Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-12

absolutely wanting.
In the pursuit Of the festive foot ball
pipe the northern writer is apt to allow
his perspective to be bounded by the
horizons indicated in the names Big Four
and Big Nine, Accustomed for so long
10 Identity all strenuous collegiate SUI
premacy with the north, one is very apt
to consider foot ball purely a sport for
the states north OF the line. To tell such
people that in the very southernmost tier
OF states in this country, reaching from
South Carolina to Texas, there exists a
hourishing and extensive foot ball associa-
tion would be to spring a mild surprise.
But this is the fact. The Intercollegiate
association, to which reference is made,
has been in active progress for many years,
and no district championships of northern
g%ridiron clans are waged with a fercer
spirit Of rivalry and competition than those
of the sunny south. They do not have
the SHOWS and the blows Of the north to
fortify endurance and spur effort, but
despite all that. some great teams are de-
veloped every year. 1t seems something
like playing the pad and sweater game in
the summer time. but the lads of soft, roll
Ing voices and intense family pride do all
they can. They spend money with the best
LOT them. and engage northern coaches and
stock up with carloads OF the most modern
equipment. Training is hardly so rigorous
as further north. That would be almost
impossible in the warmer cline. Yet good
foot ball Is played. ~ De-
Seventeen teams belong TO this associa-
ton. They embrace the colleges OF ten
states. outlining the seacosst from the gulf
on around up to the Virginias.. Last sea-
son the eleven OF the University Of the
South, at Suwanee, Tenn, won the asso>
citation = championship. This season the
struggle has just begun again. For its
very first game this year the Suwanee team
took a ride Of thirty-hve continuous hours
to Dallas, Tex. to play the University OF
Texas boys. They reached Dallas last Fri
day morning and played the same afternoon.
That shows nerve. and spirit, and many
other commendable qualities. When a
northern team departs for a game at a dis
lance that means even one brief night on
the train three days is the time taken in
which to tone up again before playing.
Suwanee hopes to win from Texas, though
outweighed. The team will round up many
others OF the association colleges on this
trip. The list reads:
Alabama Polytechnic institute; Clemson
college. South Carolina; Cumberland uni
%versity, Tennessee; Kentucky State college:
Louisiana State university; Mercer univer-
sity, Georgia; Tulane university, New Or
leans; Agricultural and Mechanical college.
Mississippi; Vanderbilt university, Nash
Vile; University Of Alabama; University Of
Georgia; University OF Mississippi; Univer-
sity Of Nashville; University of North Caro-
lima; University OF the South suwanee; Uni
versity Of Tennessee; University OF Texas.
At the University of Nebraska the Grip
pling OF Right Guard Maloney and Substi-
tute Back Englehardt comes as a severe
blow Just at this time, when the big game
with the Minnesota Gophers stares the team
In the face. Maloney's loss will be the
more keenly felt Of the two, not only be-
cause of his more prominent place on the
squad, but also because 1t Is probable that
his injury will keep him out Of the game
the rest OF the season. II is thought that
Englehardt can get into the ~scrimmage
again within two weeks. but that will
hardly put him in condition to help out
against the Minnesotans.
Maloney was hurt in the first few min
utes of the game with the University OF
Colorado at Boulder a week ago. His
shoulder was dislocated, but despite that,
he persisted In playing on, and lined up
several times more. Finally he was forced
to retire, and the doctors now fear that
in the time which he played while hurt he
sustained additional injuries to the socket
Of his shoulder joint, which will render
his incapaeitation permanent for this sea-
son. Some hope still remains that he will
get out in November.
Englehardts troubles are much less Sc