Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-04
TRAINING UP FOR AMES CANE
Coach Cole Not Giving the Men Any
Heavy Scrimmsge Work.
NOT WILLING TO TAKE CHANCES
New Plays Being Drilled Into the
Men 60 ne Used Against AgRies
and they Work Wen
Against Scrubs.
NOT WILLING 10 TAKE CHANCES


LINCOLN, Nov. 8 Especially Secret
practice was ~inaugursted for the Corn
huskers this afternoon and they were
taken out to the state farm gridiron, where
the first scrimmaRe OF the week was held.
All OF the varsity regulars reported for
work. although some OF them were late
in getting out to the field.
Contrary to the usual custom before a
big game, King" Cole will not give
his players much hard scrirnmage work
this week, but will c%onfine most Of the
practice time to strict drill in the "peeka-
boo and other new plays. The Corn
huskers were 40 badly bruised up in the
Iowa game Saturday that the coach de-
sires to let them recover from all their
injuries and will not run any chance of
having them hurt in hard scrimmages.
He says the great work Of the line and
backfield in the Iowa and Minnesota
games demonstrated that the Nebraska
players can stand all the attacks a heavy
eleven can give and do not need a great
deal of scrimmage work to keep them in
ft condition.
Only q few minutes OF scrimmsge was
INDUCED in today. During that time the
war sity wss given three or four of the
new plays which are to be used against
Ames. and employed them with signal sue
cess against the scrubs. Two touchdowns
resulted In quick succession from some
Whirlwind playing by the backfields and
ends. The "~peekaboo" tricks fooled the
scrubs nearly every time they were called
out by Quarter Bentley.
The scrubs we're given the ball for ten
minutes and used some Of the plays that
were employed by Ames against Missouri
Saturday. Ttsy were helpless with those
plays against tire varsity and several
times they were repealed without even a
small gain. on he defense the scrubs also
used Ames formations, but their efforts
to stop the plays Of the varsity were
futile.
Cooke Net I'm Condition.
1t now begins 20 look as though the Corn
huskers Will be without the services of
Cooke in the game Saturday. The midget
quarterback. is still confined to the hos
p.tal. II was announced today that he
would appear at practice tomorrow, but the
coaches we're doubtful about his being able
10 go into the contest with Ames. He has
been in the hospital for nearly two weeks.
and It Is thought he probably will be so
weak that he annot get into shape for
ten days yet.
Cooke himself, however, says he will be
ready to play against the Aggies. His one
Ngreat desire this season has been to get
~ a game against Ames again, and he IL
determined to try TO play his position for
a while next Saturday,
= The Nebraska rooters are hoping that
Cooke will get back into condition in time
for Ames, for they fear that Bentley will
not be able to play through the entire sew
enty minutes of the game Saturday. Bent
leyt is badly bruised up and Is suffering
considerably from an injury received in his
left side at Iowa City. The chances are
II he plays against the Aggies that he will
be laid out before the game is over. II
Cooke is not in shape by that time Nebraska
VIII be hard hit for a quarter in case
Bentley 1s forced to retire. with both
these men out OF the game Miner would
have to be- shifted from halfback to quar-
tr. He is being drilled this week to hold
down this latter position II an emergency
ar's 6.
Another heavy line ma nhas been added
TO the SQUAD. He is Wolcott, a 2O0-pound
sophomore who was out for the first two
weeks and then quit. He plays a remark.
ably strong game at either tackle or guarc
and wil be a valuable asset to King
Cole In keeping the Cornhuskers In form
for the last games OF the season.
The first OF the two big rallies for the
Ames game will be held tomorrow AFTER
noon at 8 o'clock in Memorial hall. wher
the band will play and songs to be suns
Saturday will be learned. Friday Afternoon
the second rally will be held. This one
will probably take place at Antelope pari
while the team is practicing. At presen
the plan is to have the students and bant
form into a procession at the university
campus and march to the gridiron, where
speeches will be given and roofing prac
Niced.