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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 11, 1898)
THE HESPERIAN Imlooi T5iiNelnll. Indoor baseball is receiving a great impetus arid the outlook for a strong team encourging. The candidates for pitchers are Mel ford, Hal stead, Rhea, King, Hyde. Bliss, Cambell, Coke, Williams, Schwartz and Catherwood. Last Saturday night an exhibition game be tween the athletic and Baseball team resulted in a victory for the former of 17 to 5. Gor don and Bhea were the battery, Ike Pace um pire and Fred Ryon was referee in the field. Fifteen innings were played. Score by innings Athletics -- 10202007103030 0-17 Baseball -- 000000 2 0210000 - 5 The positions of players "were: Athletics Baseball Rhodes first Base Melford Swallow second Base Liebmann Rhaehn third Base Cowgill Campbell II. B. pitcher Gordon Waterman catcher Rhea McGeehan shortstop Wells Krells centerfield Ryan rightfield K'nder Campbell C C left field Reeder The xrogram of indoor athletic contest to be given on Charter day from 4 to 0 P. M. , with events and records made in preliminar ies is as follows: I Exhibition Game- Indoor Baseball. Uni versity team vt Best nine. Three innings. 1. Standing broad jump, 1st Lemars 9ft llin; 2nd Swallow Oft Giin; Moore Oft lin. 3. Three stand broads: 1 . Swallow 20-2 J; Le raars 27-7i; 3. Andreson, W. E. 27-51. 2. Standing high jump: 1. Swallow 4-5A; 2. Jew ett 4-4; 3. La Salle and Andreson W. E. 4-3. II. Volly Ball: Faculty class vs Athletics, three innings. 4. Standing hop, step and jump: Pillsburj' 28-0; Moore 27-i; Swallow 20-1 H. 5. Twenty-five yd dash: Andreson, W. E., La Salle, 3 2-5 seconds; Pepoon. 0. Hor azontal bar jump for height: Swallow 8; Kel log 7-8; Andreson 7-10. 7. Ring jump for height: Jewett 0-8; Kollog 0-5; Andreson, W. E. 0-2. 8. Horizontal bar vault. 0. Hori zontal bar distance suap. 10. Running high jump. m. Basket Ball: Uni. team vs Best team. TV. Charter day exhibit of trophies and prizes. The program promises to be one' of great interest. ' "Dr. Haitings lias spared no pains to make it a grand snecess . All, students slTouhTplan to attend.,.,,, .,,,.,- ty- I'lliiKti'n.tcci H.ertni-e ivVitl cal liKila.y. The Electrical TBtfgmeers are making iM&f ' preparation for- their lecture, reception ''and' display. Thcjr have been fortunate in :obtaih ing Mr. Isham Randolph, chief engineer of the sanitary district of Chicago, to deliver an illustrated lecture on "The Chicago Drainage Canal," in the University chapel, Monday evening Feb. 14th, 7:30. From the fact that the construction of this immense cannal is one of the greatest engi neering feats of its kind, with an estimated cost of nearly $30,000,000.00, makes it of in terest to everyone. Mr. Randolph who is chiel engineer is well qualified to lecture on the construction of this canal. Immediately after the lecture, there will be a special electrical display, during the recep tion to Mr. Randolph, in the Armory. The display will include a complete collection of electric cooking and heating appliances, such as electric stoves, pans, coffee pots, shafing dishes, etc. The armory will be brilliantly lighted with an electric flag and designs. A portion will be devoted to a model electric kitchen. Light refreshments and hot choco late, made on the electric heater, will be served by several of the popular University girls. Admission will be by ticket to be ob tained at the University office or any E.'E. student for 25c. Crowds of five couple or more may have seate reserved by seeing any of the committee on arrangements C. W. Weeks, E. B. Sawyer, H. B. Noyes, M. A. Hyde. The boys are all hard at Work run ning the wires for the search light on the main building and the lighting and power circuits in the armory. All are striving to make the exibitioa a grand success. Miss Jennie Pentzer succeeds Miss Ida Le wis as Gymnasium assistant. Cora Elmore, who was obliged to leave school on account of poor health, is reported to bo much better. She will take charge of music classes at Sterling, Tolmage and other points. The Foot Form would like to ehoe your feet bi