The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-24
NEBRASKA ALUMNI
AFTER HEAVY men
Defeats at Minneapolis and Ann
Arbor Suggest Plan to Recruit
Giant Squad.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 24.-The disaster which
overlook Booths cornhuskers last Saturday In
their annual clash with Minnesota was SO over
whelning and unexpected that the average Nc
braska roOter has not yet recovered from the
shock. 1t is still sore spot with Booth, VINO
has felt it too keenly to attempt explanations
or excuses. He confesses. however. that his
proteges played their dopiest game of the en-
tire season.
The cornhuskers have been playing the same
quality of lifeless football during the present
week in their preparations for Doane college
next Saturday. Two or three Of the players
are showing signs of staleness and Booth has
not worked them in single practice, but the
slump of the entire varsity squad is such a
wretched one that Booth now wishes that Doane
was not on the schedule in order that the long
rest before Thanksgiving might permit the bunch
Illinois
s Doane has formidable team. 1t has cleaned
up every minor college in the state by big
scores and has already annexed the intercolle-
g1ate championship Of Nebraska. The aggregate
weight Is greater than that of the cornhuskers.
4 and If they are coached in the finer points of
tne game II IS not at all improbable that they
: may take Nebraska's measure With such a
possibility in store, Booth is not in rosy
humor
! tain Borg, center: Benedict. quarterback: Dens
low, right end. and Johnson, left end. Denslow
has only a slim chance of mendng In time for
The Thanksgiving game, and Booth is placing
very little dependence upon him. Johnson is out
or consideration for Doanp, and even Benedict
and Borg are questionable
The athletic authorities very anxious to
locate the identity of the person who is reputed
! IN the Minnesota newspapers as having told
! the gopher board that Quarterback Benedict has
been a paid coach all at Lincoln high
! school. The story is denounced in the corn
.husker camp rs absolute falsehood and
; gross injustice to Benedict. who is admittedly
one OF the cleanest athletes ever known at Ne
: braska. and is now playing his fourth success.
! oin1
| OF the Nebraska board. intends to request that
| the identity of Renedct's defamer be made
|. known. DR.. Lees in refuting the charges, says
H. The terrific drubbing at the hands of Mime
/ sofa has stirred few Nebraska graduates &c
the necessity of action. They argue that it Is
| up TO Nebraska to have heavier material for the
| coaches to work on or else the cornhuskerE
might as well cut out the notion of playing
Mlchlsan and Minnesota and keen in their owr
class by opposing teams Of the standard OF
Illinois. Iowa. Kansas and Colorado There has
, eeen some disposition to put part Of the blame
; Tor the Minnesota disaster upon Booth hui
! the athletic board declines to approve the sug
gestlon, on the ground that Pooth has done
valiant work in his six years at Nebraska anG
, that If the material is at hand Booth can make
as much out of it any coach in the west
An organization to attract several scores OF
.nusky Nebraska youths to come to school is one
! OF the plans. 1t is argued that this organiza
: hon need not consider prosel yting such as Jor
; dan charges against Yost and Baird of AIichi
gan but 1t is believed that if the proper methods
are adopted big squad of 2O0-pound Ne
hraska youths could he induced to enter the uni
.FerSitE for the second semester so as to be eli
g1ble for football next year. This plan in fact
Is quite possible Of adoption.
Manager Morrison announces that the off
clals TOR the Nebraska-llilnois game will b
Soach Mccormack Of Northwestern umpire
Ralph Hoagland of Chicago. referee. and s. l.
Ma1ne, eX-Doane. head linesman
NO action is anticipated at Nebraska con
eernins peace with Kansas until after Thanks
giving at which time Dr. Pound and Mauric,
beneAlct who are to repreSent the cornhusk
ers In the negotiations. will not longer delay