Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-15
ZEAL Nj CANDIDATES INCREASE
CreiEhton FoOt Bau Fever Rises Hinh
at First Practice

at First Practice.
Enthusiasm and number OF candidates for
the team steadily Increases in Creighton
marker for the feverheat OF excitement
that prevails this year at the university,
the new coaches, their methods and the
leans prospects being the attractive fea-
Monday night the squad undedwent its
first serious schooling. Coach Kennedy,
seleeting The heeavy line men, began TO
teach them the rudiments Of the game.
GiiIespie ct center. under his tutelage. soon
realised the fact that his only duty was
not TO pass the ball back to the quarter,
and after a series Of enereetE attacks he
appeared minus a greater portion OF his
sweater, having come in contact with the
ground with such force that the lesson
learned was indelibly stamped. II not upon
his brain. at least upon his features.
A few plays demonstrated that the old
guards, Bledorn and Lynch, had lost none
OF their old-time form. Despite huge beads
Of sweat, Coach Kennedy charged. pulled.
showed, rugged ana tried In divers ways 20
upset in approved as well as ~unapproved
manner the men that will most likely have
first call on the guard positions this year
at Creighton; but he might Just as well
have butted into the statue Of Lincoln on
the high school grounds. for they were as
firmly rooted In the ground AZ the statue
itself. Al tackle, however, he made some
impression on Brennan. but Il was only
m~omentary. His first few charges Melted
success, HE first pull or two obtained like
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upset or dislodge the freshman came mighty
close to being failures.
sierecks, who at present is striving e
III M~organthalers place until the old tackle
returns. Is somewhat green, but even Al
this early stage of the season " rounding
into form so quickly that Coach Kenney
had the presumption TO bet a $ Stetson hal
that he would make a star tackle Of Ne
oraska out Of this lS6-pound candidate.
The ends whom Kennedy is working al
present on his squad are merely fixtures for
the time being and did not na We n rhanrf
to prove their worth. Yet they were al
eyes and ears and the valuable advics
which the coach dealt out in a constant
stream feil upon fertile ground.
Conspicuous among this squad was young
Gus Kelley. who. although somewhat Sigh
in stature but study built, was handling
the ball In nifty form. and bids fair u
make a hard run for the location.
Just a short distance down the field lonI
Coach Schneider was working on anothei
bunch Of players. and although his linz
was weaker than that being tutored b,
Coach Kennedy. 1t looked AZ though SOM
mighty good material could be founS
amongst II. The tall coach, however, de
voted his attention mostly TO the bael
field. and his methods were certainly up q
Z date.
Many Of the nice points Of the back fiel,
can grasp them at first hearing. The lankI
coach, realizing this fact, stepped into hi
old positions At full and half an showed tn
boys how to turn the trick. There was M
need 20 urge them on. in fact their principe
difficulty was In being over anxious Il
make a good showing in the presence o
the coach.
Captain Magirl was temporarily acting a
! full back.
Coach Schneider did not delve in an
Intricate or snowy maneuvers, but simply
taught his backs how to catch and to holt
the ball; how TO raise their knees In III
air when running at full tilt and to keeI
their eyes fixed on the openings in the line
In these important features the kill an
experience Of Leo Hannifin aids tn
coaches considerably. AS an old hand a
the business Of quarter. he knows how (
drive the ball into the runners stomach.
On another portion Of the campus tn
punters and Onward passers were hard a
work rounding into form That Jack STRAIT
ton is going to show the people Of OmahI
and 81. Louis how the forward pass shout
be made Is evident. He is taking 10 II Xix
a postage stamp 70 a letter. and his &C
curacy Is increasing. Dougherty an
Bakule spent most Of their time In bootinI
the sphere through the air. some Of tn
punts being exceptionally good for so earl
in the season.
h tackling dummy and the goals post
will soon make their debut on the neV
Creighton campus. and by that time Their
VIII hardly be a department of the gam
which win not have received its fun meas
ure of work.