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11IJ0 . IILSPERIAN "Dmmoiul DiiHl. Tho Kansas trip has been made. The games have been lost and won more lost than one. But Nebraska has again shown that she is one- of tho formosl colleges in athletics in tho west. Out of five games, wo won one and tied one and lost two others by ono score. "Wo defeated tho state agricultural college by tho decisive score of 22 to (I, played St. Marys ollego 7 to 8 in the mud and rain. We would have won that had wo had a fair umpire. Em poria defeated us by a score of 10 to 2, but they had a team of professionals picked from all over the state. The best and most excit ing and also tho one in whom all Nebraskans wore most inteiested in, tho game with Kan sas University, resulted in a tio. For thirteen innings tho two teams fought fiorcoly for tho winning score. But both struggled in vain. At tho end of tho thirteenth, Capt. Curry of Kansas asked to havo the game called on ac count of darkness. Manager Ilyons finally consented to stop the game, on consideration that wo have a return game with tho Jay hawkers hero. Tho work of Bliss in this gamo was on tho phenominal order, securing two homo runs and a single, scoring live of Nebraska's nine runs. Molford pitched an oxcollent game after tho third inning improv ing every inning. Tho next gamo was with tho Missouri Tigers. This gamo was post poned two days of account of rain causing tho. cancelling of two other dates and finally having to play in tho mud. NKI1KASKA, 1 2-WA8HHUKN, 10. The gamo on Tuesday afternoon was a snappy, closely contested ono as tho score in dicates. Although dovoid of special features it was interesting throughout, tho result being in doubt until tho last man was out in tho last half of tho ninth. Kindlor, Iteedor and Bliss did tho best work for Nebraska. Barnes and Robinson played well for tho visitors. Ton orrors wore recorded against Nobraska, thirteen against "Washburn. NKHKASKA 14 MISSOURI 2. Tho Missouri game Wednesday afternoon did not prove to bo the close oxciting contest which every ono expected. Tho fact that Missouri defeated our team in two close games at Columbia last week led all to boliovo that tho contest would b an exceedingly oloso ono. Consequently a good sized crowd was present despite tho wind and dust. Missouri lost tho gamo in tho first two inn ings. Tho Missouri pitcher's experience had boon confined to tho alfalfa fiold and Nebraska piled up twelve scores before the third man was out, in tho second inning. In the latter part of tho second inning Blako took Cooper's place in tho box and the Tigors braced up, holding tho Nebraskans down to two scores during tho remaining seven innings. How ever, both sides played a more or less listless, lifeless gamo throughout, Msssouri realizing that tho gamo was lost; Nobraska that it was won. However, tho playing as a whole was not bad, considering tho wind and dirt. But six errors were recorded against Nebraska and five against Missouri. Tho gamo would havo been a fairly exciting ono had not Nebraska piled up tho largo number of runs in tho first two innings. For Nobraska, Molford pitched; Mooro acted as backstop; Rhodes, Kindlor, Cowgill and lieedor covered the infield; Bliss, Rhea and Liobman the outfield. For Missoun Cooper and Blake pitched; Jarvis caught: Hill, nawkins, Dewey and Mossman covered tho infiold; Broady, Booker and Atchison, the outfield. Tho PallacUtrrr girls' program occurs Friday evening. Tho nature of tho program is sup posed to be a secret, but it is rumored that a certain Pall boy secured tho full confidence (together with tho secret) of a certain Pall girl, and that tho "confidence" and tho "se cret" became separated by mistako, tho secret escaping. The Pall boy still has tho confi dence in his possession. Tho Lincoln Evening News criticizes Prof. Hodgman for views expressed in his chapel reading last week Friday. In tho printing of Mr. Hodgnmn's roply tho News has taken the liberty to insert two negatives in tho next to tho last paragraph. As it reads in tho News it makes Prof. Hodgman deny what all those who wore present at the chapel reading know ho did say Tho Intor-stato Oratorical Association de termined to hold its next annual contest bore, May 4th, 1800. Mr. J. A. Maguiro was elec ted vico-president of the Association, and will havo full charge of tho contest another year. This mooting will bring to Lincoln representa tives from ton difibront states from Ohio to Colorado and from Minnesota to Missouri. It will bo a good advortisomont for tho "Univer sity of Nebraska if wo will only make tho con test a success by offering our loyal support.
