Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-14
SPECIAL TRAIN TO COPAERS
Student Body Taking Great Interest
in Saturdays Contest
ARE CONFIDENT OF A VICTORY
showing Against Has Opeaed
Eyes OF the Players and n Great
Improvement IL shown
in Practice.

LINCOLN, oct. 13.-(special)-Nebraska
viii send several hundred rooters 70 Mime
sofa, Saturday. to see the game between
the C~ornhuskers and the Gophers. A spe-
cial train has been chartered and viii leave
Lincoln, Friday evening. ate O'clock, run
ming through Omaha and arriving in Mime
apolis, Saturday morning at 1880. A special
rate Of S7.@ has been secured for the round
trip from this city. Tie rate from 'omaha
for the trip will be IS
The Nebraska students are ENTHUSIASTS
about the game and tonight held a big
rally in Memorial ball to stir up. things
and show the. varsity that the entire school
is behind it.. Several speeches were made at
the rally and in everx case Il was predicted
that the Cornhuskers would win Saturday,
Coach Ray Elliott who witnessed the
s-Minnesota game from the ,sidelines
at Minneapolis. Saturday, said that the
Cornhuskers were bound to WIN. 'Ames,"
he relates. "outplayed the Gophers at every
stage of the game, and but for some hard
luck would have won. The strong Aggies
were able to gain through the Gopher line
at will, getting a touchdowns and would
nave secured another one or two but for
several costly fumbles. Minnesota played
a poor game on the defense, and l know
that the Coruhuskers will be able 10 gain
yard after yard through It's line.
II understand the Nebraska men did not
play very we'll against Grinnell Saturday,
but mark my word, they viii be In shape
for the Gophers and vii defeat them. There
is a bare possibility that Minnesota may
win. II 1t does. however, there will have
to be a reversal OF form over that in the
exhibition which I witnessed last Saturday"
Despite the miserable showing made by
the Nebraska team against Grlnnefl, this
same confidence that the Cornhuskers are
going TO win fills the atmosphere at the
state institution. When the students are
asked why the Cornhuskers will win. they
reply that the time has come for Ne
braska victory. I'VE have not won over the
Gophers since 1902 = they explain. and we
all feel that we are going to do 1t this
year. Minnesota Is weaker than ever, and
Nebraska apparently is stronger. That
showing last Saturday is no Indication Of
what we are going to do against MInpesota,
Just watch the Cornhuskers. Only once
during the last ten years have they put up
a poor game against the Gophers. and they
are not going to repeat that trick this
year" 80 "
I Coach Cole and his two assistants are
working his pupils overtime this week in
BONNAhb mho ShopN " RoNhfNos
game. This afternoon the men began prisc-
tice at 3 o'clock and kept It up Until nearly
dark. A long scrimmPge was held and spe-
cial attention was given by two of the
coaches to Strengthening the line. The
scrubs were ordered TO run plays against
the line repeatedly and every time a varsity
lineman gave way under the attacks he re-
ceived instruction on how to do better.
The varsity put arp a,,mu0h better game.
than at any time this season, and the
coahes and rooters were greatly pleased.
In the showing this afternoon the rooters
saw hope OF victory over Minnesota. The
team by its fast work and gains angainst
the scrubs showed that It is getting into
form for a great struggle. All Of the men
realized after the Grinneli. game that they
would have to do a great deal better next
Saturday II they were going to give the
Gophers a hard fight, and they started in
yesterday afternoon to get ready for Sat
urday. Today they played fast ball and
ought to be able to give Minnesota the
hardest game OF recent years. q
The last crimmage of the week will be
held tomorrow afternoon. Only a slight
signal practice will be held Thursday after
noon. for the team win leave at 8 o'clock
In the evening of that day for Minneapolis.