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NO COLORADO DEBATE
Nebfask and Colorado Cannot Agree as to
Judges, and Debate Is Called Off
Nebraska will not debate Colorado
College this year. The executive com
mittee of the debating board announced
yesterday that Nebraska had decided
the contest off. For Nebraska's action
there were, the committee states, two
reasons first, Colorado's refusal to al
low Nebraska the customary rebuttal
argument; and, second, the failure of
the two Institutions to agree on judges
of the debate on tho technical, eco
nomical, and present-day political
question whether or not trusts are
Inimical to the public welfare.
As to the first reason, Nebraska
chose the negative of the question and
expected, of course, to have the Yus
tomary rebuttal speech at the end. 'For
both sides to have rebuttal arguments
Is the almost universal custom in inter
collegiate debates among the more im
portant colleges and universities. So
it is, for instance, in the Harvard,
Yale, Princeton, Pennsylvania, Cornell,
Columbia, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Mis
souri, Kansas, and Nebraska debates.
But Colorado Insisted that Nebraska
should have no closing rebuttal argu
ment. She Bald that would be against
precedent. In the debate hero last
year Colorado declined to take advan
tage of her right to close the debate
on tho negative. She told Nebraska
to go ahead alone with hers and Mr.
Cronln did, to the grief of the visitors.
But UiIb year Colorado would not listen
to the proposition that the Nebraska
team should have tho usual rebuttal
tho rebuttal Nebraska Urged upon Colo
rado a year ago.
In rebuttal It is that Nebraska Is
particularly strong. Rebuttal Work Is
the main test of tho debater. That
Nebraska can debate that Is, can
make tho fur ily In off-hand rebuttal
Colorado College has apparently
learned by Nebraska's live successive
victories. To give up the most inter
esting and most vital part of the con
test Nebraska, of course, promptly re
fused. To that proposition Nebraska
telegraphed this retort: "On your con
dition debate off."
For Nebraska tho closing rebuttal
was to be done by W. Frederick Meier,
who went against tho Kansana two
years ago, and who was a member of
tho team which demolished the Mis
sourlans around their own camp-fire a
year ago. Tho Nebraska case was to
bo opened by Mr. Moler, then Ira
Ityner was to follow, and Burdette G.
Lewis was to let loose the third thun
derbolt. Then, ordinarily, tho Colo
radans would got In. tholr argument
in rebuttal, and Mr. Meier for tho
"negative would clase. But Colorado
said, "No, we aro going to close the
debate as well as open It. Wo are go
ing to have tho first and last say,
both!"
As to the judges: That there was
trouble over tho selection of judges
has been, known here for two weokB.
Nebraska asked simply what Missouri
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and Nebraska both Insisted on for the
lecent Missouri-Nebraska trust debate
namely, that, particularly in the de
bate on this technical economic and
political question, the Judges should be
experts; that at least two of them
should be trained economists, men
thoroughly familiar with the subject
matter under discussion. In the Mis
souri debate, where Nebraska had the
affirmative, two of the judges were
professional economists; but when
Nebraska laid the above proposition
before Colorado College, President
Cronin got back an Impertinent letter
in which the phrase "technical, eco
nomic and political question" was sar
castically reiterated three times.
As judges for this technical debate
In the anti-trust Colorado atmosphere,
where Colorado had the anti-trust side,
the Colorado Springs collegians tried
to get Nebraska to agree with them on
first, a Judge who was elected as an
enemy of tniBts; or, second, a Colo
rado Springs politician; or, third, a
former state official who was com
mitted against trusts; or, fourth, a
Denver lawyer of whom a prominent
Nebraska graduate, who has practiced
law In Denver several years, notified
the debating board he had never heard;
or, fifth, a Denver medical doctor; or,
sixth, a nondescript "county chair
man" over at Cripple Creek!
Nebraska insisted that at least two
of tho judges should bo economists,
who would, In this educational discus
sion, take the calm scholar's, and not
the politician's, point of view. One of
the two prominent professors of eco
nomics in the state, Colorado College
accepted; but the other one she flatly
refused to accept, though for her re
fusal she would give no grounds what
ever. Tho reason Is supposed to be
Intercollegiate jealousy. In place of
him, Colorado suggested a Prlncetonlte
in DenVer and another Colorado poli
tician who had been mixed up in anti
trust politics. On whether or not to
accept one of these, men, Nebraska
was considering when Colorado Bprang
her surprising refusal to allow Nebras
ka an equal ehanco at rebuttal.
Meier, Lewis, and Ityner will, there
fore, not get at the i-ike's Peakers. As
soon as the political color appeared In
Colorado's list of judges, the Nebraska
team took the university, not the per
sonal, point of view and said that it
would prefer to sacrifice the tlmo it
had given to preparing the case than
to argue before Judges who were either
incompetent or not judicial.
The Nebraska professor who knows
most about the team Bald yesterday:
"I greatly regret that the team will
not get a chance to debate. That
Meier, Lewis, and Ityner would have
won another victory for Nebraska, I
have not had the slightest doubt, as
suming that the contest were Judged
by experts as genuine debate. Each
member of the team has been singular
ly faithful to tho trust tho University
gave him. Each has worked tremen
dously hard ever since Christmas. In
dividually and as a whole, tho team
is, in my opinion, very strong."
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Notes on the Knox Neet.
Track team men and their enthusi
astic supporters are getting anxlouB
over the coming meet. On Saturday
afternoon Nebraska Field will be tho
sccno of the largest and best track
meet ever held on tho University cam
pus. The Cornhuskers will meet Knox
College. The reputation of this latter
school In the realm of athletics Is well
known. Last fall they held our famous
'varsity eleven down to twelve points,
and camo nearer scoring on Nebraska
than any other team. If reports are
true, they aro equally as strong In
track athletics as in football.
The Galesburg men hold annual
meets with Northwestern, Chicago, and
other large eastern institutions rank
ing high in the nthletle world, and
cope with them In a creditable man
ner. The question now Is whether Ne
braska Is equal to the occasion. It Is
up to the track team to say. It la
rather early In the season yet, and
the men will not be In the best of shape
to compete. Nevertheless, If the
weather permits, some extra hard licks
will be put In this week, and every
man will appear Saturday with the In
tention of winning.
This Is a contest where there is
everything to , win. Victory would
mean much greater recognition from
large institutions, and almost insure
an extra good schedule for next year,
and eventually place track athletics on
a paying basis a thing greatly to be
desired. Defeat would almost mean the
overthrow of such possibilities, nnd
Chicago papers would again feel in
clined to say "Nebraska doesn't
amount to much after all."
As to what showing Nebraska will
be able to make In this contest, If It Is
anything like she made at the home
meet last week and there In as yet no
reason why It should not be It will
not be one to be ashamed of. Two
'vafslty records were broken then and
others given a close shave. If Knox
can throw the hammer over 121 feet
and run two miles In less than 11:16
she will be going some. At any rate,
this will be the largest meet which
ever took place on the home grounds
and the only one this year. Everyone
should avail himself of the oppor
tunity to attend.
It is not known as yet Just what ten
men will represent Nebraska In this
contest. The team has not yet been
selected, and likely will not bo until
the latter part of this week. They will
be chosen, however, from tho follow
ing fifteen: Burg, Benedict, Mouck,
Manning, States, Tobln, Martin, Leh
mer, Johnson, Cheney, Corr, Fenlon,
Reed, Leonard, and Newton.
The-athletic department is consider
ably concerned Just at present over
what to do In regard to the annual
state meet. The date has been set for
May 30, to take place at Crete. This
Is the date of the Nebraska-Dakota
meet, and it 1b very probable that the
Jlrst Nebraska track team will not
nn.rt.talnat.fl In mis event., riowevei,
it Ib very desirable that Nebraska beJ
represented on this occasion, because
if she should win bIio would get the
F. and M. cup to keep for having won
three successive times. Just what will
bo done In regard to tho matter is not
yet known. The second team may be
sent to represent Nebraska at the
meet.
In spite of the damp weather the
sprinters took a run on the campus
west of the chemistry building last
night The rain has placed the field in
very bad condition, and will conslder
..uiv imniHenn tho men in. their work
this week. I
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LOSE ANOTHER.
Nebraska Yesterday Gavo Illinois
Game by Score of 7-3.
To offset the victory over Purdue
Saturday, Nebraska yesterday gave a
game to Illinois. Roport came In late
last night to tho effect that Illinois
won the game easily, by a scoro of
7 to 3. Purdue Is considered a strong
Institution in the athletic field and it
was hoped that the Cornhuskers would
give the Illlnolsans a dose of the same
medicine that she administered to Pur
due Saturday. It seems to have been
decreed otherwise, however, much to
our regret.
Nebraska in part redeemed herself
Saturday from her overwhelming de
feat at the hands of Notre Dame the
day before by defeating Purdue by the
close Bcore of 11 to 10. The gamo wan
a nexcltlng one, and hotly contested
throughout, tho score being a tie at
the end of the eighth Inning. In the
ninth Johnson brought Gore home with
a two-bagger, and Purdue failed to
troBB home plate when their turn came.
J.onganecker was batter out of the box
in one inning, allowing four runs for
Purdue. Captain Townsend took his
place and pitched a star game..
Score by Innings:
12 3 4GG78 9
Nebraska 1 1 0 -1 0 0 1 3 111
Purdue 4 0 2 0 0 10 3 0 1(1
Hits Nebraska 9, Purdue 1G.
Error Nebraska 3, Purdue 7.
Struck out By Townsend 3, by
Jones 9. -
Batteries Longanecker, Townsend
and Bender; Jones, Penlck and Witt.
Pan-Hel Menu.
Tho Pan Hellenic barbequo will bo
held Thursday, May 21st, at Cushman
park. There will be athletic events In
tho afternoon until supper time, when
roast ox and trimmings will be con
sumed along with several speeches by
alumni.' PrlzeB will bo offered in the
following conteBts: 100-yard dash, po
tato race, sack race, fat man's race,
and tug-of-war. There will also bo a
ball game In the afternoon between
frats from tho north and south side of
O street, players to bo picked from
frat teams. John Westover and John
nie Green will box eight rounds, while
Hugh Edmlston and EUm Seacrest vie
In a ple-eatlng contest. There will bo
good band music and plenty of fishing.
The "Chase" Tonight.
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Tho mysterious hare and hound
hunt occurs tonight Those who fall
to help chaso-tho "hares" will miss a
rare treat The JoHlest time of the
season 1b planned and a delightful sur
prise is in store for tho "hounds" when
they see where the "hares" have led
them. After the chase is over Miss
Puffer will give a talk on tho "Social
Life of Smith." Every University girl
will want to go for the sake of thiB
talk alone. Unless it rains this after
noon the chase will take place at 6:30
as announced. It is necessary that all
who wish to go register by noon in
the association rooms in order that the
committee may plan accordingly. All
girls of the University are Invited.
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Hare and Hound Hunt
Register at once at Y. W. C. A.
lor this event ol the season.
Hovnds follow hares, who start
from Y. W. rooms, tonight, 6:30
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