Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-14

better physical condition for the battle
with the Denver players than koehlere
men themselves will be. Since the Kan
sas game last week the -Cornhuskers have
had no game and their next contest will
be with the Denver eleven. The open date
today has given them a respite Of two
weeks.
Hard Game for Denver.
Deacon Koehler's players. however. had
Ia hard game this afternoon with Bend
er's Haskell Indians and should not be in
the best shape for the meeting next week.
Last Saturday they played the School OF
Mines, and that was a bruising contest.
The Indians today and then Nebraska
next Saturday make three grueillng battles
In q row, which Is usually too much for
any foot ball team to endure. especially
II a few Of the players are seriously in
jured.
Barring a few slight injuries, the Corn
huskers now are IN fine shape for a game
and should go into the struggle At Denver
in the hest form OF the fall. With Den
yer suffering from the effects OF two
hard games. the Cornhuskers ought to
ave Al advantage IN physical condition.
Criticism Of the Nebraska management
for scheduling the Denver game has been
80 adverse during the week that it Is very
| probable no date will be given the Min
listers on the C~ornhusker schedule next
fall. In local circles II is felt that Denver
is supporting several professionals on it's
eleven and that Nebraska should keen
within the Missouri valley and Chicago
conferences for It's big
Denver was thrown out OF the Colorado
conference for refusing to live up to the
rules adopted by that body and had a hard
time to schedule games this fall. There
was some objection last spring to the ar
ranging OF a game with Denver, and only
the urging Of Deacon Koehler finally got
the game for his school.
Denver Like st. Louis.
Nebraska had one game with st. Louis,
an eleven with about the same eligibility
rules az those which govern Denver, and
was 30 badly defeated that sentiment
around the university caused the Mound
City team to be cut off the Cornhusker
schedule after that contest. The same SEN
timent that broke off relations with st,
Louis Is now forming In regard to Denver
and even though the C~ornhuskers should
win from Eoehler's team next week the
students and alumni would not sanction the
booking OF another game with the Colo
RADIO school.
C~ornhuskers favor playing Kansas. Iowa,
Ames, Missouri and Minnesota as the five
big games next fall and 1t lie likely thai
these schools will be on the schedule
Missouri has not been played for severa'
years, but would like to meet the Corn.
huskers next fall. The local students ars
strong for putting the Show Me- on Ne
braska's list and a big effort will be made
TO arrange a date for . game.
Amss was not played this season, be
cause a satisfactory date could not b.
agreed upon. Both schools were sorry anC
came TO an understanding that they woul,
be sure to play in 1910. The Iowa Aggie.
are nearly as strong rivals of the Corn
huskers as are the Jayhawkers and loca
students want the two schools to resum
2 sthletic relations.
Minnesota Again in 1910.
l Despite the rumors, following close o.
the heels Of the annual game this fall g
Omaha, to the effect that Minnesota woul
cut Nebraska off It's schedules hereafter,
Seems very probable that the Cornhusker
will meet the Gophers in Minneapolis mex
season.
3 The injury to Johnston, left halfback {
Q the Gophers, at Omaha, led certain Mime
y apolls newspapers to decry Nebraska a
too hard an opponent for Minnesota to tax
I chances with each season. 1t was pointe
out that Minnesota had nothing to gal
u by playing Nebraska and that it stood
big chance Of losing a great deal by il
juries to star players and by occasions
\ defeats. There are other schools in tt
i conference. it was held, who would pls
A the GOphers a good game, but who wouI
s not be so dangerous.
As soon as this demand for throwing N,
- / hraglra zee tho Gnnhaw anbo1U.1. rr,, y.,l
\ athletic mentors at Minnesota became bus
and showed that Nebraska played just Il
kind Of a game the Gophers need ear
each fall to get them into condition Il
= meeting Chicago and the other larl
{ schools. The C%ornhuskers always play
hard game, and. Minnesota by having
g extend Itself, becomes strong early In Il
; fall.
p The agitation for keeping Nebraska o
MinnesotR's schedule next fall resulted
9 this; The opponents of the Cornhuske
were jumped on by the Minneapolis su
n porters OF Nebraska and their argumen
we're refuted and 1t was given out ON got
authority from certain quarters in Gophe
land that Nebraska would be kept on Il
Minnesota schedule as long as the loo
school wished to meet the fair deman
OF the northern school,.
e With Minnesota and Ames practically a
sured and with Missouri wanting a gar
!, three OF Nebraska's five big contests W
n Urdovbtedly be played with these schoo
Of Iowa and Kansas are certain to be on I
err ~Cornhusker schedule, and these two seho,
st then fiji out what will probably be I
he Cornhuskers' big five for 1910.
GO to ChicaEO Saturday.
The Nebraska cross-country runners "
take part in the annual western int,
collegiate race at Chicago Saturday mol
re ing. The C%ornhuskers have been the m,
ed suoceFsful contestants in this run for I
OF last eight years and are the favorites
ne this fall. They we're the winners Il
season and the year before that. BY W
ka ming this years run they will gain perm
NY nent possession OF the trophy offered
the school first winning the race tn
!, times, The Nebraska team is composed
L. B. Anderson. F. ]. Clark, A. B. Amb
Itv son, A. w. Mick and A. Lzioar.
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