Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-16
ENTRIES FLOCK In
FOR FLOOR EVENT
Sixty Eight High Schools Enter the
State Tournament First Week
Lists Arc Open.
EQUALS LAST YEARS TOTAL
By JAMES y. LAwRENCn.

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LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. ls.-Cspecial)-
All records Of entries for the big Ne
braska High school basket ball tourna-
ment during the opening week were
broken when Manager Guy T. Reed up
until today had received slxty-eight or
as many as participated In the tourna-
ment last year, which was the largest
one on record
Indicative of the widespread interest
in the tournament Reed received re-
quests for entry blanks from twenty
two schools which have nexer taken
part heretofore and thirty-two OF which
did not compete in the 1915 tournament.
Reed declares there is not the slightest
doubt but that the entry list will run
over 100 high schools for the tourna-
ment. March s. 3. 10 and H. The un-
precedented flood OF entries OF schools
the first week leads Reed TO believe that
a mark will be set in the 1915 tourna-
ment which will stand for some time.
Those schools which have already sent
IN the entry in the 1916 tournament
which have never competed before. are:
Ainsworth, Alma, Clarks. Cortland,
Crofton. Edgar. Eustis Fairmont.
Gothenburg. HAYS Center Holdrege.
Howells, Lynch. Lyons. Meadow Grove,
Nelson, North Bend Ralston, Randolph,
Rising City, Sargent. Springfield, Steele
City, Table Rock, Tilden, sutton, Union.
Waco and Wayne.
Omaha il Entered.
Those who took part In 1915 and have
already sent in their entry for 1916, are
Arlington, Beatrice. Central City, Chad
ron. Clarks. Columbus, Cozad, Dewitt,
Elmwood, Ewing, Exeter. Fremont, Full
lerton, Genoa, Geneva, Halsey Hamp-
ton. Hardy, Harrington, Havelock. Hum
boldt Kearney. Mlnden, Nebraska City,
Oakdale. Omaha High School of Conn
merce. Omaha. Papillion, Ravenna, Shell
ton, South Omaha. Stanton. Superior.
Teachers High School of Lincoln.
Stromsburg. Wahoo, West Point. WILDER
Four Floors for Play.
With the early rush Of entries, Reed
got busy and secured the Lincoln audi
forum for the playing of preliminary
games. as well as the final contests.
With the auditorium. university gymna g
ium and armory and the city Young
Mems Christian association, the manage
ment win have four floors to start the
games on.
Reed makes this further announcement;
'All teams will be divided into three
classes, A. and &, classified accord
ing TO the seasons record, size of the
town, number of veterans on the team,
tournament experience and the like A.
silver loving cup will be given to the
winners of each division and gold medals
to the members of the winning team. A
banner will be awarded to the teams
winning Snnnnd in oh
BANQUET for Athletes.
For entertainment, though the pro
gram has not been definitely planned,
The university organizations will enter
tain. the Young Mems Christian asso-
citation will hold open house and the
Commercial club. in connection with the
athletic department. will tender a ban
quet.
THE organization for the tournament
has not been completed. However, all the
student basket ball experts will be pressed
into service"
Despite the fact that the Nebrask
athletic department is without a director,
Stiehm having resigned before the newly
elected director, Stewart could arrange
his affairs to come to Lincoln, athletics
are moving along nicely The Nebraska
athletic board has elected Sab Waugh, a
former basket ball star, to coach the
basket ball squad and it is believed he
can put the finishing touches on the
team in highly creditable manner.
Dr. r. G. Clapp. who has been commun-
icating with Coach Stewart. TO determine
when he can secure his release and take
charge of affairs at Nebraska, has not
heard from him. Stewart is badly needed
for spring foot ball practice but IL |.
turns out impossible for him to get away
until next fall, Assistant Coach Ruther-
ford can do q very nice job of It.