Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-11-26

we're evenly matched instead Of the one
sided affair which was played this fall.
Two games OF foot ball are left for the
lovers OF the gridirou sport in this section
Of the country. Nebraska and Illinois will
battle at Lincoln Thanksgiving day and
the Omaha Commercial college. team will
meet Doane at vinton street park. Both
Nebraska and Illinois have received good
drubbings during the last few weeks, but
they are still in about the same class and
the game is bound to be full Of interest.
| Reports are that the Nebraska team was
| overtrained for the Minnesota game and
| the men seemed 70 be dead on their feet.
| The Colorado game was quite strain on
! the team, although II made a large score
/ and the men had been given a great amount
| of hard work, with the result that 1t Is
| claimed that some Of them went stale A
rooter who was in Minneapolis to see the
Nebraska Minnesota game says that he
| was at the Ryan hotel on the morning of
! the game and that the team did not act
| like winners, nor were the men kept un-
der control as teams are expected to be
on such occasions. When Yost takes the
Michigan team to distant city to play a
game the men are kept together and are
not allowed to wander all over town as
were the members of the Cornhusker team.
The players circulated around the smoke
filled lobby of the Ryan in st. Paul on
the morning Of the game and there seemed
to be no effort to keep them together.
Some strolled uptown and were on their
feet all morning. This is not the system
employed by winners A foot ball team
must be keyed up to do its best, especially
on the day of the game, and men cannot
do their best when they have been wander
ing all over town all morning.
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The Maroons are confident of victory in
the game with Michigan Thanksgiving day.
at least they claim they are confident, and
II they can make their claim stick it will
help out some. They base their confidence
on Eckersall, on speed, and the plays
which they have worked up to be run of
in series without stopping to call the sig
nails. No game in the east or west ever
received so much attention from the fol-
lowers of the gridron sport as does this
one. Both teams are unbeaten so far this
season and both will be surrounded by
thousands Of rooters. The backs on the
Chicago team are fast and It is asserted
that the forwards are the fastest bunch
ever gathered together. They charge hard
tional weight Of the Wolverines. specu-
lators have grabbed all of the tickets
which were put on sale for the game, but
they are having a hard row to hoe, as
the civic authorities have taken a hand
and are enforcing the ordinance against
specializing in tickets for a place of amuse-
ment. The management sent circular let
ters to all alumni of the two colleges and
seats were reserved for all who responded.
What were left were put on sale at Spauld-
ings in Chicago and were grabbed up in
three hours time. 1t is quite probable
that more people will witness this game
than ever turned out for similar event
in the west. Many from Omaha have
planned to journey to the Windy City to
see the giants of the western gridiron
battle for the supremacy of the west
Eckersall is looked to as the man destined
to do the business and the question is
whether he will be able to deliver the
goods.
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"Cooney" Rice, Cornell's crack second
baseman and last years varsity halfback,
who has been playing substitute quarterback
this season, has been dismissed from the
foot ball squad for causing dissensions.
For some time the coaches have noticed
that there has been spirit OF insubordn-
alton and criticism of the coaching methods
from several of the players. Since the
Princeton game, they say, Rice has been
purposely trying to stir up dissension among
the players, alleging unfair treatment.
After consulting with some of the athletic
authorities, It was decided that it was for
the best interests of the team that Rice
should go. Consequently he was dismissed
from the squad. Outside the squad there
has also been considerable criticism of the
coaching from undergraduates and alumni.
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Leaders in athletics unanimously endorse
the action of the Metropolitan Athletic
association In condemning Splinter Arthur
f. Duffey for his actions in publishing artl-
cies rejecting on the amateur status of
active members of the Amateur Athletic
union. 1t is felt that the ex-Georgetown
runner brought this condemnation upon him
self by his ill-advised arraignment OF ath-
letes, and the opinoin is freely expressed
that the new organization made a bold
stroke for public favor and placed them
selves unequivocally on record as to the
sentiment relating to amateurism. In dis
GUESSING the formation Of the new associ-
alton and It's action regarding Duffey, James
L. Sullivan, secretary OF the Amateur Ath-
| letic union said:
There is no doubt that the Metropolitan
| Amateur Athletic association will prove
| OF material assistance to the Amateur
Union and athletics in general. 1t is the
| desire of the Amateur Athletic union to
| legislate in favor OF its members, and the
| officials will welcome any advice and
suggestion from those benefited. There
| are many things the new organization can
| do to assist us, and in doing so they will
| help themselves. One thing, however,
| they must be careful and that is not grow
| too big for their organization. There is
| always more or less danger from new
organizations, but it seems to. me that If