Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-04
NEBRASKA CAMP IN PANIC
Tullback Rathbone May Not Get Into
Kansas Game.
INJURY TO SHOULDER SERIOUS
New Nebraska Field VIII he For
maIiy Dedicated NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Refuses 70 Travel North
ward Friday.

LINCOLN, Nov. 8.-Cspecial)-The Corn
husker camp was thrown into a state Of
condemnation this afternoon when It was
announced that Fullback Rathbone might
not fully recover this week from an in
jury to his right shoulder that he sustained
in the game with Doane.
when the accident in which he was hurt
occurred Rathbone was at once removed
from the game and II was said his In
Jury was very slight and that ne would
recover within a few days. With this ex-
PLANTATION, no attention was paid to the
fullback's condition. as It was thought he
would round rapidly into form.
At practice yesterday and today, however,
the fullback was not able to get into
scrimmage and this led some Of the rooters
to inquire regarding his injury. They
learned then that his shoulder was not
healing fast and that he probably would be
a cripple for the Kansas battle.
An injury that would incapacltate Rsth-
bone or any of the back field players would
practically kill Nebraska's chance of de-
feating the Jayhawkers, for Cole has no
substitutes who are regarded as varsity
caliber and the removal Of one of the regu-
lar backs would greatly weaken the Of
Tense.
Rathbone is the only fullback the Corn
huskers have who has done first class work
this season. other men have been tried at
full, but have failed miserably in their Of
fenslve play. Rathbone has surprised
everybody connected with the eleven and
has been a sensational player.
II his shoulder fails to heal he will be
handicapped in plunging against the Jay
N,-g.~ 1E,o ord Tho line aftacEa will have
to be made by other men in the back
field, none Of whom has the charging abil-
ity Of young Rathbone.
King Cole declared he had examined
Rathbone's shoulder and that he thought
1t would be healed sufficiently for the full
back to play a hard game Saturday. He
said he would keep the player out of scrim-
mage this week in order to prevent his
geeting any more injuries.
Hard Work nt Farm.
The Cornhuskers were kept at practice
at the farm until Z o'clock this evening.
This was true Of the practice yesterday.
When the men quit it was so dark that in
giving signals the quarter had to feel for
the man to whom he passed the ball.
Cole says this late practice will be con-
tinued up to Saturday and that he may
order a light signal practice Saturday
morning. The long signal drill is beinl
ordered because the Nebraska coach be-
lieves he can get his players to master
every play in their repertory before this
game and that by doing this the fumblinl
OF passed balls will be eliminated.
Much OF the training period today wa
given over to building up the Cornhuske
offensive play. The new formation tht
- - -. ut.,o, mana ,,aad TINA after
time and the new plays were employed
Against the scrubs the regulars gained
many yards on straight foot ball and
worked the forward pass on two occasions
for large distances.
Cole is continuing to play Frank a
quarter, having Bentley run the second
eleven. Frank handles the team so wei
that he can III be spared from that place
against the Jayhawkers.
Chauner, who has been placed on tn
team at right end, Mayor being taken bacl
TO Franks former place at right half, 1
doing brilliant work in practice and tn
removal Of Mayor and Chauners substitu
tion is not likely to weaken the RICH
extremity.
Unless some Of the players are Injuries
the lineup for Saturday will be: Left end
Johnson; left tackle, Harte; left guard
wolcott; center, shonka; right guard
Ewing; tight tackle, Temple; right end
Chauner; quarter, Frank; left half, Cap
tain Beltzer: fullback, Rathbone; RICH
half, Mayor.
Coacth Kennedy of the Kansas eleve
telegraphed Manager Eager that his tear
had changed its mind about coming I
Lincoln Friday and that 1t would not &c
here until Saturday. The Jayhawkers hav
a superstitution about coming to Lincol
on Friday. They think II they Journe
here on Saturday they will win, for on tn
last two occasions that they came heI
they did not arrive until Saturday an
each time they won from Nebraska. The
are loath to break their custom, for fe'
their string Cf luck win be broken.
The Cornhusker rally for the game wi
be held tomorrow morning at IL o'cloC
instead OF Friday at that hour. Glasses WI
be dismissed for the event. Chancellt
Avery will preside at the meeting.
Nebraska's field is to be formally ded