Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27
CREIGHTON STARTS IN FEW DAYS
Locals viii open season with HiEh
land Park in Ornaha,

INV aAE IN ONMaMNh
Within a week the Creighton foot ball
team will line up on the Vinton street
grounds against the Highland Park PLAYERS
for their first game Of the season. The
open date of October II will probably be
given to Grinnell college Of Iowa. which
will fill up the schedule 70 the close Of the
season On Thanksgiving day. st. Thomas
college OF st. Paul is willing to come TO
Omaha, but Manager Jack Mullen favors
playing the neighboring 1owans, as they
will furnish more LEGAL interest than q
with the Saints.
Now that the list. of games Is practically
completed. the optimistic sidelino critics
are anxiously waiting to hear the referees
WI istle next Saturday afternoon at the
Vinton street gridii on.
Highland Park is out for the champion
ship and will certainly exert itself to the
utmost to get a flying start for the banner.
Little news has been received from the
Iowa camp to furnish any possible dope
on the visitors-to-be. If they approach
anywhere near their old form, and It Is not
doubtful that they will, the Creightons
will lay TO play some mighty fast ball
to win the initial match on their foot ball
time table. The unknown quantity of the
opposition lends a spicy uncertainty that
should make the scheduled affair an inter
esting one, as neither the players nor the
coaches know what to expect or how to
meet their unfamiliar style of play.
The over zealousness, IL any existed, must
have been toned down considerable at the
news of Brennan's injury to his shoulder
girdle in the scrimmage during the early
part OF the week. The Irishman's absence
from the firing line will be keenly felt and
fhfa vroalannd ranef NTH the caoNar Yosstf1n
still to be filled by a suitable candidate,
keep the coaches constantly on the jump.
Several men have been tried out for these
positions. the only one showing any ear
marks of a possibility is Frank Morrison,
who has been playing good all around ball
in practice and will certainly give the son
of Erin a hard tussel for the place on the
right side of the line. Right on the heels
of Brcnnan's injury comes the report that
Bakule's pedal extremity is in a bad way
and consequently his kicking has fallen far
below par, more so as there is probably no
successor to take the kicking fullback's
position. The two strong and steady men
with Galligan, who is still troubled by his
injured c~lavicle, absent from the probable
lineup of Saturdays fray. the Creighton
foot ball stock has decreased several points.
The center position, which has been caus-
ing an unusual amount Of worry, is still
an open fight and the various departments
of the University are being secured by
Coaches Kenney and Schneider, for a
likely keystone man to fill the bill. AS yet
no varsity timber is in. sight, although
more than half a dozen a%spirsnts have been
tried out and either found wanting or leav-
ing a bigger hole to be filled by the removal
from their original location.
In the try outs Mcguire and Rademacher,
although new to the position, show some
promise Of being capable of development
to fill the gap temporarily and possibly
with more experience, may land a perman-
ent berth on the line.
The fleety ends and speedy backs are
showing up in fine form and are quickly
adapting themselves TO the open style of
play. The forward pass and short on
side dribble kick rave been given a con-
spicuous place in practice by the coaches
and they have been effective in putting
ginger and speed into the former slug
gish baekfield. With a triple set. of backs
to select from DR.. Kenney should not ex-
p~erience much trouble in selecting a sec
ondary line of offense, save in obtaining
a good, first-class substitute for Bakule
at halfback.
Bob Magirl appears to be a probable fix
ture at the right wing of the backfield.
1t is an open question as to who will
start the game next Saturday afternoon
as his running mate at left half.
The regular lineup has not been de-
cided upon, as there are more than two
or three candidates for the majority of
the positions. No grand stand players
are being developed, as the coaches will
not tolerate them, for they are looking
far ahead to the future games, especially
the one to take place in st. Louis, where
concentrated action is as paramount as
the game that is to be played here in
Omaha mex saturday afternoon.