Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-24

Geshtully eNaoe the kansas Fuarde, ana
neither Of them threw a. many goals 80 he
would have secured had his opponent been
q little less aggressive.
New Plays fer Jsyhawkers.
Some new plays in which Dwisht Bell,
the star right guard OF the Cornhuskers,
is to be an important factor in working
out their success. are being practiced In
the armory every day. These inventions
OF Or. Clspp have worked we'll in practice
ard we're used with telling effect against
Drake. They are plays especially suited TO
the Nebraska gymnasium and will IN
doubtedly aid the Cornhuskers greatly in
holding down the swift Kansas bunch.
Nebraska rooters believe the winning OF
the two Jayhawker contests will depend on
the playing Of Dwight Bell and Captain
walsh. This pair OF basket ball men has
been on the Cornhusker squad for four
years and knows more about the science
Of basket shooting than any two other
players In the State university. 1t is the
team work Of these two players that en-
sbled the Nebraska five TO win from Ames
in the second OF the two games played in
the srmory last week. Up to the last fif-
teen minutes OF play in that contest the
Aggies we're in some respects outplaying
the Cornhusker five and were threatening
TO capture the long end Of the score. At
this point young Bell began a squirt of
the fastest kind Of play, preventing the
Ames forwards from throwing goals and at
the same time getting the ball 10 Walsh
frequently. This throwing OF the ball to
the Nebraska captain enabled him to shoot
several baskets that soon made the Corn
husker side OF the score assume creditable
proportions and gave the pupils Of DR..
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able to overcome in the remaining few
minutes OF play.
walsh and Bell Fast Team.
Captain Walsh and Bell are working to-
gether nicely on the new plays for Kansas
and with the Improvement of another
weeks training ought to have them SO per-
fected that they will be able to dazzle their
opponents with fast work at times, There
Is only one thing that in any way, as seen
from the Nebraska viewpoint, threatens
TO prevent the successful working out of
these new plays. That is the inability Of
Captain Walsh to get back into his old
time form for goal tossing.
In no game this year has he done the
accurate throwing that characterized his
play in previous seasons. He was kept out
OF practice for the early part OF this sea-
Gun WIN al INJURY ~ MS IlblI lOOl, anu II
is to the lack of the early training that he
lays the blame for his poor work so far
this winter. His throwing in the Drake
games was better than In any OF the pre-
vlous contests this year, but was still far
= below his standard. He said last night
that he was training hard every day now
and hoped to be back into his sensational
form by the time Kansas comes to Lincoln.
II he auprAcda In dOip1 thta tbara Mill ha
an even chance for the ~Cornhuskers in the
two games with the Jayhawkers.
kansas Game the Big One.
No basket ball game ever attracted as
much attention at the state university as
the approaching struggles with Kansas.
The .Jayhs wkers have always been re-
garded as the greatest rivals of the Corn
huskers in the Missouri valley. This sea
son, owing to the humlliatins defeat the
Kansas foot ball team administered to
Coach Coles pupils, the rivalry between
the two schools is more intense than ever.
That game so stirred up the spirit Of the
Nebraska rooters that they are longing to
get any revenge possible and are preparing
10 turn out in large crowds for the basket
ball games this coming week.
IA anticipation of overflow attendance
~ DUN OF tue COnleetss hdHdSSI EAdBtT IL
having special bleachers erected on the
south side Of the gymnasium floor to &c,
con modate as many people AS possible.
. Extra seats are being placed In the gal.
lery. but even with all the new chairs and
b!eachers, 1t is expected that the seating
capacity OF the big armory will not bs
enough to take care OF the students and
rcoter who will want to see the matches.
Only one game in the Missouri valley
CT smpionsfip basket ball series is sched.
uied for this week. That one will bC
played between Ames and Drake in the
northern section at Ames on Tuesday. TIL
games between Nebraska and Kansas are
intersectional and do not figure in the
Championship standing.
Team VIII Go TO Ames.
Nebraska's next championship games viii
he played with Ames February 5 and .
on the trip to Ames for these contests the
Nebraska five will meet Drake at Del
Molnes in two games on February 10 anc
Il. After these contests Drake and AmeI
will still have to clash in three contests
before the question of the Leadership in th'
northern section - settled, unless Ne
braska, who will by that time have played
| all It's scheduled games, shall have wor
all of them. In this latter case :he Corn
huskers will be In possession OF the It'll,
and ready TO meet the champions OF tn
southern section to settle the question o
the Missouri valley leadership.
In the southern section OF the league siI
games are yet TO be played. -Four 0
these will be between Kansas and Mis-
souri, and two between Missouri and wash
inston. The regular league schedule vii
end February % at Dies Moines with tn,
Drake-Ames game.
viii ChoOse Coach This Week.
II IL probable that the question OF
coach for next seasons foot ball team
will be settled before the end OF mex
week. The committee recently appointe
to act in this matter has written Coacl
king cole at Toledo offering him tn
same salary for his services next seasol
that he received last fall. A reply is ex
pected from King the early part o
next week. II he agrees to accept tn
commuters proposition he will be retaine
for another year. II he does not. how
ever, another coach will be secured. 10
the athletic board is opposed 10 rsisinl
the salary of the head coach for tn
foot ball team.
In case no agreement is reached Wit
King Cole the athletic board will mir
some man for this year who will eoac
both base hall and foot ball remainin