Omaha daily bee., 1903-04-05
ATHLETICS AT THE UNIVERSITY
Warm weather Brings the Husky
Students Out in Squads
for Practice,

The University Of Nebraska base ball squad
is taking shape, 80 that 1t begins to be-
come apparent who will play the different
positions. The requirement that no man
can make the team who has not made
I twelve hours credit may bar a few from
entering, but II is not expected to work
any damage to the team. Captain Town
send has had his crowd out every day this
week. Games have been played with the
law students team, who, by the way, put
up a very good article Of ball, the city
Young Mems Christian association and the
Lincoln High school.
Nebraska has about six good men for the
box. Beltser is undoubtedly the best man
who has showed up for practice this season.
Longanaecker is another good one and he
is also handy with the stick and will no
doubt, show up as one of the 'varsity's
crack batters. Hruebeski is not so slow,
either. He is playing his first season on
the varsity and will undoubtedly develop
into strong man for the box. In the game
with the law students he twirled for the
varsity the first part of the game and
famed four men. He has considerable
speed and good control. Chase is a speedy
twirler. but they seem to be able to hit him
pretty regular. Gore, Morse and Ling are
also doing some artistic pitching.
Behind the bat the Cornhuskers have
Bender and Whitcomb. The former is an
old man on the varsity team and the latter
is playing a right game, though this is his
first year. Wilson. the big man on frst, Is
playing a good game and makes it a prae-
tice to make the boys back In the gardens
seek the edge Of the field when he lands
on the ball with the club. Hood is a strong
man on third and Ramsey is also in line
for the place. Sheimer. Cook. Sprague and
Morris are doing good work In the gar
dens. while steen and Johnson are putting
in some good licks at short. The team is
not all picked yet, but Il is certain that a
few of the positions are cinehed on the first
team and Manager Eager will be able in a
week or so to know who will play on his
second team. for which he is preparing a
schedule OF games with some OF the small
colleges Of the state.
Quite little furry swept over the base
ball world last week Jim Better, the
swift pitcher who promised to rival the
great Leatherby OF last years team, was
refused registration by the university au-
thorities. The registrar refused Beltzer
registration because he believed that he was
coming to the university for the sole pur-
PSoN VI Pta9lub udlls beitAeF nau been at
tending the Omaha School OF Pharmacy
and when he left that institution to 20 TO
Lincoln one Of the Professors sent word 10
the university authorities that Beltzer would
not be bona ida student, but would stay
only during the base ball season. The base
ball authorities believe that the matter
can be fixed up so BeltEer will be allowed
to attend the university, and Captain
Townsend said to a Bee representative
Thursday: Better will be on the SQUAD.
We hope to be able to make full and sat
isfactory arrangements with the once IN
few days. Captain Jack WestoyeF OF
last years foot ball team addressed a let
ter to the university daily paper Thursday
in which he took stand for non-profes-
sional athletics and deplored the effect
which ths rumOrs about the Beltzer case
may have. People may get an idea from
these rumoTs that certain men are inn
ported to play and that no onO could win
n place even II a better player"
The controversy between the department
Of athletics aud the military department
has not yet been decided. temporary
concession has been made by Commsndant
Chase pending nnal decision. II Is ex-
pected that when the teams are finally Sc
leeted the men who get on the track and