Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-04
BASKET BA | COMES ON NOW
heaasn for the Real Hot Game Has
Opened in Earnest.
ocAl SCHEDULE is A VERY GOOD ONE
T. ~. G. a. Team Has some Important
Matches ON It's List Already
and VIII Get some
Others.

the basket ball season, and in college and
gymnasium circles generally everything
IN the way q athletic contests is now sub
ordinated to that game. For som weeks
past the construction of the permanent
porsonnel Of the different teams has been
Ia process by means Of elimination, and
now the picked lucky ones are far along
ward the mastery Of their own chosen
intricacies Of team play.
This sport seems to be growing steadily
zach winter season and It has now be-
oome a well known game practically every
Where in this country The colleges have
doubtless been most prominent in bring
ing Il strikingly before the public notice,
but the local gymnasium in the different
cities have also played a big part. 1t
was only a few years ago that the word
basket ball aroused inquiries as to its ma
ture and prerogatives, but now every boy
knows the rules by heart.
Omaha is to have its good share Of i'm
portant basket ball games this winter.
The first team OF the Young Mems Chris
tian association has Ave contests arranged
for the home gymnasium, and will play
about as many abroad. In addition to
that list there are a good many minor
Rames arranged between the different
teams at the association, which will also
iofer keen sport, as the rivalry there Is
very keen.
Basket ball schedules are slow in max
Ing, so that not all the dates for the
Omaha. games are yet settled. The sport
is not yet developed to that degree where,
like foot ball, dates can be made a year or
two In advance and then rigidly adhered
70. Teams which plan trips do so always
more or less tentatively, as II is never
assured until after the season has started
wrAatkar - mt fho fournava ran he taken
with financial success. 1t Is now almost
certain that January 20 next will open the
season Of the big games here with q con-
test between the association team and the
Haskell Indians. Next will be Kansas
university on February 3, then the Uni
versity Of Nebraska and following that the
Sioux City team, the Topeka. Kan, team,
the team OF the Kansas City association
and another game with the Lincoln assoc
citation.
Between these dates the local association
plans to play return games with each one
Of these teams in turn, though it is not
positively settled that they will visit all
the places. II carried out entire, this will
make a very full and strong schedule. and
even with a few games cut there will be
much good sport left.
The personnel OF the local first team IL
almost the same as It was last year. With
only one change In the lineup. grand team
work is promised. Hanson will be back al
his old position OF center. The Willard
brothers will be playing the two guards
with their old-tIme reliability and steadi-
ness, c. willard on the left side and @
willard opposite him. Jardine, last year.
captain, will again be at left forward ant
Il Is said that his game is nercer and
faster than ever. Opposite him will b
Gus Miller, the new captain. and the new
member on the team. These men make
very strong quartet and will doubtless
defend the Iaurels Of the association fol
all there is in the game. The selection
OF this team was not az all arbitrary
There we're fifteen candidates for the homo
and all good men. This wealth Of sta
material gave the best sort Of opportunit,
70 choose a really strong team and tn,
fact that so many OF last years men wer
picked is due solely to their superiority
Experience and team work told, but eacl
one was given a run for his place by a
least two candidates.
The ten left over, meanwhile. gave Al
opening for the formation Of a second team
OF very high grade; so good. in fact, tina
II is not to be called the second team
Some other nam will be chosen. It ha
several games scheduled already with team
that would hardly be strong enough to g
against the first team.
On the whole, the team that will repre-
sent the association this winter Is a it'll
ahead Of anything the organization has bee
able to boast for some years and grea
hopes are entertained Of its record to b
made during the season.