Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-10
FOUR PITCHERS
BACK In STUDIES
Little Affair with Faculty May Keep
COrnhusksrs Off the Diamond
This Spring.
DEFICIENCIES ARE NOT GREAT
Hope that They Can Be Made Up Be-
fore Southern Trip,
OFF FOR KANSAS WEDNESDAY
One Game at Manhattan and Two at
Lawrence.
SUMNER BASE BALL TALK
Faculty VIII Make Another Effort
to Remove Ban Against student
Players EarniRg vaea-
tI0n Money.
Hope that They Can Be Made Up Be-
fore Southern Trip,
IF FOR KANSAS WEDNESDAY
One Game at Manhattan and Two at
Lawrence.
BASE BALL TALK

LINCOLN. April p.-(SpeciAl.) )-on the
eve OF its annual southern trip the Ne
braska base ball team is threatened with
the loss OF five OF It's players who came
through the mid-semester examinations
with the delinquency tag attached 70 their
names, and it begins to look ss though the
prospects Of defeating Kansas next week
will be depleted before the Cornhuskers
are ready to emerge from their stronghold
and start toward Jayhawkervile.
Four Of the five men who failed 10 set
through with twelve hours TO their Gre
dit are pitchers. players whom the coach
had planned in using on the southern tour.
The fifth man is a star fielder. The delin-
oueney among the pitchers has practically
killed any chances the Cornhuskers might
have had Of winning the games on its trip.
and the only hope OF making q good show
ing neat week is that the pitchers-or a.
least two OF them-wil be able 20 satisfy
the eligibility that their work is in proper
condition. To do that act means that the
men will have to make up the work in
which they are DELINQUENT and pass exam
nations In the subjects In which they
are weak.
Il was announced today that the delin-
ouency in three. or four cases OF the five
men was excusable on the ground that the
players had either been sick or had simply
failed to do a little notebook work that
was required in the particular courses IN
which they failed. II such is really the
true status. the greater share OF the con
ditioned men win be able to get their stud
les into shape to command a credit OF
twslve hours from the registrars office.
Mathers' Work IL Intaet.
Only cne member OF the twirling staff
pulled through the examinations with
twelve hours. He is MRthers, who was the
star slab artist on the varsity last spring
and who seems to be delivering more than
his share OF the gilt-edged goods this sea
son. The report received from the regis
trsrSs office shows that storms, Frank.
Adams and Olmstead had been selected t0
do the twlriinR on the southern trip, but
now that they lack sufficient credits to
make them eligible It is extremely doubt
ful whom the coaches win pick for the
trip.
There really is no other group Of Pitch
ers in the university from which Coach
Carroll can draw material for this southern
trip and unless two OF the present de
llnquents get up their studies the Corn
huskers will have to send team on the
trip with but two men on the twirling
staff
In the outfield the situation was de.
plorabie enough when it was thought
Slaughter. the fifth delinquent would be
eligible for the team. and now that ne has
been placed under a ban by the faculty the
whole proposition OF getting strong trio
for the outer garden has been given a
deep blue eoloring. Slaughter. Ratcllffs
and sturteznegger had practically been
chosen to do the playing in the outfield
and IL was figured that Slaughter would
be the strong man OF the triumvirate He
plays a brilliant game ia the field and is
a fairly good batter. The two other field
ers play nearly as good bail as sieuEhter
and with him on the eligible list the Corn
huskers would have had a pretty strong
outer garden. II sleughter's condition is
not removed before next Wednesday
Coach Carroll viii be up against the prob
lem OF getting another man for left field.
Men Selected for Team.
After the game with the lincoln West
ern league club on Monday OF this week
Coach Bobby" Carroll had about made
up his mind as TO which men would be
given places on the oornhusker team for
this year The failures al the midsemes-
N1Aa nave. ANaNN A4AE NAaAAr 0Al II AAG play
ers who are not possessed OF twelve hours
credit can get their little affair fixed Up
with the faculty before next wednesday
the coach VIII probably take the following
men as his lineup for the southern trip:
Captain Greensiit. catcher. Clarke. first
base; Waters. second base Mstcalfe. Short
stop; Lofgren or Cummings. third base;
Slaughter left fisid Ratcliffe center field;
sturteznegger, right field; Mathers. Adams
Frank and Olmstead, pitchers. This lineup
is contingent on the action OF the delih-
quent men in making up their back work.
II is noticed in the foregoing lineup that
none OF the infield basemen are delinquent
In their work and all Of them are certain OF
their sacks. excepting Lofgren and Cum
mnss a. third In the game with the
lesguers Cummings ala not show up as
well as had been expected. I.ofgrcn played
good same AZ that sack while he vas
stationed there. The younFsters were play-
ms the first game with the varsity though
and they were just a little biz ratified IN
trying 10 make good with the team. me
game was hardly a fair test Of their
uhility and Coach Carroll viii NOT make
choice between them until they have both
had another trial at the job, This chance
win be given them next Tuesday when the
lsaEusrs wtu BE- played q sscond same At
Antsl0ps park
The players who win BE- used as cub
utiintsa for the team are Patterson. Feih-
man ana Bliss. Patterson and Bliss Wil
probably be permitted % play IN the cut
field Feihman may be used a. eithsr
second o. third baaa. he made a atrunr
right for = resuiar pcsilion On the nins.
ana m ease nolns of ths ineeidsgs tan 10
make Good on ths first trip. hs may yea ba
placed as e reEular az eus of the bases
me Cornhuskeu Wili leave Lincoln Wsa-