Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-08
CoRNHUsKERs NOT DIsCoURAGED
Team Makes Much Better shOwiRE
Than Had Been Anticipated.

LINCOLN. Nov. 7.-(special) 90 Corn
husker rooters and foot ball players are
as a result OF the game with Kansas yes
terday. The way IN which the Jayhawk-
ers snatched away the victory when theX
were apparently defeated is a great cOnso-
lation for the local followers Of the Ne
braska eleven.
before the game the Kansas eleven was
hailed as the certain conquerors of the
C~ornhuskers and were the big tavorites IN
the betting. 1t was thought mat they had
a much superior eleven 10 Coles machine
ana that they would walk over the local
team. Some kansans were so confident
that they wagered the score would be 10 or
Is to D.
Fifteen minutes after play was started,
though, II was apparent that Coles play
ers were putting up a much better game
than had been expected and hat the Law
renee eleven would have to play mighty
good ball to hold it's own.
In the first half the excellent punting of
Quarterback johnson was the only thing
that saved the Kansas goal from being
crossed. In the second half the Cornhusk-
ers grew stronger and rushed their OPP
ponents off their feet and for a while 1t
looked as though the local players would
get two touchdowns. Penalties inflicted
when the Nebraska men We're close to the
JRyhawkers' goal denied them touchdowns
on two different occasions.
II Is conceded now that Nebraska will
have several men or the All-Mlssouri Val
ley eleven this year. Kansas City news
paper men who saw the game declared
that the Cornhuskers had the best line in
the valley and that some OF the forwards
could not be denied places on the all-star
team.
shonka. center, had Carlson, his OPP
ponent outplayed and will be ranked ahead
Of the ~Jayhawker. He is certain to be the
unanimous choice for that pivotal position.
Harte and Temple, at tackle, showed up
their opponents, making a strong bid for
the positions on the big eleven. Ewing and
Wolcott gave the Jayhawker guards more
than they could handle and should be Sc
lected for the all-star eleven.
King" Cole was much disappointed at
the outcome Of yesterdays struggle for he
kennedy's, He had pointed his men for
this game and had them in the pink of
condition. They were able to play the best
game of the fall and King sincerely be-
lieyes they should have won on the merit
OF their play.
The Nebraska coach still thinks the
Cornhuskers are the best bunch of players
In the valley and he thinks they can win
the two remaining games on the schedule.
He looks for a hard fight with Denver next
week. Haskell, he-.thinks, will not play
nearly so fast a game as Kansas, 1and he
expects his men to win by a fair sized
score.
Johnny Bender, former Cornhusker star
and now coach of the Haskell eleven, WIT
messed the game with Kansas yesterday
from the press box. He took notes on the
Nebraska plays and expects to fool the
Cornhuskers on Thanksgiving day.
Sender says the Cornhuskers should have
won from the J~ayhawkers and that they
played superior ball. 1T was a little hard
luck for Nebraska" he said, and it took
from Coles team a game that his men un-
doubtedly had won by much the better
play. The Kansas players themselves ad-
init they were outplayed and are thanking
their lucky stars that they had a fast man
like Johnson" tl..'