Omaha daily bee., 1916-02-20
Spring GRID WORK
AT NEBRASKA SOON
Practice Will Start Within Two
Weeks with Dick Rutherford
in Charge Temporarily.
ALL SET FOR FLOOR TOURNEY
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braska Will he started within the next
two weeks. Athletic Manager Gug IL
Reed announced today. under the direc-
ton of Assistant Coach Richard B. Ruth
erford.
The Nebraska gridiron. which was
flooded for skating during the winter. is
being drained. and. with favorable
weather. viii be in condition for playing
s, the first week in March. The actual
course OF instruction will not be mapped
out until DR.. p. ]. Stewart. Nebraska's
new athletic director. arrives I'm Lincoln
the second week in March. Stewart and
Rutherford will then confer and decide
upon the program Of training for the
spring months.
Reed anticipates a squad OF seventy
football men reporting for spring train
ing-by ell odds the most formidable
in the history of the school The long
trip TO the coast which the Huskers win
take next fall has aroused more than
usual interest among the football men.
and Reed is basing his prediction upon
the number who have already applied
for equipment
The coming of DR. Stewart has aroused
quite a furore among the athletes at Ne
brOska. Plans are being made now for
the Huskefs I'm all branches Of athletics
to tender DR.. Stewart a banquet, proc
ably on Tuesday evening. The high
school tournament starts the following
day and Reed wants the Huskers, in
Guiding DR.. Stewart, TO devote as much
attention to the high school boys as pos
s.ble.
Cub Wiley Is Back.
The Y,aodarafa ,x-aastax o,,i,i,...oa
the preparations of the track squad
which is one of the best Nebraska has
had since 1911 Cub" Wiley, the for
mer New York star, who. in the opinion
OF Coach Reed. is the greatest track ath
lete Nebraska has ever had. is back I'm
school. having straightened out his schol-
arship difficulties, and will be able TO
compete. The return of Wiley brought
Vrlot of JOY to the Husker camp. He is
ia wonderful high jumper and Splinter,
and there is very little on the track that
he cannot do.
Coach Reed has decided TO send
Husker relay team to Kansas City for
the indoor meet there February 2e. His
team will include owen, Scott, Bates and
Townsend. and will take part in the mile
relay.
ANteu NOW mas 40 NEBRASKA nign SCHOOLS
as prospective entrants I'm the annual high
school basket ball tournament under the
auspices of the state university the second
week in March, Three more high schools,
Ansley, Franklin and the School of Agri-
culture. sent in requests for entry blanks
this week. Entries are supposed to close
February q. next Monday. but the field
has been practically covered and but few
more are expected.
Loving Cups and Medals.
II now seems certain that 12O Nebraska
high school teams will be on hand at the
opening of the tournament. Reed ex-
poets that twenty-five schools will class
for the Division series and the re-
mainder will be divided between Class b
and Class c. Beautiful loving cups will
be awarded the champion in each division
and individual medals 30 to the winning
teams.
The two committees which WIN have
practical supervision of the tournament
were named by Reed today. They are;
Committed on Adjustments--Harold
Corey. chairman; Dick Rutherford and A
c. Henderson.
Committee ON Officials-Ed Hugg, chair
man; George Raceley and Paul Shields.
h All of the managers of the Lincoln
Nsotels met with Reed during the week
and agreed to offer especially reduced
rates to the high school students. Reed
managed to secure a rate OF 50 cents for
rooms without bath and rs cents for
rooms with bath.
The Lincoln Young Mems Christian
association has arranged to meet all Of
the trains at the depots and escort the
high school students to hotels and ROOM
ing houses. In addition, the Lincoln High
school boys have planned to organize
parties and conduct the visitors on sight
seeing trips through the city. and the
Lincoln Commercial club has planned a
big dinner for the visitors and all of the
fraternities will entertain groups.
The HuslSer basket ball squad will next
week play the last games of the season
away from home. including two with the
Ames Aggies and two with Drake at Des
Moines. These games will wind up the
Husker season. Nebraska has a clean
record so far and is tied with Missouri
for championship honors in the Missouri
Valley conference. The Tigers have six
more games-all away from home. II the
Huskers clean up next Wednesday,
Thursday, Friday and Saturday, then they
will have a fairly clear title to the honors
for Missouri must win all of the six Il
plays TO tie.
hoard VIII Meet.
The Cornhusker athletic board at its
meeting Monday evening is expected to
OF the Chamberlain case There
is no question but the board will accept
the report of the eligibility committee
and bar Chamberlain from further par
ticipation in athletics in the Missouri
valley.
When Chamberlain takes his degree
next June he will retire TO business. h
announced yesterday. probably taking uI
the banking business. His parents art
wealthy and he has a splendid opening.
Jimmy McGin and Buck Ebright tried
to snare Chamberlain for their Western
league clubs. McGill made a particularly
tempting offer, but after the two had
held a conference Chamberlain decided q
was business for him.