Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-20

best 10 the two managers that the games
be played either IN oman or Lincoln.
Coach williams said he would be willing to
meet the Cornhuskers In Omaha at the
Auditorium. Manager Eager would like to
take the games there II he felt sure that
expenses could be paid for both teams.
Last year Nebraska and Kansas clashed at
Kansas City In the championship series,
and their games we're not a financial sue
cess. This was due, though, TO their hav-
ing to play in a small hall. Had they used
the Auditorium, Manager Eager thinks they
would not have lost money.
Kansas southern winners.
In the southern half Of the league Kan
sas university apparently has the title
clinched for the second successive winter.
1t has met both Washington and Missouri
and has a clear record. Il still has a few
games to play, but 1t is 80 much stronger
tran either Of its opponents that victory in
these remaining games Is almost assured.
The championship series with Kansas will
be played on a neutral floor and the Corn
huskers. who are now planning that they
will be the five to meet the Jayhawkers,
wish TO see the games taken to Omaha.
Last winter they had to play In Kansas
city, recognized territory Of the Lawrence
school, and the Nebraska players think the
games this season should be brought north
to a Nebraska city. Manager Lansdon Of
the Kansas five has indicated that he is
willing to play in Omaha providing the
teams can draw larger crowds there than
they did in Kansas City last March.
Manager Eager has written some Of the
Nebraska alumni in Omaha relative to
playing either the Ames series, II this has
TO take place, or games with the Jayhawk-
ers. in Omaha. II a majority of the Ne
braska men think they would like to see
the Cornhuskers play there, he will induce
Kansas to go there for the title series.
Nebraska's basket shooters are figuring
pretty strongly on being in the champion
ship games, for they. they think, can de-
feat Ames in case they have to meet the
Aggies again. The Cornhuskers we're handi-
capped by the small floor at Ames last
week, or they would not have lost the sec
ond game. Wood, the star guard Of the
Nebraska five, was out of the game at that
time, too, and this absence was a big factor
that worked against Nebraska's interests.
Base Bali Practice Retarded.
The spring training Of the base ball
candidates, which was to have been started
IN the cage of the gymnasium Wednes-
day Of this week, IVES not begun on sched-
ulCd time. Coach Carroll, after making a
call for players and requesting them to
report a. the gymnasium on Wednesday,
discovered that the building was being used
this week by the basket ball teams, and
he postponed the formal opening until next
week.
a large squad of candidates reported to
the Cornhusker coach Wednesday, how
ever, and he instructed some Of them to
begin practicing out Of doors. Many Of
them followed this instruction and worked
out neCr the gymnasium during the latter
part OF the week.
Cage" work. extra hours Of II, will be
on the program next week, and Coach Car
roll Will rush his men. so they may get
the stiffness out of their joints before time
TO appear on the diamond for practice. The
gymnasium has been secured for several
extra hours that the men may spend add
tional time in tossing the sphere around
the cage.
Coach Carroll and Captain Greenslit met
the candidates for the team at a smoker
given at the Sigma Alpha house on Thurs
day night. Nearly seventy-five men gath
cred at the chapter house to talk over the
base ball situation. Many players who were
not out for the team last season attended
the smoker and said they would get out
with the diamond squad this spring.
After the smoker Coach Carroll expressed
himself as feeling that there was more
interest In the game this season than in
any since he came here. Seventy-five men
at a smoker Of base ball candidates was
an amazing thing, he said, and indicated
that the students were deeply interested In
the sport here this year.
and Cornell Off.
Manager Eager has been forced to change
his base ball schedule and drop both Grin
nell and Cornell from his list. These
schools have refused to live up to the
Missouri valley conference rules In meeting
the teams Of the big seven and oonse-
quently the Iowa members Of the CONFER
ence, Drake, Ames and Iowa, have decided
that they will not play them until they
come to the conference basis.
The dropping Of Grinnell and Cornell
from the Nebraska schedule will give the
Cornhuskers a place in which to play Iowa
university. The Hawkeye school is not on
the list Of C~ornhusker bookings yet, but
it is the intention OF Manager Eager to
book them for a game.
To Elect Track Coach.
The monthly meeting of the athletic
board OF the university will be held Mon,
day to take up several important matters.
The business Of prime Importance to the
students will be the election of a coach
for the track team. Several men are being
considered for this place, Among these is
J. T. Hewitt, coach OF the track team and
an alumnus OF the university, Hewitt is
'avored by some of the faculty members
ana he may be given the position. He has
made good with the basket ball five this
winter and the students would be glad TO
see him given a chance to show what he
Fan do with the cinder path candidates.