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A BIG ORENING GAME
Will Try to Make" it Biggest Event
of the Kind Ever Held in
Omaha.
PA ROURKE WORKING HARD
Has His Hands Full Lining Things
Up for the Big Festivities.
PLANNING MANY NEW STUNTS
Masters of Ceremonies Say They Are
Going to Surprise Everybody.
GAME PRECEDED WITH PARADE
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Van Celebrltlee find Drvolem Will
Turn, Out In Procession with Local
Tim Jnt Before Lntter Kntcr '
Into First Content of Year.
llr C. MASON YOULD.
Elaborate arrangements are be Ins made
for the opening of tho base ball season
In Omaha. and If everything that Is
planned is pulled off In shlpshupc order
the opening day of the 1913 base ball .sea
on In Omaha will J?o down in history
as the biggest thlnK Omaha .ever pulled
off In the way of a boost for- the ball!
club.
Pa Rourke, In company with J. Dad
Weaver, has been working- overtime in
order 'to get things lined up for the open.
, lng day. With these plans and soliciting
advertising for the official score oarJ
Rourke Is .having a busy time these days,
;and by the time he' gets ready to embark
'.for the' sunny south he will be In condi
tion to take a, fine rest and let "Brother
Dave" go on with the Omaha end of the
work.
- The Omaha magnate Is working to .Ine
things' up-so that by the time he leaves
'for Oklahoma City with his men lie will
have plans so arranged that Weaver and.
Dave Itourke will be able to carry things
on and prepare for the opening day,
April 18.
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Some Xew Stunts.
Some unique stunts are belns planned
for the opening day, but neither Rounte
nor Weaver will divulge Just what thuy
are and, what Is more, they say there
will be no publicity on tlio feubject what
ever, as the big features will be held as
a surprise for the real live fans who turn
out to see the first game of tho season.
Itourke figures that the Jinx which was
sent up In the balloon last J car on toe
opening day has gone so far that It will
not 'haunt the Omaha team this year ihd
consequently will not be pushed out of
existence from Rourke park this season.
As has been the custom In years pssc.
Mayor James Dalilman will heave the
first ball ofi the season across the plat
ter, and the mayor says he will go into
training, to get Into condition to slip the
ball over for a strike. Last year Mayor
Dahiman was not In condition aand the
first ball pitched by him was batted by
'Eddie Justice clear to the fence, but ihe
umpire" called It a Jalr ball and so the
mayor was cleared of any 'intention ut
throwing tho game.
The Klks and the Masons will take
big parts In the opening day festivities
this year, but Itourke will not say Just
what the big men in these tocletles will
do. That thy will take prominent parts
la a forcgonu conclusion.
Will llnvr Parade.
The big parade which precedes every
opening ball game in Omaha will again
bo one of tho features. Tim mayor of
Omaha, Pa Rourke. Ed Hanlon and
Manager Arbogast will be In the first
cairtagc
The second carriage will convey the
city commissioners of Omaha, und the
third carriage or automblle will carry the
acorern of Omaha and Sioux City. N.xt
in line will be the s:oux City ball club,
which will oppose the Omaha team In
the first same. Follow'n the Indians
win pome the Itourke pluvws, and then
tho fans and boosters will bring up the
rear.'.
The Omaha players will all ,be dcked
out in tlielr iifcw suits" tl)e opening duy.
These suits have been ordered and will
be Identical, to those of last year. The
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ELKS AND OLD
BIG BALI TEAMSMOYE SOUTH
General Exodus of the Flayers of
the Major Leagues.
I FULL QUOTA FOR FRANK CHANCE
Only Nix of These Cnninn Arc- the
Sump n Lnst Yenr, (lie Others
SeeklnK Smt .Site .for
Their Training.
NEW YOIUC, March 2. The month ot
real work In base ball training began to
day with probably more than 60 per cent
of the 'major league players already en
'camped below the fortieth parellel and
the remainder moving south, today. Be
fore another week the major 'league bat
will be In full swing In nine states and
even In foreign territory In one instance.
The third and last detachment of the
New Yorks of the American league sailed
for Bermuda, this morplng without, a
.single absentee recorded-when tho Vessel
sailed. There were seventeen men In the
.party and they will reach 'Bermuda early
on Monilay morning to report to Frank
Chance, their new manager, and Join the
battery squad which preceded them.
Nine .members of the Brooklyn National,
under command of Captain Jake Daubcrt,
nirfde, ready early today to embark for
Savannah, Ga., on a late afternoon boat.
They will reach their camp at Augusta
by rail from Savannah on Wednesday
morning and will be joined there by Man
ager'' Dahlen -and other members of the
squad.
On Way South.
The" vanguards of both the Boston ma
jor league teams are on their way south
today, the world's champions, to not
Springs, Ark., whero Manager Jake
Stahl has already been at work for a
week. The Nationals are on their way
to Athens, Ga.
Other clubs of the two leagues gener
ally have ready men at their camps and
full complements are expected within a
few days., making this year's lineup of
training quarters as follows:
""National League New York tit Marlln.
Tex.: Chicago at Tampa, Fla.; Pittsburgh
at Hot Springs, Ark.; Philadelphia at
Southern Pines. N. C; Cincinnati at Mo
bile, Alu.; St. Louis at Columbus, Ga.:
Brooklyn at Augusta, Ga., and Boston at
Athens, Ga.
Amateur League Philadelphia at San
Antonio, Tex., Chicago at Paso Robles,
Cnl.J Detroit at .Gulfport, Miss.; Clove
land at Pensarola, Fla.; Boston at Hot
Springs. Ark.; New York at Hamilton,
Bermuda; Washington at Charlottesville,
Va.; and St. Louis at, Waco. Tex.
Only six of these camps are the same
as last year. The New York, Pittsburgh
and Boston Nationals and the Philadel
phia, Boston and Washington Americans
aro in tlielr old camps, but all the others
have chosen new sites. Most of tho clubs
have allowed for a full month or more of
training, moving north as usual with ex
hibition games during the first ten days
of April before the league seasons open.
SAM" CRAWFORD 'HOLDS OUT
Wnhoo Player FnlU to netiirn Ills
(iluneil Contract.
DETBOlT, March 1. The Detroit Ameri
can league base ball olub today announced
that Catcher Stan.tgo has uccepted hlsj
1913 contract under the old terms. He will 1
report at Gulfport soon, Cobb, Ciawford
and Dubuc, the other regulars who have
been dlssutlsfleJ with the terms offered
them by the management for the season
of 1913, have not turned In their contracts.
A dispatch from Gulfport wild that
Manager Jennings announced today that
Cobb ho notified him that he will Join
the team at Gulfport and take part In
the spring training. Nothing was said
about the contract which Cobb hus de
clined to sign.
PATAPSCO NAVY TO HOLD
REGATTA AT BALTIMORE
BALTIMORE, Md.. March 1. The
PninnuM imvv Is making nlans for hold-
j I rig either the National or Middle states
rogatta at Bnltlmoro next ran. Phila
delphia 1b also after the National re
gatta and the city to hold It will bo
decided on at the meeting of the National
Arkoelatlon ot Amateur Oarsmen, which
will be held In New York. March It. The
Patapsco navy feels confident of getting
one of the events. It is believed the
New York City clubs will favor Phlla
delphla for the National.
Key to the Situutlon-Uee AdvertUtng.
OMAHA,
SAXON BRAT TEAMS, WHO
BIG PRIZES ATTOLEDO MEET
Bowlers' Are Charged Admission to
Grandstand This Yea
SCHEDULE IN OMAHA IS LIGHT
Some Rnmea Are Put Off llecnusc
Locnl Howlers Co to the lllic
Gninen Now IlelnK Held tit
Toledo.
Mmebers of tho executive committee
of tho American Bowling congress Tues
day night made public the prize list that
will govern the present tournament. Tho
committee will award j: 1,037 In total
prizes. The apportionment of tho prizes
Is as follows:
Ono hundred five-man team prizes. ,
Three five-man team special prizes.
Two hundred and thirty-three two
man team prizes.
Fdur '.nurtured andae'vent? individual
pdzes. - -;-,r-v
Thirty all evmtsTprlzes. '' ..,-
Ilowlliiir Schedule for the Week.
ASSOCIATION ALLEYS.
Mercantile League Monday: Berger's
Colts against Mogulllans; Corey-McKcn-zle
against Beacon Press; Slzz against
Spauldlngs; A. O. U. W. No. J7 against
El Paxos,
Booster League Tuesday : Brandes
Highballs against Muzcppas; Popol
Olllers against Guarantee, Clothing com
pany; Clara Belles' ntnalnst Stbrz Malts;
Fred Delfs against Stars and Stripes.
Omaha Gds Levgue Wednesday: Cot
tago Arcs against Does; Intensos against
Ileznors: Eclipse Ranges against Tar
babies. Trl-Clty Dentists' League Wednesday:
Cosmos against Itens; Review against
Summary; Brief against Digest.
Automobile League Thursday: Horn
Auto Supply company against Nebraska
Bulck Auto company; Cadillacs against
btudebnkers; Storz Auto Supply company
against Ford Motor company; Traynor
Auto company against United Motor
company.
Omaha League Friday: Luxus against
Metz; II os pea against Jetter's Old Age;
Burkley Envelope company against Ad-
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MORRISON ALLEYS,
Knights of Columbus League Mondav:
'Stars against Busters; Corkers against
Magics; Speeders against Packers.
Gate City League Tuesday; Old Style
Lagers against J. S. Cross; Tracy 1a
Trudas against Prays. - Thursday: Han-cock-Epstens
ngalnst Midwest Tailors;
Frank's .Colts against Storz Triumphs.
Morrison League Wednesday: No
games this week on Account of teams
going to Toledo tournament.
Fairmont Crenmery League Frldav:
Diadem against Dellcla; Fairmont Ranch
against Better Butter.
METROPOLITAN ALLEYS.
Commercial League Monday; Brode
gards against Omaha Bicycle Indians.
Tuesday: Jetter's Gold Tops against Gor
don's Fireproofs. Thursday: O'Brien's
Mt;nte Crlstos against Sporting News.
Friday: Rogers' Permits against Name
less. Metropolitan League Monday : Spe
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What
Will They Flounder
(Sam it IliiL, f tj x- i .
. .. JV. . . . . " "t'vnui, nou., wan
graduated last year from the University
of Nebraska college of law. In 19U8 he
took his A.. B. degree. During his time
In the university ho was one of Its most
prominent and active students. Including
In his honors the editorship of the Dally
f.etnisl;an and one of the leading edi
torial chairs n the lost Cornhusker. He
always hus been In close touch with Corn
nusker athletics, giving his time, hi
rroney and his Influence to bettering all
sports at this big school.) ,"""'
n v sam it. nunc.
Will the Cornhuskers next full trlvo .
other correct Imitation of a dazed whale
In a fit? Certainly their t-howlng laBt sea
son wns very like, iVshould Imagine, to
the oxhlbltlon such a whale would put up,
providing whales do get dazed and ground
In shallows. The Cornhusker team of
1912 was big, strong, swift and largely
veteran. At times It wnm mightily
through a school of smaller fish like the
king of the deep through a shoul of nl.
mon. At other times It lay apparently
dazed, lifeless, helplesn, while Minnesota
minnows and Kansas cod disported them
selves about it, safe, save from occasional
spasmodic swishing of the huge flna that
should hove been carrying tlmlr owner
rr out of the claw of Ids Inferior tor
mentois. It may be this parallel Is a bit
fanciful, but If one will' out consider thu
facts the analogy will be at once ap
parent. Perfectly lleniornllseil I.ul.
It is to be doubted If ever In the his
tory ot foot ball at Nebraska a team
SUNDAY MORNING, MARCH 2, ISIKI.
HOLD FIRST AND SECOND
Hoppe and Oassignol
May Contend for
Billiard Honors
NEW YORK, March 1. Negotiations
arc pending for an International contest
of 1.G00 points at 1S.1 balkllne billiards be
tween William Hoppe, the chnmplnn, and
Flrmln Casslgnol. conceded to be the best
bllllnrdlst of tho present day In France. I
If the game be nrnvnged It will be plnyed
early In April In Paris, whither IIoppo
will embark within a few days after his
match with Ora Mornlngstnr for tho 18.1
championship at Pittsburgh, March 19.
Hoppe Is -practicing dally at 18.1.
Casslgnol played In the tournament nt
Mndlson Square Gnrdcri In November,
'1!K)9, of which Calvin Deinarest wus .the
winner. He wns artistic to an extreme,
but affected delicacy and precision to an
extent that resulted In numerous failures
on simple hots.' yfhrn In good stroke
ihlst execution uWttS; fascinating. . He . was.
not. Ij8wevcr,7a .reliable, tournament con
testant." Itor the last throe years lio" has
been displaying phenomenal skill In a
Parisian academy- whero he Is employed.
On one occasion he ran over COO nt lS.'i.
Before he became a professional bllllnrd
lst he was an amateur champion athlete,
tin Is an Individual of below medium
Htature, possessing prodigious strength. H
Is his boast that huJe.irned billiards from
Frnnk C. Ives, who, he declares, was the
greatest exponent of the gnino ever
known.
Plans Are Drawn for
the Big College Meet
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 1. Tenta
tive plans for an International track and
field meet between teams representing
Harvard and Yalu and Cnmbrldge uni
versities, havo been drawn Up. The plain
have been agreed on by the nthlctlc man
agements at tho two American universi
ties and have been forwarded to Eng
land. The only disagreement now insight Is
as to the date of tho competitions. Tho
Harvard stadium, which Is to stago the
Intercollegiate events on May 30-31, will
be the place of meeting. Juno 19 Is the
date suggested by Harvard and Yale, but
the English authorities would prefer to
como here the first week In July . Cap
tain Cummlngs of the Harvard track
team said today that ho did not antici
pate much difficulty over the dato.
The English athletes am assured of
tho necessary funds of the meet through
a dual meet celebrating the fiftieth an
niversary of Oxford-Cambridge competi
tions, which will bo held this spring.
Will the Cornhuskers Do Next
Like a Stranded Whale or Play Real Ball
with greater potential powers was so
completely demoralized as was Ernie
Frank's Cornhuskers. After a glorlniH
finish to a former seuson, with slight loss
from graduation, they started out upon
the lightest schedule of recent years,
won two or three early games, lost to u
Minnesota team comprising but two
veteran players, burely beat Missouri,
lost to Kansas in everything hut the
score, urfd hud hurd work carrying off
the, final game with Oklahoma, u team
that had traveled hundreds of miles, that
was light and thai was playing for the
first time In Nebraska. On that teum
wore Krnle Frank, who had proved to he
one of tho cleverefct backs In the west In
1911; Potter, a fierce runner, clever gen
eral and dashing quarter; Purdy, beyond
question tho greatest power at line hit
ting since Bezdek and Hestou, and lat,
but not least, Vio Hnlllgaii, who promised
In his freshman year to he a phenomenal
fullback. Save for occasional flashes,
iu)t ono of these men gavo an exhibition
of his best all seuson.
(imiiI liliif Timber.
Ill the line also 61um wus not lucking.
Beginning with big Roy Allan, who hung
bis 2."6 pounds over the bull at .oenter.
and extending out to Mantin at one end
kond clever, nervy Mulligan at the other.
wus us fine H row of brawn, brain und
muscle its any couch could hope to take
buareu of. It U u.ulU probable that
League Race for High Honors
POSITIONS IN TIIW MORRISON LEAGUE.
GOLF INTEREST SPREADING
Links Are Being Built All Over the
Whole World.
CUBA NOW HAS GOOD COURSE
Americans lleMtllnu; In Ilnviiuu
llnve Kntnhllslici! Country Clnli,
Where They Mny Knjiiy
Sport of (iiiine.
NEW YORK, March l.-So widespread
has beconio tho Interest In golf and so
many Its devotees that courses have Ijenti
built in nearly every part ot the civilized
world within the last few years. Links
have been established In all of tho Euro
pean countries, China, Japan, Australia,
nnd oven the tre,nd of the tlmcH In South
Africa has resulted In some pluyorw of
sterling merit being developed. Bnizll
has succumbed to tho fever and the UUln
races aro beginning to take to the game
like tho proverbln duck to .water.
Culm 'tirf lit I.lnr,- , ,
The latest country In this hemisphere
to tnko up the gumo Is Cuba, where tho
new links of tho Country club of Havana
have Ueen available for play all winter.
In fact, an Invitation tournament was
held on this pioneer corrsn of the Ishind
recently and soveral American players
took part. It was the fondness for tho
game on tho part of u number of Ameri
can residents In Havana that -brought
about tho organization of this newest
country club, which, It Is predicted, will
soon becomo part of tho chain of winter
courses In the south visited annually by
so many Americans.
In Good Coursr.
Those who have played over this course
say that It ranks high. Care has been
taken In tho construction of the holes to
have no two nlllte, consequently there Is
presented almost an endless chain of dif
ficulties that so far have baffled the best
of the visiting players. Until recently
the best mark attained for the eighteen
holes, a distance, of about 6,070 ynrds, was
an 82, mado by Fred Snare of Englowood,
who spends about hulf his tlmo In Cuba.
Snaro was Instrumental In organizing this
club and Is president of the organization.
However, while playing with J. D. Cady
of Chicago, president of the Western Golf
association, he had the privilege of see
ing his opponent reduce tho amateur rec
ord by two strokes. Cady went out In 39
and back In 41 for a total of 80.
In tho course of a few days Tom Me
Namara, tho metropolitan open champion,
and Mlchaol J. Brady of Wollaston, who
on two occasions tied for the national
open title and lost on tho play-off, will
visit the Havana links lor exhibition pur
poses. It Is probable that another season
Havana will be the sceno of several Im
portant professional matches.
Fall?
never In the yeurs gone by have tho
Cornhusker ulumnl faced a season with
so much confidence and so full of the
Joys of anticipation as in September,
1912. With such men to wear the scarlet
and creum Jersoys, It looked like a tri
umphal procession from Labor Day to
Thanksgiving, with Minnesota, Kansas,
Missouri and others .dragging In chains
at Htlehm's chariot wheels. But alaH.
why these Idlo tears? The milk Is spilt
last season's milk.
Mntt fiet lliiay.
It now becomes thefduty of all Corn
huskers, graduute und undergraduate
huskers, graduate ami undergraduate, to
make smooth the way for the next com
ing of the milkman that our supply of
that succulent fluid for 1913 may not
likewise stall! the green.
There la an Kthoplan among the kind
ling, but Ida hiding place Is not difficult
to locate. It Is hurd by thut portion of
the woodpile where the moss-grown
sticks labeled "athlttlo board" uro piled.
They and those responsible for their ac
tion huve sought to enforce a iot'cy of
penuiy In Nebraska utliletlm much sim
ilar to most other oliolns In fuvor among
the utaiidiiat elrineut of the faculty. They
have thrut upon the broad fchouldcrs of
"Jumbo" Ktlehrn a mass of duties and
obligation which no coach In the I'nlteil
Htatr:1 at big university or fresh w iter
iContlnuod on i'auu FourJ
SINGLE
READY FOR TRAINING CAMP
In Two Weeks Bill Rourke Starts
His Bunch to Oklahoma City.
SEASON OF HARD WORK
HtuM. IlulfN Adopted, mill They Are
to lie Enforeeil to the Letter
liy Mutineer Clinrlle Ar
Iiounnt. March 13, 11111 Rourko and twelve mem
bers of the Omaha buso ball teum will
start for Oklahoma City, where tho train
ing camp wilt be established. The party
will leave over the Bock Island ut 4
o'clock In tho afternoon. Those, making
the trip are!
Rourke, Schlpke, Ootidlng, Roblnso'i.
ThomiiEon, Closmnn, Klngdon, Neff, Hhes
talc, Heed, Bright. Lotz and Fugate.
They will occupy the private, car Pon
liaijta, scheduled to arrive In Oklahoma
City Sunday arternoon ut S o'clock. There
they will bo met by" A' representative)
party of tho Oklahoma City Commercial
club, and, headed by a brass band, will
pioceed by automobiles to tho Hotel
Bristol, which will bo headquarters of
tho squad during the sojourn In tin place.
Chat He Arbognst, captain and manager,
bun been Instructed by Rourko to bo on
tho field at icnnt two days In advance of
the party nnd to havo all arrangements
completed, Arbogast, who has been win
tering nt Kansas City, writes Rourko
that ho was never In better condition In
his life, having done considerable road
work and worked out dally in tho locul
Young Moil's Christian Association. He
says ho is fretting for the harness and
with any kind of material will turn out
a team that will top this year's organiza
tion.
That Rourko Is going to sea that every
ono is trained to perfection Is apparent
from the fact that he hus been measured
for bull shoes, uniform und all the ac
cessories ot the, active athlete and intends
working out with his men every day dur
ing their stay. He says that on hln return
to Omaha ho oxpects to make Farmer
Burns look like a Japanese wrestler.
At least ho expects to evaporate an
extensive bay window that has accumu
lated during the winter.
The morning of March IT the Rourko
family will be ready to commence, active
duty. Those who did not mako make
tho trip via the Penanta have Plain In
structions from headquarters to he on
hand at this time.
The boys will bo aroused at 6 In tho
morning and, after a light breakfast, will
Journey on a dog trot to tho park. Upon
arriving there those who are not too
winded will end the run. with a brisk
sprint around the lot, after which a half
dozen foot and medicine balls will bo
brought Into play, and the kicking and
passing of these for several hours will
constitute the day's work. A swift dash
for tho hotel, hot and cold showors and
the gang In free to do as It pleases.
Rourko Intends keeping smoking as
near a minimum as possible, and postlvely
forbids cigarettes during the training
season.
During tho first two days in camp not
a baso ball will be taken from tin
satchel, and when they are first un
covered It will he only for a limited light
tossing and hitting. Rourke says he will
fine the first man on the team he finds
speeding up his throwing arm before he
Is told to do so by his superiors.
The pitching squad will be given the
sorvlccs of expert masseurs after each
day's workout, It being part ot Abfogaet'r
business during his first day In town to
mako such arrangements. j
Johnny Gondlng will take charge ot the
men and see that their eagerness tu
please, does not counterbalance their com
mon ttense. He says he Is going to prnc
tlco his managerial ability on his staff,
so as to be leady f.r his big position when
the season opens.
Rourke claims that when his 1913 league
team makuo Its bow to the Omaha fans
on the opening day of the seuson, they
will see sued a conditioned team us hat
never represented this city before.
liny .NolililrN.
Without question the most famous,
most effective und ninsit widely used niui
skld tires ever offered to motorists.
Omaha, (lubber oompuii), distributers.
lint Id ( My V.'lns from Schuyler.
DAVID CITY, March l.-(Spoclul.)-Dald
City High school buskvt bull teams
won two games from Schuyler teams here
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MANY HIGH SCHOOLS
ENTER TOURNAMENT
Forty-Five Basket Ball Teams Will
Play in University Meet at
Lincoln,
ENTRIES CLOSED LAST NIGHT
Praotically Every High Sohool of
Any Size Represented.
TOURNEY STARTS THURSDAY
Elimination Contest Will Be Fought,
Leaving Only Fittest.
WRESTLERS ARE GETTING BUSY
i.
Mnt (ill in e la Proving tit He One of
VtIir Most Popular Indoor Hports
nt the llli; JVe'lirniikn
University.
HV JAMKM H. l,AWni!M'K.
LINCOLN, March l.-Speclal Tele
gram.) Three hundred nnd twonty-flve
high school players, representing forty -five
basket bull teams in tho state high
schools, havo entered tho annual Inter
scholustlo basket ball tournament con
ducted by the University of Nebraska
under the auspices of th'o athletic board.
Heretofore twenty-nlno high schools wcra
tho largest number to ontcr tho tourna
ment, nnd even Reed was surprised by
the largo number who finally decided to
enter. Tho entries closed tonight.
Practlcnlly every high school of note
entered tho big tournament and every
section of tlio state Ih represented, so
that the winner of tho tournament ran
read a clear title to the high school
busket ball championship of Nebras-kB.
Following la the list of entries, properly
certified, sent to Manoger Rccd:
Albion, Alexandria, Auburn, Beatrice,
Benkolman. Blue Springs. Broken Bow.
Crawford. Central City, Crete, Columbus,
Courtland. David City, Do Witt, Elgin,
Elmwood, Falrbury, Fremont, Geneva,
Grand Islond, Gothenburg, Herman,
Holdrcge. Kearney High. Kearnney
Military academy, Lexington, Lincoln,
Nebraska City, Newman Grove, Norfolk,
Oukdale, Ohlowa, Omaha, Osceola. Sout't
Omaha, Schuyler, Sutton, Swanton, Te
oumseh, Temple High, Trenton, Univer
sity Place, West Point. Wllbcr and Yorit
Urnw Places Mouduy.
Tho drawing of places will be conducted
Monday by Manager Reed, nnd ho will
Immediately send out notices to different
high schools of the positions assigned
to tho different entrants. Tho tuurna
mont will start Thursday afternoon ut
1:30 o'clock, and tho first round of elim
ination will be played off Thursday, On
Friday the second and third rounds win
be played. This will necessitate several
schools playing two games In one duy.
but owing to the largo number ot entries,
there Is no way to prevont It. On Satur
day the fourth and fifth rounds, or the
semi-finals, and the finals will be played.
the finals coming Saturday night.
Unusually uttraotlve prizes have been
hung up this year by the athletic board.
To the championship basket ball teum
A Tucker presents a beautiful gold cup,
Known as the Charles Tucker cup. Mem
bers of winning teams will receive gold
medals from' tho athletic board and plllt
banners will be awarded to the winnem
of second and third places in the tourna
ment. Immediately after Reed completes hln
drawing, ho will send out notice to the
house schools as to when they will plav.
Friday evening at o'clock a banquet
will be tendered tho visiting high school
athletes and a toast list, Including tUa
prominent athletes of the state, univer
sity, will be given. Arrangements have
been made to entertain a large number
of the visitors at the fraternity houses.
Those who cannot be accomodated in this
manner will be looked after by the ath
letic board.
Omaha High school apparently stands
the best show of winning the tournament
In view of Its splendid record this seaso.i
nnd the championship in 1912. Western
schools are looming up strong, however,
and some of the newcomers might stu:
a big surprise to tho well satisfied sctux-s
In tho eastern division.
Omaha, Beatrice, Elgin. University
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