Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-09
BASKET BALL FIVE ON TOUR
Nebraska Players Are in Poor SHAPE
for Iowa Games.
AMEs WILL PROBABLY WIN OUT
Return Contests with Drake VIII
he Critical for Cornhusker
Players - Men Arc
Crippled.

LINCOLN. Feb. s-(special)-Cr,ppled
80 badly that defeat at the hands OF Ames
seems almost certain, the Cornhusker bas-
ket ball crew departed from Lincoln this
afternoon for Des Molnes and Ames to
play the final four games In the northern
division Of the Missouri Valley Champion
ship league. WILDER Wood, the colOred
guard, who did such sensational work in
the other games Of the title series, and Il
IngersoI, speedy forward, did not accom-
pany the five. These two players took
part In all the games of the season and
played excellent ball against Kansas and
Amea
In the two Ames games on the Nebraska
floor last month Wood featured In dribblIng
play, and really won the contests for the
Cornhuskers. His absence from the lineup
makes II seem certain that the Cornhuskers
will not triumph over Ames. HIS place
will be taken by Jones. a speedy Individual,
but one who is far from being in Woods
class. Ingersors position will be filled by
G. Anderson, who is fast, but new to the
game. He will fill the position with nearly
as much ability and strength as IngersoI
had during the first games of the winter.
Men on n Trip.
Manager Earl Eager was in charge Of
the Cornhusker party. which included
eight players, as follows: Captain Perry.
forward; Petrasek, center; Hutchinson, for
wardj Jones, guard; Anderson, guard
Schmidt. forward; Hlltner, center and
guard; Gibson, center and guard. The first
game OF the trip will take place at Des
Moines tomorrow night, with Drake. A
second game will be played with the team
On THt.HgAo.r N-h TI-- - - 81
will proceed to Ames, where the Aggles
will be encountered for two days.
Even with a crippled lineup, the Ne
braska five hopes to win from Drake. The
Des Nome players visited Lincoln a week
ago and were found to be easy prey. The
Cornhuskers will be at considerable disad-
vantage In playing on a foreign floor, but
even with this handicap they are counted
upon to win.
An entirely different reception is looked
for at Ames, however, and the ~Cornhuskers
are doped to lose two games there. Ames
has a strong quintet. and nearly defeated
the Nebraska five in Lincoln a few weeks
ago. Playing on their home floor, they
will probably have an easy time with the
Cornhuskers.
In order to clinch the premier honors in
eHO ~ StSNiOu VI lne ledSue, tne
Cornhuskers must win both games from
Drake and split the series of two with
Ames. The Aggies are so strong that they
will undoubtedly win four straight from
Drake. Should they get two from Ne
braska, and at the same time should the
Cornhuskers lose one to Drake, the chances
would be that Ames would get the northern
honors.
Nebraska now has four games to its
credit; Ames. by defeating Drake in the
series between those schools, will have
four in its favor; and two more from Ne
braska would give 1t six OF the eight games
in the series. In order to equal this record
Nebraska would have to take both games
from Drake, which event would give 1t
six won and two lost. and place it tied
with Ames. A single defeat at the hands
OF Drake may cost the Cornhuskers the
championship; and they are set, for that
reason, on defeating the Des Moines play
ers in both Of the games this week. Two
games over Drake and one over Anes will
clinch the championship for Nebraska.