The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-09-24
MILLS IS
CALLED A FIND
Nebraska S Mastodon Goes with
the Line in Torpedo Boat
Style.
Snecia1 tn Thu Journal.

Special to The Journal. -.-...*., =. p.
Lincoln, Neb Sept. A-Scr1mmage practice
has at last been inaugurated on Nebraska's FOOT
ball field. Coach Booth Is from ten days to two
weeks behind other western institutions IN TINS
regard, and only the future can tell whether
or not the cornhuskers to suffer. Stiff for
nation practice the daily program for the
first two days of the week. Bender and Benedict
displayed all of their old-time prowess i'll run
ming back kicks and between them, one interior,
ing for the other, the varsity was able to reel
off several touchdoWns the scrubs.
The cornhuskers line up against the Grand
Island collegians today with only two days OF
it will be the first contest of the year the
halves will be short, and after taking into ac-
count the almost utter absence Of previous scrim-
mage work there is every likelihood that the
cornhuskers will not accomplish results very ma
terial toward running up score. Booth says he
will be satisfied with five or six touLhdowns.
Grand Island generally has husky aggregation
AMI the visitors will present team this year
almost Nebraska's equal on the score Of beef.
So far Booth has been using his substitute
halves in the bulk of the scrimmage practice,
son, having demonstrated that they are already
going at stiff pace, and that to use them will
tend to prevent the substitutes from getting a
much needed workout, while the danger OF mid
season staleness is also averted.
Baby Mills, the giant centar, 10 making
good with vengeance. In every practice he Is
tossing his opponent about If the latter were
mere plaything, while he has developed pen
chant of breaking thru and blocking hunts that
keeps the scrubs on nettles every time the hall
| is passed back to be booted down the field.
Twice the big fellow has blocked punts and
Chased afte: and captured the bali, altho both
| teams were hot his trail and striving for the
same honor. / Booth is now quite firm In. the con.
vlction that he has landed real find III the
giant from Franklin, who already has all the ear
marks Of htgh-class center rush.
! The absence Of beefy men for the guard and
tackle positions continues to worry Booth. Bartf
and Borg are both satisfactory as guards, but
Booth has been unable to find single man or
the entire squad who might succeed them II
case either was injured. The only possible excep
! ton is Speer, and the latter will likely b.
needed at tackle in which event Bocrh threatens
to be minus a single available substitute a
guard. The squad has increased in numbers tt
the ffty-fye mark. and every man seems will
ing to put forth his best efforts. -t
An effort is on foot to induce Hunter, biz
300 ounder aud substitute for the pust tw'
years, to get back into the game. Hunter i
still king university work, but he is ais
teaching part time in the Lincoln high school
Hunter has been devoting All occasional momen
to coaching the high school, but effort, will
likely be made to induce him to abandon hi
Efforts In this direction and return to the Uni
,ersity squad Dean Ringer. graduate stu
dent and one CT tho best guards Nebraska eve
possessed, is taking law and IS eligible 70
) :hc team. Pressure Is alrea 1y being brought t
) bear upon Ringer to don the nolesk,ns and ste
. In at his old position. With Hunter and Ringe
> In the game. the cornhuskers chances wUul
, assume roseate hue, but II still Is very prot
lenlatical whether either man will respond.