Depot to Sponsor Cage Tournament

NADH will be host to Nebraska service and college basketball teams at a tournament 25 and 26 February. Five teams have already signified their attendance.

The single game elimination tourney will be held in the gymnasiums of the temporary and permanent recreation buildings.

Teams will be guests of the Depot, and will be billeted and fed at the Depot, and have no expenses beyond transportation. Teams will be limited to ten men squads. no admission fees will be charged to the games and all Depot personnel may attend the games.

Trophies will be presented to teams winning first, second and third in the tournament.

Teams which have so far indicated their participation in the tournament are Grand Island Air Base, Harvard Air Base, Kearney Air Base, the 74th College Training Detachment at Hastings, and the Depot team.

Lt. (jg) R.P. Baker, basketball coach, and Ensign Roy I. Carriker, welfare and recreation officer, are in charge of the arrangements for the tournament.

Schedules of games will be posted later.

Source: Powder Keg, February 4th, 1944, Pg 3