Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-08
CORNHUSKER.C GOPHER BATTLE
Managers Of the Two Teams Make
Final Arrangements for Game.
LEACH PLEASED WITH TOWN
Says He t. sure Omaha win support
Biggest Game of n Year on
the Cornhusker
Schedule.

Earl o. Eager, athletic manager for the
University Of Nebraska. and H. E. Leach.
manager Of the University of Minnesota
foot ball team, were both in Omaha Thurs
day to make final arrangements for the
Gopher-Cornhusker foot ball game, which
is to be played at Vinton Street park, Oc-
tober le.
Minnesota realizes that It has a hard
proposition in Nebraska next week and the
boys will not get over-confident because
OF the way Iowa was beaten last week"
said Mr.. Leach. I'VE have four hard
games on our schedule this year, Nebraska,
Wisconsin, Michigan and Chicago. Ne
braska has always been a hard nut for
Minnesota to crack and we are looking for
a hard battle this year. II always seems
as though the Cornhuskers rallied and
fought with more presidency against the
Gophers than against any other team they
meet. They have made a poor start before
and then came back strong against us. We
Will take no chances.
Il hope to bring a large crowd to
Omaha" added Mr.. Leach, as he watched
the military parade pass down Farnam
street. Il wish we could turn this crowd
into Vinton park on that day, but from
what l can hear the Nebraska boys have
lots Of hackers in Omaha. making It prac-
tically homo grounds for them. Omaha
will be given a real touch Of university life
when the two teams arrive for the annual
gridiron battle. We will bring the band
and a large bunch OF ~rooters. and Mr..
Eagers expects to bring his band at the
head Of a couple of thousand rooters."
Inspect the Park.
Mr.. Eager and Mr.. Leach visited Vim
TON ms ark IN ingnaCf the stands and nro-
nounced the arrangements all satisfactory.
The grounds will be laid out In much the
same way as was the Dietz park last year.
with everybody except players and officials
off the field. The press box will be at
the top Of the new bleachers, and the boxes
in front OF the base ball grandstand will
be sold. Huge bleachers will be erected
along the east line of the field 80 that
seats will be provided for 1000 people. The
overflow will have to stand. Some carry
alls may be admitted along the sidelines,
but this feature has not been definitely de-
cided. Seats in the west bleachers will be
reserved, as we'll as the seats on the east
stands. No reservations will be made for
the base ball grand stand. This will be
handled by only a limited number Of tick
cts being sold for the grandstand.
Manager Eager was most enthusiastic
over the prospects for a large crowd at
the game. He said that he already had re-
oeived large numbers Of applications for
seats, and that the orders are being filed
in the order in which they are received.
We will bring 1000 students, sure, from
Lincoln, and the number may reach as
high as 1000" said Mr.. Eager. The stu
dents are not at all discouraged over the
team and have hopes Of making a splendid
- II. ooaI,st o,r anciant anarnias from
tho north.
1.-The support Omaha gave us at the Ames
game last year convinced me long ago
that when we decided to bring the best
game Of our entire schedule to Omaha we
would get even better support. There are
a large number Of college students and
alumni in Omaha who are more than anX-
ious to see a hlgh-class game"
Dust Storm Mars Practice.
The C~ornhuskers held practice in a dust
storm yesterday afternoon that took the
ufe'' out of them and forced them to go
through scrtmmage in a echanical sort OF
way. At times the dust was blown across
the field in such large and thick clouds
that It was impossible to distinguish the
players, and frequent halts hid to be
called in the practice until the elements
settled down for short periods.
No change was made in the lineup Of
the varsity, 1t remaining the same as
yesterday, when Shonka was stationed at
center and Frank posted at left half.
Dale Perrin was tried out at center, how
ever, for awhile.
Coach Cole gave considerable attention
today and in the other practice hours
Of the week to coaching the men in the
kicking department. Captain Better, who
is figured on to do the punting for the
Cornhuskers, was given a long drill in
getting off kicks in rapid time. His work,