Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-03

Northwestern, Illinois, Kansas. Iowa and |
Missouri than by playing n losing game \
against Michigan and Minnesota, both in /
the same year, and then filling dates with l
the smaller colleges Mono OF the larger |
colleges take on too many heavy games. |
Even Michigan. with It's vast material and /
army Of subs. IL content to take on two |
OF the big fellows in one season, and make |
the rest Of the games with teams II can |
run IN a big score on. II Is not meant |
that Nebraska might not have team that |
stood TO win with either Michigan OF Mime |
sota but the chances at the start are
against Il. Michigan was taken on early
IN the season, and the men were keyed up
to the highest point for that game, with
the result that when the Minnesota game
was played the men were dead on their
feet Players must be worked up gradually
for the big games and the climax should
come at the end Of the season and not IN
the middle as was the case this year. OF
course Nebraska made a splendid showing
against Michigan in the first half. but Il
was at the expense OF the games which |
were TO follow. Nebraska undoubtedly had
a team this year which would have made
a glorious record with a good schedule
with the state university teams from the
neighboring states and with one big game
with a string Of victories from the other
teams and the showing made at Michigan
the season would have been splendid, or n
the Michigan game had not been played
Nebraska would undoubtedly have made
much better showing against Minnesota.
Athletic relations should be resumed with
Kansas, and II would not hurt anyone 10
let Missouri in on the schedule These
teams have not been as strong in the last
few years as they were several years ago.
when the old league was in vogue between
| Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska
Nebraska gained its prestige on the grid
iron by the defeat Of these teams and they
were no mean adversaries. Dissension
worked in between the universities and the
! league was called of. Iowa was the princi-
! pal cause. Pennsylvania coaches were Sc
| cured for the Iowa university and win
| ming team was had for a couple Of years.
| Pennsylvania was in the ascendancy in
| the east and its guardsback play was
! brought to Iowa, where for several years
| this style OF play was successful against
! the other western teams. Iowa got the
swelled head and spurned the idea Of play
| ing with the western teams that were its
natural competitors. Eastern games were
| arranged by Iowa, but the time had come
when coaches could stop the once dangerous
| guardsback play and Iowa was defeated on
| all sides. Now Iowa has no games with
| the western universities, and has to be
! content with playing with the smaller COL
| leges or suffering crushing defeat against
| Chicago or Wisconsin IL these colleges are
good enough to let 1t play with them. Ne
| braska is likely to be in the same position
IL it's schedule Is not arranged with care
and relations resumed with some Of its
natural adversaries.
10
| An Omaha man. who was one of about
500 omahans in the crowd that witnessed
the Nebraska Illinois foot ball game at
Lincoln Thursday, says:
Nebraska deserved to win, having
better team In every particular, but not
by so large a margin as the score of "a
to 9. The contest was a hardship both
| TO spectators and players, owing to tho
cold intensified BY cutting wind; The
and caused many a tumble on the grid
iron. 1t was due to several costly FUN
its It's touchdowns. The Unprotected hands Of
the men were so numb and stiff that the
proper handling of the ball In the air or
course Nebraska had to handle punts as
well as Illinois. and there was no little
though fortune steadily favored the Corn
huskers all through. Invariably the kicks
sent into Illinois territory shot of at din
to make Il next to impossible for the man
playing defensive to scoop them In. On
the Otner han0, the llllni puntS tel SO
they could be taken care of easily.
As matter OF fact. the two teams were
well enough matched to AFFORD good con-
sion more than it was in that of the OPP
ponents. The eleven from Urbana were
slower thar, the Lincoln bunch; and at
TO do Time and again when quick, snappy
play should have been the order, confer
The quarterback seemed to demand the as
surance of every player that he under
stood O the sisnaS Then her when the Sa pig
also. The greater experience and the
careful schooling OF Booth showed up in
the Cornhusker ranks. together with the
work OF several men who are much more
than average foot ball players
There is no question but that Borg is
great center. The way he can tear holes
for the man with the ball is a wonder and
he seems to make specially of being all
over the field and In the spot most needed in
open playing. Cotton was power in gain
ing ground. He was in every smash and
counted Tor a. a lot, Bsnediets bad Knee knee
the ball around the ends, but his tackling
was feature.
One of the men on the Illinois side who
} did much of the critical work was Brooks,
the little quarter, who had such bad luck
in handing punts. Brooks played back , on
! only obstacle between Cornhusker who
, had skirted the ends. and the goal He
sre es @a tac iHery es sw sm
smash an Interference OF two men and
drag the whole three down, lnCiuQlnB inc
|, man with the ball. He is a born end
player, and that Is where he should be
used, notwithstanding his light weight.
Illinois was weak on the ends, particularly.
Altogether, IL was good game and one
, of the commendable features was the celer-
ity with which It was pulled of. The ar
rangements in this respect were almost
perfect. II was clearly demonstrated, how
ever that the university needs new and
, larger athletic field badly.
Remarkable progress is being made by
. the Young Mems Christian association
motor schools throughout the country.
} Nearly all the larger cities have opened
5 large schools have regular appointed
! instructors. From results so far
] obtained II seems that this will
r be one of the solutions OF the ehauf-
D feur problem. Many of the graduates have
been enabled to double their salaries, and
. In nearly every case their new employers
a have spoken very highly Of their ability
! to repair and handle cars. In many cases
S the schools have assumed large proper
] lions, and a complete laboratory equip
e ment and corps Of instructors has been
: added. Automobile manufacturers have
= been very liberal in their donations and
e there are few schools In the United States
{ which have not a chassis or motor Of
d some type on their fioorS