The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-11
NEBRASKA COACH IS
MIXING C0RNHUsk[Rs
Result Of Minneapolis Game Gives
Foster Pointers on Where to
Improve Lineup:
Journal Special Service.

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 10.-Coach Fos-
ter has been tearing up the carpet and
engaging in general housekeeping.
His task is finally complete and tie
cornhuskers are beginning to look more
like football team. The Nebraska
coach has pursued persistent policy
for several days Of switching the var
sity players. MT
The cornhuskers surpassed all ex-
pectatlons in their clash with the 90.
piers, but Foster was not fully satisfied
that the Nebraska eleven presented it's
strongest front and his system has been
one Of daily experimentation in the
hope that he may build up a more for
midable aggregation. Foster makes no
concealment Of his belief that the game
with Creighton next Saturday will not
give his pupils much worry and he has
been switching his regulars here and
there until the varsity lineup bears
slight resemblance of its former self.
Out Of the mixup he has evolved sew
eral changes that promise to be per-
manent. Captain Mason, who Eegan the
season as fullback. his fourth success
slve season, has been showed out to
right end on defense and at right half
on offense. He is to alternate with
Righthalf Little. Chaloupka, the most
promising fullback candidate on Ne
braska field in several years, is to be
stationed at left guard. Foster will not
attempt to convert Chaloupka into a
regular fullback until another year rolls
around. as he is entirely new at the
position and has too many of the tricks
to learn to be available this season as
q regular in the back field. Craig,
Mason's substitute at fullbark. has
been awarded the place of fullback.
Craig Outweighs Mason and is a de-
pendable player in the various depart
ments Of the game.
Wilke Out of 1t.
Wilke, previously center, has been
sick all week and can scarcely be
available the remainder of the year
except as substitute. Schmidt, for
mer, right end, has been hobbling for
weeks with lame ankle and his fur
Their availability is in doubt. Schmidt
is the most consistent punter in the
Nebraska lineup and his crippled CON
dltlon is far from encouraging. With
Schmidt out, the punting probably will
devolve upon johnson, the colored end.
Foster admits that Schmidt's punting
Will be missed, but he is confident that
otherwise the Nebraska eleven has been
strengthened by his period of house
cleaning.
The present lineup averages 17s
pounds to the man. This figure is a
few pounds less than that of Kansas
and about on a par with Chicago, the
two strong teams the cornhuskers MUS
yet face. Foster figures that his back
field is stronger than that of the Jay
hawkers and that his line is on par
with that presented by the maroons.
Eckersall and Steffen are causing
most of Fosters anxiety concerning
the quito of the Chicago Nebraska
game. He is reasonably confident that
the cornhusker line can stand up
against the Chicago forwards, but the
sprints of Eckersall and Steffen and
the deadly drop kicking of the maroon
captain are vastly different matters.
The football spirit is running at
full tide at Nebraska. This is more
apparent than for many years. The
daily practice is attracting upwards of
fifty players and the coaches are taxed
to keep the men at work. In former
seasons the Nebraska coaches have
been handicapped by the squad dwind-
ling down until it was almost task
to assemble enough players for a scrub
eleven. This week, with the end. Of the
season less than three weeks distant,
there have been four full teams run
ming signals each day. with a long roll
of substitutes. in addition.