Omaha daily bee., 1908-03-15

CANE WlTHWABASa CERTAIN
Indiana College 10 Play COrnhusksrs
Thanksgiving Day.
MAY COME WITH IT TO OMAHA
Depends whether Univcrqity Secures
New Athletic FIeId--ChRnee of
Contest with Michigan
Eleven.


LINCOLN March A-Cspecial.) - The
athletic management of the University Of
Nebraska signed a contract with wabash
college OF crawfordsville. Ind. yesterday
foe a foot ball game to be played between
the Cornhuskers and Little Giants on
Thanksgiving day this year. n an eth-
ietlc field is secured for the Cornhuskers
by that date tho game will be played in
lincoln; otherwise II will be transferred to
Omaha.
The Nebraska Wabash game is looked
upon as the greatest contest scheduled for
Lincoln since Minnesota played here in
1890. The Cornhusker athletic authorities
expect II viii be one Of the most important
games played in the Missouri valley next
fall Wabash last November gave St. Louis
university-the school that walloped Ne
braska on Thanksgiving day--the first de-
feat Il had suffered In two years, and by
that achievement won the premier foot ball
hoaors OF the west outside Of the Big
Nine The score Of the wabash-st. Louis
game was II to 10 and that Of, the Ne
braske-st Louis contest was "a TO o. These
scores are not taken as showing the rela-
tive strength OF Nebraska and Wabash,
for Il is admitted that the Indiana eleven
plaved st Louis under much more favor
able conditions than did the Cornhuskers.
In the Wabash-St. Louis game the Indiana
players were in tip-top FORM. while Eddie
Coachem's team was without the services
of Quarterback Acker. who wrought such
havoc to the Cornhuskers few weeks
later and whom Coachem said was the
whole team" Schneider. the great line
bucker OF the st. Louis eleven, also was
out Of the game. In the Nebraska-St.
Louis game Coachem presented the strong
est lineup of the season.
COrnhusIers Handicapped.
The Cornhuskers. on the other hand, were
greatly handicapped by the loss of two
stars, Ewing. who was out on account
of being delinquent in his studies and
chaloupka, who broke his wrist in the first
five minutes of play in the Thanksgiving
game wabash is given much credit for
the victory over the Mound City team,
but II is believed that had the Cornhuskers
met the Indiana men the game between
them would have been great struggle,
with honors about even. The teams of
both Nebraska and wabash will be fully
as strong next year as they were last sea-
son and the students at Lincoln expect to
witness a greater game than even the Ames
contest OF last November, when the score
stood 10 to 0. in favor of the Cornhuskers.
The negotiations for the Nebraska
Wabash game. which have just been closed
were carried on for several months by the
foot ball managers Of the two institutions.
The Hoosiers were willing to come west
to play, but they were not pleased with the
offer made by the Cornhuskers and delayed
closing up the contract. The Cornhusxers,
although desiring to bring the conquerors
of st. Louis west in the fall. demanded
liberal terms and concessions Several
other schools wanted TO fill the Thanks
giving day date in the Nebraska schedule
and the Cornhusker management did not
need to worry about getting a game. The
negotiations dragged alongN until tins week.
when the Hoosers realizing that the Corn
husker management would not recede from
the position taken early In proceedings
notified Manager Eager that they were
ready to accept the Nebraska offer After
this notice was received at Lincoln the
signing OF the contract was only the matter
OF a few days.
wabash FavOrs Omaha.
one point in the disagreement which held
up the arrangements for the game was
the fixing OF a place to hold the contest.
The Wabash authorities always were will
ing to send their eleven west next fall but
they wanted to play Nebraska in Omaha
and not in Lincoln. They believed that the
game II played In Omaha would be much
better for their treasury than II 1t were
pulled off IN Lincoln. When negotiations
for the game were first opened the propo-
sitlon made by Wabash for playing 1t in
Omaha met with favor at Nebraska. for the
cornhuskers were planning to play Wis
consn in the Capital City on November 81
the Saturday before Thanksgiving and did
not want the Wabash contest TO follow In
lincoln within less than week. The Ne
braska authorities knew that two big games
would not pay II played In Lincoln In sue
ceeding weeks and said they were willing
TO meet Wabash in Omaha on Thanksgiv'
ing but that final action would have tc
he postponed until the Wisconsin game was
contracted When the Badgers failed e
give the cornhusksrs a game, and sched
uled a contest with. Chicago for November
p instead the Nebraska students entered
a strong protest against playing tbs
Thanksgiving day game In Omaha. The
Nebraska management was forced by th'
strong student sentiment either to schedule
The wabash game for Lincoln or TO make
arrangements with some other team e
NAV the Thanksgiving day contest in thi.
~.
TVso dates N the Cornhuskers' schedule
AZ now filled Besides the Wabash game
eor Thanksgiving. the annual contest with
Minnesota has been contracted for October
u in Minneapolis. A two-year agreement
VAS reached with the Minnesota authori
Aaales BY Manager Eager a few weeks ago
yWhereby the Cornhuskers go north this fal
y. ina the Gophers come TO Lincoln for re
turn game in 1909. The Minnesota foot bal
men have not been in Lincoln since 1900
when they defeated the Cornhuskers by tn
score OF Is to II. A game has been playe'
between the two schools every year. bu
one. since 1900 Every one OF the games
however. have been held In Minneapolis
The Cornhuskers feel that the time hai
come when the GOphers will have to pla!
a game IN Lincoln every other fall Thi
alienation, the Nebraska men claim, :
only fair. since Nebraska has been journey
ing 10 Gopherland for so many years.
Perhaps Game with Michigan.
game with the University OF Michigan
is In prospect for next fan. AT meeting
OF the wolverine athletic authorities he'll
IN Ann Arbor. wednesday, It was decides
90 play either Nebraska or Syracuse uni
versity OF New York on the only vacan
date left in the Michigan schedule. Ne
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