Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-14
BASKET TOSSERS WILL MEET
Omaha and Lincoln Elves Will Come
Together Saturday.
RIVALRY BETWEEN ATHLETES
Complaint IL Heard From Corridors of
High school THAT the student
Body shows Lack of
Interest.

The omaha High school five will meet
the Lincoln tossers in a promising game OF
basket ball at the Young Mems Christian
association Saturday evening Rivalry be-
tween these teams is az high pitch by
reason OF recent games and their results
and spectators are assured OF lively CON
test on February 4 Omaha journeyed
10 the capital city and defeated the Lin
colnltes by an Overwhelming score OF -
70 49, This result fired the Omaha lads to
the point Of exultation, Lincoln having been
credited with an impregnable lineup. How
ever. after having lost to South Omaha
last Saturday, the athletes OF Omaha
proper are not 50 certain Of their capa-
biiues. and this lends tone Of exciting
indecision as TO the probable outcome OF
tho forthcoming contest.
Lack Of support BY the student oody
and not enough enthusiasm for the Omaha
team, may be the cause Of the deteAt
South omaha students we're In great num-
bers and also their cheering greatly eN-
ceeded the Omaha rooters. The basket Oaii
players on the Omaha team think that
certain amount OF cheering should be given
them and also that a little cheering and
enthusiasm would probably be the means
OF the players winning the game.
Furthermore, 1t is rumored that Omaha
refused TO play next Saturday unless
rousing mass meeting is held Friday noon
or after school No mass meetings nave
been held thus far during the present oas-
ket ball season, whereas last year ana IN
previous years numerous mass meetings
was held the same as for foot ball game
Dates Are Changed.
on account OF the change in the state
basket ball tournament which was to have
been held in Lincoln March 2 3 and a.
the game with Sioux city will be changed
10 another date The tournament will be
held in Lincoln OF March 3, 10 and II, when
the Omaha basket ball five Will be repre-
scented. The Sioux City game which was
TO be played at Sioux City on March II
will probably be changed TO March T.
Coach earns Of the Omaha basket ball
team declared that he would not let the
tournament interfere with the Sioux City
game, and II no arrangements can be made
with Sioux City Tor contest on March g.
Omaha will not enter the tournament but
play the game scheduled with Sioux City
for that date
Preliminary to the Omaha Lincoln game,
the juniors and freshmen will clash. Any
one VINO has not seen the freshmen team
play cannot Imagine what speed and team
work they have developed within the last
few weeks. large class In September
enabled earns to choose a fine squad OF
players for the freshmen team which will
likely prove a formidable foe for the jun
Tors. Neither class has chosen the five who
will constitute the respective teams on
Saturday night, but about fifteen players
are out every afternoon from each class
and lively game is anticipated
Senior Dates Announced.
Several dates have been announced fol
the senior basket ball team for the re.
malnder Of the season. Next Saturday az
ternoon they viii play the seniors OF South
Omaha To cover the defeat OF the first
team last Saturday. the Omaha seniors
are practlciug very hard, and will put ir
their best players This game viii he held
IN the school gymnasium OF the Omaha
High school A return game with South
Omaha will be played following the gam,
In Omaha on February %. on March
the seniors will travel across the river and
play the second team OF Council Bluff,
High school The first team beat tn,
Council Bluffs team numerically on Jan
uRry a. and the seniors expect to plal
around the Iowans. The last game OF
the senior schedule will be played will
the Walnut hin Crescents February s. Tn,
seniors won from this team by iarg,
score and will no doubt repeat the per
Torrance.