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8 T II E H E SPERIAN. considerable amusement by his decided tendency to get "off side" and by starting a little before the signal. Mnddcn was taking a nap when the signal was given to srart, so he lost the opportunity of making himself famous. White won the standing broad jump at nine feet and one-half inch. Messrs. Alderman and Jones pleased the audience by some difficult work on the parallel bars. The object of the rope climbing contest was to climb to the beam, without using feet to aid in climbing, and descend, 'ind then raise or "chin" yourself as often as possible. Low rey won first place, having chinned himself ten times. Their appearance, as they franticlly kicked the air in endeavoring to raise themselves just once more and extended their lips wistfully up toward their hands, made them look both amus ing and pitiable. Brown, White, and Moritz couldn't touch the leather plate with one foot and keep the other on the floor, when the plate was raised to seven feet two inches, but Nelson could, so he was awarded first place in the standing high kick. The young gentleman's class, lead by Alice, did some excellent work on the horse and bars. Messrs. White, Wcstcrman, Lowrey, Babcock and Yont entered the contest of standing high jump, but the latter three got tired and sat down and watched White and West erman try to clear the rope at four feet seven inches, but they were both unr.hle to heat four feet six inches. Moritz and Breckcnridgc tried to surpass each other in the jump and kick. Moiitz wanted a tun thrown in with his kick and kicked the plate at the height of seven feet ten inches, which poiut Breckcnridgc couldn't reach. Messrs. Whaley and Chandler gave an exhibition on the bars, which was well taken by the audience. As it was now laic the running high jump and vaulting exercises were omitted, and Messrs. Alderman and Overstrcet closed the exhibition by a boxing match, but neither one would get hurt, so they stopped. The audience went away well pleased, and Prof. Bowen has reason to be proud of the showing made by his classes in physical training. The University or Pennsylvania had fifty candidates for positions on their ball club. Anson of Chicago has played in 1582 games in the National league and has played in that league for sixteen years. The Illinois school for the deaf and dumb have fifteen bicyclists. It is not strange that a deaf mute should be par lial Jo the "silent steed." Princeton's half back, John Poe, who lias left college, shows as much regret at leaving the foot ball boys as he docs in bidding the professors farewell. Many of thejeastem colleges will play between forty and fifty championship games this season. They say it docs not pay to train three months to play a dozen games. The picture of the base ball club contains thirteen men, who look like ball players judging from the crooked fingers! Both the base ball and foot ball clubs have had new pictures taken especially for the junior annual. Yale's new gymnasium wilt be exceedingly well equipped It will have as new features, a swimming tank 55 fee. wide by 35 feet deep, and larg rowing anks. The main gymnasium building will be encircled by a 13 lap running track. Fifty copies of the constitution of the western inter-state foot ball association have been received by the University of Nebraska as was ordered at the last meeting of the assccia tion. It is bound in a small pamphlet, prefaced by incidents viich led to the formation of the association. , The freshmen claim they have a base ball team that will mrkc the first nluc hustle to beat them. Three of the first clrh ;;cn, iucludii'g 'he battery, and three of its substitutes arefrcihmcn. The sophomores will soon have an opportun ity to seek revenge on the freshmen for the defeat which they received from the freshman foot ball club last fall. The eastern college ball clubs, after several months of training, are now about ready for business. They have had coachcrs of national reputation as ball players, most of whom arc league pitchers. Harvard was coached by Tim Keefe, Princeton by Dave Foutz, Yale by Gruber, university of Pennsylvania by Irwin, and Cornell by Hadoc and Taylor. Ansou of Chicago has no faith , in indoor training. This idci may apply to a professional club which has a month of good weather in which to train out of doors before their playing season commences, but the playing teason of a colt lege ttam to so short and begins :o early that the player must be in shape to go on the f eld as soon as the weather will permit and must accept indoor training or be in poor condition. Alonzo Stagg, the famous ex-Yalt pitcher, who is now an athletic instructor in the Chicago university, recently dis cussed before a Washington audio c; the origin of modern aOilct'cs as follows: "To-night I am going to say something alout the modern athlete. The athlete is not, indeed, a pro duction of our age. He is of ancient birth, dating back to creation, where there arc indications of base ball having been played. Iflmty pass over the objection to using scriptural ll ustrations and use some now, it is recorded that Adam was caught napping in the gai den of Eden and put out. We 1 avc two other cases where mention is made of the sport one where Cain batted Ab 1 and ii was declared a foul, and the o her where the race was saved by Nosh's eight, who were the only ones left at the finish." STKAY PICA'-UPS. Harry Dowling is again in school. Read the Courier News Depot ad. Regent Burnham recently visited this institution. Read the editorial on the university debating club. E. S. King, watches, clocks, jewelry. 1300 O street. Mr J. B. McDonald is one of Govcrner Boyd's clerks. Our business manager recently visited friends at Peru. Dr. Gifien. Office, nth and N Sts.; residence, 1504 S. John Love will spend the spring teaching a country school. Dr. C. E. Spahr, 1215 O Street, eye, car, nose, and throat Lieutenant Pershing recently made a flying trip to Omaha. Miss Stella Loughridge, '95, will teach during the spring in Illinois, Carl Marlay spent the vacation visiting an uncle in Cus ter County. J. W. Scarson, '95, has been quite sick at his home in Grand Island. Call at Francis Brothers' chop house, open day and night, 1324 O street. Professor Wolfs house has been quarantined on account of scarlet fever. Students can learn how to make the entire year's college expenses during vacation, by addressing Underwood & Underwood, Ottawa, Kas,
