Omaha daily bee., 1909-01-17

was able to ada several points TO the Ne
braska score IN beth games.
Petrashek's work was a surprise to all OF
the local ~rootcrs. This is the center's first
years experience In college basket ban
and II was not expected that he would 90
any very fast playing. His brilliant WORK,
4 therefor. during this week raised the hopes
Of the local students for a winning team
! Petrashek's forte IL in his jumping Tor the
ball, and It was In this respect that he had
the edge on his Ames rival in the two
games at the armory.
Mitchell May Come Back.
me basket ball five Is likely to he fur
ther strengthened next week II y. G. Nit
oheiI carries out his present intentions. lie
IS a star basket ball guard and was on
the Cornhuskers squad last season. he
now is playing with the city Young Mems
Christian association five and Is doing
some excellent work. He has been regis
tered in the university this semester put
ewing To a slight disagreement has failed
20 try with the Cornhuskers quintet. 1t Is
now understood that ne intends to Join the
Nebraska squad, and in case he does VIII
make a strong bid for one Of the guard
positions.
Two more home basket ball contests are
10 he played by the Cornhuskers next week.
when the Drake five comes TO Lincoln TOT
pames on Friday and Saturday nights.
Drake Is rated about as high as Ames IN
basket ball, and the Nebraska rooters ex-
pect their quintet to defeat the men from
Des Moines in both games.
The week following the Drake games the
University OF Kansas quintet VIII Visit LIN
coin on It's northern trip and VIII meet
tho Cornhuskers on January y ana 90
These games are looked forward to by the
Nebraska students. for the rooters have
high hopes that their five will be in shape
by that time TO avenge the two defeats 1t
suffered at the hands OF the Jayhawkers
last week. Special arrangements are being
made to accommodate the crowds that are
cxpected to attend these contests in the
university armory.
Diamond Heroes In Training.
Captsin Better OF the base ball team has
announced that practice for the varsity dia-
mond candidates will be started in the cage
in the gymnasium soon after the final eX-
sminations for this semester. which come
the week Of January IS. He believes the
indoor squad will number over sixty men
by March l. During the winter training
p great deal OF attention will be paid TO
the working out of prospective pitchers
Several new twirlers have notified the cap
tain that they will try out for the team,
The trio OF players who formed the pitch
ing staff for the Cornhuskers last spring
are in school again this year and Will re-
port for practice as soon rs II is started
These men are Ward, Hetzel and Steeen'
son. Ward Is considered as having a place
clinched for next spring, but 1t is thought
the other two twlrlers will have TO WORK
hard in order to get on the staff.
King Cole May Return.
1t is very probable that king Cole VII
soon sign up a contract to coach the Corn
husker foot ball team again next fall. ,
special committee of the athletic board Il
now carrying on negotiations with him TO
his services and they believe that they will
meet with no great obstacle in getting HIN
to continue to stay with the Nebrask'
eleven. All the players who were on tn
squad last fall and the member of tn,
athletic board are strong for retaining
him another season. The salary PROPOSE
ton. the only thing that has delayed tn
signing OF a contract, will be settled salts
lfactorily TO both sides before many days.
Sidney Frum, left tackle on the varsit
foot ball team last fall, will take his degre
at the February commencement and leav
the university to go into business. Frur
now Is eligible for another year of foe
ball at Nebraska, but when he takes hi
sheepskln next month he will become In
eligible for further participation in colleg
athletics, being barred by the gradual
rule Of the big Nine" and Missouri vale
conference.