Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-01-23
Il. S. ENTRY LIST TO
BREAK ALL RECORDS
Reed Has Already Heard from One
Hundred and Eleven Schools
for Tourney.
OTHER STATE UNI ATHLETICS
ny JAMES y. LAwRENcE

ny JAMES n. LAWRENCE.
LINCOLN, Jan. 22.--(Special. )--Manager
Guy p. Reed had little idea what he was
starting when he called for entries in the
Nebraska state high school basket ball
tournament this year. Reeds entries up
until last night totalled 1i1-the next
largest tournament in tho history OF the
state. having only seventy This tourna-
ment was the largest event OF its kind
ever held in the United States.
All week the mails have been bringing
requests for entry blanks to Reed. and
while II Is possible few will drop out
before the final arrangements are COM
pleted. II Is now certain that Reeds am
bition TO bring together more than 100 of
the championship high school basket ball
teams will be realized. .
Up until last week seventy high schools
had been heard from. The requests this
week raised It to III. with large num-
Der OF the newcomers participating In
the tournament for the first time.
Mnuy Want Blanks.
These are the schools which asked for
entry blanks this week Atkinson, Ar
mour. bancroft, Broken Bow. Bristow.
Cedar Bluffs. Carlo. Chambers. Crete.
Creighton, Craig. Diller. Engin, Falls
City. Franklin academy, Greeley Hebron.
Kearney Military academy, Louisville.
Rowell, Lawrence Lebanon. Madison,
Marquette. Maxwell. Monowi. Murdock
Newman Grove. ohg. Ord, osmond.
Palisade. Panama, Pierce.s Nashville.
Seward, Sidney Stockville. Taylor. Ia
mora, wausa and Wilcox.
To Handle Any Number.
Reed wants Il understood there win ba
no lack of facilities to handle any num-
Der of high schools which desire 20 COM
pete. He has already secured another
hall 20 accommodate the additional teams
and will be able 10 provide for as many
as care to compete. He Is highly elated
over the early interest shown in the tour
nament and believes the Nebraska high
their history.
Track athletics are beginning TO look
up at the university with the approach
OF tho Charter day meet which comes
February Is. In addition to this, the an
nual interfraternity meet win give Reed
a tip on the available material for his
track squad. Reed Is planning 10 sched-
ule an indoor meet with Wesleyan
shortly after the Charter day meet, but
will take TO outside training just as soon
as the weather permits
The skating craze has struck the uni
versity Just as strong a. in tho east and
the athletic board has made arrange
ments to provide for those who care to
indulge The athletic field has been
dlked and flooded and the authorities
are now waiting for cold weather 20
freeze the water, Reed IL planning 70
arrange for some interciass hockey con-
tests. but no attempt will be made 20
arrange for intercollegiate contests this
year.
wrestling Attracts
The wrestling squad Is attracting more
than its share of attention. The squad
now numbers thlrty-five members ana
chances are that Nebraska win be abin
60 repeat les success OF last year on the
padded mat
The Nebraska athletic board has made
no arrangements for coach 10 take
charge OF the foot ball squad during
spring training. The board at It's meet
ing this week received word from DR..
Stewart, the newly-elected coach. he
would not be able to como TO Lincoln
until next fall II is quite likely that
Assistant Coach Dick Rutherford VIII ba
placed in charge OF tho squad. although
other arrangements may DO made
Tho sudden resignation OF stiehm
caught the board unprepared and Il Is
up against a rather stiff Job OF finding
competent man willing TO take hold
OF the training for the short spring
season.
Foot Hail Schedule.
Reed has now completed all OF the
foot ball schedule. except one date ana
expects 10 fill that within the next few
days The huskers will face the stiff
est series OF games next year in recent
years
Nothing further has been done on the
GrsEtion of the eligibility OF Guy Cham
berlain. It Is expected the board win an.
point committee to investigate at its
next meeting. Meanwhile Johnny Bender
comes forward with the information that
he did not intend 10 protest Chamber
lain. He does not enter a specific denla.
that he investigated the former Wesleyan
stars record. however.