Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-25
COTNER FIVE STARTS WELL
Basket Ball Will have a Good Season
at Bethany School.
40 vIcTORns ALREADY wON
York ana Lincoln \. ~. G. A. Have
Reen defeated end other Schools
WIN Ne PLAYED On Regular
Schedule.

LINCOLN. Dec. 2A-(speciai.) -Basket
boil is now the central athletic interest
81 Cotner university. Last season the
Cotner Bulldogs" won state champion
ship honors In basket ball, and are trying
hard 10 keep up their reputation. They
have played two games 20 far this season.
winning both OF them. December they
met the Lincoln team on tho Cotner
floor. defeating It BY score Of 30 70 81.
The teams we're quite evenly matched
three on each being vet players At the
pistol shot on the second half the score
was an even break on 81 to 81. BY agree
ment the game was "A. once .C
first field goal 70 decide the heat This
was earned by Cotner. o., o- ..
est scrimmages ever seen On the Lo,ner
floor.
The second game OF this season was
played At York, with the York college
bunch az opponents. York men are in far
better form this year than It was last.
they put up q noble fight. but lost TO the
tune Of Is TO %. The best part Of the
game at York was pulled off when con-
signment OF Cotner subs. who were taken
along for the practice they might get, were
turned loose upon the Workers In the
second half They really put up better
battle than the Cotner regulars had been
playing.
Three Veterans In Team.
OF last years championship players only
three are back. These are; Asplnwall
ocaptain). center; Mccullough, guard, and
Lefty" siddons, the left-handed forward.
Parmenter Ia probably out OF the game this
year, ~ are wilmot and oeschger subs
on last years team.
The lineup OF the team at present is:
Aspinwan Ccaptain), center. squlres IMAM
ager). sub center: siddons and Britt, for
wards; Mccullough and ogden, guards.
Men who are doing good work on the try
outs are Morton. Bell, Leavltt, Hudson,
Sweet and Shelton. Parmenter is doing
only part practice.
New suits and equipment have been Sc
cured for the girls teams They are put
ting in hard practice for the opening
games OF their schedule. These are to
be played at Peru state Normal and at
Fails City the 18th and 18th OF January.
Interest In basket ball has been much
stipulated by the interclass championship
selfss OF games which have just been con-
oli.dsd. There were eight games in the
SERIES. The sophomore class took the sill
Inc management. Their team consists OF
squires center; ogden, left forward; Leav-
1T. right forward; Morton (captain), right
forward, and Packer. left forward.
The gymnasium has been put into ship
shape for indoor sports. A flrst-class hard
maple floor was laid late in the season
last year, baths have been installed and
new steel lockers are soon TO be placed.
The schedule for the seasons games for
the Cotner team has not been entirely
completed. The school is a member OF
the college league of the state. The MEM
bers OF this league at present are; poane.
York, Wesleyan, Peru State Normal, kear-
ney state Normal and Cotner An ex-
change OF games is arranged for between
each OF these schools. This will be played
az scheduled, except for the Wesleyan.
They withdrew from the Cotner games
after the schedule was completed. Just
what action will be taken remains TO be
seen.
In addition to the games named Manager
squlres announces that q trip has been
arranged through Iowa, in wnieh co,.-e.'
il to play Shenandoah, Highland Park
college at Des Molnes and Morningside
college al Sioux City. The trip will prob
ably include. also, the University Of South
Dakota az vermfion. An exchange Of
these games will be arranged for at Cot
ner Beside these, Kansas university is TO
play here the last of February and an
exchange OF games is 10 be played with
the University Of Nebraska.