Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-04

JAYHAWKERS IN POOR FORM
Holes in Line and Men Play Like
Wooden Indians.
LACK IN OPEN STYLE OF WORK
Yet They Hold Their own against
the Haskell Team and Expect 10
wallop h AEEies Next
Saturday.

LAWRENCE Kan, Oct. S-(specisl)-
Hard work has characterised the Jay
hawkers' practice on the gridiron this
week. Kennedy and his assistants are on
the field early and late with the men keep
ing them going every minute OF time. The
pace Ia already telling on the men and
they ere clamoring for the training table
to start. as some of them are losing beef
too fast. The training table will not start
for several days. owing to the ruling al
lowing only a certain sum to be spent on
the table by the Athletic association, and
that sum is not sufficient to keep a school
boy in good training for the marble sea-
son,
Mosse arrived Monday and is giving the
men individual practice in kicking and
passing the hall. The squad has utmost
confidence In Mosse and his assistance
will moan much to Kansas. Kennedy has
had a large number Of men az work since
practice began at passing the ball, and
there are now half a dozen men on the
squad who can toss the spheroid as far as
the average man can punt It, and do Il
with safety.
Open style of Play,
The coaches are drilling into the men the
necessity of using this open style of play.
and Kennedy has given out some new
formations for it's execution that look
mighty good TO the dopists. These forma-
tons are entirely on q new order, being
some Kennedy has worked out during the
summer. Kennedy has a combination OF
embarrassing material in the back field
that will be able to execute the forward
pass in a manner that will keep the
wisest guessing. Tommy johnson, utility
man, passes accurately and can go in at
left half with Dick waring, his right
hand partner. Dick is left-handed and
protects the play on his side naturally the
same as a ~right-handed man does from
the other side. Stephenson. who has been
working most OF the time at full, can heave
the bali half the length Of the field. but
as yet his throws are wild.
In the two games the Kansans have
played they have shown a pitiful lack of
team work. with constant fumbling In evil
dence, rank fumbling. at that The loose
playing is partially excusable owing TO the
number Of men Kennedy has been working
out In the back field, thus not giving any
set of backs to get the plays down to a
nicely. He has ten first-class men trying
for back-field positions and has been Civ
ing them all a good tryout, The team az a
whole is showing up poorly on the defense.
Line Full of Holes.
The line is still full OF gates that are too
! often ajar. Some OF the old men In the
line play like they were Saving them
selves" but a change of some of them TO
the scrub team Is getting them over the
Saving" type of playing.
Captain Crowelrs men are putting up a
good exhibition on the offense, the backs
are fast, though a little slow in starting
their plays. Steele, the wiry quarter, is a
| terror to his tacklers. but in spite of this
] he stands a good chance 10 lose the place
that is hardly yet his, to Tommy johnson.
J Johnson can play the position well and
excels Steele in generalship and the head
work he uses in calling signals. He also is
a forward pass artist.
A large number OF candidates for posi-
lions rave been tried out in the two games
played, and to a man these have made
good: Fisk, a new man on McCook is a
whirlwind at half; Dohlene. a new man at
full. looks good to the coaches and ~rooters;
Bond continues to improve the place kick
ing part Of the toe work. The hearts OF
the squad and rooters alike were gladdened
this week by the appearance OF Brick"
Rice and Harley Wood. Rice had a lease
on the fullback berth last year until he
was put in the hospital by the st. Louis
university aggregation. Wood is a 300
FOUNDER who played guard on the. second
team last year. He will be heard from
before all the big games are played this
season.
Tryout with Indians.
The varsity held scrimmage- work for
| half an hour this week, except Friday.
Tuesday night the strong Haskell Indian
team lined up against Crowell's men for, a
forty-minute scrimmage. The Indians are
light, but speedy and play hayd and are
full of trick plays. The varsity had the
best OF the argument. This scrimmage
resulted in the first accident on .McCook
this season. "Pretz' Dolman, who was
playing right half, was double tackled in
opposite directions and his knee thrown
out and ankle wrenched. While the sprain
is not a serious one, II will keep him out
OF the game for this season. It seems
Dolman was a dark horse, as little was
heard OF him until he was hurt. But
Kennedy had been working him hard tUq
several nights and with beef, speed and
head combined he was making good at
right half.
The variety OF attack which the redskins
pulled off on the high speed showed up
the weak points OF tho JayhAwkers better
than any team they have lined up against
this year.
Next Saturday the Jayhawkers meet the
Aggles on McCook. Last year Kennedy's
pupils took the pretty side of a % TO 10
score from the farmers. The "soil ticklers'
are said 10 have a stone wall line this
year with a fast back field. The varsity
should win this game, but dopesters here
are not counting on as large a score as
last year.