Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-21
GRAND ISLAND GETS COLD FEET
Asks to He Released from Game
with Bellevue College.

Manager Hamblin is in receipt OF a COM
munication from Howard M. Sheaf, man
ager OF the Grand Island foot ball team,
stating that Grand Island desires to break
the date with Bellevue for Saturday, Oc-
tooer "a. His reasons are that unexpected
expenses have been forced upon the man
agement and that to bring the Bellevue
team there would only put the association
further in debt. Consequently he desires
that Bellevue accept their proposition to
cancel the game. He also states that some
gathering Of the state Young Women's
Christian association is to be held at the
Grand Island college that day and fears
this would limit the attendance at the
game. While this act is far different from
the position Peru took last year in pro-
testing Browne. 1t is still very displeasing
to the Bellevue management, The matter
OF expenses Is generally a dark horse In
small college athletics. And also Bellevue
brought the Grand Island team to Belle
vue last fall at a decided expense, tut
was glad to do so for the practice.
Manage Hamblin Of Bellevue has replied
that Bellevue needs the practice badly and
desires to play the game as scheduled. 1t
is rather late for them to break a date and
II leaves this management In a bad way so
far as securing another game for that day
is concerned. The heavy game with Hast
ings follows Immediately after and a fairly
light game Is desired, but above all Some
GENE must be had.
Deep disappointment has been manifest
in the Purple and Gold ranks since the
Highland Park game last Saturday. While
no one expected an easy game, neither was
Inere any expectation OF 0eIe6L. IL Is true
the park team showed the result of spleu-
did coaching since their jagged game IN
Omaha, but nevertheless q much better
showing against them had been expected
by the Bellevue management
While the terrific smash of the Bellevue
team was effective at times and more than
once carried the oval forty to fifty yards
without a break, still there was weakness
clearly apparent in more than one place,
The offense failed to gain at critical mo-
ments. The line seemed sadly weak al
more than costly. The Interference Tst
slow-to slow to be of any value. There
was the real weakness OF the situation
the Interference was positively not effec'
tive. And lastly, there are not a sufficient
number of plays in use by the Purple anc
Gold. The lack of variety may explain the
weakness OF the offense at times. A
least, whatever the cause, end runs anC
cross bucks repeatedly ended in failure.
The line seemed fairly strong on defense
but strangely enoug let men sift through
the scrimmage, or before it got fairly
started. The system OF interference a.
taught by Coach Cronk Is a highly or
ganized style that would prove more thai
effective II used by an experienced team
but so far has not been made perfect b!
the Bellevue team. Neither has the team
as yet gained the speed that it has had II
The complete change of style since las
year has naturally made the team les
effective for a time, though there Is tim.
yet for It to round into shape. Coacl
Cronk has declared his disappointment witt
some of the men who played in the High
land Park game and states his intention o
throwing some more subs into the lineup
There are many OF the subs who crowd oil
men for their positions In fierce style. l
will not be surprising, then, II some neV
men appear in the lineup.
Captain Marvel had a hard proposition
on his hands in the game and all thing
considered he did well. He failed 10 &c
the speed that proved SO irresistible las
year, but that was a fault not his alone
The speed didn't seem to be there TO get
Coach Cronk has started practice on man.
new plays 20 be worked on this week. !
is likely more fakes and open plays wi
be perfected by the next game. Ever,
energy will be directed this week towar'
developing strength where weakness shove
up Saturday.