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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 4, 1898)
B T1TK: IIESI'FKIAN A.Milo ics. Manager Bischof of iho football (cam has received a communication from the manager of the Kansas City "Medics", asking for a date to have the two teams meet the coming season. Mr. Bischof will try to arrange dates to pin j' the "medics" on their rotunv trip from Lawrence, and the game will probably be played at Kansas City The indoor baseball schedule was postponed one week on account of examinations. The schedule will be as follows: Fob. 0. Baseball vs Athletics. Feb. 11. Pershing Biflcs vs Athletics. Fob. 1G. Pershing Hides vs Base ball team. Feb. IS. Pershing Kiiles vs Ath letics. The proceeds of these contests will be used in purchasing suits for the Baseball team. The games promise to be close and vigorously contested. All students should plan to attend as many of the games as pos sible. Al'KAlKS ix run; "liVM." The fifth contest in the preliminaries for charter day indoor exhibition which was 25 yd. dash, resulted as follows: B. D. Andrcbon 1, B. M. Le.Salle2, P. Ar. Popoon . Time o 2-5 seconds. The next contest will take place next Saturday afternoon: events, Hori zontal bar Jump and King Jump for height. Swallow has won a place on every contest except the last, which he did not enter. A gold medal has been given for the Out door Pentathlon by Mr. J. O'Mahony head of the book department at ncrpolsheimor & Co. Mr. O'Mahony is an athlete, and a member of the New York athletic club. The Pentathlon will occur some time in Ap.il. The gold medal will cost $20 and will be an annual gift for the best all around athlete. The conditions of the reward is the candidate must qualify in each event and receive at least 400 points out of a possible 500. DIAMOND DUST. The pitchers have settled down to hard work under Barnes' able coaching. Freddie expects to get at least three good men out of the lot. The title of "Kid" will bo transferred to another player this year. "Kid" Piiea weighs but 10S pounds and looks like a High School freshman. Our Spring Styles are beautiful "Deacon" Kindler, who became so famous at Notre Dame, hat- signified his inl' '.on of going into training soon. Manager I 'uisnn has arranged a trip into Kansas he first, week in May. Th2 third week in May the team goes east. On Decor ation dat the team goes to Kansas City to take part in a tournament between M ssouri, Kansas j nd Nebraska. Then there will be a mtuv f games at Omaha, during the Expo sition. Such a schedule as this ough t to en ("mragc i 11 the baseball men in school to put forth llicr best efforts to "make the team." fr,ml battery is assured this year ai Burr of LiiK'o'n is in the law school and expsuls to play this spring. IK is one of the best ama teur catchers in the state. About twenty Pershings were in the Gvm. practicing for the indoor baseball team. They arc formidable antagonists to the team from the baseball men. fni. I O-Onmlui V. The Basket Ball game between the Univer sity team and the Omaha Y. M. C. A. team although oloso was a grand victory for the University. It was one of the most exciting, host games ever witnessed in Omaha. Over three hundred spectators were present to cheer the Omaha team on to victory but de spite their applause the laurels were ours.' At the beginning of the game the University scored two points but Cortelyou threw a goal from field which tied the' score. After some skilful playing on the part of both teams Omaha again threw a goal from field. The Uni. next secured a point on a foul. Time was called leaving the score ! to 3 in Omaha's Jjp-or. During the second half the best play ing of the evening was done. Excellent of fensive and defense work made goals difficult to sccuro. Stoi-y by a very skilful double pass threw a goal. The University won an other goal on foid but Omaha quickly tied the score again. Several fouls were made by both teams but each was unable to alter the score. Story threw one of his famous field throws and placed the Uni. again in the lead. Omaha gained a score on foul. Time was short and both teams played with vim and snap. Yoder made a rapid goal from field and Om aha by a rush won her last point. Time was Foot Form Stove 12 IS O street