Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-26
Teams Of Ten institutions Are 70 Par
ticiprte In a Series Of Basket
BAN Games.
UETvEaAErT 8ACKs 100
Notices Of Acceptance Are Being
Reserved BY manager Eager.
DATE or KEET EARLY n MARCE
Purpose is to Create Greater Interest
in Athletics.
snVEa oUR F0a % wmNER


LINCOLN. Neb.. Feb. 5.-CspeCial.) TEN
hirh schools have already notified Man
ar.r Eari D. Eager ~ the sfste university
~ enc intention to enter the first annual
nlah school BASKET hall tournament. held
under the supervision Of the university an
thurssles and &C the university symna
ai,iu,. 10 determine the nterucholastic
championship Of the state.
ms tournament viii be held March 70
IA. the ososIne nizht being devoted to tho
fnaf Same between the winners Of the
orsHminaries. THE schools are. Central
clty. Beatrice. South Omaha Cedar
Rauds. schuyler. reCumHeh, Geneva,
Ksarncy, Omaha and Fails city. Tho
time for entcrfng the tuurnanent closes
March L when all sehnois wniuh desire
Ia participate with teams must have for
wnraed notice TO Eager.
IL - exuected thar az least three mnre
hi9h schools IN the state VIII take part
IN ths tournament Manager Eager stating
that Isncoln. York ana WIlber win I'm
douhfsdIv have representative.
Purpss~ 81 ehe Meet.
rha purpouo q the meet - % acquaint
hleh school ztudcnts with the stats unit
v-rsity and 70 prevent the inroasis which
eastern colleges have been maliinB on atb-
Istic mntarfag for tha university.
During the last few years athletics at
NebrraEa has suffered through the Failure
u many Of tnc best athletes IN the si&te
10 attend the Cornhusker school. Chicago.
Nlchigan. Wisconsin and Illinois have
drawn numbers OF good athletes from Inc
state university.
r. was recognized That unless something
Of N1laI.ra
ssffsr. Hencs the athlatin board devised
the psan Of bringing the high school teams
"a the state university and established a.
BASKET hall tolarnansns. which win he held
IN ms spring Of each season. Like plans
vtn Be followed IN other lines % sDnrt-
An o. the gafa receipts from the three
ssries q cannes viii BE- turned over 70 tlia
menbara of thu high school teams ana
divided pro rata to the number of miles
which each team must travel 70 cover me
ex5snss a. the niGh school men. While
n Lincoln the high school representatives
VII have praclicaliy e4peuse- All o.
me Gruak letter societies have signifiee
.yiufurnsaa 20 entertain one high schnoi
tam. - that the representative VIII be
ir..t.s 10 another phaas Of university nee
whiia they are IN Lincoln.
kuaonr tha othar arrangements which
nave brsa usada for the tournaments 81 the
pru.rntntiou o. q large silver cup 70 the
cnaurfannhip i've. me cup was presented
"a ne athletic board ~ C. A. Iucksr and
win b known a. tha .Tucker cup. The
usual provisions 81 winnins Il are imposed
Ths cup ID eeaEtiruIly engraved and stands
slxht-un tnohes hfgk. The engraving repre-
sauas "a athiuta holding basket ball The
winner q ne tournament WI ne pfeaeiiiea
win thn cup On the cioaAns nasn-
me nesting OK tne cream % ths STATE
Interest," IN university cenesrn. AnnaNsr
Eager has already receiNea tne heooros q
q number o. the contestants ana e-ps1l4
tha tnurnaraent 70 1ArniAa some eAeei'eis
sport
NunrankA and Iowa VII partioip-1e ~ ne
first lntarooliesiAra wrestling n'ae'n eee'
heid west % tna AiHHi7aiepi rieef-
Hins a Nehras1N mas Been eAeeelinsis
pupulaE during me winter anu ene ein'
which was fsrzned az me Beginning o. me
seaagn has large mefnoer-nip. Inc Ani-
vsraitF has numoer o. very clever rea
Eers aud expects % Rave htle aaLri1aiss
IN asEsatiuE taa IaWana.
s.ae 81 the coznhuskeru.
.r,,-~ r..m.-lv ta,e ohnmuson 81 Iowa. Is
- 1900 IN ma law asrarfment q
-. - A. IA. president 81 the Uni-
v~r-,tv Vruntllns eiun. Bs Win undouht-
-, r.a-.--at ne university Ii enc of the
.t. F1igott ina - fnot bail maa. Is
80. /. clever wrestler and win probably
rsur.s-ut me Cornhu.sers Ia she heavy
,.-Irnt cia--. nubv. = iiehtuaiEht wrestiss.
- s.u equals IN me state and is looked
unon - tha winner 81 the praliminaries %
uIrr me carahuakar tean-
.rhe taurusmaur win be held ina early
nsrf of asarsa.
ne aaaaal insoar meet between the
Grsah letter aoelstizs 81 the university win
ba hsla saalrday evening ADpare1sig tAera
- q lack os intsrsst In the meaC q. nona