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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,
