Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24

III OMAhA lLLO6IhAIE Ell !
Of a crack eastern navy team; J. Smith.
guard; J. w Watson. guard for the past
three years OF the West Point Military
academy team; T. Year, plunging halfback
OF the crack Newton Athletic team. which
plays Yale and Harvard every year In
Philadelphia: G. w. Pfiester a Wyoming
university tackle, and J. b. Baker, for the
past two years quarter on the Carlisle In
dian team.
The first week Of practice on Creighton
field demonstrates that this years squad
contains the best material from which a
Creighton team has ever been picked. Both
in numbers and quality they excel the
squads Of other years. The frst days
practice brought out twenty-seven candi-
dates and the number OF aspirants has
grown steadily every day as the work pro-
crosses, until Manager McCracken has
found It a problem to outft them. But with
the arrival of a large consignment OF foot
ball togs next week all difficulty in this
direction will be over. Captain Danphier
and Coach Butler have worked hard dur
ing the past week. devoting their time
mostly to putting the men through a con-
ditloning process. Most Of the old men,
however, were in excellent shape OF last
years team those who have already re-
ported are Captain Lanphier, Rooney. Gus
caden Thorne, Kehoe. Mccormick and
Keeshen. Rogers, whose brilliant work in
the Thanksgiving game last year opened
even the eyes of his team mates, Is again
in school, but has not reported to Captain
Lanphier as yet. Next week will find him
in line, however, and he is a strong addi-
ton to the back field candidates already
on the ground.
Among the new men at Creighton are
Dick Coad, quarter on last years Notre
Dame eleven, who will fill the place va
Gated by Billy Callahan. Coad played a
star game last year and was the hero OF
the Notre Dame Wisconsin struggle. Two
promising candidates for line positions are
Kuhl and McGurl new men who have
just entered, and have speed beside their
weight and experience to commend them.
A very promising candidate for the center
position left vacant by Jim Kane, is
Cuesta, who tips the beam at POS. But,
on the whole, the material for the back
field and end positions is very light Andy
Hobbs. end on last years st. Louis uni
versity team, is making a strong bid for
one of the end places, while Cullen, Cy
Lanphier, Rooney, Thomas and Kennedy
are working hard for the same place. Cap
tain Lanphier has his eye on several Of the
new arrivals in the medical department,
which has Just reopened. The NEEDLES have
always furnished an abundance of the
best material and promises to Guido them
selves this year. The law and dental de-
partments are expected to furnish their
full quota OF candidates, and another week
will see the work in full blast and the
making Of the team we'll in hand.
The following schedule has been arranged
| for Creighton:
october T. Nebraska State Normal al
October IA, Morningside college of Sioux
October 81, Bellevue college at Omaha.
| october 2s. University of Nebraska al
November 6. University of South Dakota
November ii. Tarkio college at Tarkio
| Mo.
| November IS. Iowa State college al
Ames.
November 80. Doane college at Omaha
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The new eligibility rules adopted by the
State university and other colleges OF
South Dakota at meeting called for that
purpose last winter will do more for clean
year
than anything else that could have hap
pened. In past years many differences
have arisen in regard to eligibility, and
It was this more than any other one cause
that resulted in the pulling out of the
university few years ago from the State
association. With the new rules in force
and strictly adhered 10 there is no reason
why in future the colleges of South Da.
kota should not meet on common ground
and pull on track meets and foot ball
and base ball games without dissenslon.
/ The authorities OF the State university
propose to live up to the eligibility rules
in every respect and the players will have
TO abide by their decision. The big stick
ing point for some OF the men will be the
scholarship requirement. A student who
does not keep his studies up TO the re-
quired standard will not be permitted 10
enter athletics. There will be no IFS or
ands about it. And those who leave school
towards the close OF the year without TAX
ing the final examination will be barred
for the following year. Some Of the uni
versity men are already wondering where
they are at. This may or may not injure
the team this fall in foot ball, but II makes
no difference. Coach Whittemore and Can
tain Brown are in hearty sympathy with
49, ~sA'N''NS piOilioc SUD-
port in unfolding them. The university is
not securing the state this fall for foot
ball players, but will make the most OF
the material at hand. The other colleges
will no doubt do the right thing, and in
future there will be no reason for the
cry that students are neglecting their
studies for the sake of athletics.
.
Spaldings Ofhcial Basket Ball Guide for
1906 has just been published. The editor
Is George T. Hepbron. The guide contains
the newly revised rules for the coming
season, diagram OF field OF play, records
Of the leading teams, how to score, sug-
gestions to teams, rules for scientific basket
ball. report of the metropolitan tourna-
ment, intercollegiate basket ball, basket
ball in public schools. basket ball in all
OF the associations, how to foster basket
ball, suggestion for officials, registration
Of teams, pictures OF all OF the leading
teams, embracing over l,3O players. The
guide Will be sent to any part of the
United States upon receipt OF 10 cents by
the American Sports Publishing Co., p
Warren street. New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. x. Pixley and T. E
Sherman. jr., OF Boston returned Monday
from a weeks hunting trip for chicken and
grouse in the sandhills. Mr. Pixley, who
has hunted for wears in NahraaLa and q