The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-25
GRI0LRON NEWS FROM EASTERN AND WESTERN FIELDS
'NEBRASKANS ARE
STILL RUNNING
Explain Their Licking by Boost
ing Stock of Yost's
Men.
Special to The Journal.

special TO 1ne journal,
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 25.-Coach Yost's wolver-
ines are unbeatable in any class in the country
is the sweeping declaration of Walter G. Booth
football coach at the University of Nebraska in
explaining the walloping received by his team at
Ann Arbor on Saturday
His pupils have encountered the Yost machine
IN all of its fury and defeat handed out to them
was the most disastrous Nebraska eleven has
suffered In several years. In q moment Of reck-
lessness Nebraska's athletic managers booked n
game with Michigan at Ann Arbor, the two
eleVens getting together last Saturday and the
thud from what happened to Booths pets was
heard even as far distant as Lincoln. In fact,
not cornhusker supporter be found who has
the hardihood to look for the pieces.
The cornhuskers have returned to Lincoln and
their reception was fully as enthusiastic as the
sendon they were given several days previous
| upon their departure for Ann Arbor. Fully 1000
students met the vanquished eleven at the rail-
road station and hauled them thru the streets
to the university, dehantly shouting the Ne
| braska yell and giving Booths men the assur-
ance that the student body was thoroly loyal
! even IN defeat. A period OF rainy ther has
ture games are proceeding with Booths custom
airy v1gor. The incident at Ann Arbor is now
memory and Booth is determined that it shall
| not have a dispirting influence upon his team.
Assistant Coach Westover, In discussing the
reverse sustained at Michigan's hands, is frank
to give Yost's men full credit for their over.
| throw Of Nebraska He said:
The Michigan bunch looked as big as ele.
plants before the game was over. Yost admit
| ted to me that the team average as to weight
was over 200 pounds, altho the published average
was only 1911, but I concede that Yost ought tc
know. This was twenty-five pounds oyer Ne
| braska's average. Combine this avoirdupos with
speed and superb team play and it is not hard
matter to figure how little chance Nebraska
| really had. We held them fairly level in the
| first half and gave Yost something Of fright
| but there was nothing to it, but Michigan in the
| last half, for they ran over they pleased
. Besides being whales they play the game
| demons w " N-od oh IN
efforts to stop them. Booth thinks Just as d.
| as to Yost's team. ..--'.. = ~
Much of Nebraska's success in the first hall
was due to the fine work Of Captain Borg a
| center, altho we held them three times fo
| downs when the ball was dangerously near oul
| goal. Borg turned trick Of 'foxing' Schultz
and he made the latter's passes look dizzy. L
was these bad passes which led to the funbles IL
the Michigan backfeld Of which gave us tn,
ball near their goal line, and we had look ii
for moment for touchdown. But Borg
famed an ankle and lost his aggressiveness
| Nebraska was worn down by her efforts in tn
| first half and could not charge effectively o
| quickly In the second round. As result Michi
gan got the jump on us nearly every time, an,
| with the fumbles cut out and with the excess o
| weight and speed they played of our feet
1t seems almost impossible for Nebraska t
hope to have as heavy an eleven as Michigan pre-
sents this year, but there other seasons com
ing and there often other considerations be
sides beef. and we shall certainly strive t
balance the account"
Michigan made no formal objection to the play
ing Of Taylor, the only freshman In Booth
lineup, merely suggesting that Nebraska shoul
observe the rule, altho confessing that the Ne
braska board had the privilege to act
saw fit. After the game DR.. Pattengil. Mich
gan's representative in the conference, DISGUISE
the freshman question with Dr. Lees, chairma
of the Nebraska board, who made the trip wit
. the Nebraska team. He urged the advisabilit
upon Nebraska's part Of adopting the rule fo
the remainder of the year. also assuring til
, Nebraska chairman that he recognized the just1c
of Nebraskas aspirations to join the ''big nine
. and pledgfng his personal support to that en-
when the conference meets Thanksgiving nigh
|. This pledge by DIR. Pattengil is contingent upo
. Nebraska's adoption of the rule, and whethe
1t will meet with the approval Of the board jul
now is not easy to forecast.
reply from Minnesota is expected during Il
, week to Nebraska's formal announcement of tt
: decision to permit freshmen to play this seaso
> on the cornhusker eleven, while barring the
. for the future. 1t is virtually conceded thu
; Minnesota will object to this Interpretation (
the contract, but members Of the Nebraska boar
look for a harmonious agreement.