Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01
KANSAS HOPES FOR VICTORY
Jsyhawkers Think They Have Good
Chance with Nebraska.
HEART FROM HASKELL GAME
Missouri Game Thanksgiving Day IL
worrying Them - Kennedy
Has Tryout with Indian
Players.

LAWRENCE. Kan, oct. S1.-(special)-
Although the Jayhawkers met no foe on
the gidiron this week, there has been no
cessation in the routine work of practice.
Snow and mud kept Kennedy and his pu-
pills off the field several afternoons, but no
time was lost, for they filled the time by
running signals in the gymnasium. There
will be no letup on the work next week
and by Saturday every nan should be on
edge for the Washburn game.
The grilling pace Kennedy has been put
ting the men through since the first day
of practice is showing up in the develop
ment Of his scoring machine in a fairly
crcditable way. Though the team had no
chance to SHOW off" in the Washington
game, it was plain to be seen something
had been done in the time intervening be-
tween that and the Oklahoma game. The
holes which the opposing teams have been
puncturing in the line all fall seemed to be
pretty well repaired. The backs have done
much toward overcoming their weakness
in getting off at the signal. The team as
a unit is working better now than it has
at any time this season.
All the men came out of the Washington
game III bODu CunulllOn bllut dlNliUu8h llt
weather and field conditions were most
conducive to stiffness, all were out Monday
afternoon as though no game had been
played Saturday.
Small Hospital List.
The hospital list is the smallest It has
been for several weeks. No serious cases
are recorded. Harley Wood is still having
trouble with his knee and is kept from
praqf{aa ON acnOupf Of az Calduan has
turned in a like complaint, though he re-
ports regularly for practice. Captain Crow
ell, who missed several practices on ac-
count of injuries, is working regularly
again.
Stanley Myers, the new half, gives every
indication of making good. Johnson is
doing we'll at quarter, He and Bond work
together on offense like clockwork. but
on defense both are of the Lollypop dollar
watch callber. Johnson handles punts in
good style, but tackles like a school girl.
In fact the secret of the teams present
weakness is its lack of tackling ability.
More and more as the season advances
do the coaches feel the need of a man to
take Forter's place with the boot. With
such a man in the lineup Kennedy thinks
he would have an edge on Nebraska and
an even break with Iowa. But Kennedy
has given up hope of developing a man to
pit against Kirk and his boot in the Iowa
game.
Kennedy insists on continuing daily
scrimmage with the tyro team, and Rouses'
pupils continue to make the regulars work
to cross their line. The Jayhawkers are
standing up to this grilling work much bet
ter than they did at first, which speaks
well for their physical condition.
TryOut with Haskell.
Wednesday afternoon Trent brought his
redskins from Haskell and turned them
loose against the Kansans.
This was the team that held Nebraska
to a lone touchdown. They were allowed
to keep the ball all the time, and run
through some of King Coles formations
which they had learned at Lincoln. Time
and again they executed a successful
forward pass that gave them several chalk
lines. All of Kennedy's regulars were
not in the lineup, but it was evident that
was not the reason his men could not break
UP the formation.
Much joy is there in the Jayhawker
camp over the way the Indians showed
against the Cornhuskers. 1t is conceded
that Kennedy has a better team than Trent,
which gives Kansas an almost even break
with Nebraska. At least the Indians,
showing against Nebraska gives the Jay
hawkers more hope.
Missouri's score, 5 to 0, against Westmin-
lister has only served to confirm the fear
that squad and rooters alike have held all
~season-that Monilow has an aggregation
this year that will take the Turkey day
game. Two representatives, from Missouri
were at McCook to witness the Washington
game and get a line an Kansas style OF
play, but they went home with their note
books empty, as nothing new was tried In
the twenty-five minutes the two teams
~floundered around in snow and mud.
Hereafter Kennedy and Morse will dc
their tutoring behind closed gates. He will
give the team some new plays in the mex
few days so they may get them down in
working shape to try against Washburr
next Saturday.
Washburn Comes Next.
Washburn comes to Lawrence next Sat
uTday to meet the Kansans in the las
varsity game that will be played here
this year. Heretofore Kansas has Away
met this team in Topeka, where either thu
town or the team seems to be a hoodot
to the Jayhawkers.
Kennedy specially wants to AXE THU
game, as the mentor Of the Congregation
alists is an old team mate of his at Pennsyl
vania. This team took the state cham
plonship last year and though they ar,
not doped as having as strong a team
as the varsity this year, they will max,
the boys from Mount Dread play thel
limit.
The site of battle OF the T~hanksgivInl
game has finally been agreed upon. TIL,