Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-28

there is progressing q great search. The
prospect at present is that Captain juneau
for years right end, will be pulled back
to play 1t. He lie light, but his ability In
carrying the ball should make him a premier
al running 1t as a back, and his place at
half will make it possible for him to heir
out at his old place on end with his re-
markable defensive play. The end who
will take his place may play half on the
defensive. II will be strange for Juneau
to be moved to a back position after q
college career in the line, but the reason
for it is that it seems easier C. present
to find a good end than a good back.
The Wolverines say they will have more
beef than ever. and that is a big boast, for
the Michigan team has been a monster one
recently. There are some line gaps and
two back places to fill up at Ann Arbor,
but Coach Yost now says that he has al
ready accomplished the task and is ready
for the season to get busy.
Sizing up the remaining conference COL
leges, it may be said that northwestern is
the only one that has shown any marked
strides in Improvement. Illinois has ad-
vanced a little beyond expectations. but
Chicago, Purdue, Notre Dame, Beloit and
Minnesota have done about what was pre-
dicted for them a week ago, although it is
interesting to note that Coach Williams Of
Minnesota is now telling how his eleven is
not a bunch OF new ones, after all, as he
has all the time had a big company of
last years men on hand at camp, but has
been keeping It quiet. Nebraskans will be
glad to hear, too, that Koehler, the Corn
husker center for three years past. Is
making mighty good at the Midway college
and will probably be Stages first center.
Down at the University of Nebraska Coach
Booth is at last beginning to feel Just a
little discouraged. Prospects for returns of
every old man on the team save two had
caused iii to build high hopes, but as this
two has grown gradually to four and FIVE
and six things do not look so we'll. Even
at that the Cornhuskers would still be in
fairly good shape would orley Thorpe get
out and play quarterback. as expected. He
is not yet out. and that important position
Is giving Booth much trouble. He has a
fairly coed mar holding 1t down in Benedict.
nut the boy is a freshman and very young,
with no varsity experience. with a sea-
soned team he might do, but there are SO
many other youngsters and new ones in
the makeup that an old head in the middle
Is an essential. Crafty Thorpe, with four
years experience behind him, could take
hold OF that hslf-green team and do won
ders which a coach can never do, because he
Is not in the game. Westover still does not
despair OF getting Thorpe out, and mean
while he is devoting energies to making
every other place on the team as strong as
possible. A feature Of the last week was
the advent OF Lou Palmer, the Princeton
END ana member OF the All-American team.
He has started in to work up the end ma
terial, which is rather plenty, but light.
Captain Westoyer has determined to play
very little save in the big games, as he
still has some trouble with that little blood
clot which formed under his skull as a re-
suit OF seven big Gophers landing on him
last year.
Hubbard, who was thought to have center
einched, has found a keen rival in Borg,
who has been bestlng the hrst squad man in
practice lately From his position on the
scrub eleven Borg has been coming through
Hubbard pretty often and stopping plays,
and they are contemplating moving him up
TO the first eleven.
Dean Ringer, the veteran, will play left
guard sure. and Maloney, last years sub
stitute, is the strong man so far for right.
He weighs 22O pounds and is a power on
defense.
Westover has a tackle place, but when
he is not in the game another will be
needed, and so far Briggs, Wilson and New
ton are three most promising for the tackle
positions. Out OF the trio Westover hopes
TO get one crack man.
Chick" shedd started in Just where he
left on last season and has been Improving
every day, so that he is already playing q
very fast left end. The other end is still
a tessup, as it Is finally definitely learned
that Cortslyou, last years star. cannot re-
turn. He is in California with an Invalid
mother. Follmer and Eager, two light but
active boys, are candidates, but the appear
ance OF Mike Thomas OF Omaha with his
1855 pounds and speed and kicking ability
would be a welcome sight for the coaches,
as he would take that right end beyond a
doubt, provided he was up to his usual
game.
Ollie Nickel will doubtless be the stand
ing fullback, and promises better every day.
For halves there are Bell and Bender, the
old men, and Englehardt OF Omaha is also
being trained for that job. He is getting
used to the fast varsity style OF pIr and
VIII probably make = good man lat,