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Vol. X. No. 103
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1911.
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BEATRICE WINS THE
DEFEATS SOUTH OMAHA
LINCOLN IN FINALS.
AND
ALL-NEBRASKA TEAM SELECTED
Basketball Experts Do Not Give Om
aha or Lincoln a Place on
State Quintet.
Beatrice won the baBketbull cham
pionship of the state Saturday night
by defeating Lincoln and South Om
aha In tho final round of the first an
nual interscholastlc basketball tour
nament held in Nebraska.
Three teams qualified for tile finals,
each of which was matched against
the other before tho championship
cup was awarded. Beatrice easily de
feated Lincoln by the Bcoro of 27 to
11, In the early part of tho evening.
South Omaha then outplayed Lincoln
by a 20 to 16 score, while Beatrlco re
taliated for the ribbons by defeating
South Omaha in one of the speediest
and most interesting Rumen of the
season. South Omaha was doped by
many as the probable winner of the
cup, and till the finish such prophc-fileB.aetimfiri-lQ-bo.,
well fgymded. , Al
the sound of the 1iTM whistle the score
in tho final game was oven, 17, but In
the next lap of play Beatrice threw
the first goal und won first honors by
a single ring.
The success of the first interscho
lastlc .basketball tournament Is suf
ficient to warrant tho prophesy that
this tournament will henceforth be
come an annual feature in Nebraska
athletics.
All-Nebraska Team.
XTwo Y. M. C. A. players and throe
university men have picked tho fol
lowing for the first and second nll
atato high, school teams. There aro
no doubt a great many experts who
could not agroo with theso selections,
but this is a fair lino-up of the teams:
First Prucha, Wllbor; Luse, Bea
trice, forwards. ShleldB, South Om
aha, center. Rutherford, Beatrlco;
Barry, South Omaha, guards. Second
Collins. South Omaha; Vlfquuln,
University Place, forwards. Carson,
Omaha, center. RIeckor, Beatrice;
Crocker, Omaha, guards.
Luse was picked as the best nil
round player, and Prucha, because of
his individual work, was chosen as
his running mate. Shields was given
tho place at center because of his
jumping ability and endurance, play
ing the last half of tho final game on
nerve alone. Rutherford and Barry
were particularly strong In'preventing
the opposing forwards from making
baskets. The choice of the five men
when compared was unanimous on the
two teams.
Notes on the Tournament.
Most of tho players wore enter
tained nt fraternity houses during
their stay in the city.
Harter, captain and center of tho
Aurora teamwas the tall man of tho
tournament. Ho is about six foot
three.
All but one of tho Beatrice team
are stars at football as well as bas
ketball. .
.Brannon received much favorable
criticism on- his refereelng In the final
game. He was on tho job all the timo.
Tho crowd Saturday night was al
most too great for tho capacity of tho
Armory,
Sevorns of Geneva was tho smallest
man in tho tournament. 'Ho is not
over five' foot and Woighs about 115.
lie Is thoro with the speed, however,
and shoots goals from all angles.
Sloan, Geneva's right guard, 1b n
Bon of Congressman Charles H. Sloan.
Prucha of Wllber was one of tho
bcBt long distance goal shooters seen
during the games. He shoots them
with wonderful accuracy from all over
the field.
The Beatrice team -was-thoheavlCBt
on the. floor. Geneva lias tho small
est and lightest bunch. Tho game be
tween the two was mighty fast and
Genova received many compllmontB
for gamcncHs In this contest.
South Omaha hud two full teams
down. They had use for most of their
players when they played two games
In succession for the championship.
Gothenburg wub tho only team
entered which failed to Bhow up.
'Sidney's team came the longest dis
tance to the tournnmont.
Stockton, tho Beatrlco captain,
made u great record on freo throwB
except in tho final game with South
Omaha. He wub one of tho best for
wards seen in tho tourney.
About thirty rooters from Omaha
Snd South Omaha came down for the
games Saturday night.
Carson, the Omaha center, was un
able to play the gomo with Lincoln
on account of injuring his nnklo In
the game preceding. Omaha atttrib-
In regard to goneral team work and
play, all of the teams represented
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have shown a high degree of develop
ment in tho basic principles. Suro
and swfft passing of the bull, along
with the ability of fast floor covering,
are very evident in all of the games.
But the greatest attainment of tho
participators Booms to be the art of
goal shooting. The ball 1b always in
great danger of rolllpg Into tho hoop
If thero Is any chnnce whatsoever.
In the Stromsburg line-up, ErlCBon
at forward and Darlson at center
showed up well. Kricson shot sovoral
nice baskets in the game against Om
aha. Darlson did well at tho jump
off. Aurora presented a husky bunch of
ball tossers, among whomMcGee and
Schofleld did excellent work. Harter,
tho rangy center, got a largo numbdr
or goals due to his advantage In
height.
ATHLETIC FIELD AGAIN IN USE
FORTY MEN APPEAR FOR TRACK
AND BASEBALL MEN
PRACTICING.
The athletic field has ugain become
the scene of activity. Saturday about
twenty men gathered for tho first
track work and went through some of
tho moderate training exercises. Yes
terday forty appeared in uniform ready
to do tho bidding of Coach Field and
represented tho 'largest aggregation
that has over reported for traok nt
this season of the year. It is expect
ed that the number will Increase
considerably before tho week is over.
Tho track Is in fine condition nnd is
much better than It was nt any time
last year, when it was not completed
until the season was well under way.
With everything favoring Nebraska
has better prospects of winning than
over beforQ. Coach Field Is urging
all men who intend to try-out to make
I heir appearunco ut onco so that the
"university can send a team to tho In
door meets at Omaha nnd Kansas
City.
Yesterday afternoon tho baseball
men began spring practice. Tho laws
are taking the initiative and twenty
of tho legal representatives were out
In uniform. The lawyers are bent on
capturing the championship of the uni
versity and nre arranging 'games to
be played with other schoolB. Hast
ings college and Donne will most like
ly be on the schedule.
PARADE AND REVIEW BEGIN.
Cadets Are Again Taking Their Out-
door Exercise.
With the udvont of good weather,
the university military department
had installed' the regular Tuesday und
Thursday cadet exercises, roview and
parade. The parades will be hold on
the athletic field.
All the bids for cadet uniforms for
the coming year nre in, although no
announcement has been definitely
made as to whom the contrnct will be
given. Sufllco it to say that tho
prlccjs on cadet uniforms for Nebraska
huvo been lowered during the last fow
years from $16 und $18 to a price In
the neighborhood of $12.
TAKING CORNHUSKER SUBSCRIPTIONS
YEAR BOOK HA8 NEW FEATURES
AND WILL BE OUT ON
MAY FIRST.
Tho CornhUBkor staff has been
buzzing nway, preparing tho 1911
year book for the puBt two months
nnd are, In the opinion of critics,
turning out the moBt urtlBtic copy
that has ever gone into a Nebraska
annual. Tho work has progressed so
far that the editors are now able to
feel assured that It will be an easy
matter to dellvor tho book on May 1
or thoroabout.
Any ono wishing a copy of tho year
book must sco to it today or tomor
row and order In advance ulnco only
enough copies will bo printed to sup
ply the a'dvanco demand. Fifty cents
will be required on deposit and
Tuesday and Wednesday tableB
will be distributed In the principal
buildings of the campus. Tho sale
promises to eclipse all previous sub
scription lists owing to tho fact that
tho annual Is an annlvorBury number
nnd Includes bo many new features.
MR8. CONANT AT CONVOCATION.
Song Recital in the Temple at 11
O'clock Today.
On account of the large number
who wish to hear Mrs. Conant In her
song recitals, convocation will be held
today In the Temple theater. Tho
time Is 11 o'clock, as usual.
Mrs. Conant's program is as follows:
Of 'a tho 'Airt Katharln-Wood
Floronco Aylward.
Throo American Indian Songs
Charles Cadman
From the Land of tho Sky Blue Water
Fur Off I Hear a Lover's Lute
Tho Moon Drops Low
Love Songs.' Liza Lehmann
There's a Bird Beneath Your' Window
Just a Multitude of Curls
If I Wero n Bird
Everybody's Secret
To a Messenger. Frank La Forgo
MIbb Murjorlo Anderson wlll.be tho
accompanist.
Notice.
All members of fhe cosmopolitan
club meet Tuesday at 11 o'clock at
tho east entrance of the Administra
tion building to have their picture
taken' for tho Cornhuskor.
L0CKW00D TELLS OF
CWSJAPID GROWTH
MODERN METHODS AND IDEA8
ARE ADOPTED BY ORIENTAL8.
TEN YEARS WROUGHT CHANGE
Hope of Nation Is In Young Men,
Many of Whom Are Being
Educated Abroad.
William W. Lockwood, general sec
retary of the Shanghai, China, Young
Men's Christian association, upoko
last night at tho Y. W. C. A. rooms.
In telling of the strides that China Iiub
made within tho pnst ten yours and
especially the last flvo years, Lock
wood said- that persons who had vis
ited China so far back as ten years
and attempted now to toll of condi
tions there knew nothing about tho
situation. China is a rapidly chang
ing country. Every yonr sees great
advancement in all commercial, edu
cational" and religious activities.
Progressive Unrest.
Tho government of China 1b at tho
prOBont tlmo-fn"atransltlonal pcrloH:
It is In n state of progressive unrest.
"By tho close of 1912 tho govornmont
of China will huvo boon complotoly
changed from ono of tho mlddlo ages
to ono of tho most modorn of this ngo
of civilization," declared tho speaker.
Tho streets cars run in Shnnghnl
much as thoy do in tho United States.
Near them will bo found tho old fash
ioned sedan chair. Railroad trains
aro beginning to revolutionize China,
and modorn buildings are being con
structed. In fact all customs and all
styles in China aro changing.
Mr. Lockwood told of tho introduc
tion of tho X-ray into China. Two
machines wore Bhipped from tho
United States. Mr. Robertson, an
American Y. M. C. A. secretary, In
Icbb than a day put tho two broken
machines togothor, making ono por
feet piece of apparatus. From that
tlmo on Robertson became the trust
ed advisor to tho nobility of China,
for thoy saw their bones photographed
nnd wero both astonished nnd im
pressed. Young Men Hope of China.
In his closing remarks Mr. Lock
wood snld that tho hope of China lay
in tho young men. Many of tho foro
moBt youncr men aro now in American
colleges training to become teach ors,
heads of railways, bankers, engineers,
ministers nnd leaders of public
thought This movement was started
when tho United' States rofunded 'thir
teen million dollars to China on ac
count of an ovorchargo in settling tho
affairs at tho close of tho Boxer up
rising. Tho Chinese government sot
aside that money to send young men
abroad for education. That was thq
first step toward tho now China com
mercially, just as tho coming of tho
Christian missionary was tho first stop
towurd tho now China morally.
Secretary Lockwood was in Lincoln
yesterday as the guest pf tho local
city Y. M. C. A. He camo fromAOm
aha yestordny morning, whorSfBhad '
"tor tnreo uays been Tntdancefafr"
tho state Y, M. &.A. conventJQn?$HQ
left Into last evening for t.Tonoka,
where ho will bo the guest of' t'no gov
ernor today.
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