Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1905-10-22
SPORTING GOSSIP OF WEEK
Omaha to Bee Resl Foot Ball on Ne1.
Saturday Afternoon.
CREIGHTON MEETS NEBRASKA TEAM
Local Varsity Men in Good Form
ana Expect TO Hold Booths
Men 20 Hard
Row.

Booths Cornhuslters wills be in Omaha
Saturday, october 2s, not for few minutes
between trains, but for a real game OF
foot ball with the Creighton university foot
ball team at Vlnton street park Judging
from oil past experiences, when the repre-
sentative team of the state has played in
this city. there will be a splendid crowd
on hand TO see the performance OF the
crack team Of the west. and TO see a good
game Of foot ball. 1t is not expected that
the Creightons have a chance to win in
this game, but they can give an exhibi-
ton OF some plucby foot ball players going
against hard proposition with a determin-
alton to do the best possible. Tallyho
parties from the medical, dental and law
departments, as we'll as the alumni, will
be on hand with the college yells TO help
the boys to their utmost endeavors.
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The team at Creighton is fast rounding
Into shape and the cripples from the pre-
liminary games are back in the game.
Thorne, last years left guard, has returned
and Lundgren, the stalwart tackle returned
Friday, and with Rogers back in his posi-
ton at fullback. Creighton is not as bad
on as the calamity howlers would lead one
to believe. Dick Coad last years star
quarter at Notre Dame, has been switched
to right half, and Jack Mcshane put in at
quarter. The change has proved good as
both are valuable men, good ground gain
ers and sure tacklers and fast in getting
away. Rooney and Hobbs are playing their
respective positions on the ends in grand
style and not player on the three teams
which have been met prior to Saturday
have been able to gain around their ends
and on punts they are always down the
Held and on the runner before he has a
chance to start In the center OF the line
Is Mccormick, Kane and ELDERS and STAN
HELD, the new man from the dental depart
ment. All are fast rounding into the real
article. stanheld is the heaviest Of the
lot, Weighing POS. and being feet ~
inches tall Kane, the other guard al
though new at the game seems to readily
grasp all Of the line tricks and plays
which are essential for a well balanced
FOOT ball team, and will no doubt make a
valuable man before the season IS over
captain Lamphler, the right tackle, and
Cuscaden, on the other side. need no intro
duction to the followers of the game, being
old hands. Troup. c. Lamphier and schotts,
in the back field with Coad and Mcshane,
are all working hard, and all this augers
well for the games which will be played in
the future, Coach Butler gives his assur-
ance that better showing will be made
from this time on. This aggregation Will
be able to let Booths men know that they
have been to a foot ball game before the
whistle calls time.
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Minnesota is practicIng up for each hard
game as 1t appears and during the past
week has had Iowa in view. not being
satisfied with the reports OF weakness
which have been sent out by Chalmers.
The idea that Minnesota has a strong team
while Wisconsin. Nebraska and Iowa are
.u,ttH
who says that he will not be taken un-
awares by any bearish reports. Phil King
is back in the harness for Wisconsin and
the Gophers have recollections OF 1900 when
King came UP with a lean, hungry looking
lot of athletes and nearly ran away with
the strongest team that Minnesota ever
had. Minnesota has so many green men
in the game this year that in the game
with Ames. while at times the team work
seemed to be very effective and ground
was gained at will. still at other times the
team became muddled up and nothing could
be done. With green men in the game a
little slip up is liable to disorganize the
whole bunch Dan Smith is naturally cool
and so are Marshall Fred Burgan and
Crush, but the others are liable to go to
pieces at critical stages. Ittner, Sanborn
and Vita are new at the game, and have
been inclined to forget that the game ex-
tends for an hour or two and accordingly
try TO make a touchdown on every play 80
that play is often upset by too much
ginger, III directed. This has happened in
every game and shows that DR.. Williams
machine needs little oillng before 1t can
expect TO run away with Nebraska OF
Wisconsin. Critics all say that .he team
that faced Ames last week Is much weaker
than the team OF last year, and in indi-
vidual players cannot be compared with the
Minnesota teams Of the last three years
This does not mean that the present can
didates are deplorably weak. but they are
not OF the calibre of which brilliant things
; could be expected
The greatest nope is that Minnesota
line Is rugged and heavy and in its present
condition is able TO put up at all times a
stIff defense and not be bowled over in the
manner that Wisconsin was wont TO do II
days past But they still fear the attach
of Phil Kings Princeton offense and are
wondering what will happen If he comes
with one OF those lightning teams OF hi!
or If Booth should perchance have team
which is an Improvement or an equal ever
y OF the teams which he has brought Il
! Minnesota. Minnesots's back field will b
willing 20 tear itself to pieces against
Wisconsin or Nebraska offense hut the for
wards may not charge and make as stronl
a first defense as In the days Of yore
Minnesota TOoters have become so accus
toned to winning that they expect It at al
times. but they may be awakened with
sudden jolt when the Gophers meet KIM
and Booth. Last years team made goo
scores and made them easily, but this yea
the team is having TO work hard for ever!
point made. Several times they have beef
held for downs. The line Is too quiet whei
tho other side has the ball and lack tn
snRppy charge which breaks any offense
Irsheld. the star half back. Is out of tn
game with pneumonia and his loss seem
irreparable, but new men VIII he drille,
TO take his place He It was who Away
was depended upon to back up the line
ana II was always Irsheld who had tn
strength and nerve for another dash whe
the others seemed to tire. Al any rate tn
coaches have wholesome respect 10
Booth and King even II the undergradu
ates do bank on sure wins on all of tn
games.
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