Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-27

Ct often will. unless the player ~ exceed
ingly fast on his feet. usually proved IA
tai TO the Cornh uskers ana they lost the
BAN and a good try for goal. The ten
iency 10 do Individual starring Is a
characteristic OF most new players and
Il takes considerable drill and instruction
10 get them settled down to working With
the other members OF the five. The first
two games Of the season clearly demon
strate6 that Nebraska's greatest weak
ness this year 10 I'm its team work. 1t
win take several hours OF close coaching
Of the C~ornhuskers to get them to break
away from the tendency TO DO individual
playing and to depend more on team work
to win games.
Another department in which the Corn
huskers are weak and which Will have to
be strength ened II they are to make a
good showing this winter is In throwing
baskets. Captain Walsh is a star basket
tosser and nearly always can be relied
upon 10 DO some brilliant shooting. lie.
however, viii not be able to play in some
Of the games on account OF the three
year rule. and another player will have
TO be developed to take his place in those
games,
Goat Throwing Good.
August Schmidt, Woods. Hutchinson and
Petrashek are the best goal throwers that
have been brought out 80 far this sea-
son and they are far from being the equal
OF Walsh. Schmidt did some spectacular
basket shooting in the contest with the
Young Mems Christian association ard
probably will develope into a steady for
ward Woods did some good work at for
ward last season. but this winter has
failed to show the form that was ex-
pected of him. retraslfek Is extremely
weak IN basket throwing. and tn the game
with the Young Mems Christian associa-
tion he did not toss a single goal. I'm
less he improves In this department of
his play the center position, which he
playa, WIN be one OF the weak points Of
the Nebraska quintet. Hutchinson played
I'm only the Cotner game, but then gave
. promise Of doing some good goal tossing.
lie IA delinquent in his studies, however,
and HIS services may be denied the Corn
huskers this season.
In guarding the Cornhuskers are prob
ably stronger than in throwing baskets.
Dwight Bell. a veteran of three years, is
a star guard and can hold his own against
any players Nebraska win iSeet this win
ter. He viii not be able TO play. how
ever, In the Minnesota games on account
Of the three-year rule and will leave this
right guard position to be filled by one of
the new men.
Perry, left guard, won his en- last sea-
son and is playing good ball this winter.
Before the middle OF the season he ought
10 be doing some brilliant work. Long Is
a substitute guard. who gives promise OF
playing good. consistent ball.
There "a one flaw in their play, though,
that the Nebraska guards will have TO re-
move before they VIII become real strong
players. That is their tendency to leave
their opponent unguarded. In the first two
games Of the season the guards ran away
from their men and often this permitted
the players Of the opposing side to make
easy goals that probably mover could have
been thrown IL the Cornhusker guards had
stayed close TO their opponents. When the
Nebraska guards learn to "stay with their
men, they will be able TO prevent the toss
ing of many goals.
Several of the Cornhusker basket ball
candidates have remained in Lincoln for
part OF the holidays and are practicing at
the Young Mems Christian association GYM
nasium In preparation for the trip to Kan
sas ON January s and 9 when the strong
~Jayhawker five win be met in two games.
The supporters Of the C%ornhuskers do not
expect them to win these games. The Me-
braska team is admitted TO be much weaker
than last seasons team, while the Kansas
five is practically as strong as the one that
faced the Cofnhuskers at Lincoln and won
two fast games from them. Hard drill
during the next two weeks may improve
the play OF the Nebraska five greatly, but
1t can hardly put them in shape to make
more than a respectable showing against
the strong Jayhawker basket ball tossers.
THE vindication OF Pip Cooke is what
the Nebraska foot ball men call Walter
Camps recognition OF the midget Corn
husker as ole OF the best quarterbacks in
the country. All fall the Cornhuskers felt
.haS Cooke was the best quarter in the
west, but some OF the Kansas City sporting
editors refused to accord him a place on
the Ail-MIssouri valley eleven and the Ne
bfaska players believed an injustice had
been done him.
Now. Walter Camp, who is recognized as
the greatest foot bah authority in the eoun-
try, in his selection of an All-Ameriear
eleven mentions only three western quar-
terbacks-6teffen Of Chicago. Sinnock OF
Illinois and Cooke OF Nebraska-and this
Cornhuskers feel that all their claims fol
Cooke have been justified. Cooke is prob
ably the fastest player Nebraska has has
since Bender played with the Cornhuskers
Injuries kept him from playing part of the
games this season and he was not able Il
show up to as good advantage as he would
had lie been In good physical condition al
fall Walter Camp says he carried his team
w6Il in the Minnesota game. He also playet
a sensational game against Ames during
the last five minutes OF the contest, wheI
by a spectacular forty-yard run he wor
the game for the cornhuskers.