Omaha daily bee., 1896-11-28
one OR THE OTHER MUST LOSE
Iowa and Nebraska Will Try it Again at
Foot Ball Today.
SUPREMACY IS TO BE ESTABLISHED
Result of Thursdays Gallant struggle
Gives Little satisfaction to
Either Team aud Both
want u Decision.

This afternoon at o'clock another game
OF foot ball will be started on the gridiron
field at University Club park in the endeayor
to decide whether Nebraska or Iowa has the
strongest eleven In the Western Intercol-
lesIate Foot Ball association. 1t will not
be a championship game. The championship
same was played on Thursday. But 1t will
be real contest from the first kck-ofr
until the time of the second half shall have
expired. 1t will be to decide the relative
merits of the two best eleyens ever seen
in this part of the country.
The tie game of Thursday only had the
effect of stimulating the players of both
teams. Iowa is confident that it can rush
through Nebraskas line today. Nebraska
is positive 1t can smash Bulls interference
all to pieces and prevent any considerable
gains. All things considered, it really
should be more exciting game, both from
the critics and from the spectators stand
point than the game of Thursday. The
game will start promptly at o'clock, each
team lining up with the same players as in
tho start of Thursdays game. The officials
have not yet been selected.
At late hour last night the men in
charge of each team reported all the play
ers in good condition and fairly confident.
Coach Bull of Iowa maintains a Quaker ST.
lence but Manager Price admits that Iowa
is not so confident of victory as 1t was the
night before Thursdays game. Coach Robin
son has placed tho score of today's game at
14-6. in favor of Nebraska, and his judgment
in athletic matters In the east and west has
always been well worthy Of consideration.
Speaking of todays game, Frank Craw-
ford, Michigan's old star, last night said:
COACHES NOT SATISFIED.
Coach Bull of the Iowa team has eX
pressed himself as dissatisfied with the work
of his men on Thanksgiving day. Coach
Robinson of Nebraska also is not thoroughly
satisfied with the work Of his men. Both
teams think they ought to have won Thanks
giving day. Both teams feel pretty confident
of winning and are anxious to have another
chance to demonstrate their superiority. Ow-
ing to the slippery condition Of the grounds
it was impossible to execute with any degree
of perfection any trick or fancy plays, and
both teams have a supply Of these up their
sleeves which they are anxious to spring
upon their opponents"
Each team has had an opportunity to
learn the strong points and the weak points
of its opponents, and 1t is likely that on
this account there will be considerable scor-
ing today. Nobody was hurt or bruised on
either side during the game of Thursday,
so the lineup this afternoon will be just the
same as on Thursday. Coach Robinson
made his men put on their suits yesterday
afternoon and put them through some sharp
practice at the tennis grounds on Harvey
street, and gave them a good rub down.
The Iowa boys spent the day quietly at the
Dellone and around town.
The railroads have granted an extension
of the excursion tickets so that the followers
of the respective teams are staying over
until tomorrow. The game tomorrow will
distinctly not be an exhibition game; 1t
viii be a game which is to decide salts
factorily which is the better team of the
two breat western universities.
GROUNDS IN GOOD SHAPE.
The snow has been scraped off the gridron
and the grounds are in good condition for the
players. Wires have been put up to keep
back the crowd. Owing to the fact that the
gridiron had to be moved further north on
account of a pool of water near the grand
stand, II was impossible on Thursday to fur
nish the reserved seats, which were adver-
tised. Some reserved seats were sold in ad-
vance and to all those who purchased the
same the management offers to give ticket
to Saturdays game. In nearly all the cities
in the country IL Is the custom to charge
81 admission to foot ball games This has
been the price in Minnesota and Kansas
City for some years. 1t il very difficult to
raise the necessary money required to pay
the expenses of the foot ball teams on small
admission. The admission here in Omaha has
been placed at so cents.
Tho attendance at Kansas City on Thurs
day in the rain and sleet was 1000. Omaha
ought to be as good a foot ball town as
Kansas City. The University club certainly
deserves a good deal of credit for giving to
tho people of Omaha an opportunity to see
good amateur foot ball.