Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-07

AC9IAihuNh EhRN 1@bEV
freshmsn last spring, put up a great game,
and undoubtedly would have clinched the
job at short this year had he remained in
school.
Captain Beitzer will play at third base,
the, position no held on the 1905 team. His
work with the varsity during the last sea-
son was 20 CLASSY that he attracted the
attention OF several Of the Western league
team owners. and was hired by Manager
Green OF the Lincoln nine to play profess
sional ball this summer Beltzers election
As captain OF the foot ball team for 1908,
however, caused him to break his contract
with Green in order hat he would not be-
come a professional and thus be made In
eligible for university sports.
New Men in OutaeId.
For the outfield the C~ornhuskers will have
none OF their old men back. Captain Bell
amy, Slaughter and Jennings, the fielders
OF last season. being out of the university.
This will mean that there will be three
fielding positions to be filled from among
the bunch, of new candidates. AS yet only
two men have announced their intentions 10
try to get an outfield position on the var
sity. They are Chaloupka and Waters.
Both, have had considerable experience in
playing IN the outfield and expect to make
a good showing before Coach Fox.
Next week will see the final games played
for the basket ball championship of the
northern section OF the Missouri Valley Con-
ference league. The Cornhuskers, who are
now away from Llncoln on q trip of six
games, meet both Ames and Drake, the
two other teams OF the northern division,
in two games apiece, and ought TO win
enough OF the contests to give them the
honors in this division Of the league.
At the present time Nebraska has played
four games and lost nine, while Drake and
Ames have each played four games and
have lost three apiece. There are but
eight games scheduled apiece for each
team, and 20 the C~ornhuskers, having won
tour contests already. will need to take but
one more game to secure at least a tie.
and but two games in order to win the
title.
Hope to split Even.
Until Ames defeated Drake on the
home floor OF the Des Moines team this
week the Cornhuskers were confident Of
taking two games from the Iowa Aggies
At Ames next week. The result OF the
Ames-Drake game upset their calcula-
tious and they are now figuring on win
ming at least one game from each Drake
and Ames. In case they can do this they
will win the title 10 the northern sec
ton and will be ready TO meet the win
ners OF the southern section in a series
OF games for the championship of the
valley. BY taking only one game from
each Arnes and Drake next week the
Cornhuskers would make their own
standing record OF six games won and
49, a "a a 49, -. Na@aA NLAy NrAttlA
be giving Drake and Ames each a stand
ins Of four games lost and two games
won.
Just before Manager Eager left for
Minnesota with the basket ball team he
announced that the negotiations with tine
Univetsity of Michigan for a foot ball
game next fall had come to naught, and
that the C~ornhusker would not play the
Wolverines this season. Manager Baird
OF the Ann Arbor school and Manager
Eager had been trying for the last two
months to get together on terms for a
game, but the Nebraska mans hands
we're so badly tied by the athletic board
that he was not able TO offer attractive
enough inducements to get the Michigan
team to come west.
divide Over Guaranty.
When the two schools first began
negotiating for a game Manager Eager Of
fered the Ann Arbor athletic mentors a
guarantee OF $500 TO meet the cornhuskers
either In Omaha or Lincoln on ~Thankssiv-
ing day next fall, Manager Baird OF Mich
igan said that this offer was hardly large
enough and thought 1t ought to be in
creased TO 1880 or 5000. Manager Eager
was willing to give a guarantee for either
OF the larger amounts. but when he asked
certain members Of the Nebraska athletic
board for their consent they fatty refused
totailow him to offer more than $500.
Manager Eager notified thu Ann Arbor
athletic counsel of the attitude OF the
Nebraska board. The Michigan manage
ment had h flattering offer OF a large
guarantee from another school and this
week. on learning Of the tight position
81 the Nebraska board. decided 20 accept
the proposition OF the other institution.
Manager Baird notified Manager Eager at
81 the decision OF the Wolverine board.
SIC said had there been a guarantee of
v.ooO IN sight at Nebraska that there would
ave been no h~esitancy about his schools
accepting a game with the C~ornhuskers.
FraS IadOer Contest.
The last preliminary oontea between
lha fraternity and nonfraternity men win
b. held in the gymnasium next Saturday
evening whe the Greek letter men will
hold the regular Indoor games among
themselves. They have a large quantity
OF material and are expected 20 make some
good recordA
me committee which has charge Of these
Indoor meets has decided to award silver
and bronze medals to the winners OF first
ard second places respectively. In the
Fraternity meet a large bronze shield is
given to the Greek letter society that
makes the largest number Of points. The
fraternity that wind the meet for three
years viii become the permanent possessoE
az this trophy. Last year the shield was
wen by Alpha Theta chi
MeFarIand-PoweII FiGht Cancelled,
"A FRANCISCO. CAL Feb. s-Ths
proposed fight between Packey hcfer-
land and Lew Powell, Tor
Washington's birthday, has been can.
celled. Mcfarland has been matched e
meet Dick Hyland In a twenty-rounc
contest on the same date IN lieu OF tns
Powell fight. The men will weigh In -
ytmwy Reean ana Monte Attell. ban.
tsmWsiehts. win fight q twshty-rOund
preliminary.
JsR Sees No Challenge.
Los ANGELES, Cal, Feb. ST have
heard nothing nor seen anythins IN refer