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TWO MORE PLAYERS
Ry Killer, First Baseman, and
Mack Allison, Pitcher, Purchased
from American Association.
SCHEDULE MEETING ON MONDAY
Pa Rotrrke yesterday announced the
purchase of two player from the Ameri
can association. Ray B. Miller, first
bnMnan. from the Columbus club, and
Mack Allison, pitcher, from the Kmiu
City dub, are the men.
Miliar last year hit .259 with Columbus,
He as member of thst club for four
years. He U sn experienced and finished
hall p'.avcr. Miller made 114 hits last
year, of which seventeen were of the
two-base variety, two were three-sackers
and five were home runs. Miller fielded
.!;, made 1.02S pu touts, sixty-three as
sists and twenty-three errors. Miller
win battle with Frlti Schliebner for the
Initial comer Job.
Allison didn't make much of a mark
in the association last year, but his club
wasn't much to boast about. His pitching
averatre was .711. He won five fames
nd lost eleven. Marty Krug, however,
ays Allison will be a star In the West
ern. He has had major league experi
ene. rhednle Meeting; Monday.
The schedulo meeting of the Western
league wl'l bo held st Lincoln Monday.
The meeting has been called by President
Frank C. Zehrung and will be the first
meeting at which the new prexle will
preside.
The magnates have about agreed among
themselves to play the 154-game schedule
this year. Last year 140 games were
played snd the yesr before IKS games.
Neither the extremely long nor the short
schedule are considered satisfactory. The
major leagues play 154 games and this
length has been decided the best.
John Savage of Topeka is the only man
likely to object to the 154-game chart.
Savage favors 140. He expressed himself,
along this line, however, before the peace
pact was consummated and It is thought
he will have the same confidence of the
other magnates regarding the success of
the approaching season, and swing into
line for 164 games.
Pa Rourke of Omaha favors opening on
April 1ft, the same day as the American
association. In case the moguls do not
want to open April 18, .Rourke believes
rll 14 Would be the logical date.
All Waat Opening Dales.
The usual scramble after opening dates
nd holiday dates is expected. Most of
the club owners want to open at home.
Rolrke doesn't care overly much. He is
entitled to open at home as h has started
the season away from home for two suc
cessive years. The Omaha mag, however,
Is willing to play away from home if th
other club owners are anxious to start the
ball rolling on the home lot. '
Rourke has a plan which he will pre
sent before the -meeting as regards the
distribution of holiday dates. In Ne
braska and Iowa the law prevents the
double bill on Memorial day. Thus Sioux
City, Lincoln, Des Moines and Omaha are
up against itr.en this date. In the other
four cities there Is no sue hlaw. Rourke
suggest that each year Topeka, Wichita,
St. Joseph and Denver play at home on
Decoration day", while Omaha, Sioux City,
Des Moines and Lincoln play at horns on
July 4. The '.Labor day plum' could be
divided fifty-fifty, each city getting the
date on alternate years.' J
Santel, Who Will '
Wrestle Gotch, Is
Also Adolph Ernst
Omaha wrestling fans are wondering
who Edward Bantel, who is booked to
meet Frank Ootch In the champion's
first come-back match at Ban Francisco,
February it. may be. For, their infor
v matlon Santel la none other than Adolph
V .Ernst, more or less well known around
rtiese parts.
Ernst has been wrestling on the coast
for some lime under the name of Santel
and he has licked everything In sight.
Included In this number is one Jack
Meyers of Omaha, who recently returned
from California.
Krnat Is the chap, who wrestled Stecher
for seventy minutes at Fremont before
the Dodge youth beat him with the scis
sors. If Qotch throws Ernst twice In
one hour as be has contracted to do, the
wrestling publlo will know the champion
is himself, for the man who can stay
with Steelier as long as Ernst did. Is
seme grapplcr, and Ernst is all of that
A local paper recently said Emat threw
Santel on the coast. Perhaps It can be
done, but It would seem rather Att
cult matter for 'Ernst to throw himself.
Nonpareils Give
Minstrel Show
The Nonpareil Athletic club staged its
first minstrel show at the Favorite
theater Friday evening. The entertain
ers consisted entirely of rlub talent and
put on an except'onnlly clever show. Tho
soloists and comedians were greeted with
oionsea aiomuse dv ino inrice autnence
d all were obliged to give encore. The
cast included the following:
Interlocutor William P. Lynch.
Hones Hiick Casey, Janva Sanders,
Phil Tracy. Oscar Uielnhausen.
ilultarKol ert Hhonen.
Bolo Fredille Oernainit. John Has sun.
Walter Hove, Buck Casey, Jam" timid
cm. Charli'S Hoe, Omar rtiilnha ..
Wiiliam Psvnter. I d Cunn'nuhnnri.
Tambo-Wlilia.n Paynter, Walter Hoye,
Kd Cunntnghrim. Charles Hrye.
Afandolin Robert Uernandt.
PtAY FINALS IN Y. M. C A.
CHECKER TOURNEY MONDAY
Much Interest is being msnlfested In the j
winter checker tournament, which
has
reached the final stage at the Young
Men's Christian association. Louis Mel
lens and F. E. Mollln are the survivors
of twenty-two entrants, and they will set
tle the argument Monday evening.
Friday noon they rlayed the first four
games In the final tound. with one gsme
avdraw, two won by Mollln and one by
Ueilens. At least six more games will be
flayed to settle the championship. "T"
watch fobs of gold and stiver will be
awarded the winner and rvaaner-up. F.
W. Mosher Is judge of th finals.
JRANK ZEHRUNG TO TALK
7 DcrODC cinnv norre rt tin
Dt-runu oiuua rnLOO tLUO
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president, las been invited to a'tend the
Hies, club lsniu-l st riiua City, Kel
ri.ary 12, and has accc-y.e I.
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LIGHTEST T.ASXET BALL STAR IN
'- THE STATE. - '
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WiUism Graham : 1
William Graham, star forward on. the
South high floor quintet, is the smallest
player In Nebraska He weighs but 12S
pounds and it would seem that heavier
opponents would find It an easy matter
to remove him from any play. But Gra
ham is some basket ball player despite
his handicap in weight. Recently In a
game with the Omaha Independents the
diminutive forward scored fourteen bas
kets. !'.."',
BILL. PICKENS. MAY
RON OMAHA RACES
Omaha Auto Speedway Negotiating
.with Veteran of. Racing Game,
- to Handle Local Contests, r
IS THE WISE BIRD OF THEM ALL
Bill Pickens, who has been connected
with, the automobile racing game ever
since the first steel steed rolled onto a
track, may become the director of con
tests for the Omaha Auto Speedway. The
management of the local speedway is now
dickering with Pickens to stage the two
races which will be held here this year.
Pickens la the daddy of all race vet
erans. He . promoted races' in .the old
days out of blue sky. Any old kind of
a track and any old kind of a coffee
grinder and Pickens put on an automo
bile rjee that was a race. - . , : .
He didn't , need any expensively con
structed speedways. Any pieces of level
ground wss good enough. He didn't need
any guard rails and retaining walls to
protect the lives of the drivers. He
built for 'em to run Into.
Speedway managers have found It a
tough Job to get drivers on their tracks.
Appearance money, the presidential suite
at the best hotel in town and a lackey to
fan the flies away are offered only to
have the drivers sniff disdainfully and
demand malf of the Atlantic ocean in
addition.
But Pickens, when he wants to hold a
race, merely beckons and the , drivers
come flocking In.
First Hare 1 J air.
Pickens ls now building a two-mile
track , at Kansas City and plans, to have
it completed for a race the latter part
of April. After the Kay See race he
would Jump into the saddle at Omaha and
get ready for the first race here on July
15. l..e second race will be held during
the Ak-Bar-Ben 'festivities.
The Omaha, speedway management de
clares it does not intend that 1916 shall
be a repetition of 1915. The race last
year was In many wsys a failure be
cause the local chaps were given' the
triple-cross by everybody who got a
chance to do it. That Is why they are
after a man like I'lokena who hss hsd
eighteen yesra' experience In the game
managing such people as Barney Oldfleld,
the late Lincoln Beachey, De Lloyd
Thompson and many others. He now has
a womsn aviator who loops-the-loop and
flies at night on his staff. And eighteen
years hsndllng such people of tempera
ment makes giving Bill Pickens the triple-
cross a parallel achievement with robbing
the Vnlled States mint.
Long Ski Race at
Miller Park Today
A ten-mile cross-country ekl race will
e hsld at Miller park today, starting at
o'clock. That Is, it will be held if the
weather man consents to leave a suffi
ciency of snow In the park.
Eric Racklund, m hoiold a score of ski
ing trophies won in Sweden; Ernest Llnd
berg, Nels Erlckson, Fabian Jsder, Olsf
Anderson, Israel Israelson and several
other Omaha lads who sre proficient at
the Norwegian sport are en'ered.
OMAHA DANES MAY GO
TO CHICAGO FOR PULL
Csptaia Emil Toldbod's crew of chsmp
lonshlp Danes Buy go to Chicago for a
pull in about three weeks. Jack Prinoo,
who staged the recent pulls In Omaha,
will stage a tournament st the Coliseum
la Chicago, In a couple of weeks, and U
planning to lake the Omaha lanea to the
Windy City to pull the winm'is of the
tournament ;
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PERFECT SCORES FOR
THREE OFTHE TEAMS
Brandris, Omaha' Nationals and
Methodiits Lad in Race for
the Flag-
OTHER QUINTS CLOSE BEHIND
slaNSlna of Teams.
THI-CITY LF.AOI K.
W. 1.. Pet
J. L. Rrsndeis 4 1,
Townsend (lun Co i I .
Waller tl. I'lsrka 'J 2
Hurseas-Nash i S .
Omaha Hlph m-hool I 3 .i'A
I nlveisltv of Omaha 2 .0o
Pellevue " Colles 0 I . .
COMMKRCIAL LKAUCH.
W. L. Tct.
Omaha National bank 0 l.rtm
Joe Smiths 4 1 .
Townsend Tlifers 1 3 .W
HlCh Si hool Reserves 4 S ..Wi
Ornnhs Independents 3 4 .4-'S
M. R. Bmitha 3 4 .4H
Fairmont Creamery Co 1 & .17
Commercial High 1 .143
CHCRCH LEAOUK.
W. I Pet.
First Methrdl.tls 1 0 l.Ort)
Hansrom Park Methodists. ...4 1 .
South 8idf lresbyterians 3 .OX
Calvary Baptists 3 3 ,fo
Kouth Bide Baptists I 4 .SXt
St. Mnrv's Cunirregatlonals. .1 4 .2t
Kit st Christians ? 5 .0U0
rhedale for tke Week.
Tuesday at Young Men a Christian as
sociation Townsenu Tigers against Fnlr
inunts, at 7;l.i; ft. Mary's c ongregatim
sis aKHUiHl Mouth bide Baptists, at 8;
Omaim Mih school tiuainst iieilcvue col
lege, at fc:46.
Ti.eaun, at t'nlverslty of Omaha Wal
ter U. Clsrka HKAhiat the Towneenda, at
7:?0: Houth time i'resbytcriaus against
Calvary Baptists, at 8 .Hi.
Thuifrisy, at Young Mian's Christian
association fmnhs High School Reserves
agslnst Omaha Natinnnl Banks, at 7; M.
10. Smiths against Omaha Independents,,
at 8; I'lrsr. Mrthoritst sgalnst Hanncow
Park Methodists, at .
Thursday, at Cnlverslty , of Omaha
First Christian against Calvsry Baptists,
at 7;; Burgess-Nasli sgalnst Walter tl.
Clarks, at 8:30 .
Thursday, at Bellevue Townsends
against Bellevue, at 8.
Friday, at Council Bluffs Joe Smiths
against Omaha independenta, at 8;;I0.
The first leg of the bssket ball season
shows only three teams that have been
able to withstand the onslaughts of their
contemporaries with a perfect average.
In the Trl-Clty loup, the J. L. Bran
dels' men are hugging the first rung
of the ladder with a tenacious grip. All
opponents . essaying to dislocate them
have themselves been bumped down the
average column. The department store
men, however, ..have a hard road to
travel for some of the quintets they
trimmed earlier In the season are show
ing unusual strength
The Townsends with their unusual per
formance of winning five consecutive
games are looming up as the big op
ponents of the Merchants. Welgels' Gun
ners were defeated by the Brandels fn
an ' early - season gsme, but since that
time have greatly Improved. The next
game between the toams is carded for
February 22.
Baakrx Lead ComaaerclaU.
' In the Commercial league, the omaha
National Banks have . humiliated every
five In the league by a desclsivs Victory.
The,, banking men have had no opposi
tion this season and their easy wins
have been one of the Jokes of the league.
The Joe Smiths of Council Bluffs, who
made a strong start were given their
first set back, when they encountered
the Central ,lilgh School Reserve, last
Thursday. This loss throws a hamper
on their chances, for the Iowana are
matched to play some of the 'strongest
fives In the league during the next few
weeks. . v
Play in the Commercial league the last
lo weeks has proven such a strenuous
vocation that Creighton Laws found It
Impossible to continue the floor game.
They last wek turned their fran
chise over to the Omaha Independents,
who wil continue where the lawyers
left off., -
- Methodists' Lead Charches. '
The First Methodists have been hav
ing their own way in the church league.
Under Captain Moore, the Methodists
have made the rounds of the loop and
found every five wanting. The final
supremacy of their ability will be tested
Thursday evening, when their second re
turn game takes place with' the Hanseom
Park Methodists. Although the First
Methodists cleaned up on the Hanseom
Parkers early In the season, the latter,
under Chct Wlllard, have propped UP
the weak spots and as a result feel cer
tain of making amends for the former
loss. Since losing to the Methodists, the
Hanseom Parkers won four consecutive
games.
Sla-aa for Mora Games.. . .
The game between the ' Brandels and
Wesleyan last Thursday, proved such a
aucoess thst Manager Isaacson has signed
up two more for the near future. The
first wil be a return match with Fort
Dodge, la. The Lowans defeated the
locals some time ago. The match was to
take place Thursday, but was called off
for a latter date, not yet definitely agreed
upon.
The second big- game will be played
the early part of March with the Olympic
five of California. The Californlans pass
through Omaha on their way to Chicago,
where they will defend their title for the
Amateur Athletic union championship
of the country.
Isaacson is trying to arrange for a re
turn game with Wesleyan, at Cnlverslty
Place.
EBS0N CL0SMAN HOOKS ,
UP WITH A TEXAS CLUB
Ebson Closmsn, the little southpaw
hut lor, who was formerly a member of
the Rourkes and the latter part of last
ear played with a semi-pro team at
Atlantic, la., has hooked up with Waco,
In the Texas league. CI os man's shoulder,
which caused his retirement from the
Western league, is said to be well again
and the . Omaha lad expects to make a
good showing In the south.
KILDUFF AND I R ELAN ARE
SOME BIG CITY PERSONS
Pete Kllduff and Harold Irelsn, Pa
Rourke's new keystone combination, is
some big city duo. Kllduff makes his
home in Chh opee. Kan., and Irelsn la a
.rominent citizen of Hurnetts Creek, Ind.
Anybody who ever heard of, can discover
o. locate either of these towns on the map
Is entitled to a match with Rand-McNally.
CHARLEY JACKSON GETS
JCB AS CHIEF OF POLICE
Charlie Ja'ksun, the veteian Western
U-ae pitcher, has been muds chief of
rcllce In hi "hoin town." rVo.t's III iff.
Neb.
SPORTS SECTION of
unday
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Tlie eyes of th sport lft g" world are now
centered on the ten-round boxing match
between, Champion Wlllard' and Frank
Moran, which. Teg Rlckard, the veteran
fight promoter wilt, stago in New fork
on St. Patrick's day. ,
Rlckard to secure the match offered
a purse of $60,000, of which the champion
HUSKERS SAVED
BY RUTHERFORD
Nebraska Athlete Comet to Front
Nobly at Close of Game with
Kansas Aggies.
SEVEN CONFERENCE TICT0RIES
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 11. (Special Tel
egram. The Nebraska Cornhuskers made
it seven conference basket ball victories
without defeat last night and forged
Into the ' lead for the Missouri valley
title, by defeating the Kansas Aggies, In
the first of a series of two, by the score
of 21 to $0.
It wss' a contest for blood, the Corn
huskers shooting goals better thsn the
Kanssns, but falling down on fouls com
mitted In the last ten minutes of play,
when the Aggies climbed up to one
point ahead of the Nebraakana. Then
Rutherford shot a bssket In the last
minute of plsy that settled the contest.
The' Aggies were closely guarded
throughout the game, whp Rutherford
shot goal after goal in the first period
putting the Huskers ahad at the end
of the half, 14 to 7. The Aggies p'ayed
a defensive game at the start of the
second- period, .watching Rutherfoid
closely snd the ball weaved hack and
forth across the floor.
Then suddenly they cut loose, Adams
shot a pretty gosl and added a few
free throws, while Reynolds and Ramsey
added a goal each and came up into the
running again. Two more free throws
put the Aggies shead and then Ruther
ford clamped on a victory for the Corn
huskers with his goal.
The lineup:
NEBRASKA. I K AN.-' Art AUOIKi.
Camuoell ....
Rutherford ..
Nelson
Gardiner
Hugg (C.)....
Substitutes:
. H. F.J K. Adams (C )
.L.K.;l..F Reynolds
. ...C.IC Leonard
.R.fl.!R.i McMillan
.L.O.I L.U Ramsey
For Nebraska, Thelsen
Shields for Nelson. Field
for Camplell,
gosls: Rutherford (t. Campbell 42). Kel
son, Reynolds (3), Leonard (.'), Adams,
Ramsey. Kres throws: Csnipbell (3)
Adams (4), Reynolds it). Referee: Kearna
Omaha Young Men's Christian associa
tion. Tel Jed Sokols Win
At Tug-o'-War Again
The Tel Jtd Hokol tug-of-wsr team
added another victory to Its long I'st by
defeating the Rembler crew Friday night
in three minutes fifty seconds, jrhe
Ramblers, however, protested the victory
n an alleged foul by Kulhanek. the
Sokol anchor man. The gokols agreed
to pull the match over sgaln and t ils
time yanked the Ramblers off the cleats
In one minute snd thirty seconds.
Tuesday Tel Jed Sool lue.t t:.e on.
pan II tnd Mohen.lan Cjedi'e teams. The
akikols challenge any live-man team av
eraging S.V rtou.ids, to a tus. li. Mlcka.
Douglas i', inaoi-'r of t'u tuni.
eee Omaha
OMAHA, SUNDAY MOUXIXd, FKHKUAUV 1.1, l!)lfi.
Big Figures in Heavyweight
will rctlve 140.600 and, Moran $20,000. This
Is one of tho largest purses ever offered
for such a bout and Rlckard Is figuring
on a record attendance to cover the heavy
expenditures and leave a margin of profit.
Rut Rlckard Is used to- offering large
purses for big matches. He put up 1130.000
for the Jeffries-Johnson bout, t.l.1.S'J0 for
lbs Gans-Nelson affair and made money
NEW COACH AT IOWA STATE
UNIVERSITY.
Howard ,
f. 7ones
Harley Davidson,
Champ on Rollers,
To Show in Omaha
Harley liuv'daon, champion roller
skater of the world, will appear tit the
Audltorlu n all this week, starting Mon
day nixht.
D.ivldon Is wltho.it a peer at the roller
skating game. It Is a science wltii hl'n.
For a decade lie hss held the champion
ship ssainst all comers In every branch
of the game. He Is the professional
speed champ, trick rhump, acrobatic
champ and champ of f.inry skating.
Kch evening at tne Auditorium he will
compete against the hist the U-cal field
cun offer. Anybody Is welcome to ch:tl
e.i:ge hlin at any kind of roller kkatlmi.
He all) also give exhibitions of speed,
fancy snd airobullc skating.
Davidson una In Om.ihu in lO.u, 1'.fsj and
17, and stiil holds the Auuitorium rec
ords up to five miles. His time for five
miles wss 14:35 snd it has never been
bsatsn. '
THIS LEAGUE WILL MAKE
JUMPS BY MOTOR METHOD
The Hlue Ridge league may come to be
tnown as the Automobile league. It Is
reported the various clubs plan to make
I heir Jumps the coning season by auto,
the distances being ihort and the roads
Kmm1.
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Fight
on
both. The Jeffries-Johnson t ftgMf
brought In $270,000 while the Oans-Kelson
scrsp netted $tM,00D at the gate.
In addition to the amounts named above
Wlllard will receive 51 per cent of the
motion picture right and Moran SO per
cent. Moran figures that a decluion over
Wlllard via the . knockout rjute wl'l bs
worth a quarter of a million dollars.
FRED SCHHARDER
EASY FOR PETERS
Louisville, Neb., Wrestler Succumbs
to Celebrated Scissors in Seven
and Four Minutes.
OMAHA FANS SEE THE MATCH
Fred Schmarder, the pride of Louis
ville, Neb., ran up against a little too
much class when lie tackled Charley Pe
ters at Papilllon Friday.
Peters easily won two straight falls via
tne scissors route. Th) first fall occurred
In seven minutes and the second fall came
In four minutes.
Peters went after Rchmarder at the
start and In a minute both men were on
.the mat, with Peters on top. Peters In
stantly went after the scissors, but failed
'to bold It. rlchmarder by remarkable
agility wiggled out.
A . moment later, however, Peters
wrapied his legs around Schmarder again
and. this time Schmarder couldn't get out,
try aa hard as he could. Peters held the
leg clsmp on Schmarder fully five min
utes snd .with the uld of sn arm hold
gently turned him over.
The second fall rimi quickly. The two
men went to the mnt at the stsrt, with
Schmarior on top. A second later Peters
bmki awiy mid Sclunurder went to Uie
bottom. Peter plied the scissors Imme
diately And had no trouble In turning the
Louisville man over la four minutes.
Peters outweighed Pchmarder ten . or
twelve' pounds. Hchmarder Is a fsst
wrestler and he certainly has his shsre
of gunienesa, but he isn't In the same
class with Peters.
Stecher and Rogers
Meet at the Bluffs
This Tuesday Night
The next big wresjling mstch on the
card for Omaha fans Is the contest which
will be staged between Joe Stecher and
Joe Rogers of Buffalo at Council Hluffs,
Tuesday night. In the Auditorium of thst
city.
A keen Interest Is bring msnlfested by
Omaha fans In this mstch. Rogers Is a
big husky, weigh i5 pounds nd is feet
7 Inches lull. He Is under the direction of
ftmi: Klunk, former manager, of Frank
Ootch, and Klank seldom hooks up with
lemons. Klank hss a grievance against
rHecher and it la nls one hope that Joe
will be shorn of his Isjrels. Klsnk thinks
Rogers Is the man to turn the trick and
that la sufficient unto Itself to assure
Omaha fans that Rogers Is a real
wrestler.
The man is being promoted by Dan
Reardon of Council Hluffs and Oene
Melsdy of Onisha. Seats are now on sale
st Clark's drug store In the Illuffa snd
(he Mvn hants hotel In Omaha.
HUSKER TRACK MEN
GET DOWNTO WORK
Only Two Veteran$ of Cinder Path
Are Back Thi$ Year and Reed
Depend$ On New Blood.
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STEWART WILL VISIT LINCOLN
nr JOIM V.. HWHKSCK.
LINCOLN', Neb.. Feb. U-(PperlAl.)-
Dr. B. J. Stewart, newly elected ath
letlc clreetor of the Cnlverslty of Ne
braska, will probably spend the second
week In March In Lincoln getting" ac
quainted with the undergraduate body
and renditions here as a result of re
quest made by the athletic board. The
board asked Dr. Stewart to arrange t
spend some time hero before tho close of
school. , '
Vr. Stewart desires to spend the seconft
week In Msrch. as over I'.w high schoot
basketball teams of Nebraska will be Id
Lincoln at that time for the annual
tournament ronducted under the auspices
of the university. He feels that he will ,
be able to get acquainted with the high)
sehool superintendents and. athletes. At
the same time he can leave the Oregon
Agricultural college for a week at that
time without seriously Interfering wttti
his coaching duties there. Inasmuch M
the basket ball season will have been
finished and the track work only
starting.
Athletics In all brandies at the unlver- '
slty are beginning to "perk up." Wrest
ling has tsken a wonderful hold on xha
students and the largest class In his
tory Is dally reporting.
Pawl Meets on Track.
Manager Guy E. Reed announces dual
meets have been arranged with the Iowa,
State college at Ames and Iowa univer
sity. The Hswkeyes wilt come to Lln
coin on the afternoon of Msrch U to
wrestle before the hoys attending th
high school baaket ball tournament. Iowa
won by a very narrow margin last year,
but the Husker squad was amply ro
vensed In the western Championships tn
April.
Csptsln Otnvtpollk Is looked upon as a
sure winner In tho llght-heavywelght
division In all the meets of the year.
Rutherford. In the middleweight, Mas
not a per In the west, Rutherford car
ried off first honors In the western cham
pionships. ravid Rowman of Omaha Is
perhaps the most likely candidate amona?
the lightweights, rascal In the feath
erweight class Is a veteran and was a
winner In last year's battles. In the
heavyweight class Captam Corey of the
font ball team, Dale and Kosltsky ate
prominent.
Ames, tinder the teutelage of Coach
Mayser, la said to be developing a strong
wrestling team. The Huskers meet them
on the Ames floor February 1. Nebraska
Is looking for at least one more bout be
fore the western championships, hut will
probably have to go outside tho Missouri
Valley conference to get It, as the arhontn
are Just starting wrestling and don't
rare to rlak an encounter with the
Huskers now.
Charter Ray Kveat. '
Track work at ths university hsl
gained Impetus despite the unfavorable
weather conditions.. The first meet of
the eeesnn comas, nest Tuesday afternoon
In elel)ratlon ( cf ' Charter day. Tlia
(iventg Include a twenty-flveytrd dssh,
high Jump, pole vault, rope climb,' fence
vault, high kirk and Interclaas relay.
. Nebraska hss an exceptionally attrac
tive schedule this year. The dates are:
Anrll U-Praks relsy games at Deg
amine.
! Anr' I Home meet.
varsity and fresh- '
men trynuts.
Anril 29lowa State college at
Ames.
.May a Kansas at Iewrenee. ,
Mav' 1R Weslevan st I.tneoln.
May so Minnesota at Minneapolis.
May ?ft-Misourl Valley at Columbia.
June 3 Western conference.
The track prospects received a bl
setback during tho past two weeks be
cause of the uncertainty' of the return
to school of "Cub" Wiley, who ts one
of the greatest athletes In the Husker
Institution. "Ci ' was having scholastio
diffloultles and. was not sure he would
re-register for work. Final reports will
have to determine his case. William
Maxwell, a hurdle prospect, has - found
It Impossible to return the second semes
ter and Dribble and Garrison, tha two
most prominent distance men, also drop
ped out. Grlbble had a sever tusslo
with pneumonia during the winter, which)
kept him out of school so long ha was
forced to drop his studies. Garrison
must remove a condition In mathematics
before ha wUl be able to compete.
Only Two Veterans.
Only two veterans will be In tha run
ning this year. and new men will have
the opportunity of a lifetime to win letters.-
Captain Scott, Irwin and Bates In
the sprtnts should be able 'to take car
of all corners, -" ' . ,
There is a bunch of new material,
however. O. R. ,Owen ; sprinter and
quarter mller, is .one of the best pros
pects. Owen was a star sprinter In high
school and Is a brother of Owen, tha
little basketball star. Although ha
weighs but 12S pounds, Owen la a first
class man and Reed believes he will
prove one of the best 7J0 and 440-yard
men In the Miasouri Valley., ,
R. M. Htura is a middle distance man
W. P. Grau. a Frsmpnt high school boy.
who won the mile last year and look
good; Brian O'Brien, a sprinter and a
Jumper from Kearney Military academy,
who has the chance to develop Into a.
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Germany Schaefer
Plays Second Base
With Eaincoat On
"Germany" Schaefer tells an amuslnsl
story how he once routed Silk OXough
lln. The Detroit Tigers were plsylng at
home, one afternoon when, . along about
the sixth inning. It started to rain. Tn
shower Incressed snd Schaefer went cve
to- one of the fans and borrowed a rain
cost and an umbrella. Thus equipped
he went out and played second base. Th
crowd went Into an uproar, and th first
hatter hit one down to Qermany, wh
whipped the ball up and threw to first
without ever ahlfttng his hold on th
rsln stick. Bedlam then let loos and
O'Loughlin admitted hla defeat, but vn
In defeat he won a partial victory.
"8chaefer," yelled Silk, "you'r fined
ftu." Then, turning to the stands, he
Called the game, while the fans went lnt
convulsions.
Oacrola Defeat Strussk)araT
OSCBOLA. Neb , Feb. IS. (Special V
Osceola added toother victory to its suing
by defeating Vtromsburg Friday night, 1
to 15. Coach (ielwkk'a team played great
ball and showed improvement over lta
Aggl game. Osceola baa not lust a gaiu
for Inn aeeks