Omaha daily bee., 1917-01-14
FOOT BALL YIELDS
CASH TO NEBRASKA
Basket Ball, Track, Wrestling
and Tennis Are Drains on
Uni's Treasury.
BUT NET PROFIT IS LARGE
BY JAMES E. LAWRENCE,

| Lincoln, jan. -TNSpecial. roo
ball is the only branch of Nebrask;
athletics which is self-supporting, The
annual report OF 7. A, Williams, treas
urer of the University of Nebraska
athletic board, isued today shows
The report covers the fiscal year un,
til August 81, 1910,
Basket ball, track, wrestling, and
tennis have all proven heavy drain
on the finances OF the Cornhusker ath-
letic board and were it not for the
popularity of the gridiron game there
would be big deficit at Nebraska.
Williams report shows that foot
ball cleared the season with the hand
some profit of $l0l43.2S. Basket ball
ate into the treasury with deficit OF
I 81 5000; track entailed another loss
of $l,99470; wrestling showed a de-
hcit OF $l53.4l while tennis, cross
country and skating cut in to the tune
of $280.72.
Net Profit.
With deficits in all branches OF
sport but foot ball the net profit for
the year is shown to be $4.54l,lS.
Receipts for the fiscal year set a
new high water mark with S5S, l2S.52.
Treasurer Williams reports that he
had $l,Sl3l5 left over from the pre-
ceeding year. The total expenditures
for the year were $34,58o4, bur added
to this must be $1,000 which the
Husker athletic management invested
in $1,000 farm mortgage, drawing
7 per cent interest and which is a
part of the fund for a new athletic
field.
1t was Jess Harper and his crew OF
foot ball players from Notre Dame
which drew the largest crowd. The
Netre Dame receipts were Sll ,76S,25,
with Kansas $S,4+l.24 and Iowa
$6,9H, following in the order named.
Another $4,776 was realized from the
sale OF season tickets to students,
which entitled the holder to admission
to athletic contests in all branches.
Omahans Loyal.
University OF Nebraska alumni, liv-
ing in Omaha, contributed 1923 to the
schools athletic exchequer during the
year. according to Williams report
OF this amount 1928 represented the
sale of tickets for the Notre Dame
game and 500 for the Iowa game.
Noter Dame also got a nice little
piece OF coin for its trouble, its share
Of the gate amounting to- $5,574.03.
Iowa received $500, Washburn $3.50
and the Kansas Aggies $500.
Basket ball games failed to attract
any crowds last season, the bulk of
the receipts coming from the II per
cent allotment of the sale of season
tickets, amounting to $573.l2. Owing
to the intense rivalry between Ne
braska and Wesleyan in basket ball,
the Wesleyan games topped the sea-
son, in receipts with $l20 for two
games, Kansas yielded $ll4.S0, the
Ames Aggies $46.50, Drake $3.50
and Tarkio s..
The Kansas track meet was prac-
tically the only one in this line OF
sport which made Nebraska any
money. The total receipts there were
$l4250. Tennis and wrestling were
entirely dependent upon the 4 per
cent sale of season tickets credited to
those branches for support. 1t cost
the Huskers $50 to send tennis team
to Kansas.
Scouting Costs.
Scouting cost the university al
pretty penny during the year, the
total bill being $s35.99. Coaching
amounted to $2,90436; officials for
games and expenses ate up another
81 ,31342, and the remainder of the
came from transporta-
ton, equipment, advertising and train
ing.
Athletic Manager Guy f. Reed is
having world of trouble in framing
the last three games of his foot ball
schedule. Reed today notified the
Michigan Aggies that stuff was off
for the date of October 20, owing to
the failure of the management TO
agree to Missouri Valley conference
rules. The Michigan Aggies have
of four-year men on their
team and Nebraska refuses to play
under those conditions, which is in
OF Missouri Valley confer
ence rules, and which renders the
school liable for reprimand.
Michigan Game.
The Michigan game at Ann Arbor
is still dangling in the air. but chances
are excellent that the date will be
closed and that the Huskers will meet
The Wolverines next fall on the grid
iron.
With the schedule worries on his
hands, Reed has delayed sending out
the notices relative to the Nebraska
High school basket ball tournament
Until next week. There are $50 high
schools in his list and he is confident
rs of them will be represented in
he tournament. The early reports
.eaching the university authorities in
iicate an unusually large number of
strong teams in the smaller towns of
he state, and it is certain that the
Big Three-Omaha, Lincoln and Bea-
rlee-will lave a run for their money
his year
Reed is planning to call for entries
he middle of February, and will close
hem the last week of that month
The tournament is to be held the
second week in March and extends
over four days.
ko,,o~a.L nI- ~