Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-22
SPORTS OF DAY.
CHICAGO LOOKS TO LINCOLN. roo
Assistant Coach Comes To Nebraska to
Get some Pointers.

Get Some Pointers.
Nebraska rooters who are sorely disap-
game with Kansas Will get some salts
faction out OF the opinion Of Assistant
Coach Speik Of Chicago university, who
Nebraska style of play for use In the game
II am sure Nebraska is a better team
than Kansas" he Is quoted as saying.
"Ihe Nebraska players evidently thought
they were going 10 have walkaway, and
they started ont overconhdent. They didn'
seem 10 realize they would have 20 hustle
until Kansas had scored twice. They VIII
play a far better game next saturday.
The fact that Cooke, the Nebraska
quarter back, was kept iu the game after
his injury spoiled things for Nebraska. He
apparently was hurt badly ana got mixed
This opinion is shared by many foot ball
experts who witnessed the game. Con-
yersation with players and rooters az
Lincoln shows without a shadow Of doubt
thar nearly everyone was overconhdent. IL
WAS expected that Nebraska would carry
the Jayhawkers on their feet and fairly
OVerwhelm them, The play in the hrst lew
minutes Of the game showed that the Ne
braskans We're taken by surprise. AFTER
they had recovered from the first shock
they got down to business, but Kansas had
| its eight points, After this Nebraska
| played tho better game and earned a
touchdown by straight foot ball. Cooke s
Two breaks In the second half once when
nc signalled for a forward pass on hrsl
! down within "A few yards Of Kansas goal
Il
.4awker and again when within few yards
II "a touchdown and on the second down
/ with less than yard TO gain he called Tor
/ drop kick which was blocked are gen
orally attributed TO the fact he was out OF
\ his head from an injury in the tirst halt
and some criticism has been passed on the
management foI not taking him out Of the
game.
Chicago has boldly announced its intention
/ Of running up a 60 score on the Corn
huskers just like Il did or Ihonois last
week. Stages purpose is TO end the sea
son with another Whirlwind victory that
/ will give the Maroons more than double
4 the number Of points against It's opponents
/ that Michigan has earned. Chicago now
has ld points 20 It's credit while Miehigan
/ has only p. Stagg Will run up against A
| hard proposition II he tries to smother the
| Cornhuskers. The latter have been playing
/ a peculiar game this year, The drst set
| from them at Lincoln. Then the team took
! a mighty brace and held Minnesota down
| to 10 points. This tended 20 maze the
players oyercOnfident and hence the Kansas
slump last Saturday to wipe out the scarlet
and cream roOters expect 10 see the team
take another brace and fight hard for q
vindication from the Maroons.
The new interurban line TO Bellevue will
he taxed Saturday when the Hastings coli
lege team will come 10 the historic town
for a game which should decide the chani-
pionship OF Nebraska, should Bellevue win.
Bellevue has defeated Doane and Grand
Island has been bested by Hastings. The
/ Bellevue management writes that the team
/ Is In fine fcttle, as none was injured IN the
I game at Doane last Saturday. The Hast
/ ings team has been well coached and as
the team Is fast and nerNy and full OF
tricks. a great game Is expected, Grant
! benson is back IN the game with his greal
I kicking wing Rnd as The clicking branch
! OF the game Is one OF the strong points Of
the Hastings team Tsritable kiekers' bat