Omaha daily bee., 1908-08-16
ATHLETIC FIELD MISSING
Nebraska win Not Have One in Time
for the Fall Meeting.
BASE BALL PARK Is AVAILABLE
Manager Eager Coming 20 Omaha in
Effort to Locate the Nebraska-
Ames Game I'm the
state Metropolis.

hall games viii be played at either Antelope
park. the Lincoln Western league base ball
grounds, OF the state farm. This has been
definitely decided. The delay of the Board
Of Regents in coming to the assistance of
the athletic authorities precludes the possi-
bility Of getting a new field In shape for
the fall contests. A few lots on the site
selected for the new grounds north Of old
Nebraska field have been purchased, but
the athletic board did not have enough
money to buy all that were needed and was
depending upon the regents to help out.
The regents. however, have delayed so long
IN doing their part that the field cannot be
ready for fall. Even now they are holding
back on giving the remainder Of the money.
and the plans for playing the foot bali
games on a university field have been
abandoned.
ARRANGEMENTS for using Antelope park
for a gridiron have been practically COM
pieted and the foot ball games probably
will be pulled off there. In case the deal
with Manager Green OF the Lincoln team
for the use on the base ball grounds should
fall through the games will be played at
the state farm. In the opinion of Manager
Eager Of the university athletic teams, the
best place for the gridiron contests is Ante
lone park. and he thinks they undoubtedly
will be held there this fall.
Handicap 60 Foot BaU.
There are some disadvantages in having
the field at Antelope park and it is feared
that the Cornhusker eleven will suffer as
a result OF them. One OF the strong argu-
ments for getting a university field by fall
and having 1t located near the campus
was that It would draw out more men for
practice and strengthen the eleven. With
the field situated nearly a mile from the
university. as Antelope park is, IT IL be-
lieved that many students who form the
second team and scrubs will not get out for
practice. When Nebraska field was in use
the students who wished TO practice foot
ball had to go only a few yards from the
university buildings to the gridiron. They
could don their foot bali toys In the gym
nasium and be at practice in a very short
time. with the change to Antelope park,
however, it will take considerable time for
the foot ball a~spirants to get logged out
and reach the scene OF practice. This will,
in order for them to practice any length
of time, require that they quit their studies
earlier than usual and probably neglect
school work which they ought TO do.
Some students, who have only a certain
amount Of time to give to foot ball, will
be reluctant about putting in the time re-
aulred to practice-at the new grounds, and
may not get out for foot ball at all. They
could so to the field later than the regular
men, but they will figure that unless they
give as much time to the game as any OF
the aspirants they will have no chance OF
making good. The athletic authorities fear
that these men will not get out for practice
, this fall, and that the squad will be too
small 10 give the best results. In order to
d. away as much as possible with this
s objection to Antelope park the athletic
mentors will arrange to have the practice
Eystematized 30 that little time will be
lost in making the trip to the park and
back. transportation will probably be
furnished and the candidates will be hus-
tied from the campus to the field in the
: shortest possible time.
G Another way in which 1t Is feared that
the field at Antelope will work to the detri-
ment Of the Cornhusker interests will be
IN keeping down the attendance at the
games. When the students have to go only
a short distance TO games, 1t is held, that
the patronage is better than when they
have to pay street car fare and travel a
mile to the grounds. With Nebraska field
only three blocks from the business sec
ton Of the city many people used to attend
the contests because they were near al
h1nd. a great Qedta OF TINS puliOhdeSt ~ -
believed. win be lost when the games are
pulled off at Antelope park. The atten-
dance at the big games. however, is not
expected to fall off much because enough
Interest is taken in them to draw the
people several miles. The games that will
suffer will be those with the minor schools
Big Game for Omaha.
Manager Eager viii make another triI
TO Omaha this week in a final effort &C
arrange for having the Nebraska-Amei
game played there November I. When HI
was IN that city last spring trying to DAFT
tire game he was given some encourage
msnt that the foot ball enthusiasts OF tbs
metropolis would help him in securing
field and advertising the game. That wal
In May, but he has heard nothing sinc'
then from the men whom he saw about tn
contest. on his coming trip to Omaha h
hopes to make satisfactory Arrangement
for a field so that the game can be playe'
there,
The vinton street base ball park Is nov
being considered by the cornhusker man
assr as a suitable IrSse for pulling off tn
game and he L. trying 10 induce PA
Rourke 20 give reasonable terms for tn
use OF Il. In case an agreement Is reache
with the manager OF the Olmaha club, Man
agVr Eager will expect the business me
and press Of the metropolis 10 help hin
advertise the game.
TIE Amea contest Ia the Dig game {
the Nebraska schedule and on Il viii prot
ably depend the championship Of the nj,
sOon valley The Iowa AsEfes win hay
practtoalfy the same team as last year an
via begin practice early h September
oraer to ge< ready for the struggle Wit
NebrSskaA T1ssle defeat az the hands Of n
CornhuskeFs list tail by the narrOwe'
HasSia possible has arOused IN them a d
srS ~ set rereage ana recover the To-
O4n supcSHAcy which Uhsy lost IN tn
EAza~ Tacy tAlak they had = better tea.
thaa tue CsrnhasAREa Ast fan ard bale,
thAy ShoaA have WUn tho game This IA
CoGcA Wl1IiAuns and his men win cent
every effort Inward wtnniag the Ne6raSl
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