Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-06
BOYS WILL STRIVE TO WIN
Cornhuskei Warriors Appear at Lin.
coin Ready for Work.
SUMNER PRACTICE THE RULE
Many Keep In Condition During the
Warm weather to Further
bRnces when Foot Bali
Season Opens.

foot ball team began gathering In Lincoln
this week for the opening OF the training
season, which is yet over a week off, and
with their coming interest in the approach
Ing Cornhusker struggles commenced to
awaken. Among the men who returned
are Captain Harvey, William Chaloupka.
Harry Minor and F. w. johnson. Sid Col
Inns. Frum, Bentley, Hart, Kroger Cooke
and Beltzer are expected to come next
week.
Captain Harvey Of this years eleven held
a conference with Manager Dagger Thurs
day at which this seasons prospects were
discussed and tentative plans laid for
starting practice on September Is. Both OF
them were pleased with the outlook fora
winning team, and said there would be
twenty players on hand to start training
on the date set.
For the last month Captain Harvey and
Right Tackle Chaloupka have been Cruel
ing themselves in stiff practice at their
home in Wilbur, and are in the pink of
condition for the fall gridiron work. Har.
vey has hardened his muscles and reports
that he has gained great strength by hard
work all summer. He says he has also
been doing some excellent puntIng and
drop kicking. Chaloupka conveyed the glad
news that his wrist, which was broken in
the Nebraska-St. Louis game Thanksgiving,
has mended and is stronger than ever.
The big tackle says he will be in the game
this fall with more strength than last sea-
son and predicts that Minnesota will fall
before the Cornhuskers in the annual game
in October. He declares nothing can keep
Nebraska from whipping the mighty
Gophers. II was done once, he argues,
and the performance can be repeated.
Train During Vacation.
Halfback Minor and Rlghtend johnson,
both Of whom were with the C~ornhusker
squad at Lead, s. D., this summer report
that the players up there have acquired a
valuable training and that all of them are
ready to enter a hard gridiron struggle at
a moments notice Minor did some long
distance running in order to strengthen his
wind, and his exhibition in the 40 yards
dash at the state fair meet this week.
when he led a fast bunch of sprinters
across the tape by several yards, showed
| that he has accomplished his aim. John
son worked out at end on the Lead team
| and expects to have little trouble in max
ing his old position on the varsity this
! fall.
The number of players who won Tvs
last fall and who are eligible for the team
this fall are twelve. All of them have de-
clared their intention to be on hand to
start practice September. Is. OF this num-
Der six have been in the city this week
ard the others will get here by the time
Coach Cole arrives. In. addition to the
twelve regular N men. the Nebraska
coach will Rave a large quantity OF good
material from the freshman team of last
fall to work with in building up a strong
eleven. 30.
Among the men who showed up well on
the second team last fall and received
favorable mention by Assistant Coach Peck
in his review OF the work OF the scrubs
were Benson, votaw. Haskell, Wolcott,
Temple, Benson, Berger, Sommerhaider,
Birkner,. Mayer and Pearson. Temple will
not be eligible this fall on account of
4 failure in his studies last spring, but the
rest Of the men are not delinquent and are
expected to try for the varsity. Benson,
an Omaha boy and former Bellevue star,
played a remarkably fast game at end on
the second team last fall and has been
regarded as a strong possibility for an end
position on the varsity this season. He
was one of the fastest men in getting down
on a punt seen on Nebraska field last
year. Sommerhalder is a former Lincoln
High school, who weighs over 200 pounds.
and who plays a powerful game at guard.
Last year he was one Of the hardest prop
osition the regular team had to deal with.
WoIcott Promising One.
wolcott has been with the squad at
Lead this summer getting into form to
make a bid for a back field position on
the varsity. On the scrubs last year he
displayed a great deal of agility in work
with the ball. This season is sure TO see
him doing some sensational work. Blrkner
played in the Kansas game at Lawrence
fonr yaara hut mn MT aIfCfble for the
varsity last fall and took a position on the
second eleven. He is speedy and, under
the reformed rules. a year ago displayed
some whirlwind ability.
The other members of the scrubs"
worked hard all fall and helped make their
team one Of the strongest second eievens
Nebraska had had for several years. Their
eligibility to the varsity this season will
be a great aid to King Cole in his work
OF building up a powerful Cornhusker ma
chine.
Coach Peck. who was assistant to "King'
Cole last year. will not return this fall and
another experienced foot ball man will have
to be elected to take his place. The selec-
ton Of his successor will probably be made
within the next two or three weeks. The
assistant coach will be a former Nebraska
foot ball player. the Cornhusker athletic
authorities having decided 10 Try the grad
uate coaching system for a year on the
second coach. II is rumoTed that the posi-
tion will be filled by a player WIZ was on
the Cornhusker eleven several years ago
and not by any OF the recent graduates.
Omaha Game Approved.
The scheduling OF the AmeG-Nebraska
game for Omaha November 7, while in
some cases causing a little disappointment
among the Lincoln followers Of foot ball.
has in general met with approval Es-
pecially has the action been favorabiy re-
ceived among a majority of the university
students living in Lincoln. Each fall a
large number Of the students like 10 make
a trip with varsity 10 some other city for
a game and every summer look forward to
taking such a trip. Until last year many
Of them were able TO journey 20 Minneapo-
lis. Omaha and Lawrence or other cities.
but when the railroads refused 10 give rates
for the foot ball trips these students were
kept from going on the longer trips and
were keenly disappointed. About the only
trip most Of them have felt like making is
the one 10 Omaha The fare 10 the metrop-
oils even at the regular rate Is not much
and nearly all of the students can afford