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The Omaha Bee PART SIX SPORT SECTION PAGES ONE TO FOUR SPORTS VOL XL11-XO. 30. Brewers and Musicians Who Understand Well the Art nnilPlfPQ 1019 TEAM IIUUIIIVLU ItJIL I LnlVI IS ALMOST INTACT Omaha Magnate is Looking for a New Outfielder and His Team Will Be Complete. PUGATE TO LEAD THE TWIRLERS Former Kaw Hurler is Picked to Do Bulk of Slab Work. ROURKE AFTER NEW PLAYERS Several Deals Pending Whereby New Blood Will Come. NINE PITCHERS ON THE LIST Five of I.HHt Year's Slab Artists Are Kecking; Perinnnrnt John In iqi3, bat Will Have to SInlte Showing. One more elms A outfielder who can deliver th goods Is all that la separating Pa Rourke from , having the best base ball team he has owned In eleven years. Recording to Pa. Every position of the Omaha team Is well filled now, with tho exception of a man for the left garden. The numerical strength of the Rourke twirling staff to date Is' nine bUr husky hurlers and the 'Omaha magnate has sev eral deals pendlnRT-wherebjMie will add a couple of more slab artists to this list. With eleven or twelve twlrlcrs to pick from Rourke should be able to draw six -men who would be able to carry the Omaha team through the season and end at thej top of the ladder. The list of pitchers to date Is Fugate, Bills, Robin ion, Beebe,. Closman, Kingdon, Applegate, Lotz apd Hicks. To Uejioinl on Filiate. Pa Is pinning his hopes of Jack Fugats to land the majority of his games this Heason. Ever since the big slde-wheeler has been playing ball In tho Western league he has confined his services to Topeka, with the exception of the last two months of the 1912 season. Topeka Gias been u losing team In all these yean and Fugate could not ge'j the support back of him which Is needed to bring out the good work stored up in his system. Immediately after Joining the Omaha team the former Kaw began to show his caliber. He pitched ten games after Join ing the Rourkes and won six. Of the Eamea he won, In one he let the oppon'ents down with two hits and on anothr occa sion let them down with one hit. Another old trusty who will show good form next season Is Carl Robinson, who will play 'his third season In an Omaha uniform. Robinson is expected to show up in great shape this year and Rourko is banking on him as one of the regulars, Harry Hicks, ths little side-wheeler who burned ths league up in 1913 and who finished tho season at the top of the ' Western league hurlers, will be back on the regular list. Joe Bills Is the only other man who Is sure of a place among the regulars. Three Stoulhnatrs on Staff. Among the ' others who will probably land is Beebe. who made the team l.st j year, but failed to show up to any ad vantage, Cloaman and Kingdom, both state leaguers, will try hard for a reg ular place, but aa Closman is a Southpaw and there are already two on the list he will have to put up the real article to beat 'out either Fugate or Hicks. Rourke is figuring on taking all his hurlers to Oklahoma City with him and three catchers. Every twlrler who is s gned between now and the opening of the spring training season will make the oirney to the Oklahoma capital. The catchers who will go south are Arbogast Johnson and Shestak. with the posslbl I'ty of Johnny Gonding, who has not de cided Just what he will do before the opening of the state league season, when lie will assume the managership of the Beatrice team. Arbnjrant Aicnln Mummer. Charley Arbogast. manager of the Rourkes in 191! nnd most of 1911. wll) hunolo the managerial reins of the team . ?aln this year and with the experience he has had in the last two years ought 13 te able to pull the Rourkes through tl.c season with good work arid land the rag for the Omaha fans. The On.aha team In 1913 will be pracll ca'Iy the same as It was last year with o s new outfielder and the addition of m" new pitching timber.. Jlmmte 8can- ( Ion will In all probability do the relle' j wort--, or he may work Into the position J n left garden. It all depends on what ; he shows during the thirty days In Okla- February S. Missouri nprmal at War l omi t'ltv. Bill Bchlpke. will undoubtedly I rensburg. Mo. - - sem at the keystone sack again wltli ' tfeb5Jar)" J7 Cen?ra college at Fay Jlm Kane at his old station at first base j e KbrUaV. x.-Xorthwen normal at 1 de J' stlce the fast and clever little j Maryvtlle Mo. , , ! March tt NehraV 'irijjal at Tarklo, IContinued on Page Two) jIo IBOWLING TOURNEY MONDAY Greater Omaha Argument to Open in Full Blast. ONLY MEMBERS CAN COMPETE Ilnlea of the Tournament Are An nonncril 0mr AVI 11 II r Rolled on Three of the Alleys Rntrj- Tilnt In Lnree. All Is ready for the city bowling tour nament which opens tomorrow night. The schedule committee has completed a practical and Impartial schedule and Js looking forward to a most successful tournament. Up to last night there was an entry list of forty-seven five men teams, ninety-five two mtn teams and 177 singles. This will make over $300 In TrUes' to shoot for. Practically all of the "A" class teams are entered and about two-thirds of th "B" class are signed up. There' are a few "C" class teams In the lineup. Monday night the Omaha league teams will open up the tournament on the Mor rison alleys. There are enough entries to make tho tournament last throughout the week. The teams are well balanced and there will be keen competition be tween them. The committee has tried to arrange the schedule so that no teams will roll on their own alleys. Several bowlers have sent In their en trance money who are not members of leagues belonging to the City associa tion. This is contrary to the rules of the- American Bowling Congress nnd their-' money will be returned by tlfe'tom mlttee There seems to be a misunder standing as to who can bowl In the tournament. Under the ABC rules, np player can take part In tournaments' hold under the ausplcen of the City associa tion unless this player is a member of the association. There are a few leagues in Omaha who are not members of the City association, therefore members of - these leagues cannot enter. Following are1 the rules which govern: Rule L All events must be' rolled as scheduled. Rule ?. TJntrnnC" fee will be 50 cents nal m a r f am nnl. ........ A Rule 3. Entrance fee will be uccopted ' March and consequently the larger col only from bowlers who are members of 1 leges of the neighboring states failed to tX?eateBoOvrr,r,:nrS?V0,n.; enter. But the present assurance of many imeen games or more to establish an average. Those who have not rolled fif teen games can roll in Class A on ap proval of committee. Rule 5. Bowlers In Claas B anl c can roll In Class A by request, and bowlers In Class C can roll in Class B upon re quest. This rule .applies to singles and doubles only. Rule 6. Any bowler rolling in a class above his own by request, cannot roll la the singles and doubles In his own class. Rule 7. Teams will be classed by the averages of the five men participating. Teams can roll their five men event in the class above by request. Rule 8. Captain will mark on entry blanks In which class his men are to bowl. Rule 9. No team can roll more than three men who havo already been en- tered on any. one team in any class. Rule 10. If a bowler plays In more than one league his highest average will be taken. Rule 11. The secretary of each league's list must be sworn to before ti notary public as to the correctness of the list of averages. Rule 12. Any league entering a man not -a- member of that league, or entering a fake average, wll be responsible for any mopey? paid to such bowler or bowl ers. . Rule 13. Secretaries of the leagues must SWMSSa piled and'fit the hands of Secretary John i T." . Ifnffr.mil nf Ihn Rngtsr ritriiil.a rjr.uM- 1 In'g association bv, midnight January 6, I 1013. No entries after that time accepted. . . 1 TARKlO COLLEGE HAS LONG ! BASKET BALL SCHEDULE TARKIO, Mo., Jan. ll.-Speclal.)-Wlth the return of the Tarklo college basket ball team from Its southern trip. Interest has again centered around the winter col legiate sport. About forty men are trying out-for the team, and the varsity squad has been cut to twelve mn. The schedule this year will call for sixteen intercollegiate games. Tivli trips will b? made, one into Nebraska, the other will be a swing around the Missouri Intercol legiate conference, and Tarklo will play 'six of the conference colleges: Tho schedule In full as announced by Muna- t ger Elder,- Is as follows; I January 17. Cotner university at Tarklo, I Mo. ' I January 2I.--Irury college at Tarkio, Mo. 1 ' V.ll.n.lfA linp...nl r. . TA I Neb. January 27. Cotner University at. IJn- coin. ncu. January 2S. Nebraska weslevan uni versity at Lincoln, Neb. January 20. Missouri Wealeyan at Tar kio. Mo. February 13. Missouri normal at Tar kio, Mo. n.f'ruilV (in jeuniary a). wiiuam Jewell college at February 24. Mlisourl U'esleyan at Cameron, Mo. . KtJi William Jewell college at LfeFT IX) If 1 OUT FIRST FIVE ARE MEMBERS OF UOSPE TEAM OF OMAHA -GTS' TOMAN, BEN HULL, E. Z1TZMAN, BILLY Z1TZMAN AND FRANK FANTON. KC, OND FIVE, LEFT TO RIGHT, MEMBERS OF LVXUS TEAM IN THE OM AHA LEAGUE, MARK FIRESTONE, R. (TIRISTENSEN, CARL CATN, AKD PAT ANGELBERG-. lvlvj uixmnuY ir.AUbiii. LEAGUE. WHILE HOSPE'S M EN ARE HOLDING DOWN SLXTH PLACE THEY ABE SLOWLY PUSHING Y.M.C.A.PLAHS INDOOR MEET Director Harwell Visiting Iowa and Nebraska Soliciting Interest. PRESENT ASSURANCES ARE GOOD Jinny Kntrlen Practically Promised nnd Ontlok In FuTornhle Torrnril 1'iiunanlly InrKe nnd Sue- . eesnfiil Cnrnlval. Plans are now being formulated for tho staging of the annual open Indoor athletic meet of the Young Men's Chris tian association which will be held some tlmo In tho latter pnrt of March, at the Auditorium. J. Trult Maxwell, director of athletics at the Toung Men's Christian association, left early last week to visit the various colleges and high schools In Nebraska and Iowa with a view of arousing Inter est In the big meet which, Ht is hoped, will bo the largest of Its kind ever held In Omaha or Nebraska. Ao:ordlng to present plans tho big athletic affair will hold over'two nights! On the first night the 'local athletic clubs, and high schools will hold their contests. On the second- night the colleges will compete nnd the winners of the first night's events will be allowed 'to com pete with the college men. In this man ner It Is hoped to complete tho program each evening by 11 o'clock, whereas last year tho big carnival did not close until way after midnight. As soon as Mr. Maxwell returns from his trip he will start tho ball rolling In lining up the big event. Last year he did not start working on the meet until entries from colleges from five or six states gives promtse of an unusually large and successful meet, at which many Indoor records ought to' bo smashed Mr. Maxwell Is expected to return from Sioux C ty next week. He has been vis iting the larger cities In the state of Nebraska and Iowa. After his return here ho will get the affair under way and then visit Kansas and Missouri nnd pos sibly Minnesota. excelsiors"wTnfrom deaf institute team By the score of 30 to 8 Hie Excelsior basket ball team decisively defeated the Nebraska School for the Deaf team In a fast name at their gymnasium. The Ex celsior tarn plaj'ed an exceptionally good j game, holding their opponents scorelejs ( the first half. Kor the Excelsiors e.f man and Hayes played the best, whl'e Seeley and Cooper were the stars for ihJ ( institute. The .lineup: Kxcelslors. Position. S. U. J. Moran Rleht forward ..faeetey T F'oHmiin Left forward JaOKSOU Pahl Center .Cooper M. DIneen Right guard ..Mueller Hayes Ueft guard Tamlsiea OOalo from field. Fcltman. 7; i 'U-i.i. ,, j?; iereV: AMo'ran Tjmer' C.& Frit ma n. Scorer, mancnara. Tini oi game. IS and 20 minutes. REV. CHAS. M. SHELDON TO SPEAK HERE NEXT SUNDAY Hev. Charles M. Sheldon of Topeka, Kan., will lecture at the Young Men's Christian association January 19. He will be remembered as the preacher who edited the Topeka Dally Cupltol for a period of eight days In true religious fashion. He will also speak at the First Congre. Rational church on the same day at the morning and evening service. His topics j will be on, the application of religion to ! modern every day life j TWICE AS MANY BICYCLES ' BUILT IN 191? AS IN 1903 H. K. Fredrlckson hod a number of In quiries as to the number of bicycles man- , ufactured last year In comparison to I those bu lt In 1P0V He. has secured the ... fata and find, that in 'W3 about 1W.000 Vklr!s were mr-l-. whi' Ijst year there I were nfftr,y. ,wlce " " bout r : 39.00). manufactured la the United htatrs. J30.GO). manufactured in, the United htates. he has Klven Plte'her Dubue an advance of h. third over his last yars ralarv and that he was going to get coin r.hlch rasn was tickled to uet " " was ucKieu 10 aer OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JANUARY 12, HUH. THESE TEAMS ARIi uu'j IjI AU J'itiAiU uut'Ul'lWS rijAVK .lis THE TOWARDS THE TOP. WHITE OUTBOXES BRESNAHAN Chicago Featherweight Better Fighter Than South Omaha Boy. TEN ROUNDS OF FAST WORK Buttle from First Tup of Conner with Ilresnnhnn (Setting; One (inoil Straight to Jnvr In the Third Hound. Charley While, tho Chicago feather weight boxer, outpointed and outfought Tommy Brnsuahan of South Omuhn, In a ten-round go last night before the Ak-Sar-Ben Athletic club In the Pnckor city. White had everything Ills own -way all through with the possible exception of the third round. The exhibition was witnessed by u packed house. It was a battlo from the tap of tho gong until the end with both fighters working all the while. The Chicago whirlwind won a'blg place In the hoartN of tho local fans by his clean and clever boxing. His work was .fast and snappy urid he had little trouble In keeping ji way from tho rushes' of the South Omahan., He wps quick on h.U feet, getting In J with a haymaker and then skipping out of harms way. In and out he went, always taking advantage of openings and then covering up. Although White won the fight nnd had little trouble doing It, Bresnnlmn must (Continued on Pate Two.) NEW CAPTAIN.0F THE BELLEVUE FOOT BALL TEAM. RAYMOND JONES. Raymond Jones, who wifa recently chosen to lead the Bellevue Indians through the 1913 season, Is a junior In the art department of the college and has played two years on the college eleven ui a regular. Last year he played at guard . ... year whs Hhirteil ti ftillhiinlt nhm hU peC(l made hJm on( of "..ronKoat men on ihn tenm In mlvnimimr 1 Although Injur.! and compellou ... i, .v,, .. .... .. to ,.,. lh uamo bfori! . .... -,.,,. wn. flnlslied he received the elfctlon over i mveral other candidates. The Joss of four i " year's team by graduation and of ' evrul other by leaving nolioul w.: 2aLv- '.is necessitate n praetlcally new team lor tin lining seuson. t N, CARL CATN, .1. B. M TAHTHY Soientifio Investigation of Physi E MAKING A GOOD SHOWING INI. 0logy and Psychology of Sports. vvurino rvuism rjjAUft iin J. 1 1 l'J .a i n.e ProMe.,,. MOTOR SPEED FEST IN MARCH Devotees Planning to Stage Meet on Ormond Beach, in Florida. SAFEST COURSE IN THE WORLD lln n Smooth, llnrtl mid Wide Koiiinlntlfiii of Mnntl mill linn Sin de Fastest Mile In the World Pimnllilr. NEW YORK, Jan. 11. Motor racing en thusiasts may not have to wait until next spring for a big race 'inert to ma terialize. Plans are being outlined to re vive the Ormond-Diiytonn beach for u sicedfest this winter, probubly In March, at which time of year tho sund' on that wavolRshcd coursn will bo In good, hard condition. It would ho a sliamo to have this historic course abandoned perma nently, and a few days una several men prominent In racing matters took up the proposition of singing a meet there once again. Already Homo recognition has been received from Daytonu, Tho people down in Florida pre iriorei than anxious to have- racing revived on the beach', for they always had a prosperous time when the ' horthdrhors went down there nnd spent a portion of their winter nnd their cuhli. It used to bo customary for those connected with tho Industry who could afford it, to utteud the meetH nt Ormond, and then, ofttlmes, continue their trip down to Palm Beach and Miami beforo U-turning home. Sometimes they would go on still furthor to Key West. The Kiislent .Mile. It was on the beautiful stretch of sand nt Djwtona that Burmnn traveled faster than any other human being has ever traveled in a car a mile In 0;25MO yet in spite of being the fastest course In the world, Ormoud-Dnytoua Is the safest. Hie beach In so wide, hard nnd smooth that If a driver wore to lose control of a ocr for any reason whatsoever It would keep 'on going; until It ultimately run Into tho surf and stopped, or elso uritduully nwerved Into the sand on Die land side of- tho beach. Last winter, however, Florida had no autoinolilje- racing, Thcru le no doubt that If the. present plan goes through the meet will receive a very fulr number of entries, Florida Is such u charming place to visit. In cold weather that drivers of luputo huve been known to go down und even pay their own ex penses lo drive at one of these meets ' Just fcr a change ofcllniute." Half -i dozen manufacturers "would send curs there this wjnter that ?ould break a number of the world's straightaway rec ords for various clnm. niuhi-r.u. ...n,i. a number of mark there which still' Rtur.d. Yet this same driver has curs In Ma possession with wlileh be could mako 1. 1 ..1.1 , n levoni iook sieepy. Hulph De Palma at one time held u ro ord cr two on that course, and prob ably If he woie to take Mr. Schroedei-'s ntt-i uuwn mere ne would come uway with pUnt.v of world's records to ndd to lis collection. A driver like Tetzlaff could go down and mildew some of tho standing murks to the queen's taste. With the tund In good condition there Is scarcely any reason why all world's marks, save, perhaps, mow- for the mile. In two-mlle and kilometer, should not be broken. BOWLING CONGRESS WILL MEET IN TOLEDO, 0HI0j,,ower? . TOLEDO. O.. .inn li TlT ,.,.ti., the American Bowling Congress will be. held here on February 21. New officers will le elected. The generul impression among bowlers Is that Judgo Howard w!ll again be re-elected to heud the ex- f-cutlve list. In talking of the 1913 meet of the American Bowling con gress, President Howard says he ex. pects tho Chicago record entry list of luit season to be battered, and that Secretary Langley was with him In that belief There were 693 five-men teams In the 191! tournament at the stock yards 1.IIS two-men teams and 2.K94 Individual rollers. Howard thinks there ought in le at least 000 five-men teams In the Hunt here and a corresponding Increase in the minor events. Chicago will produce TO five-men teams for the tourney. r. ilmlreit Chmiee, Ha ('!. ! o"t w th n Mt li'j'-ft for Frank Cinnc a' nx'iijger the High lenders lie wi.vn: "I have the greatest cdmjratlon for Chance, and I Intend to pie' hall frr hi pi to the hikt if mv abllltv. I va lan''IT "I'll bv lllnoss until mld- h"ii C'N iar. ! t I hope to iret rid of i tl- bordoo In MiV future It Is believed that '. -v... UpHl j to lMe podt of fe,j cuutU generally ut Chase StNGLK of Toppling the Pins ' Will TNftlHRr? IMTfl QDftRTQ InVyinn 1111U DrUIUO PAPERS ON IT ARE INVITED PAPERS air the t oiulnu I onitress of In- Hilr- Are Invited to Send In Their Idens on 11. NEW YORK, Jan. 4. The American members of tho international Olympic committee. Prof. William M. Sloane. Al UUon V. Armour and Evert Kansen Wen dell, have been Invited to participate- in tho. congress of the committee, which will convene at I.nusnune, Switzerland, from May 5 to It, next year, nt which time there win bo a scientific! inquiry into the physiology und psychology of rport. It Is anticipated that this session will be tho medium for the production of j paper on these subjects whloh will treat 1 In tho most exhaustive manner tho whole realm of sport and point out In clear fashion evrtry jihaso of tho subjects to be debated Inter on during the meeting. Many frlonds of the Olympic movement have announced their Intention of taking purt In tho deliberations of the. congress, which alo to bo held In what Is conceded to bo a beautiful spot. The congress will have tho patronugo of tho 'federal council of tho Swiss re public. Thji chief officers of tho Depart ment for Education and Public Health In the canton of Vuud uro members of the organizing committee, und the buildings cf tho University of Lausanne .the plnco where It will sit. The members of. tlm committer. Include Codefray Do Boney. Dr. Centtirler, Prof. Larquler Do Bancels, Prof. Mllltoud, Dr. Do Montot, Dr. Relnhold and Dr. Nar calse. Parle; Dr. De Montct, Vovny; Dr. Mallwltz, Berlin: Dr. Hans Robor, Ostrnd, and Arthur Ireland of Ilaunds will serve as a committee for the Fronch, acrmnri and English speaking contingents, rc epectlvely. Invited lo Take PnriY Everybody who Is Intcreited in the problems of tlio congress Ui Invited to tnko part to the end of sending lu papers, tho subrcrlptlonn being flvo francs, nnd two francs for Rtudents. The pupors aro to bo written In French, German, English or ItHllun, and must bo sent to tho com mittee In care of the University of Lausanne ut lenst two montlm before the congress convenes and must not consist of more than 3,000 words, touching on the details of three subjects as arrunged by th committee, whluli are its follows: Origin of activity In the sphere of sport. Natural Individual aptitudes, gen eral aptitudes (suppleness, dexterity, ntrongth, endurance). Special aptitudes .(Inborn disposition to certain forms of exercise). What' pnrt does atavism play In sport and whut Is Its Influence? Observations and conclusions to be drawn therefrom. Do natural snlltn.tp. suffice to stimulate the Individual or does tins require the presence of tho sporting i ""'' nnd action of this Instinct. Can ! "Prlt of imitation or the effect of I tlia ...III I. .. ' llie will Produce It or act h n .nh.n J1 tuto for It? Perseverance and forms. Perseverance which alone makes the true sportsman' can onlv be ornn.,.,1 -i, ,i ' ........ v. m,,ai ut tun I i need of sport lias been brought Into ex-t isteuce. Cannot this desire be brought Into ex istence physically by the habit which re sults either from the automutlc action of the muscles or from tho desire for fresh nlr engendered by violent exercise, or morally by ambition, whether resulting from the. violent thirst for applause or I'KVlng us Its aim a nobler Ideal, such nn i the pursuit of beautv. health mul luln V-l llii-lll)- Tim physiological Is UllllseU. 1 imysioiogica and psychological c'""lot"lstles of each class or species of ,xorcl!H' 1,10 Intellectual and moral I qun,ltle" "hlcj.ach sport develops or I ulllll''1' T,,e different .conditions under 1 wlllt1' "polt" al'6 Practiced. Solitude and inueuenuence and co operation. Initiative and discipline, formation and training of a team. Results Of a strictly accurate character of results In the sphere of snort. Training fundamental rules-how It differs from the acquisition of u habit. Overtraining fatigue. Normal training may bo purely physical and result In only producing reststenco to fatigue, but It may also contribute to moral progress by tho development of the will, of cour age, and of self-confidence, and doubt less also to Intellectual progress by the production of self-possession und mental sanity. Under what conditions Is It possible to oxoect this progress? Records State of - ..-. i makers. In conclusion, does not activity In the sphere ef o.:t rontKlh witnlp it felf the Ksriu ' s practical physics! philosophy of life? 'Die programs arranged for the congTess Is to be as follows May 5, 6 and 7, the organization committee of the inter- (Continued on Page Two.) COPY blVK CENTS. BUSYJT LINCOLN Announcements of Annual High School Basket Ball Tournament Are Sent Out. ALL HIGH SCHOOLS ARE INVITED Any ill State that Can Conform to Eligibility Can Take Part. OPENED THE SEASON FRIDAY Comhuskcrs Opened Season Last Week with Cotner Uni. SIXTEEN GAMES ARE SCHEDULED 1'nl vc mil y Ten in Una n List of llnril Competitor! II ef lire It mill the (inines AVIII He IMnyed Over n Wide Aren. II V .IMAMS 1J. I, WllIO.Nt n. LINCOLN. Jan. ll.-(Spcclal.)An. noiiuccments were sent out today by Conch Ewatd Stlelnn, of the Unlveslty of Nebraska, and . manager of Athletics Guy E. Heed to the leading high schools of Nobrusku, calling attention to the an nuul high school basket ball tournament which Is held under tho auspices of tllu university athlatlo board each year,, 'Stlehm littrt Jlxed tho ddt for this year's tournament on March 13, 14 and 15, Stlehm wishes' It to be understood that the uffalr Is not- strictly an invitation eVont. All high schools of the state, who conform to the eligibility rules fixed by tho association nro privileged to takn part In this meet and all that Is needed to enter Is to send nn entry blank, prop erly filled out, to Coach Stlehm. Later on Stlehm will send out entry blanks to nil who may desire to mako entry In the meet, which. It Is generally conceded, sottlesytho high school cham pionship of tho state In basket ball. Last year nearly fifty high schools of tho state were entered In tho tournament, while the year before something like forty schools participated. The tournament has always served as a means of attracting hundreds of high school students to tho university and serves to counteract tho Influence of eastern colleges in drawing the cream of Nebraska high school athletes to tho cust. Basket Hull Senium Opens. Tho Cornhuskers opened the 1918 bas ket ball season last night with a game with Cotner university. The first few games of the season will bo with second ary schools' to prepare the Cornhuskem for the Missouri Valley conference scram ble which opens with Drake on January 31. The Cornhuskers, as one of the three members of the north division of ths Mis souri Valley conference, has a series of four games each with Drake and Ames, Nebraska's basket ball schedule this year Is tho most severe In the history of basket ball. It calls for sixteen ! games, Including a northern trip. In which lHt Jose,,h ",,le,fP Bt UuuU(ue' Ia" ttnd i S"crert Umrt Colle8e W!5C0,,,n aro played, ending with a game with the Gophers at Minneapolis. Following Is the completed Cornhusker schedule as announced by Coach Ewald Stlehm today: January 11 Cotner university at Lin coln. January 17 Bx-Unlverslty team of Omaha at Lincoln. January IS Wesleyan university at Lin coln. Jnuuary 23 St. Joseph college at Du buque, la. January 21 Sacred Heurt college at Prairie dtl Chlen, Wis. January 2Mlnnc-apolls at Minneapolis. January 31 Drako ut Lincoln. February 1 Drake at Lincoln. February 7 Wosleynn at University Place. February H Kansas Aggies at Lincoln. February 19 Drake ut Des Moines. February 20Drake at Des Moines. Februury 21 Ames at Ames. February 22 Ames at Ames. February 28 Ames at Lincoln. I March 1 Ames ut Lincoln. l.nnilttiakerN Are Strouur, Although the schedule which Stlehm has arranged will call for the best team Ne braska over had lu basket ball, the lengthy Nebraska mentor Is not much worried over the prospeots for another championship season In he valley con ference. Stlehm has considerable ma terial on his hands, and while the loss ft several of last year's stars will be felt severely, yet there Is every reason to be optimistic In the outlook. Captain Carrier Is a finished basket ball player without an equal In the val ley. Owen Is a good man, while Ifdske'l Is a wonderful goal thrower and quite the equal of the clever "Walsh of early day fame. Sam Waugh of this city will officiate for Nebraska In the praatloe games while Mark Hyland of Iowa will serve as (Continued on Page Two.) .. ... - .... . . . w.w lIPBBBiuiM1