Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-02-27
SCHEDULE FOR THE
STATE FLOOR PLAY
Central and South High Schools
Of Omaha Placed in Glass A Di-
vision Of State Tourney.
E1GHTY-N1NE TEAMS ENTERED
DIV JAMEs u. LAMRENCE.


tentative entries Of 1tS Nebraska high
schools in the sixth annual Nebraska
high school basket ball tournament. con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the athletic
department OF the state university. the
list has finally narrowed down to eighty
nine. After careful checking OF all com
pleted entries. Athletic Manager Guy 70.
Reed announced there would be less than
100 teams competing In the big floor
meet.
Even at that. the tournament will shat
ter all Nebraska records, with nineteen
more high schools entered than ever par
ticipated before. with seventy-one schools
participating last spring. the Nebraska
tournament was by far the biggest inter
scholastic event ever held in the country
and Reed expects the new record TO
stand for some time for other states to
shoot at
Entries for the tournament closed on
! February 2i--those schools failing to COM
plete their entry by that time being
dropped. A committee. including Cap
tain Harold Corey as chairman, George
A. R0cely and O. y. Anderson, have been
busy with Manager Reed in compiling
tho records and classifying the teams.
They completed their work today.
Teams Are Classified.
nounccd that twentv-six teams were
placed in class A. thlrtS two in class II
and thlrty-one IN class c. The committee
In classifying the teams took into consid-
Grafton the record OF the team the size
OF the town. the number OF boys In tho
high school. the size Of the playing floors.
the amount Of tournament experience and
the number OF veterans on the team.
Central and South Hirhs OF Omaha.
Crete Lincoln. University Place and
Beatrice are looked upon as the main
contebders for championship honors in
the class a. division.
Tho class A list. the matches, the time
and place OF play follows
DIVISION l.
l. Crete against Fremont, p. m, We'd
nesdRy, University armory.
@ shelton drew bye,
B. Friend against Plattsmouth, S:l0 p M,
Wednesday, armory,
T. Hebron drew bye,
& lincoln against Central City, p. m,
Wednesday armory.
g. Osceoia drew n bye
Z. South High OF Omaha against Sutton,
ass p M, Wednesday, armory.
s. Havelock against Hastings. p. M,
Wednesday, armory.
DIVISION II.
l. Central High of Omaha against Sew
2 Chadron drew n bye.
8 Columbus drew a bye.
Newman w GS1ve sSains rr, 4otneh0urs'
8. School OF Agriculture against uni
. veraity Place, 7;45 D. m. Wednesday.
8. Wilbur drew n bye
L Z. Geneva against West Point $3.50 p
: g. Beatrice asainst Fairmont, s;l5 .. M.
Wednesday, armory
= The Class h list; the matches and the
time and place of play follows:
a DIVISION l.
d L. Bethany against Hardy, 1 ., m.
II Young Mems Christian association. We'd
i q Rising city against Falls City. lis
n ? M, Young Mems Christian association.
"a Pierce against Atkinson. . q. m.
> Young Mems Christian association. We'd
!, 4 Nebraska city against stanton. s15
~ p m. Young Mems Christian association.
a s. Harvard against steele city. 8 n. m.
y Young Mems Christian association. We'd
& 8. Arlington against Auburn, s:i5 D. M.
~ Young Mems Christian association. We'd
ID 4. Fullerton against Cozad, D. m.
Young Mems Christian association. We'd
s. Randolph against School Of Deaf.
IA Omaha Young Mems Christian assocla-
20 ton, Wednesday
a. DIVISION II.
m /. De witt against Kenesaw. p. m.
r Young Mems Christian association, We'd
D. Z. KimbsiI against Exeter. B,15 p. M,
le Young Mems Christian association, We'd
:. 8. Creighton against Franklin academy.
" p. M. Young Mems Christian associa-
l. Schuyler against Ord. 7ls D. m.
Young Mems Christian association. We'd
n s. Minden against Broken Bow, s D. m,
NJ Young Mems Christian association, We'd
o. g. Ewing against Elmwood s1s p. M.
as Young Mems Christian association, Wed
ia 2. Fairfield aginst Sidney. p. m.
Young Mems Christian association. Wed
In & Grand Island against Alliance, ON
N. Wednesday.
= The Glass list: the matches and thS
he time and place OF play follows;
40 DIVISION l.
80 i. wahoo, against Nelson. l p. nj,
, Murdock against Tilden. lis p. m
g, bancroft sssint Cedar Bluffs D. m
4 TEMPLE against Ravenna, s:i5 p M
THURSDAY. chapel ,,,.
s. Taimage. against Nebraska MIlitar,
" academy S:ib p M. Thursday chapel.
" Henderson drew a bye.
DIVISION II.
nv !. Lynch against Battle Creek. AIS p. m.
~ Thursday, chapel
70 2. Indianola against Louisville. p. m.
I'll Thursday, chapel.
~ g. Valparaiso against Harrington, 81
p. M, Thursday, chapel
nB T. Bhckley against Genoa, 1880 pm
I'm Thursday, chapel.
of g. Dunbar against Arnold 7:45 p. m
- Thursday. chapel
T. s. Palisade against Ansley, $50 p. m
es, Thursday, chapel
W. 7. School Of Commerce Omaha agains
- Alnsworth, s;45 p. M Thursday. chapel
sW g. Osmond against Alma, $3.50 p. m
Thursday. chapel
20 Manager Reed heard from a large mum
sw Der of other schools that had Intended 4
ng enter. but due TO Illness and disqualifi
ire cation OF star members OF the fives. quit
-o- a number dropped out at the last minute
Of FENCING INSTRUCTOR AT