The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-08
WEATHER MELTS
NEBRASKA'S HOPE
In Sweltering Heat Booths Men
Are Unable to Advance
with Rapidity.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. THE final prac-
tice of Booth Is cornhuskers in prepara-
ton for the South Dakota game was the
most discouraging witnessed on Ne
braska field this season. Booth g equan-
tomary tactics in pointing out the weak
nesses Of his pupils consists Of mild APP
peals, but he adopted different policy
In the gymnasium after the practice,
in which he singled out every man who
had blundered and roasted him severely
for his shortcomings.
It was, assuredlY, bad day for the
varsity lineup. Fully half the plays
were solved by the scrubs, one of whom
the runner his quietus and to drop him.
for loss. Not a single end run of any
pretensions was pulled off by the var
sity, which was frequently downed for
a 5-yard loss. tumble followed tumble,
the regulars foundering about like a
bunch of beginners, and almost invari-
ably some scrub was on top Of the ball.
The varsity's defensive play was
fairly satisfactory. But for this fact
The scrimmaging was kept up for a
full half hour. The varsity could get
across the scrub goal for only two
touchdoWns. One of these was on a
tumble, while Becky broke thru from
fullback for a 15-yard lunge and scored
on third down when the second team
had threatened to hold.
All the while Booth, armed with
megaphone, was fairly shouting his head
off in an effort to stir the varsity to
better deeds, and he finally turned in
behind the scrubs to encourage them in
their valiant efforts to cheaper the
first team.
Captain Borg and Left Tackle Weller
were the only men on the varsity line
up. who showed form of the desired
caliber: Weller, especially, was a
able to check his fierce charges thru
the line. Booth is now. satisfied that
Weller is destined to become a for
midable tackle, capable of holding his
own with any future opponent.
With a team of Wellers, Booth would
be abundantly satisfied for the equal of
Weller in aggressiveness and Of turn
ing the right trick at the right time,
has not been seen since the day of ex-
Captain Westover, to whom Nebraska
traditions accords the distinction Of
having been the cornhuskers' greatest
tackle. IS
The weather at Nebraska is again
distressingly hot. Booth has been ham
pered since the practice began by the
uh1lsual heat. The present week
brought day or two of cooler weather,
but the mercury soon began to display
| bonfire tendencies, and the result has
been that Booth found himself COM
PEELED to take things easy in order to
steer his bark away from the shoals
| Of staleness.
Booths star punter for the past three
seasons, ex-Captain Benedict, has, re-
covered sufficiently from his injury to
take part in the scrimmages. He is
still slightly lame, but his kicking is
again at par. Benedict and Stuart, the
latter Michigan s reliance in the kick
| ing department., were parties to a live
y kicking duel two years ago, when
Yost's kicker was at Denver univer-
sity. At that time the honors were
even, all of which points to a renewal
of the contest at the clash in Ann Ar
Dor. When regularly installed as a
member Of the Nebraska team, Bene-
4 diets place will be at one Of the ends.