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ACCOUNT OF TRIP
Report of Girls' Games from
Scene of Contest.
The girls' 'Varsity bnsket ball team,
which left Lincoln Thursday evening,
made the return trip Saturday night,
reaching Lincoln early the next morn
ing ,and thus missed but one day of
school. Two games were played, one
with Minnesota Friday night, and on
with its strongest opponent, the Min
neapolis Central high school team. Sat
urday afternoon. The team reported
a splendid trip from beginning to end.
even those who" were oar-sick going
and coming. The Minnesota team. In
a body, met the girls at the station,
and at the end of their visit, saw them
off for home with appropriate cheers
and demonstrations. From the sta
tion the girls were taken to Russell's
Coffee House, where a breakfast was
ghen them. They received a cordial
welcome at chapel, and from then on
were variously entertained until the
final banquet to the three participat
ing teams at Donaldson's tea roomy.
Saturday after the game. From every
point of view the girls were given by
the Minnesota players generous an 1
hospitable treatment, which they will
be only too glad to return if It can be
made possible for tho Minnesota girls
to come to Lincoln.
Those playing on tho Minnesota team
are : Forwards, Misses Bessie Cox.
Hiattie Van Bergen; center. Isabel
Dunn; guards. Emily Johnson. Sylvia
Prnnk. It has defeated for several
years everything In sight In the north
west and Friday night emerged vic
torious in tho contest with Nebraska
by a score of 30 to 22. The team, which
fs characteristically light and wiry, has
been training and playing matches
Bince October, under the skillful coach
ing of Mr. W. C. Deerlng, formerly a
player on the Minnesota men's team,
one of the best in the United States,
and now an amateur trainer of the
team. He probably knows as much
about basket ball as anyone In th.'
United States, and has certainly pro
duced a brilliant girls' team. They use
tho same methods as the men's team,
In fact, reproduce the latter's game in
- miniature. They are accurate in pass
ing, both long aiuLshort. and play Jike
clock-work. But they are especially
noted for speed, and for their abllitj
to throw difficult and accurate goals.
An Immense crowd was present at
the game, tho largest of the season,
and applause was enthusiastic. Ne
braska's fato was decided in tho first
half, at the end of which the. score
stood, Minnesota 22, Nebraska 9. Sev
eral of tho latter's few points were
awarded on fouls during attempts at
coal. The Nebraska girls seemed to be
pending most Of their time picking
themselves up from the floor, or trying
to keep tholr- balance upright while
they watched tho othorB play the game,
and wished that they had provided
themselves with other Bhoes, as the
floor was waxed for dancing. After
Miss JanBa had tumbled four times,
Miss Scott and Miss Olttings twice, and
even Miss Shlnbur and and Miss Sly,
the team gave up much effort at fol-
Towlng their lightning-like opponents
and got Into the game only whon it
came their way. At the end of tho
half most of thorn were not even warm
lrom running or from effort to secure
Iho ball. Add to this a bad case of
. btago fright, with tho tall forward on
whom the team relied Imagining that
4 .. -she belonged at center, and the wonder
''V38 that their whirlwind antagonists
Id not run up a still greater' score.
,r Wrt.. th Ronnnd half two of the team
' wrowflk ahoea with corrugated rub-
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they not only guarded better, but be
gan to run up the score themselves. At
one time they wore within two goals
of their opponents. The points scored
in this half were Nebraska 13 (10 on
goals from the field), Minnesota 8. If
there had been a third half and more
extra shoes, it is within the bounds of
possibility that Nebraska might have
turned the tables. The girls say that
the substitute, who had no chance to
play, was the lamest of the crowd, from
over-excitement. The game was clean,
with few fouls. Nebraska foulod chiefly
by carrying the ball over the line, Min
nesota moBtly by striking. the ball or
pushing; 18-inmute lralves were played
SATURDAY'S GAME.
For this same the Nebraska girls
appearing wearing the now shoes they
should have had the day before, ami
weie able to play harder and to do
more lively guarding. Their opponents
scored 9 points, some of them very bril
liant throws from center. Nebraska
defeated them by at least as many
points as had tho Minnesota team at
its highest record of the season. The
Central's team pjayed in much the
same stylo as tly opponents oi the
evening before, but made much more
of guarding. The girls' game in the
northwest amounts to "covering,"
amounting to "holding down" and of
"arms around." But for this fnct Ne
braska would have run up a much
greater score. It was no uncommon
sight to see Miss Jansa or Miss Scott,
for whom under local rules It general
ly means a goal If they get possession
of tho ball near the basket, bent over
backward with layers of hands on their
heads, and around their necks. It was
folt that In neither game did the Uni
versity have the opportunity to show
its best skill. The Central high school
team were in some ways more formida
ble opponents than those of the night
before. The Nobraska girls decide!
that they were glad they had not met
this team the night before, else they
might have boon badly beaten by these
players too.
One thing emphasized by the
matches was the necessity for adopt
ing Borne one set of rules for a woman's
game. Some teams play by tho men's
rules, out and out, other strictly by
the women's rules, involving line limi
tations, as formulated some jears ago
In an eastern conference, and published
yearly since by Spauldlng. Others. lik
the Minnesota and' Nebraska teams.
play by local rules, a modification of
one or the other of these games. Teams
In tho morthwest play by the men's
rules except that the ball may not bo
knocked froni the hands. The Nebras
ka team plays literally by the wonnnr's
rules, except for tho lino limitations,
m splto of efforts there were many
.joints in tho matches played in Minne
apolis concerning plays and rules not
covered by previous comparison, and
dltteronco in usage and interpretation
proved a serious handicap and source
of perplexity to bpth sides. It seems
more necessary than over. tlrat i
matches Inter-collegiate and inter
scholastlc are to be a feature of the
athletic life of the mid-west, thpr.'
should bo somo well understood and es
tablished common rules.
ANXIOUS FOR DEBATE.
Iowa Still Negotiates, but Con
test Can't be Held.
Iowa is certainly anxious to anange
a debate with Nebraska this year. In
reply to Nebraska's letter last week
stating that she would be unable to
arrange her schedule bo as to get in
an extra contest with Iowa so noar the
end of the semester, a letter was re
onviu frnm the Iowa secretary. Purley
Illnker yesterday. The letter Ignores
tho fundamental matter of dates and
takes up a secondary matter, making
fuggestlons as to the place where the
debate should be held.
Nebraska had stated tnat sno uiu nui
feel warranted In venturing upon ho d
Nebraska had stated that sno cue, noi
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coin on the same question so soon
alter the meeting with Kansas. Iowa,
who for financial reasons, Is unwilling
to risk a debate at Iowa City, mak?s
a now proposition, to the effect that
thfe debate be held at Council Bluffs,
the receipts to be applied to paying
fhe expenses of the judges and that
any money over and above the ex
penses be (livid debetween the teams
on the basis of lailroad distance. If
this falls to cover expenses, then each
team shall be responsible for its own
remaining expense?. We have been
informed unofficially that this novel
proposition can not be accepted
The Dally Iowan states that c De
bating Board authorized Its committee
to consent to the debate being held nt
Council Bluffs or Sioux City. It also
glveB the Impression that the Hawk
eyes se?m to be still making prepara
tions. If the interstate debate do"B
not occur, then the members of tho
literary society teams, the Irving and
the Zetagathian, who are about to con
test for places, will debate the same
question.
The Daily Iowan also urged editor
ially that the Iowa Debating league
endeavor to secure the Nebraska de
bate by agreeing to enter into a two
year's compact. It thinks that to hold
the Nebraska debate outside of the
university town would be a very
treacherous financial risk and argues
that Iowa should not hesitate to enter
into a two years' agreement with ub.
It remarks on the enviable record that
Nebraska has made in debate dnd In
sists that though Iowa would rather
continue the annual debate with Wis
consin, yet she fools that she 1b under
no obligations to that institution after
the "shrtbby" treatment the Badgers
gave her Following is a portion of
the article bearing on tills subject:
"The Debating League hesitates to
bring the Nebraskans here this year
and stand all of the expenses, largely
because It does not 'know whether or
not it cares to debate with Nebraska
next year. Iowa feels that It would be
more advantageous to continue the an
nunl contest with Wisconsin. Iowa
should not hesitate to enter Into a two
years' compact with Nobraska. The
westerners have an enviable record on
the rostrum and their debaters are
worthy foes for the best. More than
that, Iowa should feel under no obli
gations to Wisconsin after tho shabby
treatment she has been accorded by the
Badgers this year In both hasket ball
and debate."
The contest of the Kansas State Ora
torical association this year at Topeka
was, according to the "K. U; Weekly,"
a rather disgraceful affair. Tho ora
tions themselves were low grade, and
the rivalry of the denominational col
leges the State University has with
drawn from tho association is sobit
ter than the rooters collided In the
streets and also had a mix-up with tho
police. The "Weekly" suggests that
prize fighters be selected as judges.
The f611oving press dispatch bears
on the selection of the Kansas team:
"The preliminary contest to choose
debaters to represent the University
of KansaB in the annual contests with
the University of Nebraska and the
University of Colorado, was held at
Lnwronco, March -7 The follow ins
were selected to represent the Unlwr
slty of Kansas In Lincoln: J. W. Kay
eer, J. A. Johnson and S. B. Bartlett;
C. A. Llnebach, alternate. Those who
will debate against the University of
Colorado are: A. F. Sims and J. F.
Bender; F. B. Tyler, alternate.' The
dates have not yet been set."
DoyoirwanT a nice pair of Oxfords?
Sanderson's havo the swellest lot you
ever Baw.
The regular spring opening of mill
inery Is being held at tho Famous. How
about that Easter hat?
Sam's Cafe. The only place In the
city to get tho famous "Little Qe'm
Hot Waffles." Special service fwr )
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NEARLY COMPLETE
Third Carload Being Prepared
.for Educational Exhibit.
Although In its laBt stugcu, the prep
aration of material for our educational
exhibit nt tho world's fair still con
tinues. Two carloads of material have
already been shipped and the third will
Boon go. Ab soon as the last of tho
material Is packed and shipped, Di.
Barbour, who Is superintendent of our
educational exhibit, will take up his
headquarters at St. Louis, where, aide. I
by his present force of assistants he
will spend a month arranging tho ma
terial for exhibition. From now on the
work will entail a greater rush than
ever heretofore shown. So congesftl
Is the traffic going into St. Louis. It
takes three or four weeks for material
shipped by freight from Lincoln for the
fair to get there. Less than a month
now remalnB In which to finish the
preparation of material and ship, nnd
fix up the entire exhibit at the Fair.
The delay in transportation of the ma
terial will also Impede tho work.
A splendid assortment of specimens
of high school and grade work have ar
rived lately and more Is expected. The
Omaha high school's Bhowlng Is espe
cially good. Itent among other things
several large albums bound in dark
Russian leather, filled with specimens
of drawing, peifmanshlp and artistic
work. Some fine drawingB and ex
amples of penmanship have also been
received from tho Peru Normal. A
drawing of Pharaoh's horses by a thir
teen year old girl at Qerlng has attract
ed much attention because of Its ac
curacy of delineation and artiBtlc fin
ish, there being a' total lack of hard
lines. In tills exhibition the public
schools of tho stnteJiave received the
first consideration, and only tho spae
remaining has been allotted to the
University.
The University exhibit Is up lo a
high Btandard to say the least. The
electrical engineering departmont ex
hibit deserves Bpeclal mention, It hav
ing furnished a fine set of views and ar
ranged to display some of ltB apparatus.
Large handsome colored views of the
University buildings, grouped and In
dividual, have been prepared. The col
oring work was done by MIsb Webster
and Is exceptionally fine. These pic
tures will be hung at a height of fifteen
feet and their vivid coloring will en
able them to show forth with bettor
effect. Viows of a number of public
school bulldingB. finished in the same
way, have also been prepared. Super
intendent Fowler has promised a iarga
collection of photographs of school
buildings and school children, as well
as statistics concerning them.
Exhibits will alBO bo sent from tho
Debating department, the Agricultural
experiment station and the School of
Music. The forestry department Bends
some beautiful specimens of sections of
young plno trees, and pine cones and
seeds. The U.-S. department of for
estry station on the great forestry re
serve In Cherry county, will make a
display of young pines with which they
are foresting the sandhills regions.
These range from seedlings a year old
to specimens large enough, for trans
nlantlng. It will also exhibit photo
graphs of the treeless sandhills in Cher
ry county, of sandhills devastated by
fire ,and sandhills covered with a force
of workmen planting pines, and of tlue .
first of the well established pine for
ests In the treeless regions.
The work of preparation will have
to be completed this week.' In every
room of tho geology department speci
mens are being prepared and "bven the
basement of the Science hall is being
invaded. A large number of boxes
stand packed ready for shipment. Th,e
next shipment Avill be "the last b'y.
freight, and alt material sent after that
i will be sent uy express.
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