UNIVERSITY ATHLETICS.
Noods of tho Department and
Benefits to Studonta DIs-
cusaod by Dr. Hastings.
In I'lii' UnlviM'slly of Nobnislm Ulu1
thuo t now pa-nt wlii'ii It could bo said
that u lucked material for any of
I in- tnieo icadliitf uuni'inlly Iimihi.s.
im-i iurt$ ol lliu very strongum iiiimi
ii ilu institution wore candidates ten
in i i ball tiNim, iR'iirlj ulty arc can
.1 (,,iion lur the nam out I teimu, ami
nil tm-ij lov Mic track tenia, I'rowtil
mjfij i ii is nu-aiis not .simply of tiln
sti.ii, n "t" pliHicall.s, bin also uitel-ii-i
in iil .
Ill,' I I Mil1 S-l(lll,(l llO pilHt NUCIl 1111
our should Im heard deploring tilie
nick ol uiumtmuj Mipport for iithlet
us. .Not long an in lealduy Hi a
iiwlj of atilin'iir men 1 i-spri'sxod tlhe
hope that mi one w miid be found
"Uh'Uiiih" tlu ntudcnl body lor the
lack ol interest Jn n ii'tH and luck ol
ntlnciic loyally until wo deserved uni
U'lxitj support, 1 stated that Ulio thn
11, us to nivroasod Interest In athletien
iiiut usi- ilrst from t lit teams tliein
v. im, 1 nut a strong- riinniiiy: loam
ti. uos university support, tluit wo
iniist bo Clio editor of out'iiiisla.sm, that
wo must successfully cope wiMi Instil-
t.iilou.s or our own rank before a per
inanoni uuivcr-ftity prido in aaiiilctlc
shall booomo o.stabiisliod, and tiliai
llioroloro loams must, lune tho solid,
ouroful, ycnr-ii rou ml training which
moan sunn, 1 uiaiihooil iind a.v-uros ic
tory. Uter nearly two yoar.s eareful
ol).soratiou 1 am ready hi state that
tho most llal failiiro of Nebraska
toam.s lias boon laok of physical bot
tom, laok uf. endurance, and for t'hiB
reason hao occurred exhibition il
wiiiknoss toward t.lio ulo.se -if cntet
and ecu toward I'ho ond of hoa.sous.
Laok of winning quality in toams sure
ly has not boon duo to laok of native
oohMitutiiMiul .sirenylih, for phyvlea.
eliminations tdnvw tluit no uit 1111 1
furnish str niger nion (ban Nebraska.
What wo have lacked for foot, ball.
Iimm- iiall and traok nthletiex is not
.simply stienyih, but syniiiielrieal
strength, A ohain i only ,i.s .siroiv a.
lts, wakcst link. . iiKiu is liko tho
chain.
Muscular arms aril legs do not make
a man and an uUilete. 'I'ho addit.ou
of stroii" trunk muscie.s may "lxo re
.l.iblo and .syininotrical niii.'v'ulai
strength, but will not insure pthyicin
efficiency. Siuili a man nuiy not Ik
capab.o of sustaining- cIVort. Phe most
cs.soiitial oonuootiny Mnk iui., yet bo
lacking, i. 0., .strong1, lioiii...y, woll--trninctl,
ital organs. Vitality is more
important to winning' in atidotios tluin
is oon inu-euhir strength and this can
only be scented by tilio steady, reg-ulni
training' of years. The rug-god, sturdy
farm boy may need less development
in endurance than sonic, on account ol
prcvi ills good hard labor, but all need
tniuiiiug calculated to conserve energy.
Tor this reason the nniiniun of ath
letics tod'iy Is being- directed towsud
the acquisition of vitality, endiininoo,
and constitutional strong'.. on tilio
part of athletes.
Fiimei.y tilie knowled'g' of tlio
event was foreiiiost; now the energy
of the man and the niosft economic use
of tihat energy, i-'ormorly the einphe
sis was laid tqion the alwlity to expend
the last ounce uf energy; now It i up
on the ability to eonsere It for future
expenditure. Formerly trainers at
tempted to make athletes capable, ol
lihononieiial spurts for record, now
they make men, who, tbrougli the ex
cellence -f a well-trained organism.
hae so far raised in tilioiiiselves the
normal staudtmi of activity as to sur
pass tihesv former reoouls with II title
apparent effort.
We are simply returning to the nat
ural order of things. Attainmoiw ol
skill follows in the pat.h nf strength,
of abounding vitality. Conservation
of energy i.s rational and lirst in im
portance. Here the athlete m;ct the
gymnast, .he mechanical engineer, tilie
Ciiis-sicai student, tlhe whole univen&it
on conunon gr.iimdi. Our busines, in
the university lis conservation and de
elopnient of itul forces.
Neither the athlete nor Mie scholar
is necessarily a plieiioaunal personage
to wh v i wondering tribute of rever
ence must be paid for na.t'ive ability,
but rather and more frequently there
is due a solid respect for the national
recognition of sonithing good and the
faithful persevering ell'ort nuuettour
to attain it.
riic difference between in....idualn
is large I j niic of einplia.sis. -..lib dif
ference should be less; all ought 'to
conserve and develop physical and
mental energy together. The BtSholni
needs the Miperamindan't vitn.n-y oh
tnined from regular training foi
sports nnd recreative work, nnd the
n tUi let e ought to x a .sieholnr. The
statement is made Wiat. between forty
and fifty per cent of 'the honor men
of Harvard last yenr wore prominent
athletes. 'Phis is as ilt should be.
Where every student has some
form of outdoor physical recreation
(luring open weallher and of gymna
siuii work when the ulihor is iinpos
sible there will be no lack of athletic
scholars or of scholarly athletics. The
separation 01 athletic men as a olnse
will be less distinct and the lino of do
nnrknUon botiween athletics and 1 it her
lines of recreative work will be less
rigidly drawn.
Aside from tlhe benefit to tho indi
vidual, in the development of various
minor forms of recreative .rk among 1
tne general .student body, athletics
piopcr are ulliniiluled oy a glowing
siiKiout sympathy anil by .till 0 provis
ion of 11 greater amount of practlotilly
triiiiiied matierial ftvtiii sihlcli fool ball,
base Uill ami track mull ini be,
drawn.
Jlovviny and swliunilng 1110 of course
not, practicable as sport lor the Unl
vorsity ot Mobruska, but the. only ap
parent leiuon w'li,s 'iHie avorugw Htudenf
should not enjoy tennis, nilinon, eriuk
ot, hwkey, polo, gtnl (.with or without,
stocking's, mid oilier such games up
pour to no tlilelli lack ..I room which
to pla them. Willing eaeh oiudoot'
at'hiotie season every iit.ii.etJe Held Is
Hilly occupied by ftiun iivventy to for
ty men who constitute the tea.iu and
stili ot one of our major snort.s.
'I rue wko have two turning coiiiUw, or
rather one and a half, but searooly
111 ire (iliiii a doon people couldi oaitain
oNoieluo on taeso during an arteiMioon,
Two 111 i 11 1 on court would provide
room Tor ui.-rv ithan twouly people on
like Mime playing spaoo ami a game
equals as iutcroMilug ami lionlthfiil.
I toth tenuis and million promote
qulcknow of eye, grace, celerity, and
precision of movement mid Vi.allty.
in character, cricket ils a .rt. of-Compromise
between base ha., ami bil
liards. It, has till the .seieuco ami
quick eaioula.tion of the latter with
out the wild excitement of the former.
It Is very free from accident! to life
and limb, and yet to the iiiilliated, ex
ceedingly iivle reading. From twenty
two K thirty can enjoy the privilege
ol the Mime cricket Hold at a time.
Hockey takes a field of practically
the same sl.e and shape as foot, ball,
and occupies about the same number
of men as cricket. It is a game fur
hardy, busy men who need a maxi
mum of exercise in a minimum of time
and do not, care to upend iniich time
in learning" rules'. It Is one of the
ver.v best men iks uf training in endu
rance for foot Iwill men and not a dan
gerous game when ruled properly.
tiolf is the trainpors' game. If one
cannot persuade himself otherwise to
i.'blain endurance through long dis
tance walking and do-ires to adtl zest
and Interest to the process ho cannot
do bet.tor than play g lf. It is a valu
able game despite mo ridicule of the
ignorant.
With a Held the size of Franklin field
of the I'wivondty of Pennsylvania, IlOO
or HH) students Instead of thirty or
f irty niig'ht be obtaining health and
itrength during t lit fall, spring and
.summer mouths. Athletic men and
and the general student body might
seen 10 body-building and endurance
work throug'h those minor sports.
We lack the interest in the physical
permeating the wiliole student body
whioh tennis, hand ball, cricket eluibs
and the like prtiinotcs.
We are growing and doing much
oven without the larger field, especi
ally indo ,rs, through Imskot ball. 'hoop
bail, volley ball, battle ball and other
recreative games. Many advantages
are to bo denied wrestling, hand ball,
ami fencing but there has been iwitlier
room nor facilities for rhelr introduo
tb.ti. Wrestling is excellaut training for
foot ball men. Hand ball is next to
basket ball and hoop ball in value as
endurance training for athletic men.
And nothing is more valuable than
1ilie.se strongest indoor (gnme.s for en
durance training, except icgular body
building work and ero-s countr.v run
ning. 'Phe body-building comes first ni or
der and importance providing against
possible strains by building up sym
metrical muscular strength and endu
rance. It should be preceded by an
examination on the dynomoinetor.
which reveals through strength tests
of all the groups of the muscles of
the body the weak jioint.s. lit should
be aeeoui'panied by special corieetive
gymnastics through use of duinb-be'.ls.
pulley weights, bounce boards, and
others, in order that tliene may be no
possible failure in bringing that weak
er part up to normal. It is first be
cause it is irrational and even danger
ous to allow a man to do an eveui
when certain muscles are won... o. g..
it is idle to attempt, to broad jump
vvitlh weak abdominal and back mus
cles. The first thing to do, and the only
rational thing, is to ascertain at the
beginning of training whether tho
muscles, chiuily involved in any given
event arc of normal stTwngth.
Next in order is tho development of
respiratory and heart strength
through recreative games, jog run
ning, cross e,.uiit.rv running and hare
and hounds. These complete the en
durance training and will be continued
on alternntc days after the spring
opens for out of door training in indi
vidual events. Training in truck
eveivts has already been begun
Uh rough the indoor athletics ol the Int
ter part of the winter and the early
spring. The pentathlon is invaluable,
as a inenaa of nll-rouud Miuning of in
dividual men. It never fails to bring
to light some future record-breaker
for the outdoor work, besides bring
ing up the indoor records increasing!
close to the outdoor. This year we
owe our indo.tr record of live feet,
six inches to the indoor cntathlon
and last year the outdoor pentathlon
brought to light t...o man .. .0 wins des
tined to make it.
'Many 'prominent allhlotlc men testi
fy to tne value of the pent.nthlon a- a
basis for specialization in Individual
events during later jears. We do not
need to go oiu ot our own institution
to find a man who ascribes nil of his
athletic prowess tu the solid ul-romul
training he obtained through the, pen
tathlons. Training Is now being directed to
wards the events of tha outdoor pen
tathlon. The system employed or this
ami the ordinary rfratniliig will
bo by days' orders for onulti event
placed in the hands of tin squad load
ers. The training will be under the
Immediate supervision of the pliysle.il
director, The leader will see that all
men are In place and understand their
worn for tlhe day. l'ro.er.!bod work
will bo strlotly adHiered to except In
ease of u'cldciub, Injuries, or some
other good reason reported to the di
rector. Only careful, systematic work
will win the spring moots and 110
chances will bo taken.
As far us posslb.o men will bo sub
divided into seotiions according to pro
llclencj In events. Selection of squad
loaders has been made upon tilie InisIh
of nut 111-11I leadership as well as upon
proficiency In events. They are up
pointed prlm'lpa..y to load their f co
tton, not to coach the events, ju.t iw
the track captain was selected to load
tlho M-ain. It Is Imped, therefore, that
every one. even the most modest, will
accept the responsibility of the ap
pointment and report the same at the
oftloe or. or hoftio W'o(1iiomIii . Al
inoKt all the lenders have already re
inorted favoiabl.v. Candidates for tne
track team and the pentathlon should
indicate llholr In'tentiou as to training
for the individual event Immediately
as scheduled for training of each man
must e made. Over thirty men have,
so lop.rted. Two leaders have boon
selected for oncli event in order t..at
they may share the work oy taking
oliurge on alternate days. . ne follow
ing are the appointments:
100 yard run, It. I). .ndreens V.
It. Heart t; !2120 vnrd run. It. 1). Andic
sen. W. It. Heart; III) yard run, F. .1.
Maul. W. A. l'rli'stly: SSO yunl run,
(i. M. Cowglll, F. .1. Mautz; mile run.
C. W. Cowglll, F. .1. Mautz: ISO yard
hurdle. W. It. HcMtt, It. b. Waterman;
.'!o yard hurdle, ('. M. Story. 0. C.
Morlsou; running .gh jump. M. V.
I'ilb'burv. I .M. l'opijn; running
bread jump. It. Ii. llonodict, 1 V. l'e
poon; shot put, Y. Ilrcw, Fred bcniur:
hummer-throw. F. Ilrew. Fred Le
mur; polo vault, 15. F. neuedlcl, 1. .
Kellogg; discus. M. I'. l'lllsbury, II.
('. Swallow; relsy races. ('. Poynter.
W. K. A ml resoir.
The events staircd () cons .lite the
outdoor pentathl. n. which oivuis Fri
day, April SS.
The athletic 'tennis of the university
are fulfilling as rapidly as is po-siblo
the conditions of success. All tho base
ball, track and many foot ball men
have been hard it work for over two
months obtaining tlie all essential en
durance training. They have already
shown also sufficient evidence that
they will be w.i nning teams tills
spring. They merit the supimrt of the
.entire university. 1 withdraw my ob
jection now to their "kHing," if they
do not get it. it will not be necessary,
however, to patronize ei.. or 1 the
sprhyr sports, as n uintter of con
science, but because one enjoys a good
contest.
WM. W. . STINGS.
Wlhl.lAM ltlvKb Dl'N'ltOY.
l'oetic gems are rare o.peeiaK,v from
persons in r.ur midst. However, one
appears occasionally which di-play
talent and thought far above tin aver
age. Ik low are two such examples,
both of which are written by William
Iteed Dunroy. The first is titled "Thine
Kyo.s," and is dedicated to .Miss Hlauch
Walsh, who recently produced such a
sciisa.tiii.n upon the theater-goers of
Lincoln by her remarkable alnllty as
an actress and her wonderful power of
expression. It was published -April 1,
in the San Francisco ".Music and Dra
ma," at the time wlion '.Miss Walsh
vva.s fllillng an engagement on the Pa
cific const, and received fluttering 110
ilcei fiom several onslern papers.
Within the depths of thy all orbs of
brewn
I road a world 0. J-ve and1 Kiln no
speech can tell;
The Mtanunering tongue can, no more
voice tQic sweet elusive thing
Thine eyes sliovvn forth, than the nv.t-
leyed, grinning clown
Can east a olmrni, of weave a magic
spell,
Or midnight raven ravish with his
hartdi attempts to sing.
Thy viouti Its low and wonderfully
low and Mveet;
Its liipild toiu-i are softer than tflie
fcOllg
Of yonder lark, that mounts the view
less ladder of the skies.
And yet 'tis but a preface, dull nnd
long
A tiresome tiling compared to that
ntre treat
'Phe book i read between ithe fringed
covers of tfliinc eyes.
Another verse wlrioli as y-at llms nev
er "been published, is "Aspiration," It
i.s as follows:
Upon the breast of sonic vilo sc'um
clothod prol,
Pure lilies lift their cups of lustrous
white,
They struggle through 'the denth-011-gendertng
slime
To ba he their stainless po.t-lw In the
light,
Have tilie 'RvaiiB" lo your washing.
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