Omaha daily bee., 1906-11-17
EANSASAND NEBRASKA CANE
fioialS Finally Agreed on Through Pref
ROyoroft's Kindness
c'RNHusKtRsSoT CONFIDENT OF WINNING
student Body shares Nervousness of
Coach, but Prepares n Few
songs and wells Intended to
cheer the Jayhnwkers

LINCOLN, Nov i6.-CspeciaI )--The
problem OF the selection Of officials for Sat
urdays clash between the Cornhuskers and
| Jayhawkers. which has been bothering the
foot ball managers of both institutions for
nearly two weeks, has been solved satisfac-
| torily to both After the declinstion Of ex-
! Captain Claude Rothgcb OF Illinois to serve
as one Of the umpires, 1t was agreed to sub
NIT the matter to Prof Raycroft Of Chi
cago university asking him to FIJI the va
cancy. in addition to choosing the referee
The Chicago professor has nominated two
ex-Chicago university foot ball stars for
two OF the places, Ralph Hsmill and wal
ter Kennedy. Hamill will serve as referee
and Kennedy as umpire. Clyde Williams,
the former Iowa captain. is to be the
other umpire, and Lieutenant Mettler OF
Fort Riley Kan, head llnesman. In case
Lieutenant Mettler cannot accept, Will
hams will be made head linesman. the
game proceeding with only one umpire
Under the circumstances Nebraska will
enter the game without having nominated
even one OF the four officials.
Coach Fosters nervousness over the ply
steal condition Of several OF his varsity
regulars has spread to the student body,
and there is no attempt to conceal 4 feeI-
Ing of pronounced anxiety over the result
OF the Kansas game. Besides barring
every entrance to the practice field and
placing guards TO keep out an intruders,
the coach has also sworn all OF the players
to secrecy and has checkmated efforts 20
get in touch with what has been going
on behind the boards The Information
has leaked, however, that two Of the reg
ulars have been sick this week while at
least three others are on the verge OF
staleness. and, result. the varsity
lineup has been made UP nearly half OF
Substitutes Since Tuesday Foster has been
easing up in the practice and scrinlinaging
has been almost entirely tabooeds The
players nave been plugging away on
steady program OF signaling practice. in
which the Nebraska coach, hopes TO attain
such perfection as to take the Jayhawkcrs
by surprise and pull off long gains.
The student rooters at Nebraska have
evolved series OF yells and songs for the
special entertainment of the Jayhawkers
and the several hundred Kansas students
who are to come from Lawrence by ex-
cursion. A song-writing competition for a
prize was announced by Manager Eager
and the author of the following verses
was declared the winner the words being
set to the popular air, Waltz Me Around
Again. WILLIE:
Husky Jayhawkers, those wonderous
takers,
who always naye something to say.
Seem ,,1 rather nervy in claiming they're
To come to Nebraska to play.
They bring with them rooters base drums
and loud tooters,
But when they have vented their cheers
The hair of each player from Kansas grows
grayer
AS this from the side lines he hears;
CHORUS
SACK 70 the hay again. Jayhawk,
-FOUR COWS are a-bawling, your co-eds are
oh, don't let Bill Johnson get through
Schmidt, Cooke and Chaloupka are playing
great ball.
While Matters and Mason you can't stop
At all; ~
So back to the hay again. Jayhawk.
sklddoo, skiddoo, slIiddoo.
The prize yell is a parody on the famous
Rock chalk, Jayhawk, X. T." yell, as
follows: els
Rock salt corr stalk, hey rLbel'
The athletic authorities at Nebraska have
accepted the invitation of Coach Stage, OF !
Chicago to the purity banquet announced
by him in honor of the Cornhuslers Tor
the evening prior to the Chicago-Ne braslla
game on November e. The Nebraska au-
thorities warmly commend the banquet
policy of the Chicago coach as tending to
place college athletics on Va higher plane