Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-01

ing the season Just past, and her nom
conference rules and beefy men make her
always = dangerous crowd. The Knox
game last fall stood 10 at the end ot two
Of the hardest fought halves ever seen in
Lincoln. and for this the day viii draw
we'll.
The red men from the Haskell school
have always given Nebraska a scare and
always a spectacular event. They nearly
carried the day on Thanksgiving. 1901. and
held the first half Of last seasons game to
a single score. Iowa will be probably
easy, but the match will attract all Ne
braska from the fact that for years the
Iowans have refused TO play, and that this
will renew relations between the two
former rivals.
Three old friends are missing from the
list-Minnesota. Missouri and Doane.
Minnesota had no date open for a heavy"
team, as they now recognize Nebraska.
Missouri made impossible demands and
Doane wanted too much money. South
Dakota and Colorado will be interesting
because they are new. The reason why
Nebraska failed to get into the Big Nine
this year" said a man from the east this
week, who was in a position to know, lis
because she has done nothing in athletics
outside of foot ball. Let her get up a
track team that can make records at the
western meet. send out a ball team that
corresponds. and you will have no trouble.
in a year or so more, with a continued good
foot ball squad, in getting in"
Base bail cage work for the battery can
didates will begin this week. A number
Of tossers have been putting in their names
of late. and the prospects are now that in
time the team will have a worthy list OF
them to its credit. Gore is a new man
who will try at the box stunt; Thomson,
the Indian boy, who was in for a time last
year, is getting back his arm and will try
out, and johnnie" Bender. the catcher of
Bells bunch last year, will try his hand
at putting them over. Bender is captain
Of next years foot ball squad and seems 20
be active on the Nebraska field, whether
it is marked for the pigskin skirmish or
lined for base runners. And lastly comes
Captain Murray Townsend, a wizard with
his arm, who will throw his share Of the
time and a little more IL necessary. For
other positions on the team there will be
any number Of candidates, and the com
petition for places will sift it down to the
best of material.
Captain Townsend. who has been at his
home In Tekamah for the past month, was
in Lincoln Thursday to register for the
second semester and to look over the base
ball situation. II have received letters
from anxious athletes all over the state, &"
he said, and from the indications w will
lave a good string of candidates for the
box. L think we may count on a strong
team this year. and the schedule that is
being arranged will be the best that has
ever been made
Track athletics will have a start this
week. DR.. Clapp and Captain Tobin de-
clded yesterday that they would call out
the track team bunch for elementary work
on Tuesday afternoon, and that from then
on until spring there woul be constant
work. The first Of It will be a process
for getting hardened into shape. Tobin
thinks the prospect is good for a first
class team his year and DR.. Clapp states
that II the team is able to put up a credit
able showing they will be taken in for the
Chicago meet in an attempt TO show the
Big Nine that there is something to the
institution worthy Of athletic note besides
It's foot ball. A meet will be held indoors
on Charter day, February 16, at which pole
vaulting, potato races, standing high jump
and putting the shot will be feature events.