of the city, haa already scheduled five gamea to be played in Omaha. The first game will be with the Omaha Western league club at Rourke park April 16. The other games already carded are with the Tennessee Rata, Le land Glanta and Union Otants, all colored teams, and the Lincoln Cleaning and, Dying works. There la alao a poaafbMlrjj j the Brandeis will play the Lincoln Wees; tern league club at Lincoln April . I The Brandeis held their first praotlce at Lyck park last Sunday and will bj put through the paces again today at tho same place. Then Brandeis lineup Is as follows: Lyck, catcher; Olson and Hay, pitchers; Vancua. first; Q rah am. second; Purkee, third; Woodruff, short Roben, left; Iiwler, center, and Pyger right. JENNINGS GET GRIP LOSES SEVERAL POUNDS DETROIT. Mich., March Manages) Jennings of the Petrult Americans, whej Is with the Tigers jt Waxahachie. Tea training camp, has lost considerable; weight, according to reports reaohtng here. The grip attacked Jennings re cently. While convalescing be waa weighed by Trainer Harry TuthJll and he balanced the scales at lfiiH pounds. Tblal is nearly seven pound lee than Jen nings' normal weight. ! DUCK HUNTERS PINCHED BY DEPUTY JOHN HOLMESj John Holme, deputy state gam war- j den, hiked Into Herman, Neb., and mad ' two arrests for duck shooting. He pinched Harry Christensen and Jarne Van Horn for shooting duck without a license. Holmes found two pintail on the person of each shooter. Magistrate John Fitch completed the Job by taxing each violator IK and oU. 4