The Minneapolis journal., 1905-11-09
BOOTH HAND In
SATURDAYS GAME
Cornhuskers' Strength Expected
to Be Taxed in Contest withaM
Colorado.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Lincoln, Neb, Nov. eff Colorado were
licked by good round score, Coach Booth, who
saw the sophers perform and lose in their clash
with Wisconsin would think right well of the
cornhuskers' chance in their coming clash with
Minnesota Booth has wholesome respect for
the aggregation from Boulder, and he is driving
MS men at q fast clip this week in getting
ready to give the mountaineers the best he has
IN shop. Ever since Colorado scored her unex-
pected victory over the cornhuskers last season,
Booth has declared that the result was the
yerlest kind of Scratch but football historians
do not recognize anything but scores, and it is
therefore up to Nebraska to get even for the
package handed to Booths bunch a year ago
in Boulder. --- -. as
/ The Nebraska team is gradually rounding into
shape and recovering from the effects of the
bruisng struggle with . the wolverines three
weeks ago. The switching of former Captain
Benedict to his old position at quarter is put
ting ginger into the practice, and the scrub
team is being buffeted about in rather strenu-
Gus fashion. Cotton's transfer to guard is work
ing out nicely, while Burns is playing better
tackle than was Cotton. Booth is still unde-
e1ded whether or not to use Taylor against Colo
fado jenkins is, showing satisfactory form,
ana ne may be kept in during both halves
against Colorado for the sake of the experience.
With Taylor out the Nebraska lineup would
not contain a single freshman s-
| Booths hospital list includes only one PLAYER
| who might be seriously missed, but in other
respects the condition of his team is better
| than at any time this year. The elimination
| OIL 1dylOF anu tne retirement OF Nelson have
taken the two bulkiest men out of the line
but beef is Lot the sole consideration, and with
out any further misfortunes the Nebraska coach
expects to present a stronger front than in any
game this season. He still figures that the
cornhuskers will hold the edge over Colorado
| as to weight, and if the same defense is on
1 tap which held Michigan. at bay for one full
/ half he cannot see where the westerners will
have much of chance to force their way
across the Nebraska goal ,
| The finances Of the athletic board at Ne
| braska have been hard hit by the rains of the
| last three home games, and the authorities are
hoping, nightly for clear weather when Colo
rado comes. The cornhuskers followers antict-
pate stiff struggle and the brisk sale of seats
points to a big crowd at the game.
Il DE- Lees chairman of the Nebraska board
quietly hied himself to Minneapolis early this
week for a conference with the board of control
at Minnesota. The object of his mission has
been carefully guarded, but there is strong
suspicion that his trip was actuated by de-
sire to discuss in person with the Minnesota
authorities the Taylor incident and also to
exchange condolences to the selection OF
officials for the Nebraska Minnesota game
While the Taylor matter was aired quite
thoroly in the prints, it is now asserted by the
authorities at Nebraska that there was never
any indication of discord between the two
. boards, inasmuch as not SO much as line
passed between them on the freshman question
: The fuss apparently all smoke. and the
athletic authorities ct the two universities who
really We're the only parties concerned seem
to have been 'serenely confident of an a1nicabIa
understanding.