Omaha daily bee., 1898-12-04

ODea are OF the latter class, Reid OF Har-
ward OF the former. The placing OF Reds
kicks, together with his superior line buck
ing, will put him ahead Of Herschberger,
who cannot rank better than second There
fore the team OF stars will include the fol-
lowing: Left end, Palmer OF Princeton left
tackle. Donald OF Harvard; left guard. Hare
Of Pennsylvania; center, Overfeld OF Penn
sylvania; right guard. McCracken OF Penn
sylvania right tackle Hilebrand OF Prince
ton; right end, Hallowell OF Harvard; quar-
ter, Daily OF Harvard; halfbacks, Dibble OF
Harvard and Outland OF PENNSYLVANIA; full
back, Reid OF Harvard.
Harvard will lose more valuable players
than any other eleven next year. Cochrane.
Donald. Jaffray. Haughton, Dibblee and War
rem will be among the missing. Princeton
comes next with the loss Of Crowds, Mar
shall Geer, Black, Tilson and Crane. Yale
will lose Cutten, Marshall. De Saulles, Dur
ston and Eddy. Pennsylvania and Cornell
are the most fortunate of the quintet. The
former loses only Carnett, Hedges and
Folwell, although the latter may return.
Captain Whiting is the only Cornellian to
go, although Reed may also be absent.
Head Coach Forbes Of the Harvard eleven
took occasion during the last week to criti-
to the effect that in past years blue blood,
rather than merit. frequently decided the
makeup OF the Harvard foot ball eleven.
As Harvard man and as the present coach
OF the Crimson footballists Mr.. Forbes could
certainly do nothing else. but the past his
tory of Harvard foot ball Is calculated to
make his rebuttal rather weak If one takes
the trouble to investigate. The Bee is per-
fectly willing to admit that in this respect
the condition Of affairs at Harvard has
considerably improved OF late. But what
was the meaning Of the ultmatum that Cap
tain Dibblee Issued in the early part of the
year and which made its appearance in
print, to the effect that this season merit,
and merit alone, would entitle candidate
to a position on the team? What was the
meaning OF an intimation to similar effect
made in public print by Dudley Dean, an
old Harvard foot ball man. than whom no
stronger supporter OF the Crimson in the
press exists today? II none OF the taint Of
this character attached to Harvard spoit
what was the object Of these statements? In
recent years. as has been stated, pedigree
that ran back to the day Of the Pilgrim
fathers has not been SO essential, but that
this was one Of the requirements was notori-
GUS in the early '9Os. 1t was lamented
by many Of the Harvard undergraduates,
who made no concealment Of the fact. that
they thought that this was responsible for
Harvard's unsuccess in an athletic way.
And among those who at that time spoke in
this fashion to the writer were included
many who were not disappointed candidates
for the teams, who did not give this as an
, excuse for their inability to make the team.
| Tho arfion that taken nv tho Athletic
council Of the University Of Nebraska dur
ing the last week regarding the game that
was played by the university eleven with the
Denver Athletic club will be applauded by
all who have the interests Of pure amateur
sport at heart. The university has taken a
part in the movement to eradicate every
taint Of professionalism from college foot
ball. and in conformity with that resolve
adopted the rule that college foot ball teams
SHAH play only with teams that represent
educational institutions" AS a further step
in this direction 1t provided that no man
who failed to keep UP to a required standard
in his studies should be allowed to play foot
ball. the purpose being to bar out men who
attend educational institutions for no other
object than to play foot ball-either for
money or not In view Of the position that
the Athletic council has taken, 1t could dc
| nothing less than to severely censure the
management of the foot ball eleven for vio-
lations OF both provisions and it performed
its duty as it should have done. That &C.
tion will probably result In inestimable good
In the direction of purifying the athletic at
mosphere Of the university. Nebraska, in
common with other western institutions. has
not drawn so marked line between amateu,
and professional sport as is absolutely neces.
sary and the emphatic stand taken by its
athletic council will go far toward remedy.
ing this condition.
While Princeton is talking Of a triangu-
lar foot ball league. with the Tigers, the
Bfue and the Crimson as members, rumol
comes floating from Ithaca that next veal
Harvard will resume her old foot ball rela
tions with the Ithacans. II this Is so. the
tri- cornered league is probably off, for 1t Ii
not likely that Harvard will play Yale
Pennsy, Corner and Princeton, although Il
could very we'll do so. Harvard and Cornell
played for several years until this season
when 1t was the Crimson's.~turn to 60 t.
Ithaca. Harvard refused to do that ant
Cornell would not 60 to Cambridge. Th'
dificulty, however, is to be settled, at leas
It Is so reported
Herbert C. Avery, right end Of the Kansa
team, has been elected as captain OF thu
Jayhawkers next year. Captain Morse de
clined reelection and Harry Hess. the onl!
other veteran on the team, refused to be
candidate. The past season was Avery's sec
ond on the team. AS tackle last year HI
was not a first notcher, but as end he ha
been one Of the stars Of the eleven.
Barney, the Des Moines strong man. wa,
. one Of the members Of the Latrobe foot bal
team Of Pittsburg. He will be In Oman;
, again in the course of a few weeks.
WITH HORSES AND HORSEMEl