ington Pikers falling victims to a desperate fighting team, 26 to 20. Defeats by Kansas, Missouri, and Washington, all by close scores, and a 22 to 21 victory over Drake on the Field House court completed the Nebraska schedule.

     Finishing in a tie with Missouri for fourth place in the Valley ratings gave the Husker team a percentage of .50 with seven games won and seven games lost in the Valley. Altogether the season was not as successful as Nebraska fan had hoped for, but the team at times displayed a brand of basketball which compared very favorably with that by any team the Huskers opposed all year.

      The Nebraska offense was built around Clark Smaha, who scored consistently for Nebraska throughout the season. The work of Vint Lawson and Jug Brown at guards also featured the play of the Nebraska team.

      Although the Huskers lost half their Valley games they were much-feared opponents and had a habit of staging last period rallies which kept every opponent guessing all the while. Frequent substitutions in the Nebraska lineup calls attention to the number of men who worked for the success of the 1926 team.

      A group of the most promising freshmen players ever found at the University were coached by Owen Frank into a formidable quintet which should furnish ample support to the 1927 varsity squad.

  MISSOURI VALLEY STANDINGS