Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-21

fast ban Of any five In me conferences dur
Inc is1-s
Arrangements hsvs been made by Man
aeer Lansdon Of Kansas snd ManaEcr
EaRer 81 Nebraska 70 play three games for
deciding the valley championship IN case
the JsyhaWkers capture the southern title.
one o. these VII b played IN each Law.
renee ana Lincoln and tho third will b.
pulled OF IN Convention hali a. Kansas
city. The first Of the trio Of games win
probably be played At Lincoln the fret
week IN March. Should Nebraska lose this
initial contest the second game will take
place in Kansas City and the third. N one
n still needed. will be held In the home
town Of the Jayhawkers.
spPi.e TraIniaE opens Monday.
The spring training season Of the Corn
husker base ball players will open in the
cage" Of the gymnasium Monday after
noon. with the most favorable outlook for
a winning team that the candidates for
the nine have faced FOR five or sin years.
Every sign this winter points 10 a strong
varsity assreeation and the opening on
Monday will be under most suspicious con-
dnions.
When Captain BeItzer ana Manager Eager
receive the candidates Monday II will be
with a feeling tha the array Of material
on hand this semester IL going to accom-
plish something that will be . credit "a
the athletic department Of the state school
They will have an excellent quantity Of fast
material TO work with and will at once
begin centering their attention on the
most promising part Of the bunch. 20 that
Coach Billy" FOX, in whom they believe
they have an Alexander TO lead the nine 10
victory this spring. will be ensbied to work
with a small and fast squad OF mon when
he arrives In lincoln to take charge OF his
proteges the first week in March.
A year ago the indoor squad OF base bail
candidates had a. high as eighty member
that being the largest bunch that ever did
indoor training Al Nebraska. But this year.
according 70 present indications. the mum
Der Of sspirants getting out 10 try for
places on the nine will be over 100 for the
first two weeks with the probable add
tlon Of several more ambitious ones before
the outdoor practice II started.
seven Vets Are Back.
The list OF candidates this spring will in
clude seven OF the eleven N men Of last
year. a letter man OF two seasons back
and several classy freshmen aspirants who
were probably kept from making good last
spring by the first year eligibility rule. The
old men who are ready to start work are
Captain Better. third baseman; Ward,
pitcher: Stevenson, pitcher; cline. first
baseman: Dudgeon. second baseman; Clark,
shortstop. and Hetzel. pitcher.
None Of the ouiflelders who were on the
varsity last spring is in school and those
three positions will have 10 be filled from
the new candidates. The position behind
the home plate ia also without an occupan
and there are five or six men who are
going 10 try out for that job. Greenslii
and sturtzenegger, two freshmen OF last
season. appear TO be the strongest bidders
for the place.
Among the new men who will report for
practice Monday will be Hammond. a fresh
man Of last year. who is said to be a staI
second baseman. He Is a good batter and
his work will be watched with great inter
est by the university fans. for u he proves
to be a strong man at second he Will
greatly strengthen the cornhusker nine al
one OF the places where II was rather veal
in 1908.
Great things are expected OF Coach
billy" Fox and the Nebraska students
are depending on him to put their team
back into a winning class. He accom-
pllshsd as much with the nine last sprins
as was possible under the circumstance
and had his plans not been upset by thu
sudden adoption OF the first year eligibil
ny rule he undoubtedly would have giver
the university boys a fast aggregation.
In his coaching Of the nine last season
he was handicapped by the shortness Of the
period In which he had charge OF the can
dIdates. He was with them only about
two weeks and did not learn as much
about them as was necessary to produce
the most efficient men from the large
bunch OF ambitious ones. This spring he
will be with the cornhuskers two months
Hitch I'm Omaha Game.
Manager Eager has experienced a hitch
In fixing a date with Ames for a foot bal
game IN Omaha next fall that may cause
the Nebraska auager TO drop the Iowa
Aggies from his schedule and take on Mis-
souri, university In their place. I'll trouble
with Ames arose through the failure of tht
Aggles to, reserve November IS as the dag
for the annual game with Nebraska. Man
ager Eager had planned on playing AmeI
on that date, but the Aggie management
without aakinE him what day he desired
scheduled a game with Iowa for November
10 and informed him that Nebraska coulC
play Ames on November 20.
Manager Eager has arranged another
game for November 20 and says his team
cannot meet the Agsies on that day. Al
the dates on the Nebraska schedule. IN fact
with the exception OF November ls ant
THANKSGIVING day. are filled. Ames II
under contract TO play Drake on Turke,
day, and in order to get a meeting will
the cornhuskers. will have 10 accept No
vember is. Unless the Aegie management