Omaha daily bee., 1909-02-14

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opponents resorted 70 the long throws.
which proved more effective IN getting the
ball down 20 the goal OF the opposing side.
The short throws were the better method OF
passing the ball under the old rules. but
under the revised code. which allows a
great amount OF rough play. the long passes
must be used in order 10 keep the opposing
team from breaking up the plays.
Nebraska all this season has stuck 10 the
old method OF short throws. and as a result
has been greatly handicapped In games
against teams that have adopted the more
effective system Of taking a long shot
either in passing the ball or in trying for
goal. In the coming games with Minnesota
next week DR.. Clapp will have his players
use the Ions passes. and by doing this It is
believed that the Cofnhuskers will he able
10 equal the Gophers I'm teamwork.
VIII Depend on Goal Tossing.
Then. being the equals of the Gophers In
teamwork, the Nebraska students reason.
the C~ornhuskers. after having proved SUI
perior in goal tossing at Minneapolis. ought
TO be in shape TO pull out two victories
when the two fives meet in the university
gymnasium. Captain Walsh and Wood, the
two forwards on the Nebraska five, will BE-
kept busy all OF the coming week IN a
great effort TO improve their goal shoot
ing Neither Of them has shown the form
this year that he should have, considering
the experience they both have had n inter-
collegiate games. DR.. Clapp will try to
have them secure accuracy in making long
shots for baskets. So far this year they
have been drilled to get the ball close TO
the goal before making an attempt to toss
a basket. This method has been a failure
and the long distance throws will be re-
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games at least.
I've indications are that the crowds at
both OF these games will be record break
erH. Seats are being reserved now. and the
early sales nave been so heavy that there
il ne doubt about the armory's being filled
10 the limit Of It's seating capacity on both
of these evenings.
Rooters sadly Disappointed.
The showing OF the cornhusker basket
ball five in the Missouri Valley league
semes on its trip this week was a great
disappointment to the rooters at the state
school. After the Nebraska goal tossers
had defeated both Ames and Drake in two
games each in Lincoln there had been little
doubt IN the minds OF the local rooters that
their team would win at least one more
game from each OF those teams when It
visited Ames and Des Moines this week.
Two victories were all that were needed in
order TO give Nebraska the championship
Of the northern division of the Missouri
Valley league, but the best the Cornhusker
quintet could do was to win one out Of
four OF the scheduled games. This one VIC
tory was taken from Ames, Drake proving
too strong and winning two games from the
Nebraska five. the score In the first game
being 10 to Is and in the. second % to is.
Nebraska has now played all Of It's sched-
uled league games and has q. record Of five
won and three lost. Ames has played six
games and has won only two OF them. This
record puts the Aggies out OF the race.
Drake, though, is still a rival OF the Corn
huskers for the northern title and may be
able to clinch the championship. 1t has
played six games and has a standing OF
three won and three lost. 1t still has to
meet Ames in two games. and in case It
takes both of these contests will be tied
with the Cornhuskers for first place. A
scries Of three games would then be played
between the C~ornhuskers and the Des
Mosnes men TO settle the northern SUI
premacy.
Hope Ia stiII Left.
Drake Will have a hard time winning
two games from Ames, however, and the
Nebraska rooters are hoping that they
viii lose at least one of the contests to
the Aggies, for in that case the Corn
huskers would become the winners OF
the championship In the northern division.
The state university rooters have Regreat
deal of faith in the ability of the Ames
five TO take the measure OF the Drake
team The two fives have played two
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divided them. Drake winning at Ames
and Ames winning at Des Moines. The
fact that the Aggies defeated the Drake
five on the home floor of the latter lends
encouragement to- the hope OF the Corn
husker rooters OF having the trick re-
peated In ore of the two coming games.
One Of these contests will be held at
Das Moines and the other at Ames. Both
OF them are scheduled TO be played this
week. Students at Nebraska are awaiting
their outcome with keen interest.
Since the failure to land Michigan for
a foot ball game next fall Manager
Eager Is in a ~quandary over arranging a
game for the Cornhuskers to be played
on Thanksgiving day. He can not secure
dates with Iowa, Ames, Missouri nor
Kansas for that day and does not know
what team to take on the Nebraska
schedule. He wants TO book some strong
team that will be a big drawing card and
does not see one on the horizon unless Il
be Brown university OF Providence, r. !.
THANKSGIVING Day with Brown.
In this eastern school he may find the
team he IL searching for and win know
within a few days whether 1t is or not
He is now carrying o negotiations with
that school for a turkey day game, and Il
the matter OF a guarantee can be ar.
ranged h Providence team will prob.
ably consent TO meet the cornhuskers
The Brown authorities are asking a hand.
some guarantee and Manager Eager may
find the Nebraska Athletic board unwill
ing TO furnish a sum large enough e
meet the demands OF the eastern men
II was the stingy attitude OF the Corn
husker board hat lost them the gam,
with Michigan that Minnesota has sine,
scheduled.
should the effort with Brown fai
through. Manager Eager may consent /,
take hts eleven TO Denver next season I,
meet the state university team The man
agement OF the Colorado eleven has OF
fered the Nebraska board a handsom,
guarantee but Nebraska does not wan
20 play IN Denver unless the attempt 4
play = good game In Omaha OF LIncoll