Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-11
HUSKER FLIPPERS
TO JOURNEY SOUTH
DR.. Stewart Has High Hopes Of
Annexing a Basket Ball
Championship.
OTHER SPORT ACTIVITIES
BY JAMES E. LAWRENCE.

Lincoln, Neb., Feb. l0.-(Speeial)
--Nebraska's chances for Missouri
Valley conference basket ball cham
pionship will be largely determined
next week when the Huskers invade
the Jayhawker state for a string of
four games-two against the Kansas
Agges at Manhattan and two against
the Jayhawkers at Lawrence.
Both the Kansas Aggies and the
University Of Kansas squads are lead
ers in Missouri Valley conference
basket ball. The two Kansas teams
split even in their games. The Aggies
will be played at Manhattan. Febru-
AIRY IA and Is and the Jayhawkers
at Lawrence, February 10 and II.
Nebraska's five has been coming
on fast during the last three weeks
and DR.. Stewart is hopeful OF annex
ing basket ball championship. The
loss of Jimmy Gardiner, who left to
attend school at Cornell, seriously
handicapped the squad for a few
days. since Gardiner developed into
the most sensational guard seen on
Nebraska floor. The Nebraska men
tor has made several shifts and be-
lieves he will be able to fill the place.
Should the Huskers win the majority
of games on the southern trip, they
will come back in position to
seriously contest the claims OF any of
the Missouri Valley schools.
Wrestling Tourney.
lIptar tho tutaInpa rs Aee.eta,t
Coach Dick Rutherford, the mat game
has gained tremendous foothold at
Nebraska, Rutherford this week gave
notice of an interclass wrestling
tournament. Tryouts for the tourna-
ment to pick class representatives
will be held February II, IS and IA,
and the finals will be staged February
y, % and "a. All of the classes at
the university have shown lot OF
interest and the wrestling squad num-
bers over fifty.
Final tryouts for the varsity wrest-
ling team are to be held February Is,
10 and u, The team will be made up
of six men for the following classes:
Feathcrweight, Us pounds; light
weight, l3S pounds; weltcrweight, las
pounds; middleweight, lS8 pounds;
light heavyweight, Us pounds, heavy
weight, over rs pounds.
Captain Only Veteran.
Rutherford says the outlook for
strong varsity squad is not so bright
with Captain Otouaplk the only vet
Gran on the squad. Otoupalik will be
able to take care of the light heavy
weight class in good shape, and Bryan.
promising wrestler last year, has
Just returned from the border to enter
school. Bryan, who is lightweight,
with Kelly, an Omaha High school
boy, are the most promising men tor
the lightweight division. In the mid
dlcweight, Fuchs is good man, while
Scott and Burgess are also doing good
work in the light heavyweight In
the heavyweight class Dale and Ma
loney are the best.
The Huskers have wrestling tourn-
aments with Anes and Iowa-the
Ames meet coming during the high
school basket ball tournament.
In addition to his wrestling squad,
Rutherford has also organized a big
swimming class at the university.
Through an arrangement with the city
Young Mems Christian association
permission has been given for the use
of the association pool, and swimming
promises to develop into one of the
popular sports. Rutherford is an ex-
pert swimmer and served as a mem-
Der of the coast guards while at San
Diego last summer.
Track Squad Busy.
Coach Reed OF the track squad has
been keeping his men busy in spite
of the cold, with most OF the work
outdoors. Reed yesterday received an
invitation from the Kansas City Ath-
letic club TO send team to the big
indoor meet at Kansas City, which is
TO be held March 3. The Kansas CITY
meet is one of the biggest in the
country and will bring together ath-
letes from all sections of the coun-
try. All of the Missouri Valley con-
ference schools have men entered, a
large number OF high school athletes
will take part, and some of the east
ern and Big Nine conference mem
bcrs will have their crack track men.
Reed will send team Of eight or ten
men. 1t will be the first meet of the
season and will give the Husker coach
a line on his material
Reed and Director Stewart are busy
gathering up the loose ends before
inaugurating base ball practice. 1t will
probably be several weeks before
Coach Stewart attempts to get the
base ball men together.
Basket Ball Tourney.
There are now l48 high schools in
Nebraska which have indicated their
intention of taking part in the big
high school basket ball tournament
to be held under the auspices of the
state university, March 8, 9, 10 and
II. Reed has sent out notices to ali
OF the schools requesting that formal
entries and records OF the teams be in
by not later than February 20. Actual
,, closing OF the entry list, however,
does not take place until February rs.
There will be no attempt to classify
the teams until the judges and officials
get together the week of the tourn-
ament. Reed is especially anxious
that every entrant remember the
teams record must be enclosed along