The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1897-09-11
THE GRIDIRON.


tieth Of this month. The prospects ere
more encouragir G for good time this
season than they have been for several
yeass. The hieh schools promise a
larger number Of experienced PLAYERS
than any previous season. AMI they
are ill players who have obtained "a
certain reputation on the gridiro-.
Beat ice, Omaha, Seward, Nebraska
City are among the cities why will fur
nish the grsatest amount OF new ma
tsrial. The players OF last fall will ali
return 10 try for the team again with
possibly one or two exceptions. When
these facts are considered O1e sees that
the struggle for place on the team is
going t. be more severe than ever b.
fore. Another very pro ri log feature is
to be found in the expected increas, in
the attendarcs OF the university. With
an enrolment OF eighteen hundred or
two thousand students. there is sure to
be large number of unknown and un-
developed players. Seventy-ive men at
least should be seen trying for the var.
sity eleven by the first OF October.
A trip through Iowa, Wisconsin. and
Minnesota is contemplated early IN Oc-
tober. Should this be arranged it will
be the best possible means to bring the
players, and lew ones especially. into
line. A few early games in rapid order
will do more than anything else to give
to new man c)olness and even indiffer-
ence, which is so much needed to play
good steady game. One difficulty which
the new player experiences is the CON-
ing in with the other university teams
and PLAYERS. At first he feels that they
are all experienced men, while he is new
and Inexperienced. This leaves him a
little timid and the best results are not
obtained. An early trip with rapidly
suc,e ,ding games Go away with this
feeling and tend 10 give the team sta
bility Individually and collectively. and
establishes confidence and certain
amount Of dependence, one upon thu
other among the members CT the team.
This is essential to good team WORK aud
to successful results.
The rules for the season Of 81 are ex-
actly the same as those OF last season
no changes whatever Jeing made. This
is due to tn, satisfactory results OBJ
tanned from playing by 96 rules. Last
fall the game was cleaner. more open.
and a great deal better game to watch.
No serious injuries. such as in previous
years, were reported whatever, and
under these rules better feeling exists
among the players Of opposing teams.
No opportunity for unfair paying is
given in the game. and it seems to be
the general ointment among the play
ers themselves to keep the present high
standard. Under the present system
great deal of kicking is found necessary.
or il not exactly necessary, advantage
Gus, So the game at present is kicking
game. Especially is this true Of our own
varsity game. Coach Robinson believes
that good. open. kicking game is the
best game; and tn, SUPERIOR y of his
game was clearly demons rated. A
kicking game is one which can always
be followed by the spectitor, and for
that reason is popular. A c!o:e, mass
game, although perhaps at times more
scientific, can not always be followed
and for that reason is MT favo-ite
one.
Iowa rcaliz ed her position, and rising
IN the emergency. procured the funds TO