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is' ZEbe 2ailp IFlebrashan Vol. XII. No. 107 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1913 Tree 5 Cenls TOURNAMENT PROVING SUCCESS Many Exciting Contests Mark First Day of Third Annual High School Fray, Although Some Are Merely Preliminary to Real Games.-Closest Score Gives Elgin Victory Over Lincoln by Single Point The Third Anual Basketball tournament started off yesterday afternoon promptly at 1:30 o'clock with Lincoln playing West Point on the Armory floor and Osceola forfeiting to DeWltt. The best gnme of the afternoon was the one between Omaha and Newman Grove In the Chapel. This game was fast from the start and did not drag for a minute. Another good game of the af ternoon's play was the one between Beatrice and York, the latter winning quite handily. AFTERNOON GAMES. Lincoln 25 West Point 6. This was the first game played In the Armory and was easily won by Lincoln. The team work of the local aggregation was fast and very good. Allen proved to be the stellar light of the Lincoln five and drew applause from the stands several times by his wonderful goal Bhootlng. In the sec ond half West Point came back strong and held Lincoln for several minutes but they were unable to stand the pace and soon gave way allowing Lincoln (o roll up a neat little score. Temple High 24 Fremont 19. Temple rushed the game from the start and made the first score. The Temple High team although smaller and lighter outplayed their larger op ponents in the first period. The second half was a somewhat different game vith Fremont coining back strong and playing the Teachers High School to a 11 to 11 tie. Geneva 46 Hermon 6. This game was one or the easiest games won during t lie day. The Geneva aggregation although larger possessed more speed and were able to )ocate the baskets without much difficulty. Geneva has about the same team that played Omaha such a close game in last year's meet .and no doubt will be in the race again this week. Omaha 31 Newman Grove 14. I Omaha met a fast team when they met Newman Grove yesterday. The; first half was very fast but the boys from out In the state were not able to follow the fast pace set by the Purple and White team. The crowd aroused more excitement over this game than any other during the day and completely crowded the Chapel. Auburn 26 Ohiowa 13. Ohiowa started things by Bhootlng a pretty field goal from one corner of the court. After a few minutes of fast teamwork by both teams Allen of Auburn dropped in a pretty one from the center ring. The fast work of the little Auburn team soon carried them out of danger. Mastiu for Auburn btarred for his team by his speedy covering of the field and his abillty'to locate the baskets at opportune moments. Norfolk 22 Blue Springs 15. Hosman of Norfolk started out the first period by shooting a field goal. The two teams were unable to get together and as a consequence neither dls j.layed a great amount of team work. The contest dragged along through the first hair but in the second Norfolk came back a little stronger and put up a better article of ball. Crete 21 David City 8. Crete had a comparatively easy time of with the David City lads. Close guarding was prevalent on both sides during the first half. This caused the game to get rough and no opportunity was given to display any team work. The score at the end of the first half was 5 to 2 in favor of the Crete quintet. Columbus 42 Swanton 18. Swanton was unable to keep pace with the Discoverers and lost the game in the first half which ended with the score standing 17 to 4. Columbus has a fast quintet which displayed some extra good team work. The forwards were especially good in locating the basket and shot goals almost at will. Nebraska City 21 Cortland 6 Nebraska City had a walkaway in this contest and did not allow the Cort land team to score at all in the first half. But in the second period they scored bIx points on two field goals and two free throws. Grove Porter at guard proved a demon on the defensjve for Nebraska City while the scoring was left to Sulzer and Smith, both forwards. York 31 Beatrice 13. Although the score seems to indicate differently, this was without doubt one of the best games of the day. Teamwork of both fives was nothing less than spectacular. York scored the first field goal which Maxwell tied by placing In one frdm the center of the court. Defensive work of both teams was quite noticeable for several times the ball would be carried to the other end of the field only to be brought back by the opposing guards. 8outK Omaha 23 Hardy 21. In the first lew minutes of play Hardy scored the first goal which was quickly duplicated by South Omaha. The game grow qulto rough toward tho last with numerous fouls being called on both sides. Menofee scored several baskets from the corners of the field. In the second half Hardy took a spurt for soveral miiuiteB and clearly outplayed the boyB from the packing town. Tho great work of Menefee In covering tho floor and his ability to locate tho basket from difficult angles finally won tho game for the South Omaha ladB. EVENING QAMES. The teams who drew byes in the preliminary contests played off tho first half on the second round last evening. A tnuch larger crowd was in evidence, and their enthusiastic applause was divided equally. Tho evening games were as hotly contested as those which took place in the afternoon, tho only one which was a walk-away for any team being the Uni Place-Benkolman game. The closest game of the evening was the Central City-Kearney contest, while (he Lincoln-Elgin game created the most excitement. The games in detail were as follows: Minden 24 Wllber 7. Neither of these teams seemed quite at home on the big armory floor, and for that reason perhaps did not put up as good a game as they might have. However, the game did not drag and the men of both teams were in tho game from the start until time was ualled The first half ended 10-2 In favor of Minden. In the second half they were able to keep their lead and win tho game with a big margin Gothenburg 36 Lexington 24. This game took place on the chapel floor at the same time as the above contest. Neither team scored an advantage in the first half which ended 11-11. In the second half the Gothenburg aggregation slowly drew away from their opponents and piled up 25 points to Lexington's 13. Central, City 10 Kearney 9. These two teams were perhaps the moBt evenly matched of any who played in the evening. At no time was there more than four points differ ence In the score. The first half ended with a score of 3-4 in favor of Keaf ney. The Central City boys came back In the second half with 7 points to their credit while their opponents were only able to roll up 5. Falrbury Trenton. The Trenton team failed to appear on the floor and the game thereforo was awarded to Falrbury, who will enter the third round without having played a game. Tecumseh 17 Oakdale 3. This- game took place in the Armory, and the size of tho flopr was not doubt tho cause of Oakdale's failure to pile up a better score. They played 4X good game and at times gave the Tecumseh team a warm fight. Elmwood 28 Grand Island 12. The Elmwood team proved to be rather a dark horse, and defeated the Grand Island team very handily, clearly outplaying them at all times. Tho lirst half ended with the score 17-F in Elmwood's favor, and although In the eecond half Grand Island held them down a little better, they accumulated eleven points to the later's seven. University Place 42 Benkelman 2. This game was the only walk-away so far in the tournament. The Ben kelman lads were lost In the Armory, and though they fought till tho last, they had no chance against the superior teamwork and the excellent goal goal-shooting of the Suburbanites. The game was Interesting to watch, however, as the University Place team put up a great exhibition of passing and blocking, showing themselves to bo of championship caliber. Sutton 28 Holdrege 15. Tho Sutton-Holdrege game was close from start to finish. The contest was staged on the chapel floor where both teams could get In their beat work. It was hard at times to prophecy tho winner, but the Suttonites proved to bo the better in passing and goal-shooting. Kearney M. A. Schuyler. The military academy took this game by default as the Schuylerltes lalled to make their appearance. This will enable tho Kearney cadets to enter the third round without testing their strength In a contest with any pther team. Elgin 16 Lincoln 15. The Elgin team showed that they wbuld have to be reckoned with In pick ing tho winners of the tournament when they unexpectedly defeated Lincoln in a contest perhaps the most exciting of the day. At tho start the local crew (Continued on Page 4.) 'il T T -"St? . liO" . si. -- SAcJtfi ! t'l