Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-14

Inc Cornhuskers are right and = contract
Tor holding the annual game In Omaha VIII
be made.
Should the big Eight schools hold.
though. that Il would be n violation OF the
conference rule for Minnesota TO play at
vinton street park omaha would not be
deprived Of a big Cornhusker foot ban game
next fam. TIE Nebraska athletic board has
decided to give the metropolis OF this state
a good contest each season and " II cannot
be Minnesota this coming fail II will be
some other strong team.
In case the Minnesota game cannot be
played In Omaha an effort will be made to
get the Gophers to come TO Lincoln. al
though they now are unwilling to agree 10
do that. with Minnesota scheduled fer Lin
coin. the Iowa game, now dated for the
home city Of the Cornhuskers would be
transferred to the Nebraska metropolis for
October %. Iowa is willing to play in
Omaha ana would have no objection to a
transfer from Lincoln.
Il is quite likely, however, II the Gophers
do not agree TO journey to Omaha that they
will insist on playing the Cornhuskers in
Minneapolis. This would necessitste keep
ing the Iowa game booked for Lincoln,
and an effort would have TO be made to
get Ames to consent to go to the Ne
braska metropolis again.
AEEIes May Come mack.
AT present the Aggies and Cornhuskers
are dated to meet at Ames on November
70. but Nebraska Is willing to transfer
the contest to Omaha. even though Min
nesota is played there also. This contest
with Nebraska. however, is the only big
game Ames has scheduled for homie and
the Aggie management does not want To
take It away. The Nebraska management
cannot insist that the game be taken To
Omaha. for the Cornhuskers are under
contract to meet the Aggies in a return
game for the one played in the Nebraska
metropolis last fall. IL II comes TO a
point where neither Minnesota nor Iowa
can be played at Omaha the Cornhusker
management will make a great effort to
get the Aggies to consent to transfer their
game to that city.
Falling to get Ames to switch its game,
the Nebraska manager will still have an
ssternstive, which fact assures Omaha
a game for next fall. 1t is to play a
Thanksgiving day game I'm the metropolis.
Manager Eager has been holding that date
open on the Nebraska schedule until the
rest of the contests are booked. If when
all the other dates on the schedule are
filled he has been unable to place a game
in Omaha he will book some strong team
to meet the Cornhuskers In that city on
turkey day. He has negotiated with two
or three elevens for a Thanksgiving day
game and any one of them is willing 10
sign up a contract to play I'm Omaha on
that date.
No further work can be done in draft
ing the Nebraska schedule until Mime
sofa decides whether 1t wants to play In
Omaha or not. 1t probably will be two or
three weeks before the Gophers settle that
point. When that is done. however. Man
sger Eager will arrange the other games
on the Cornhusker schedule and fix up a
game for Omaha.
Outdoor Practice This Week.
The Cornhusker base ball candidates are
beginning to exhibit the benefits of the
three weeks of work in the cage" at the
gymnasium and will be ready to start out
door practice next week. II the weather is
favorable they will mako their debut on
the diamond at Antelope park Monday aft
ernoon and will be Kept busy at the daily
training work until the Easter vacation
when they win be started south on the
first trip Of the spring
Coach Fox took charge of the squad
Wednesday afternoon and Immediately gave
the men some specific instructions for
their work. One OF the features of the
practice inaugurated by him was the bat
ting OF ''grounders'' to men lined up at
one end of the cage" He also taught
the candidates how to handle the stick for
making hunts and long drives.
The personnel of the squad is now such
that predictions are being made as to what
the composition OF the nine will be for the
season. 1t seems certain that either Green
slit or Carroll will occupy the position be-
hind the home plate. Each of these men is
assured Of a place on the team. Greensllt
may become the regular catcher and in
this case Carroll win probably be stationed
at third base, which position he is capable
Of playing in good style. The third sack
is Captain Beltzer's regular place. but the
scarcity OF pitchers is likely to force him
TO share the work Of the twirlers and this
leaves the base job to Carroll.
For the initial bag Sturtznegger seems
to be the logical choice. Cline. who occu-
pied that job last season. has not reported
for practice this spring and is likely to be
absent from the squad this year.
Hammond, a freshman Of last spring.
appears to be good material for second
base. He handles himself a little elumsily,
but is a good batter and will be a valuable
man To the varsity. He is not certain OF
making the second sack job and may be
shifted to an outfield position il a better
man Is found for the infield base.
Metealfe and Waters are both showing
up well. and the choice for shortstop may
be- made between them. Metcalfe is a star
player at the infield Job, but is a little
weak with the stick. Just now he seems to
be the favprite for shortstop. though.
For the outfield Mattison. Chaloupka and
Cooke are regarded as among the best OF
the candidates. None OF these men, how
ever, is sure OF "a position yet and other
outfielders for the positions on the varsity
may be developed In the outdoor work
before the southern trip is taken.
Pitchers Pushing Fox.
The pitching problem is still perplexing
the coaches. The bunch OF possible var
sity twtrlers now seems TO. be limited to
seven men-Captain Beltzer, Ward. Flem-
Ing, oimstead, Hetzel. Stevenson and
Prouty. BeltSer and Ward are certain to
do part Of the work In the box. Two, other
men win probably be selected from the re-
naming five a%splrants to complete the
staff OF slab artists. HetEel and Steven
son were on the team last season and won