Omaha daily bee., 1914-01-18
PREPARE FOR TRACK SEASON
Cornhuskers Send Teams to Omaha,
Des Moines and Kansas City.
BASKET BALL PROSPECTS
Tossing squad Contains Three stars
Who Are Good Enough to Prac-
ticnIIy Cinch Missouri VAL
ley Championship.
ny JAMES e. LAWRENCE.

LINCOLN, Jan. I7.-(Special. )-Prepara-
tion for the outdoor athletics, including
track and spring foot ball training, is be.
ing made. Manager Guy E. Reed yes.
terday mailed Nebraska's entry list to
the Kansas City Athletic club indoor
meet, which is to be held March g. The
Huskers will send team to Kansas city,
to Des Molnes for the indoor relay meet.
to Omaha for the big indoor meet there
and possibly to Kansas City for the big
Missouri valley meet. II the showing is
flattering for the Cornhusker track ath-
letes, Nebraska will also enter a team in
the annual western collegiate meet at
Chicago late in the spring
In addition the Cornhusker track sched-
ule calls for meets with Kansas, Ames
and Minnesota. Reed has an abundance
of material for his track team this year
and will have the added avantage OF
experience. While he had plenty OF ma
terial last season, the Cornhuskers suf-
fered heavily because the squad lacked
experience There are very few places
where the Cornhuskers are weak and the
outlook is bright for a successful sea-
son OF track
Basket hall Season to Open.
The Missouri valley basket ball season
will open next week. Nebraska had
games scheduled for last night and to-
night with the Missouri Tigers. but the
dates were cancelled when It was found
4! the southerners could not make a trip
at that time. There was no disposition
on the part of the Nebraska manage
ment to try and hold the dates. inasmuch
as the games do not count on the Mis-
souri, valley championship and Stiehm
substituted with two secondary schools
for practice games. The Cornhuskers
open the season with Drake, which ap-
pears to be only fairly strong, and then
winds up a series Of four games each
with the Ames Aggies and Drake. Pro-
viding the Cornhuskers succeed for the
fourth time in annexing the champion
ship of the northern division of the con-
ference, then the championship series
with the southern leader will be played
the first of March.
Gibson May Return.
| Nebraskas basket ball five appears to
be a champion-with three stars and the
possibility of a fourth in the return of
the old forward, Jimmy Gibson. The
five is fast and will make the best of
them go before the season is over.
Reed is getting line on the high school
basket ball teams, looking formard TO the
annual tournament, which is held here
in March. He is sending out additional
literature and by this expects to secure
the largest entry list since the tourna-
ment was started some years ago.
TowIe. Up Again.
| 1t is expected the Cornhusker athletic
board will finally get rid of the trouble
some question relating to the eligibility
Of Max Towle. captain-elect of the foot
bali team. for another season of col
legiate foot ball. The board had in
tended to receive the report of the eligi
bility committee last Monday. but tn,
q discussion over Stiehm's salary increas,
took up so much time that IT was pu
over until a special meeting Monday
night. Even at that, it is extremely un
} likely that the action of the NebraskI
, board will be final, and the Towle cas-
will probably be taken before the Mis-
souri, valley conference for final dispo
J stion