The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-26
Football

In letter to a friend, Phi p Hayes,
a Grand Forks boy, now at the West
Point military academy, states that
the young man who elects to make
a name for himself on the gridiron
at West Point undertakes a task that
would make the average college can
didate for football honors hesitate
and consider.
The cadets at the United States
military academy are beyond doubt
the busiest students in the world,
With nine hours of study and RECT
tation, two of drill and parade, three
for meals and eight for sleep. the
cadets time from 6 in the mornine
until 10 at night is fully occupied.
When 1t is remembered that what
remains Is scattered along in half
hour periods. and that the cadet has a
multiplicity of little errands to attend
to In addition to his routine duties. the
wonder grows as to where on earth
he finds time for football practice and
training.
During the season about 40 men
OF the squad are fed at training ia
bles. where hot food and fruit are
served in addition to the regular bill
of fare of the corps.
With the first of September prac-
tice begins Members Of the squad
are required to attend all drills and
parades, and this means that four
days out OF the week they get in
barely half an hour of practice. On
Wednesdays there is NO drill or pa
rade, and the time for practice is
extended to about an hour. On Sat
urdays, when there is a half-holiday,
they manage to get in couple of
hours. This brings the time for
practice up to about five hours a
week.
Under such conditions it seems lit
tie short of a miracle that they are
able year after year to turn out
teams which make the big six take
serious heed, but they do. 1t means
hard work. 1t means that for three
months he knows neither rest nor
recreation. There can be no let-up
to his routine work, no cutting of
duty. His legitimate duties are as
onerous as at other times and his
little time for recreation is con-
sumed in practice.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 26.-Nebraska's
befeat at the hands of the Ames team
did not come as surprise to the Ne
braska rooters, but now that the defeat
is an accomplished fact strong feel
ing has developed that Nebraska ia
about of the running for the season.
The game with Ames was the crucial
contest of the season; victory for
Nebraska meant that the cornhuskers
would go through the season with pos
sible defeats at the hands of Minnesota
and Chicago. now that Ames has
brought befeat to the team the remain
Ing games are all subjects of anxious
inquiry. Coach Foster was disappoint-
ed with the showing Saturday but says
that the team will keep on working
with a will to retrieve SATURDAYS dis
aster.
Ames won the game by outplaying the
cornhuskers in every department of
the game. The Ames line was strong
er, the Ames backs hit the line with
greater efficiency, Jaensen played a
remarkable game and made good gains
with the aid of a clock-work inter-
ference and. on the whole, Jones had
the best of the punting. One great
surprise of the game was the fact
that McElhenny was able to distance
all pursuers when he broke for a
touchdown. Primarily, however. Ne
6raska's defeat may be attributed to
the poor interference given her rum
ners. bill" Johnson played a remark
able game at end, and made consid-
cradle gains without the aid of his
teammates, but had he been given