Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-24

Ez1 great winter sport dis
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[ @ k1N--TX at all places, for o
N<yEfipl wy Thursday next, Thanks
&ssAT giving day. the great in
@RE terstate collegiate cham
~ pionship battle betweei
NJ varsity teams of Ne
braska and Iowa will take place at Universit!
park on North Twentieth street,
That 1t will be the red letter day in tn,
annals of local pigskin hustling is already
an assured fact. and 1t hardly matters wha
the character Of the weather may be, one o
tho largest assemblages of spectators evei
seen at a 81 1rting event in this vicinity will
be on hand to enjoy the exciting contest
that is surely forthcoming Already enough
reserve tickets have been sold both here and
abroad to insure crowd as large as that Of O
year ago, and as the management Is still
| working away like SO many beavers, the park
| may be expected to develop into veritable
hive of enthusiastic and noisy adherents OF
the two universities. They will come from
| all directions as the railroads offer special
| inducements and the local interest In the
outcome of the struggle is something unparal-
leled and the turnout will be immense. There
| Is no occasion for any apprehension on the
! score of accommodations The park will be
! in such shape, with it's enlarged grand stand,
| increased DleaCnerS, adequate CaTTldSeWdy, Y,
| roped field and spacious promenades as will
preclude the possibility Of discomfort or in
| convenience to any one.
| The turnout Of tally-hos. carriages and gaily
| bedecked vehicular conveyances of all kinds
| and descriptions will be grand one, as all
| the local societies and the alumni OF
| the different colleges are taking hold with a
| spirit and a determination that promises
| wondrous exhibitions in this line. The park
itself is to also receive lavish attention at
| the hands Of the management. The grand
stand is to be decked with bunting and ban
| ners and Old Glory will unfurl her beloved
colors. not only from the tall stan at the
| main entrance, but from each corner Of the
| park. The barricading ropes will be twisted
with the colors of the two teams, the old
| gold of Iowa and the crimson and cream of
| the Prairie state, and altogether the scene
will be an impressive one, and coupled with
the dsordant slogans of college man and
youth it will be much more than this. The
| students from the State university will be
here by the car load, and Mayor Bemis might
as well make up his mind to turn over the
keys to them first as last, for they will GER
tairfiy proceed to run things the moment
they set foot in town. And won't they make
the old burg hum? You bet they will, for il
there is anything that can beat boiler fac
tory for hdeous sound, it is delegation of
well developed college students assembling
for championship foot ball battle. Long
hair, huge chrysanthemums, dazzling badges
and gay-colored ribbons will be at pre-
MUM that day, and mistake. Coach
Thomas has been pretty glum since the
cadaverous Kansaus took a fall out of his
pets a week ago, and he will come up here
with both optics stuffed with gore He in
tends to get even and Iowa can count upon
being turned into door mat unless she has
picked up in all details OF the strife
since she met the stocky Missourians.
before or the muscular lads from
the Salt creek valley will walow
them In the dust and over the frost:bitten
sward like a terrier toying with the servant
girls overshoe. The Nebraska team has
been putting in some telling strokes during
the past week and are even now fit to bat
tie for their lives, and while it is quite
probable that they will win the day, it is
equally evident that this will not be ac-
compished without struggle.
correspondent furnishes the following re-
lating to the Iowa team
IOWA CITY, Nov. 22.-To the Sporting |
Editor of The Bee: Although the record of |
the foot ball team of the University of Iowa |
80 far this year has not been as free from |
defeats as many hoped for, yet the pros
poets for the remainder Of the season were |
never brighter. The game with Nebraska at |
Omaha on Thanksgiving day is the center of |
attraction, and much of Iowa's best material
is being held in reserve for 1T. The uni
versty never had a nervier team In the |
field, and its defeat by Kansas was due to
lack of coach during the early part of the
season. Larrabee has been doing excellent
work in coaching the team SO far, but he
needs the assistance of a professional. Ne
gotiations are now being made for the
services of such man, and 1t is to be
hoped one may be secured upon the teams
return from Missouri next Tuesday to be-
gin work Immediately.
The interference work of the team, which |
has been somewhat defective, is now largely |
and the team is playing with
snap and vigor seldom seen. By the time
of the Thanksgiving day game with Ne
braska several of old men will be in !
excellent shape again. Larrabee and Hull are
also going to train for the game, and Kepler
will be around again and in playing form.
The game promises to be hard fought one,
and the winning team may have cause for
rejoicing. The following is brief wrlteup
of the individual players:
Leighton, the captain, was one of the strong
men of last years team, and shows wonderful
improvement since then He plays the same
pcsition as last year also, this being right
guard. He is absolutely certain in every
play, and shows cool head and good judg-
ment in captaning the team.
Iverson, center, has held his position for
two years on the team, and there has never
boon a game where he has been found want
ing. He is sure in getting the ball back and
Is excellent on defensive work His ability
as a player has never been questioned In
Iowa.
Walker, the heaviest man on the team, I
plays left RuaTu. IhlS Is MS Hrst year Woih |
at foot ball, and although he is putting up a
stiff game, he is hardly aggressive enough.
BY another year he will be invincb!e. Walker,
Iverson and Leighton are sure to hold the
center solid.
Stanton, right tackle, began his work in
the game with the Ames team about two
years ago. He Is strong, aggressive, cool
headed and good at breaking through the
line. He has been troubled with bad knee.
but will be in good shape again by Thanks
giving.
Gardner, a new man, takes tine place OF
Burns. who was injured in the Kansas game
1T left tackle. He is a hard player, follows
he ball well and Is by all means better on
offensive than on defensive work. This de-
'ect is largely due to lack OF coaching and
will be fully overcome by the time for the
game.
Thomas, like a majority OF the team. is a
lew man, but has the making OF one Of the
oest ends in the west He is excellent at
breaking up interference and seldom misses
lis man.
Holbrook the colored end, last year Of the
Upton High school team, is playing a very
trong game. He Is one of the best tackles .