The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-11-18
PRAISE FOR NEBRASKA
Ralph Hoagland Says Cornhusker
Team Is One of the Strongest
in the Country.
Special to The Journal.

Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 18.-The triumph Of
the Nebraska cornhuskers over the dough-
ty Knox college eleven on Saturday was
much more decisive than the score, indi-
Gates. Nebraska marked up seven points,
but carried the ball five yards to their
opponents one, while their own gos was
never in danger, the nearest the Ca! ;sburg
lads got to the cornhuskers' goal being
forty yards.
Nebraska occupies the rather unique
position of being the only college eleven
Of any class in the country which, for
the present year, has kept Its goal from
being crossed. The Missouri tigers. after
a fumbled, punt on which they secured the
ball, once rushed the leather down to
Nebra ska's seven-yard line; but there
after the cornhusker. line refused to bulge
and their goal was still unsullied. Mime
sofa ONCE was on Nebraska's, thirty-five-
yard line, but could get no nearer, while
practically three-fourths of the play was
in the gophers' territory, Nebraska Sc
cured but one touchdown, but it was the
result Of straight football, in which the
cornhuskers fought their way squarely
and. fairly for fifty yards before working
the ball over the goal. 49, Minnesota. never
pretended that Nebraska's victory was
anything but honestly earned, and the
subsequent success of the: gophers against
other teams, and Nebraska's clean. score,
seem to furnish proof that the cornhuskers
are high-class aggregation. -.
! Ralph Hoagland, referee in the Nebras-
ka-Knox game, who lives in Chicago and
| IS known throughout the west both as an
| official and football expert, pays Booths
team some very f1attering compliments.
THE field, being sea of slime and mud"
he said. gave poor chance to- judge the
real offensive power. of Nebraska, but their
concerted play and general work stamp
them as one of the strongest elevens in
the country. The men are all splendidly
drilled in the rudimentary elements of the
game, such as charging, tackling, falling
on the ball and the various other points
| that make the finished player and team.
ALL Of the skill that Booth learned at
Princeton when old Nassau was a cham
pion team seems to have been drilled into
his charges at Nebraska, and his pupils
play with the same dash and spirit that
made Princeton supreme when Booth was
|. in college.
Several of Nebraska's players are as
strong any in the country, barring
none. Right Tackle Westover, Right End
cortelyou Right Half Bender and Left
Guard Ringer are, good enough to rank
in any company. Other spots are not. so
strong, but understand that five of Ne
braska's players are playing their first
year on the varsity On their showing
they should make strong second-year
players. I believe Michigan could defeat
Nebraska, but the margin would be small
| dl llc 1AOSL, dllu JIG SLEuSSlc "Ou1O NC
worth going long way to witness.
| II was quite agreeably surprised at the
conduct of the Nebraska team on the
field and also my treatment jim Lincoln.
Nebraska had reputation-how they got
| it I cannot understant-of playing dirty
! football but the department Of every man
Saturday was that of a gentleman. Knox
did likewise and the game was as free
from rOughness as any game I ever wit
messed. Unless Northwestern braces won
derfully, good trouncing is in store for
them when they play Nebraska in Lin
coin Thanksgiving Day." a.- .-
Mr.. 'Hoa gland has been chosen as one
Of the officials for the Minnesota Michi-
gan game at Detroit Thanksgiving Day.
His good opinions Of the cornhuskers are
a compliment to coach and players, COM
ing unsolicited and from a man who had
never previously seen the. Nebraska team
\ in action. :. 1858 NJ. ISL. g.. E. IN
Booth proposes to give his men some
special preparation before the Northwest
ern game on circing the ends for long
runs. Nebraska schief efforts this year have
been directed toward perfecting tackle
masses and line plunges, preferring steady
gains to the more. spectacular dasi1es
around the ends. This accounts for the
fact that Nebraska has piled up very
few large scores. K A decisive defeat of
Northwestern, Booth thinks, would silence
the doubters who question Nebraska 8
claim to ranking with the strongest teams
in the west, and the perfection Of a sys-
tenn of end runs is, therefore, the goal at
which the cornhuskers' coach will aim.
! . The Nebraska university athletic board
met last night and decided to apply for
a place in the big nine football associa-
ton. The request for admission will be
made at the conference In Chicago the
, day after Thanksgiving. Coach Booth
was chosen for another year at salary
of $4,000.