Omaha daily bee., 1915-03-28
STATE TOURNAMENT
NETS OYER $1,000
Stiehm Calls Spring Foot Ball Prac.
tiCe and Thirty Athletes Join
in the Workouts.
WEATHER DELAYS TRACK WORK
ny JAMES Il. LAWRENCE.


ny JAMES y. LAWRENCE.
LINCOLN, March T-(Special)-Ths
high school basket ball tournament Melted
81, go, according to a report Of Manager
Guy f. Reed Of the University OF Ne
braska. who is in charge Of the big meet.
and the money has been turned over 20
tho competing high school teams.
The receipts after expenses OF the
tournament were paid, just about COW
cred the railroad fare of the teams
which competed. Reed was able 20 al
low each team cents per mile. The re-
ceipts were over 500 more than a year
ago Reed believes the recent tourua-
ment moved alons-more smoothly than
any previous one and thinks the classi-
ficatlon Of teams aided a great deal in
eliminating hard feeling over the result
spring Foot Bali Practice.
Jumbo Stiehm got his foot bali squad
down TO the first actual spring practice
this week. with two outdoor workouts.
The squad IL practioing Tuesday. Thurs
day, Friday and Saturday afternoons
under the direction of Coach Stiehm and
Captain Rutherford. Those who are
taking the spring practice include c. W.
Brown, A. r. Brian, J. l.. Galley. II. X.
Campbell. II. II. Corey, Johnny Cook. w.
X. Crawford. l. r. Doyle, d. Dale. c. B.
Dempster. b. Foster. w. K Fowler, J.
Gardiner, l.. c. Hartman. G. w Hezer.
b. +. Hurles, s. A. Hadley. q. NJ. Por-
ter. r. p Kositzky. Il. Moser W. Min
nick p. optemstein, II. otopovhk, ". $.
Reese. u. y. Rutherford. r. w shaw,
Phil sheldon, N. q. Seller. Paul Shields,
c. o. Towne. ]. r. ~1nmoter and II. r.
White Shields. Selz,,. rutherford, Por-
ter, Galley. Doyle and Corey are the vet
Grams OF the squad, while all the others
are new members and will try out fer
the varsity next fall. stiehm IL bound
to have a wealth Of material next fall
! and quite number OF the men give ex-
ceptional promise.
The work in the spring practice 90 far
has been limited to falling ON the ball,
starting from line and backfield posi-
lions, open field running. passing and
experimental formations. Later on Stiehm
will enlarge this TO include all OF the
fundamentals, with scrimmage. and as a
new feature OF the commencement exer-
cises will stage a foot ball game between
teams chosen from the squad.
Call Base Rail- Men.
bItnlh HtO Dldnh vi koN1Ahh iAAH AhNNt-
| department base ball league started right
after the spring vacation and viii call a
meeting then of the base ball men. The
departments will be changed somewhat
| from last season. Five teams will be
entered. including one from the law de-
partment one from the engineering col
lege, one from the agricultural college
and two from the arts and sciences. The
arts and sciences department will be
split into two divisions. with the fresh
men forming one team and the upper
classmen another Each team will meet
all others twice during the season and
the one having the highest percentages
will get either q silver loving cup OF a
tpennant. Stiehm intends 70 furnish all Of
the equipment for the league.
Track work under the direction OF
Coach Guy Reed has been delayed by
weather conditions and practice out
doors will not start until after the sprins
vacation ieeod has lost several vslu.
able men by graduation and others leay-
ing school. so that his track squad ia
much weakened.
Enter BiE Relay Meet.
The Huskers will send relay teams for
the quarter and half mile events at the
Drake relay meet April IS. The other
track dates which Reed has arranged are
April A-Practice meet with Wesleyar
at University Place.
May i--Dual meet with Ames at lin
coin.
May s.-Dual meet with Kansas at Lin
coin.
May 15--Dual meet with Minnesota a
Minneapolis.
The Huskers will also be represented il
the Missouri Valley Conference meet anS
the Western intercollegiate meet late II
May and the first OF June.
Fraternity athletics are looming ui
right now and arousing a great deal Of
interest among the student body TIN,
basket ball championship has been mar.
rowed down 10 the Phi Kappa Psi AM
Alpha Theta Chi fraternities. the decidin,
game being scheduled for the week fol
lowing spring vacation. Alpha Theta Oh
eliminate all OF the fraternity teams II
the first division and Phi Psi in the sec
ond. The inter-fratemity meet comes
shortly after the spring vacation with
the base bali championship to he de
cided after that and the windup in tn,
bowling tournament.
The Missouri Valley tennis tournament
Is TO be held in Lincoln either May Il
or 10 or p and q. according to wore
which Reed has received. Most OF tn,
Missouri Valley schools will send teams