Omaha daily bee., 1905-09-24

ball men Of all stations. Chicago patrons
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! ball much good in his long connection
5h IL ASays clean bs ns7sf EeTsd
With anything but disapproval the intro
dueuon OF unsportsmanlike tactics into
given the game the best years OF his life
famous players, some OF whom have been
as great credit TO baseball as himself
But Chicago owes him heavier debt than
does the rest Of the country for what he
has done since he took charge Of the local
! club. All that Il Is today, distinct credit
without reservation. To show that il is
only necessary 70 pick out Of the players
on Chances team the men who were mem
| bers Of II when he undertook its manage
raids Of 1900 1901 and isOa, Mr. seles has
not done this BY purchasing good material
ready made from other teams, but by
SeSTShihg a1tl he found promising
was in that player. Sometimes he has
picked up the cast or player OF anotheT
made bali ' player on ff' of Rim He f has
ways that not until one stops to think It
what Frank seiee has done for Chicago
alone. And so, while subscriptions are COM
that Il is not outdone in the good work,
| and this means that every lover OF clean
e6sse6an must plsG to attend the Boston;
the tide Of appreciation for the absent
general OF many hard battle on these
| same grounds.
Nebraska's great foot ball team will be
seen In Omaha this fall In a game With
| Creighton university at vinton street park
Reports after the first weeks practice show
| that the prospects are for a better team
/ than that which so successfully represented
the university last fall Ten of last years
| team will return or else are already back
and there are already about thirty new ap-
| plicants for positions on the team. The
schedule includes some hard games and
many extra men will be held in reserve by
Coach Booth. Games have been arranged
with Michigan, Minnesota and Illinois, and
It is the prospect Of playing with these
larger teams which is an extra .nducement
for a man to try for the team. The NIichi-
gan game IL early In the season, October q.
and the men have been given a thorough
preliminary workout to prepare Cor the
hard season. The veterans who will lire
up at the start Of the season are, Captain
Borg, center; Cooton and Barta, guards:
Wilson and Weller, tackles; Johnson and
Benedict, ends, and Eager. Craig and Fem
Ion, halfbaoks. The best of the substitutes
are: Denslow, end; Burns and Harvey,
tackles; Little and Kimmal lllplcks, and
Schmidt, halfback.
The close OF the first week OF foot ball
practice at the University Of Nebraska
finds Booth. the Cornhuskers' mentor, In
far better spirits concerning Nebraskns
chances for satisfactory season. His
moods, however, are those of both anxiety
and citation. Booths call for heavier ma
terlal has, In part, been answered but the
cargo OF huskies is made up almost entirely
OF green men, and the task of whipping the
men into varsity form may prove an i'm
possible one. On the other hand his squad
has been reinforced by the return Of two
more veterans in the persons Of ex-Captain
Benedict, the Cornhuskers' mainstay as a
punter for the last three seasons, and Earl
Eager, one OF last years halfbacks.
Benedict is stu hampered by lame knee.
which was so severely wrenched in one of
last years games that his return was in
doubt until the very moment before he
stepped onto the field clad in his MOLE
skins. A special brace has been devised
for the disabled joint, but even then 1t Is
improbable that Booth will make use of
Benedict in all OF the games, the risk OF
| permanently lhHlnB DelnB 100 great.
Benedict is determined to get into the game
against Michigan. Minnesota and Illinois.
and he devoted a fun hour his first day
OF practice to lacing out the oval with his
trusty toe. His kicking convinced Booth
that the Cornhuskers should have nothing
to fear in a punting duel with any Of the
big nine" foes that Nebraska is TO face.
Besides his ability to boot the ball Bene-
dict is unusually strong in the interference
and also is better at pulling and pushing
the runner having the ball than any pupil
Coach Booth has yet developed. Eager has
been known for ~ seasons as Booths
midSA' 49, -, an spite Of his lack of
beer 49, r.4s never asked any odds OF ambi-
tious freshmen who have aspired to cap
ture his place on the varsity lineup Mean
while he is a demon for aggressiveness and
has many times pulled himself away from
far heavier opponents and across the line
for touchdowns. Such accessions as Bene-
dict and Eager, when their return to the
game was very much in doubt have boosted
Booths stock many points.
The beef which has come to Booths res
cue is all inexperienced. There are three
or four new 2oo-poundsrs and IL bulk was
the sole requirement Booth would be fairly
well fixed. Taylor. the husky colored boy
/ DNNNAA
for one Of the gaps at guard. while the
| strife among the several candidates for
the other guard position is still unde-
cided. The greenness OF the guard material
causes much anxiety. while the gap at one
OF the tackles also is untitled. Booth must
give at least half dozen men a workout
In the opening practice games before he
can make a choice to either position.
| Just at present he is not satisfied with the
outlook. but the season is early and mat
| tiers may assume different aspect. New
men who are candidates for the back field
and for ends are pouring in daily and bid
ding for places with the regulars. Much
OF the material also Is decidedly promis-
ing. but a lack OF experience bids fair 10
cause their RELOCATION to either OF the two
| teams OF scrubs. Most of Nebraskas
games should be fairly easy AFFAIRS until
October 81, when the Cornhuskers must
HE to Ann Arhor and face the mighty
wolverines With the Michigan game a
month away It is the purpose Of the Corn
husi1er coach to take his full time in de-
| elaring his choice, for which reason the
varsity lineup may not, perhaps. be fully
decided until almost the very eve OF the
/ denarture for MichiRan.