The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-18

outcome of next Saturdays conflict with the
Ames agriculturalists is the absorbing topic this
is no concealment Of the fear that Nebraska
is gravely in danger Of encountering a defeat.
In recent seasons the Ames aggregation has
been fairly easy for the cornhuskers, but this
year the Iowans have heavier team and one
which also contains more veteran players. Meth
er is Ames hampered by the anti-freshman rule,
all of which is decided advantage, for infor-
nation from Iowa is that Coach Ristine, in adj |
least two or three young players who are put |
ting up sensational game. Practice began
at Ames two weeks earlier than at Nebraska, |
and the husky farmers have already played
four games in which they piled up no less than |
100 points. No college eleven in the country |
has record equaling this, and it be said |
truly that Ames' scoring machine, considering |
the handicap OF the new rules, is a formidable
proposition. .,
Viewing the Ames team from every possible
angle, Foster, the Nebraska coach, feels justi-
coming contest The Nebraska squad this year
is by far the lightest in the history of the insti
tuition. Foster has tabulated the weights of his
regulars and finds that the average is only 1855
pounds, figure nearly fifteen pounds below the
Nebraska rule. Several of the players are prac-
tically inexperienced, and, to add to Fosters
woes, the squad now contains three or four
cripples, and it is doubtful If any OF them
will be able to participate next Saturday. Cap
tain Mason, fullback, IS one of the invalids,
his chief ailment being an attack Of rheuma-
tism, and it Is even possible that the captain
is out of the game for the remainder of the
season. - ~ <-ra-i = =
A measure Of hope has been inspired by the
addition Of Johnson, the veteran colored end, to
the varsity squad The Nebraska athletic board
has ruled that the co1ored boy, who ranks with
| the best ends in the west, is eligible for an
other year in a. cornhusker suit, and his return
| to the moleskins is decided boost. Foster also
was hot after Edgar Cotton, veteran tackle
but the board barred him out by declaring him
ineligible. Taylor, the husky guard and also
colored boy, has not yet completed his examina-
| tions. requirement demanded by the faculty,
but he hopes to square his deficiencies and get
! into action on the varsity eleven before the
end Of another week. Weller, tackle and half
back for two seasons, has been absent from
| the practice squad because of condition. but
until the end Of next week to don his football
| suit Neither Taylor nor Weller are possibili-
! ties for the Ames game, but their addition to
Coach Fosters classes would help Immensely in
the preparations for Minnesota, Kansas and
| Chicago. i ~
Rlstine Was There. ~-s.
Foster is taking no chances Of Ames getting
| wise to the new tactics his pupils are to use
next Saturday, and the athletic field at the upi.
versity has been deserted for practice purposes
| this week, the coach taking his varsity squad
to the state farm, four miles from town. where
| the men are working in secret. The cornhuskers
did not attempt single forward pass or onside
kick last Saturday in the Drake game, as Ris
tine, the Ames coach was hand getting his
eyes full of Nebraskas style Of play, and what
soever the: cornhuskers use next Saturday in the
forward pass line will be entirely new to the
Ames instructor. Scrimmaging has been almost
entirely eliminated from the practice, as sub
stitutes are scarce and Foster does not care t
run any risks Of adding new names to the hos
pital roll. New formations, in which FORWARD
passes, double passes and onside kicks are fire
quently called into action, are claiming chic
. attention. After an hours workout, the squat
races back on foot for cross-country run as
wind developer. ~ $3.50
The fame Of Jensen Anes' speedy quarter
back, has spread to Nebraska, and Foster ha.
wholesome dread that Jensen may slip aroun,
the Nebraska ends on a trick play and go for
touchdown. Even with Ames' superior weight
the Nebraska coach is fairly confident that tn,
1owans cannot score by line-plunging tactics
and the defensive practice this week is devote,
largely in schooling the cornhuskers to cut dow,
Jensen when he begins his favorite sprints. Blu
| Foster does not expect his pupils to be utterl,
helpless when on the ofense, and he is drilling
them in q series Of new formations which, un
less Ames proves decidedly wary, ought to gail
l ground and also develop into touchdowns Their
Is no gainsaytng, however, just now that Anne
has good chance to take Nebraska's measur
and to accomplish the cornhuskers' defeat a
l home the first time since the memorable clas]
: with Minnesota in 1900, when the gophers wer
! ! victorious by a score OF 20 to H. s-.<~.
. The decision OF the Nebraska board in tn
' johnson and Cotton cases has been topic o
! decided interest. In discussing the decision Il
r favor of Johnson, DR.. Lees, a member Of til
< board said: 'The decree Of the board tina
s Johnson was eligible means that Nebraska in
sists upon passing upon the eligibility of it
own players. The conference rules were adopt
ed at Nebraska two years ago and are bein
enforced to the letter. but to have barred John
son this season would have been to make til
conference rules retroactive at Nebraska-a prc
!, ceeding not enforced by the conference Itself
1t is indisputed that johnson played in 100
and 1902 In about five minutes of one mino
game each year. The old rules at Nebrask
| az A.,
and the board refused to count 1t as participa
e ton now" 81