Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-02-09
BASKET BALL FIVES TO CLASH
Omaha and South Omaha Highs Meet
Saturday at Z. N. CA
SOUTH s1DERs ARE FAvoRITEs
With carson Back tn Game Omaha
is Probably a. strong Last
Year, when Every sched-
uIed Game was won.

Teams from the Omaha High school and
South Omaha High school will play at the
Young Mems Christian association gym
nasium SATURDAY. night Both Of these
schools have unusually strong teams this
season and IT win no doubt he hard con
tested game. ...
The Omaha aggregation improves from
week to week and last Saturday put ~
p brilliant game at Lincoln with the high
school team OF that city and won by the
score Of 30 to 49, with I'd carson back In
the game Omaha has probably as strong
a team a. last year. when the tes'l won
a reputation for the school by winning al
most every game IN its schedule. Croker
Omaha left guard continues to make most
Of the goals and has acquired great speed
ana accuracy Ia throwing the ball Jacobs,
the right guard. II q strong player on the
defensive ana manages TO throw his share
OF baskets throughout he game. Burken-
rode. who played his first game on January
q in the game with Council Bluffs will
play right forward Burkenrode took Car
sons place az canter while Carson was
temporarily out OF the game with an injury
and improved In his style Of playing so
much that earns DECIDED to place him on
Bauman. who plays left forward, is a vet
eran player and understands every point
lie does not play an exceptionally brilliant
game. but adds much 10 the strength Of the
team and is a formidable opponent.
Collins Is the star.
While Omaha has already developed into
rather strong team, South Omaha has
even a stronger team. Collins the right
forward is the star Of the team and plays
a fast aud accurate game. Shields, in the
position Of center will be a strong opponent
for Carson, and generally makes all of the
goals for South Omaha. The other players
OF South Omaha are: Montesbury, left
guard and Rain, right guard.
Not only will the teams from the two
schools meet, but also the alumni teams Of
the two. schools The alumni Of the two
schools have gained quite a reputation in
basket ball and clash annually for honors
preliminary to the regular game. For
Omaha Carl Nagl, who was captain Of the
team in 1905. will be on hand and will prob
ably play his old position as guard. Cher
rington. another basket ball player who was
on the team in 'Ol and O6, will play. Arm
stein, one OF the best centers who ever
played on an Omaha team, win play his old
position. Ralph .pQud, who was forward
on the team in % and Os, will probably be
In the game. The alumni expect Edward
Burdick 10 do a large part in the game
with South Omaha as he is enc Of the best
players Omaha has ever seen. In his
junior year. in 90, he was elected captain
and proved the malustsy Of the team for
that year In 1910 an accident he received
In the first part OF the year prevented him
from starring for The remainder OF the
season. Burfiick is about the only player
on the Omaha alumni team who will be in
practice and no doubt he will succeed in
capturing most OF the goals
strong Alumni Team.
south Omaha also boasts OF a strong
alumni team. Cohn. who is one Of the best
players on the team, Is a wonderful player
and has made quite record for himself
both on the school team and on the Young
Mems Christian association teams Cohu
will probably play right forward, which Is
the position he plays on the Young Men 3
Christian association team. stryker, a
graduate OF fast year and strong player
will play in tReA position of left guard
wedman, another veteran and an old South
Omaha player, will play either center OF
left forward. the positions which he plays
on the Tiger team OF the Young Mems
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