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in the Eleven.

In the Eleven.
From Stan Correspondent
LINCOLN, Oct. 23-(Special THE de-
feated Cornhuskers were welcomed home
this morning like conquerinE heroes and
not even the victorious team of 1902 on its
return from Minnesota was greeted more
royalty or with more enthusiasm. over
900 students and citizens were at the train
headed by the University band. and pro-
cession was formed up through G, street
/ to the training quarters on North Twelfth
| street II was one grand ovation all along
/ the route and there was never doubt
standing the score Michigan had been
| given a run for it's money.
| The players agree that Yost has team
| or giants and they agree that II was the
| superior weight that did the business.
! Coach Booth stopped OF In Chicago and
| will not reach Lincoln before tomorrow, but
he can come back safely, for the rooters
here realize that the team was up against
It,
The Lincoln people who witnessed the
| game and returned with the team say that
! Nebraska gave Michigan the fight Of its
| life in the first half and that the team ex-
pected to win when they lined up for the
| second half, the Cornhuskers being no
| more worn out than were the wolverines.
| contrary to reports they say also that
Iosts men did not play a whirlwind game
| during the last half. playing no faster
| than did the Nebraskans but II was the
| superior weight that did the business. Ma
son Is the only man who will suffer any by
the game and he will be laid on few days
| with sprained wrist. The rest OF the
| team came home in fine shape and At to
| fight anything in sight.
| Assistant Coach Westover, in discussing
| the game. said: Nebraska was up against
! a bunch Of elephants Besides outweighins
| Nebraska by over twenty pounds 20 the
! man, Yost's men played a quality OF foot
ball that cannot be equslled by any team
| in the country. The published weight
average of 1871 pounds for Michigan is easily
ten pounds below their true avoirdupois
After the game Yost admitted to me that
his team averaged over 200 pounds and
this included Quarterback Norcross. who is
much lighter than the others.
II think Nebraska Is entitled to a great
deal Of credit for holding Michigan dowr
to no score in the first half. The Wolver'
could carry the ball but the CornhuskerS
fought back so persistently that we tool
the ball three or four times on downs wher
touchdowns were threatened. Michigan't
fumbles also, cost heavily but II was moi
their own fault, for Captain Borg was
'foxing Schultz Mt center and making
Yost was tearing his hair the side
lines, asking the officials TO make Bors
ease up on Schultz until the quarterback
had the ball on his hands This was alb
surd and the officials paid no attention
to his protests. In the second half Borl
) famed his ankle again and lost his ag
| gressiveness.
Michigan played as much better foo
ball In the second half as the quality pu
up by Nebraska was poorer Our for
wards were worn down by that time b!
the plunges Of their heavier opponent
, and did not charge with such persistence
as earlier in the game. In fact, Michigan
got the jump on us nearly every time.
ST am frank TO say that ] never say
such foot ball as that put up by Michigan
in the second half They had Nebrask;
tagged and made from five to hfteel
yards on nearly every down I doubt |
there was ever an eleven In the countr,
which could beat the Michigan bunch Il
that last half. Booth says the same thing
and as he PLAYED three years at Princeton
! In two OF which Princeton captured TIL
western championship, there Is no denying
that he should know something to tn
grade of foot ball in the east. Michigan
was simply unbeatable. Yost confesse
[ that his team this year is better thai
) ever. Practically every man In the buncl
) looks as big as house. Combine thi
with speed and superb team plav, and thel
take into account that the Cornhusker
were diversified bv such a wide margin, an,
perhaps you may appreciate how mucl
> we really ACCOMPLISHED in that first half
, In short, ] simply cannot conceive a foo
!, ball team which can claim to be in Michi
I gan's class" ...t