Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-22
MORE VETERANS IN LlSEU
Collins, Cooke and Better Join the
COrnhusker Squad Today.
ALL M MEN BACK BUT THREE
Two Of These Are Expected, aud with
New Material In siEht Nebraska
is Assured of n Good
Eleven.

LINCOLN. Sept. 2r-(special)-"sid
Collins. center on last seasons team, has
returned to the Cornhusker squad, and
Cooke. star quarter. and Beltzcr. end, will
join the car didates at practice tomorrow
afternoon. The coming OF these three
players assures Nebraska an eleven of
veterans for this falL for they will briug
the number OF last years IN men who
are in training W to nine. Johnson Ew-
ing and Perrin are the only either eligible
letter men OF last season who have rot
yet reported for practice this fall. Perrin
viii not enter school this semester but
the two other men have announced that
they would enroll for work tomorrow, and
probably will join the squad before the
end Of tho week.
In case all the IN" mon who have re-
turned TO school make positions on the
team there will be only two places for
the coach to fu from a large list Of can
didates. II Ewing and johnson Join the
squad and make those places the team
would be composed wholly Of last years
letter men. There are several strong
players on the squad. however, who could
fiji the two vacancies In good style In
case Ewing and johnson should not enter
school. The line up OF the Coruhusker
eleven, filling the positions with M men
who have returned to school, weuid be as
follows: Center, Collins; right guard,
Frum; right tackle. vacant; right end.
Captain Harvey; left guard, Hart; loft
tackle. ~Chaloupka; lcft end. Better; quar-
ter, Cooke; left half. Minor fullback. Kro-
ger; right half, vacant.
To fill right tackle and left half there
is any quantity Of material without draw
ing on Ewing and Johnson. The cehdl-
dates other than tho N mon who stand
the best chances of making places on the
varsity are Wolcott, Birkner and Torpple.
wolcott weighs 200 pounds and could play
the vacant tackle position like a veteran.
He is regarded as a player who Is sure
to make his letter this fall. His play last
fall and so far this year mark him as the
natural successor to Right Tackle Matters
OF last season. Temple and Birkner prob
ably will nave to fight it out for the va
cant half back position. Both of them are
speedy and are able to hit the line when
carrying the ball with a force that only
one other backfield man-Kroger-of the
squad is able to do. Birkper's kicking
ability will aid him materially in making
a strong bid for a position on the team,
He is doing the best punting of any man
on the squad this fall. Nebraska is in
sad need of a punter and King Cole may
have to call on Blrkner to take charge or
the toe work.
Suits have been issued to over sixty
football candidates by Manager Eager
ard when the squad gets out tomorrow
afternoon 1t will probably have close TO
eighty men, for many more suits will be
given out during the forenoon to men who
have already applied for them. Assistant
Coach Elliott win be placed in charge Of
ala aaa1vl aae wna ~,na pVH sfxra
them some of Coach Coles new plays to
study. While the assistant coach is work.
ing with the second team "king2 Cole will
be teaching his veterans other rev plays.
About Wednesday afternoon the varsity
and second eleven will line up in scrim-
mage work against each other to test the
strength of the varsity men. The plays
given the men this week win be tried out
on Peru Saturday afternoon,