The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-23
2ZDLRON NEWS FROM EASTERN AND WESTERN FIELDS
FRESHMEN THE
CRY AT NEBRASKA
Cornhuskers Still Talking About
a Revival Of a Dead
Issue.
New York Sun Special Service.

New York Sun Special Service
Lincoln Neb., Sept. 23.-There has been no
apparent change In the purpose Of Coach Booth
and Captain Borg to make use Of freshmen
football players in the cornhusker lineup this
season. In this they being guided by the
declaration of Dr.. Clapp Of the Nebraska ath-
letic board who has permitted himself to be
quoted saying that Nebraska's football con-
tracts were all drawn prior to the adoption by
the conference Of the freshman rule, and that,
while the rule ultimately will be affirmed by
Nebraska, there is no basis for the contention
that the cornhuskers should be governed by re-
troactive legislation in which they had
voice.
During the first week of practice on the
Nebraska campus Booth and Borg have per-
mitted the freshmen to mix with the veteran
candidates and have been using the new men
In the scrimmage teammates of the older
fellows. Some of the encouragement which
bore down upon Booth so heavily when he
first took charge of the cornhusker squad, due
to lack of beefy candidates for his line, has
lately been dispelled. The past week has wit
messed the enlistment of nearly half dozen
2oo-pounders as members of his squad. The
chief drawback, however, is that practically
every one of the huskies is recruit
| and lacking experience in the game. This means
an abundance OF hard work for Booth and his
assistant ass Westever in coaching the recruits in
the tricks Of football, and creates the doubt
tnat they may not show varsity class.
New Candidates.
| One Of the new line candidates is student
udmeu 1OunH, VINO registered at Illinois un1yer-
sity last winter with the intention of complying
with the one-semester rule so that he could be
| eligible to line up with Huf's candidates at
Champaign During the summer vacation he
concluded to transfer his studentship to Ne
| braska, where his advent was a total surprise.
! Young's weight Is well over 200 pounds and his
build is such that he is at promising
candidate for guard. There several other
| huskies who look good to Booth, but their de-
| velopment is still gravely in doubt
! But while the line situation is puzzler, that
| ~, rAo1I t. Att,
encouragement. During the week there have
! been daily accessions Of backfeld candidates.
| almost everyone answering to the requirements
| Of speed, weight and physique. The full list
| includes nearly score of men, and the task
| Of sorting them out threatens to compel Booth
| to call on some of the graduate backs to HE
themselves back to Lincoln and aid him in his
daily drill. Denslow. sub end of a year ago
Is showing improved form, but Hillberg. who
halls from Stromsburg, Neb. may prove Booths
pick. Hillberg has both speed and beef ant
l Is one Of the most likely new men appearing
on the Nebraska campus In many seasons.
I The contest for quarterback is one Of thu
most interesting of all. Morse has a strong
rival in a youth named Pike who has PLAYED
quarter on the Omaha Commercial college eleven
A welcome addition to Booths squad was tina
OF Earl Eager, one of the pony backs tn,
cornhusker eleven for the past three years
Besides Eager, Booth is now hopeful that tn,
next few days will witness the return of hi
star punter, Benedict, who has practically prom
ised to get back into the game. With Benedic
AAA AA@AS IAC OuuOOA WOuAu ue materially Or1SQIer
Soreness at Chicago.
The endeavor to tamper with Taylor, tn
husky colored boy, who is candidate for guard
and induce him to quit Nebraska to enter Chi
cago university, is still the chief subject o
! discussion in athletic circles. It served to re
vtve recollections OF the Borg incident Of
, year ago, when the big Nebraska center an
( present captain Of the cornhuskers was offere
inducements to switch to Chicago which Dor
dered upon athletic recklessness by the partie
making them. One of the members of the ath
lettc board at Nebraska, which absolves Stag,
from knowledge or connivance, said in discuss
Ing the Taylor incident: a. ~ :=---
1T is clearly up to stagg to seek out tn
coter1e OF Doodle dispensers operating on the sid
at Chicago and force them to quit The ath
!et1c reputation Of his school will surely suffe
} II he hesitates in this matter. A year az
| Stage declared that he knew nothing of financial
Inducements being Offered to Borg and I tax
1T for granted that he spoke the truth Tn
proof is obtainable II Stage wishes to investI
gate stagg probably will have his time full
occupied In getting ready for Michigan but ii
at the close Of the season. he cares to take tn
initiative In driving the Chicago boodlers out O
business he may be assured of some assistance i
the way of evidence from this end The hig
) priest OF the boodlers is easy to locate. an
i Stagg ought to be able to make him take to tb
WOODS IN short order. The effect of an inyestj
, cation by Stage would surely be wholesome an
| football In the west would be better for tt''