Omaha daily bee., 1917-02-18
STATE CAGE FIVES
PREPARE FOR FRAY
Sixty High Schools Send En-
tries With Full Information
to Manager Reed.
EUsKERs ON TRIP EAST
By JAMES E. LAWRENCE.

Nebraska high schools entering the
annual Nebraska high school basket
ball tournament under the auspices OF
the University of Nebraska have but
one week more to comply with the
regulations governing the big floor
meet in filing their formal aapplica-
tions with Manager of Athletics Guy
E. Reed.
One hundred and fifty-two high
schools indicated they would send
teams to the tournament and sent
their formal requests for entry blanks
to Reed. Sixty OF that number have
sent all of the desired information
which Reed needs to arrange the clas-
sifcations of teams. Entries close
next Saturday night, but all letters
mailed up until Saturday night will
be accepted.
Some Of the other schools have sent
in formal entries, but these have been
sent back because of lack of complete
information on the seasons record,
the playing experience Of the teams
and other data-all of which is to be
considered when the committee gets
down to the job of classifying the
contestants in the three different di-
visions.
Manager Reed calls attention to the
fact that the seasons record must be
given in full; the experience of each
member of the team; the size of the
town and of the floor played upon
in that town; the number of students
in school and tournament experience.
Board on Job.
Reed announced this week the
board of control OF the Nebraska
High School Athletic association, or
ganized a year ago, will serve as the
committee on adjustments during the
tournament to decide any disputes
which may arise. The board of con-
troll includes Superintendent Littell
of Cambridge, Superintendent Sho-
walter of Norfolk, Principal King of
Beatrice and Principal Congdon of
Fremont.
| Secretary Showafter of the board
of control will serve as chairman of
the committee on drawing and sched-
ules. incidentally Reed mentions
only members of the high school as
sociation can compete in the tourna-
ment next year.
i Officials for the tournament games
will be recruited from the ranks OF
Husker basket ball players. The Of
fciating Of the Husker players has
been very satisfactory during the last
three years, Reed says, and the high
schools have been very glad to have
them serve.
! The Armstrong Clothing company
Of Lincoln is again presenting hand,
somely engraved silver loving cup to
the winner OF the class A games. For
class c the T. E. Wilson Sporting
Goods company of Chicago will give
a silver loving cup. The class B cup
has not been announced.
| In addition the Nebraska Athletic
board will give gold basket balls to
the members of the championship five
in each division and appropriate ban.
ners to the second place winners in
each class.
i Consolation Tourney.
l Manager Reed said today that If the
floor space can be found to stage the
games a consolation tournament will
be staged for those high school teams
which go out on the first round
There will be winners prizes awarded
in the consolation tournament the
same as in the other divisions if the
board is able to complete the arrange
ments.
The Husker baset ball five start.
next week on an eastern swing fol
games against two Missouri Valley
conference members On Thursday