THE DAILY NEBRASKAN
Basketball Tournament One of
Country's Big Athletic Meets
The annual high school basketball
tournament now In progf ess, to which
are entered 120 teams and 1,007 Ne
braska boys, lfl today one of the big
rest athletic events In America and
easily surpasses anything of Its kind.
Six years ago, In 1911, when the first
tournament was called together with
eighteen entered, athletic authorities
at Nebraska never dreamed that they
would ever be able to mak the tour
namnt so big, and so far-reaching an
event.
To bring the high school boys of
the state, the future wearers of the
scarlet and cream, in closer touch
with their State University, and to
clarify the competition for the state
championship in basketball, the first
tournament was scheduled. Eighteen
teams came to Lincoln to participate,
among them Beatrice with "Dick"
lng University Place in the finals,
won the championship.
Sixty teams came for the fourth
tournament in 1914, which Lincoln
high school won in whirlwind fashion.
Lincoln also took championship hon
ors the following year 1915 with 77
teamai in the tournament.
By this time there were so many
teams in the play that it was neces
sary to divide them into two classes,
A. and B, based on the records of the
individual towns for the season. This
plan was carried out again last year,
when there were 88 teams in the race.
Beatrice high school, winner of the
first tournament, repeated Its feat of
six years ago and earned the title of
1918 state champions.
This year the increase in the num
ber of entries has been bigger than
usual, and three divisions, instead of
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GUY E. REED, MANAGER OF ATHLETICS
In Charge of th e tournament.
Rutherford, assistant coach, playing
with them. Omaha, Lincoln, Geneva,
Columbus and Beatrice were left to
fight it out at the end of the tourna
ment, and Beatrice won.
The first tournament was so suc
cessful that twenty-five teams entered
the tourney in 1912, which was won
by Omaha. From that time on the
growth in size of the event has been
by leaps and bounds, until ' it has
reached this year such proportions
that four floors were used to accom
modate the teams.
There were 45 teams in the tourna
ment of 1913, bringing the untold num
ber of 350 high school athletes to
Lincoln. Geneva, by eliminating
Omaha in the semi-finals, and defeat-
two, have been made. If the tourna
ment grows in the coming year as
fast as it has in the past, division into
four classes probably , will be nec
essary. Neither the University nor the high
schools of the state can today judge
accurately the good that has come to
both from the tournament. High
school basketball Is certainly of a
higher grade In Nebraska than it is
ill probably any other state in the
Union, and athletes coming to Nebras
ka have behind them real, actual ex
perience in keenest competition. On
the other hand the University early
becomes acquainted with the man who
later are to help keep Nebraska ath
letics on the high plane of past years.
THE COLLEGE WORLD
Co-Ed Circus
The co-eds of Louisiana State Uni
versity held a circus all their own.
The circus was strictly private for
co-eds, but reports say that it was
a great success. There were ele
phants, clowns, snake charmers, char
iot races between "fiery steeds" driven
by "herois drivers," and all that
usually attracts at a circus. Ex.
Chess Training Quarters
Members of the Columbia Chess
club are going to ask the faculty for
a room, which they can use as perma
nent training quarters. The chess
men contend that they need a place
here they can train regularly for
their hard matches. Ex.
Freshman girls at University of
Michigan have decided to wear a dis
tinctive green button on the lapel of
their coats in the future. The action
as purely voluntary. Ex.
Underpaid Janitors
The University of Illinois is having
trouble with Its Janitors. They de
manded an Increase in their wages to
an average of 27 cents an hour, but
the university authorities only granted
n average of 24 cents. The men.
"1 especially the women, complain
"at they are underpaid. Ex.'
"Cupid" hasn't left yet. even If the
high officials of the university did
rule that his name be scratched off
the rolls of Baker. That he is not
only here, but still doing business was
shown Wednesday evening when Leon
Whitney and Miss Laura Nichols as
nounced their engagement. Baker
Orange.
Co-operation for Demonstration
Washington State College and the
University of Idaho are co-operating
with the Spokane Chamber of Com
merce and the Great Northern railroad
for the running of a "land-clearing
train" through northern Idaho and
northwestern Washington. Arrange
ments were completed last Saturday
In Spokane by representatives of the
promoting parties. The purpose of
the train is to demonstrate the best
and most practical way of clearing
the logged-off land. The train will
consist of eight or ten cars for the
accommodation of the men working
at the clearing, for hauling machinery,
and trolosives. Nevada.
Michigan and the Big Nine
Maurice F. Dunne, representing the
University of Michigan, briefly re
viewed the history of the Big Nine
conference until 1905, when Michigan
withdrew. The main reason for the
withdrawal was the conference three
year ruling which would have made
twelve men ineligible.
Two-fold benefits were derived from
the eastern affiliations; eastern Ideas
were introduced into Michigan and the
east awoke to the realization of the
western standard of athletics Michi
gan being representative. In 1912 the
Btudents petitioned a return to the
conference, but the petition was re
jected by the athletic board; this
board, however, petitioned the regents
in 1913, but were unsuccessful. The
students, faculty and alumni are now
almost unanimously In favor of chang
ing the "Big Nine" to the "Big Ten,"
and beat or be beaten by their neigh
boring universities. The question will
be settled at the meeting of the
regents, March 31. Ex.
"A" for Arizona U.
College letters planted on hillsides
contlnguous to the various institutions
seem to have become exceedingly
popular during recent years. At the
present time there are a number of
letters of notable size in various parts
of the country, and the colleges of
the land vie for honors in the size and
altitude of their respective emblems.
A large letter of this kind is the
University of Arizona "A" situated at
Tucson, Ariz.
This large letter is located on Sen
tinel Peak, which is about three miles
east of the university campus. The
hill has an elevation of about 2,885
feet, lying on a face that slopes at an
angle of 23 degrees. This location
brings the letter to the attentl on of
all travelers coming to or going from
the city, and may be seen for many
miles In either direction, although the
farthest point from which it can be
6een is thirty-five miles to the east.
The "A" is 70 feet wide and 160
feet long. The width of the legs is
10 feet and the crossbar 20 feet, with
the average height of masonry about
two feet above the ground.
The construction was done by clean
ing the location of all shrubbery, dig
ging trenches to outline the letter and
serve as a foundation for the masonry,
which was built up from the rock at
hand and from mortar hauled up the
steep side of the mountain by six
horse teams. The water necessary
for the mixing of the sixty sacks of
cement used was also hauled up the
hill. The total masonry constructed
and whitewashed covers 6,500 square
feet.
The work, which was all done by
students in their spare time, was be
gun on November 13, 1915, and the
"A" was finally finished on March 4,
1916. Ex.
A complete ambulance unit, consist
ing of twenty men and a motor truck
will be sent to European battle fields
by the University of Wisconsin Feb
ruary 17. Ex.
Ad inter-class wrestling tourna
ment is a new feature at the Univer
sity of Nebraska. It is hoped by the
Nebraskans' coach that this will be
an annual affair which will put wrest
ling on an equal basis with other
sports. Ex.
Ohio State University now ranks
among those that grant journalism
degrees. The college of commerce
and journalism has been added, with
degrees in bachelor of science in Jour
nalism and in busienss administra
tion. Ex.
Chicago Phi Gams Robbed
"The Phi Gamma Delta house at Chi
sago University was robbed of $400
last week. About the same time, dur
ing the Junior Prom, the Sigma Chi
house at Oxford, Ohio, was visited by
thieves who carried away $50. Now
we read of robbers entering the locker
room of the gymnasium at Indiana
University, rifling the clothes of the
basketball team, playing upstairs, get
ting some money and several gold
watches. The Daily Maroon suggests
that this is the time when all good
houses should lock their doors. K. V.
Finances Ruin Publication
The Awk, university humorous
monthly for the last year and a half,
has discontinued publication. Care
less handling of finances is given as
the reason for the failure of the maga
zine. Wisconsin.
Laughs as Assets
According to the Daily Kansan,
laughter is an asset, and can be
turned to one's advantage and made to
bring material results. As an exam
ple, the Kansan tells of a man who,
before he hired a man, told him a
funny story. This captain of indus
try would decide, to some extent, by
the man's laughter whether he would
be satisfactory or not. Ex.
Faulty College English
The prevalence of faulty English
among an alarming per cent of the
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Introducing a Distinct
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for Young Men
!i'l"Difft'renlncss" that's the dominating feature of
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fabrics designed for both spring and summer wear,
but "Kombo" suits combine the attractive "pinch
back" effect for dress occasions with a smart, plain
back suit for busienss wear.
You'll Be More Than Pleased With
L System Clothes For Spring
Young men will find plenty of "Pep" in the NEW weaves
NEW patterns NEW styles and NEW Ideas brought out
for the new season and the suits fit as though tailored for
you. Every character of pattern and fabric finds repre
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$20, $22.50, $25 and $30
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students of Grinnell has led to the
adoption of much more stringent re
quirements in this line by the Grin
nell faculty which will go Into effect
next fall. The new plan, as an
nounced by the administration this
morning, aims at a mastery by each
student of the elements of English
composition before he receive the re
quired credit necessary for gradua
tion. Ex.
Lack of Cook j
The "servant problem" must be get
ting quite serious at Illinois. The
Chemistry club has been forced to
postpone its dinner and celebration be
cause no one could be found to do the
cooking. Ex.
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for school text books,
drawing materials,
tablets and other sup
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i so well adaoted to
students use.
Students everywhere
say this efficient fountain
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Basketball Men
Before you go home,
come in, get acquaint
ed in this young men's
store; see and try on the
new Spring suits, top
coats, hats and caps.
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skow you.
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1325 O STREET
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