Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-14
CORNHUSKERS IN THE LEAD.
Nebraska Basket Ball Team in First
Place in Northern Race.
AMEs WILL TIE UP CONTEST
Extra Game win Probably he Neces-
sary, and IL Is Proposed
to Play rails In
Omnha.

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LINCOLN, Neb. Feb, 1s-tspeoiai)-The
Nebraska Basket Ball team returned this
morning from It's trip to Iowa stu the
leader in the northern section OF the Mis-
souri, river valley conference race, but
dopod to be tied later IN the month by
Ames, now second to the cornhuskers in
the contest.
When the Cgrnhuskers started on their
trip last Wednesday thes had o clean
record of four games won ard nome lost
In the first NO contests Of the tour they
defeated Drake college OF DessMoines and
made their total number Of Victories six.
After the Drake games II was only neoes-
sary that they should win one contest from
Ames in order to cllnch the northern
honors. The sAmes victofis7 were too
elusive, however, and the Cornhuskers lost
both games to the AggIes and are now
almost certain 10 be tied BY tho Iowa
Agsies for fiAt place.
With the Am@s game last night the
~cornhuskers played the last of their
scheduled championship games and now
have a record of six games won and two
lost. Ames has played six OF it's eight
games and has won four of this number
It's two remaining games are to he played
with Drake, a team that has failed to win
a game in the championship series, al
though 1t has played six OF its allotted
eight. So weak Is Drake that Ames is
practically certain OF winning Its two re-
naming games, with that five, and in
event that it does 1t will be tied with Ne
'braska for the championship title of the
northern section Of the conference league.
A single victory by Drake over Ames
would give Nebraska the championship,
but even tho Cornhuskers have no hopes
that the Des Moines quintet can defeat
the fast Aggies. and already they are fig
urlng on playing another series of games
with Ames to settle the championship
question, 80 that the northern winners can
meet the victoIs in tne southern section
for. the title to leading honors Of. the Mis-
souri, valley.
May Play in Omnha
Manager Eager announced this morning
that in case Ames and Nebraska nave to
play a second series, he would favor play
them in Omaha The games will have to
AXE place on a neutral floor, and Omaha
seems to be the best place for a meeting
Of the teams. IL Ames defeats Drake this
week, Nebraska and the Aggies will play
off their tie the following week. Manager
Eager said tina the games, III played, VIA
take place either at the gymnasium of the
Omaha Young Mems, Christian association
or at the Omaha Auditorium.
The Nebraska manager will insist that
the games be played inca neutral floor, and
S1ill not consent to have his team go to
Ames. 1t is claimed that the Cornhuskers
were greatly handicapped by the small floor
at Ames in the games with the Aggies on
Friday and Saturday and that they would
have won had they been on a fair-sized
floor. The game yesterday was lost simply
because the Cornhqsksrs could not execute
long throws.
The Manhattan Aegtes VIII face the Corn
husker five In a ESnae at the university
gymnasium tonight SEhe cornhuskers have
faint hopes Of winning from their southern
opponents, who defeated them on their re-
cent trip into Kansas.