Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-25
SEVEN THOUSAND IN TREASURY
Foot Ball Big Money Maker, Other
Sports Proving Losers.
BASKET BALL SCHEDULE REVISED
Manager Eager Undertakes to Change
ALI Valley Dates.
DONE ABOUT COACH
Friends of Johnny Bender AEsin Get
Busy and UrEe His Selection for
Athletic Director az the
school.

school.
LINCOLN. Ncb.. Dec. 2t-CSpeoialD-
Manager Earl o. Eager will revise the
basket ball schedule prepared for the Corn
huskers by DR.. r. G. Clnpp. the Nebraska
delegate to the Des Moines conference.
and Coach Field. Eager was not at all
satisfied with the arrangements made BY
the secretary Of the athletic board and
the coach.
He has written to the other members Of
the league cancelling the original dates
made at the meeting in Des Moines and
has prepared a new list The new dates
have not been accepted by ali OF the men,
bers OF the conference, but Eager antici-
pates no trouble in rearranging his
schedule The athletic manager would
g1ve no reason for changing the schedule.
He said that he did not like the arrange
ment OF the trip during which Nebraska
meets kansas and Missouri, but would
not state his objections to the original
dates.
The change viii not lengthen the sea-
son any. but will simply mean that the
Conhuskers will play conference teams ~
different dates than originally decided
upon.
As he is stin waiting for replies from
some Of the conference members. Man
ager Eager lie not prepared to make pub
DC the schedule a. ne has arranged A.
To relieve itself of the numerous re-
quests for additional expenditures OF
money, the athISTe board has decided 10
abolish the annual report OF the manager.
usually presented on the first of the new
year. Instead Eager viii submit his re-
port at the close OF the school year. In
I speaking OF the matter the secretary said
that members OF the board were recipients
OF numerous letters asking for an add
uonai outlay for athletic purposes.
seven Thousand 10 Coed.
This much has been made public by one
member OF the board, Manager Eager had
outlined the financial situation AT the
meeting last Monday. The success of the
1870 team In foot ball has again placed the
/ treasury where the members Of the board
DO not need to worry. There Is a surplus
OF approximately 500 in the treasury but
this Will be reduced. as none OF the other
three branches OF sport at Nebraska has
proved a financial success. Base ball al
ways results IT. heavy loss while the
track and field meets have rarely paid out.
Basket ball is popular with the students
and win probably run even with the sea
son.
! The receipts for the ThanksgivinE day
game were the heaviest in the history of
I the game at Nebraska according 10
member OF the board The sale OF season
tickets also exceeded the expectations Of
the management
Members Of the board were pleased TO
note the success which the fight against
/ the summer base ball rule Is meeting II
would not be a surprise 20 see the confer
ence revoke the ruling at the next meeting
which prohibits the playing Of summer
I base ball IL Missouri and Kansas wants
the support of the Cornhuskers in revok-
I ing the rule prohibiting Thanksgfvine day
games and recommending such an action
/ 70 the board of regents. they must take a
stand against the debarring OF all athletes
who have played summer base ball.
The instructions TO the Nebraska delegate
means that the cornhuskers viii wage a
hard fight against the rule DIT. Ciapp. who
is the delegate. is not altogether in sym
pathy with the stand taken by the other
members OF the board
His instructions bind him to vote against
the rule prohibiting summer base BAN and
II he Is unsuccessful in securing the aboI-
ishnent OF the rule. then he Il 20 favor the
elimination of base ball as one Of tina
branches Of collegiate sport.
Renders Friends Busy.
The eoaehship problem Is stin uppermost
In the minds OF All university, men ana v-fii
probably remain unsettled for many weeks
The alumni are now awake and member
Of the athletic board are being flooded
with letters from old associates Of the
greatest halfback Nebraska ever had
johnny Bender. Bender has strong fol-
lowing among the alumni who recall his
brilliant feats on the gridiron and more
recently his success as a coach.
l Nine-tenths OF the alumni who have eF-
pressed opinions on the subject favor the
selection Of Bender or an eastern man.
Those on the inside believe that II viii be
Impossible 20 secure an eastern man 20
come TO Nebraska The board Of regents
Is restricted in paying a coach TO not 10
exceed f2,b0o II is pointed out that few
eastern men Of experience would take
charge Of the All year Job at any such fig
ure. Members Of the board state that
MoGOyern or steffen, who are being looked
upon with a great deal OF favor BY the
Undergraduate body cannot be secured for
less than $50 a year and IL may require
tioo 20 bring them here. Members OF the
[ faculty would not view with favor the
selection OF coach az nearly double the
figure which they themselves receive
CIevenEer sEEEestsd.
4 The possible settlement OF the coach
problem lies IN the selection OF Coach Clev-
enger OF Weslyan- Clevenger has not
formally presented his application 70 the
board But the Wesleyan director Is one
Of the widest IN the game and Is a graduate
Of Indiana during the balmlest foot ban
days Of the Hoosier school ClevenEer Is
a great player himself. and q man who
has had experience both under the old and
new rules His success az WesB an IN an
branches Of sport is strong .s.sommsn-
dalton. ClevengeT was assistant coach a.
Indiana for two years.
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