Omaha daily bee., 1909-12-26
BLAMELEss FOR BAD SEASON
Lack of Good Material and Bad Luck
Held Responsible.
BENDER IN BAD WITH STUDENTS
Conduct at Haskell Game Turns
Friends Against Him.
IOWA WANTS OMAHA GAME
Hawkeye Would Play Here,
but Lincoln f. Shy Big Contests
and Eager Observation-Disclosures
for Conservative Revision.

LINCOLN, Dec. 25.-Cspeoial)-wmiam
c C'King") Cole will be continued as coach
OF the Nebraska foot ball team. The MEM
beers of the Cornhusker Athletic board are
IN favor Of his retention for another year,
and at a meeting to be held soon after
the close OF the Christmas recess they will
elect him coach for the season Of 1910.
This ststsmsnt is based upon information
obtained through Interviews with all the
member OF the Nebraska Board Of Con-
troll Only one Of the eleven men compos-
ing the board is not yet decided how he
shall vote; the other ten members will
elect Cole.
The election Of King Cole will be made
in the face OF some opposition from certain
alumni OF the university who would like
to see Johnny Bender, former Cornhusker
Eridiron star. or ]. c. LOngman, coach Of
Notre Dame, put in charge Of the Ne
braska foot ball squad. Tn election also
win not meet with the approval Of many
men in the local sporting fraternity.
Yet, among many OF the alumni and with
a majority Of the undergraduates King
Cole Is very popular and his retention as
coach will be generally approved by these
Dsopie. Many Of the alumni. indeed, have
written letters to members Of the ath-
lstic board urging that cole be elected
while there have been no expressions OF
discomfort from other alumni arising over
the failure of Cole to turn out a cham
plonship eleven last fall.
In coming to a decision to bring Cole
back TO Nebraska next fall, the Corn
husker Board Of Control has weighed well
the different points Of criticism made
against him and has given fair consideraI
sion to the other applicants for the posi-
stion. To the, board, after looking at the
natter from all sides, 1t has appeared as
though cole Is just as well fitted to coach
Nebraska next fail as any of the men
who have applied for his place. In fact,
the members OF the board aave discounted
the disaster OF the last season-laid it to
the lack OF coed material and hard luck
and have concluded that Cole, with a
knowledge of the capabilities of the vast
amount Of freshmen material Of last sea-
SON, viii be in a position to give the Corn
huskers a winning team in 1915.
Record Of King Cole.
king Cole has been at Nebraska for
three seasons as head coach, and his record
with the Cornhuskers has been s~atisfac-
tory. In 1907. his first season, he gave Ne
braska a championship eleven. In 1908 his
team tied Minnesota, defeated Ames and
Iowa, but lost to Kansas when his players
had gone stale. Last fall he had poor ma
terial and the C~ornhuskers went through
the season with three defeats. Next fall
there will be a fine bunch Of material TO
work with, and the Cornhusker mentors
look to Cole to give them a championship
eleven.
The board Of regents has been consider
ing the question OF hiring a foot ball coach
for the entire year. SO that he could coach
the xrfdiron candidates in the spring and
winter. The year-Iound coach would be a
man who also could take charge OF the
base ball nine and coach it in the spring.
At their last meeting, in Omaha the re-
gents had this matter before them, but
were in doubt whether they would have the
funds necessary TO pay the salary OF a
coach for the entire year. They referred
the question OF funds to a COMMITTEES,
which was INSTRUCTED to report TO the ath-
Ietio board within a month, so the board
will know what the regents have decided
By the time school closes after the first OF
the year.
In case the regents find that they can
engage a coach for both foot ball and
base ball King Cole will be the man
selected. and the new arrangement will not
affect the boards attitude toward him for
the present year. 1t is believed, though,
: that the regents will find themselves IN
ahle 20 finance the year-round proposition
untn 1sr. In which event separate coaches
win be engaged for both foot ball and
base bail for the year lsl0-lsn-
Hawkeyes want Omaha Date.
Iowa university. which is scheduled for
a foot ball game with the Cornhuakers in
Lincoln on n UySmbe -. wants to have
the game played in Omaha on that date
and its athletic manager is now trying 70
induce Manager Eager OF the Cornhuskers
60 make the transfer. Manager ROurke OF
the Omaha Western league base ball team,
at whose park that game would be played
in case IL were booked for Omaha, has
been working in cooperation with the
Iowa management TO effect the change.
In nearly any other year the Nebraska
management would favor a proposition to
play the game in Omaha. but next fall the
home schedule OF the c~ornhuskers will de-
mand that they meet Iowa in this city.
Nebraska viii be forced 10 play Minnesota,
Kansas and Illinois away from Lincoln,
and the only home games OF Importance for
this town viii be those with Ames and
Iowa Haskell, or any other team that tuls
the Thanksgiving date on the ~Cornhuskers
seheduie. win be met In Omaha Without
Iowa al home the Cornhuskers would have
the single big game with Ames as their
only attractive offering for Lincoln
Iowa. however. viii have a big voice In
saying where the game win be played. as
the Hawkeyes came to Lincoln last fan.
and next autumn Il viii be Nebraska's
turn 70 go 20 Iowa City. The proposition
which Manager Eager In up against in ar
ranging a home schedule probably will ap-
peal 70 the Iowa management ami there
WI b ne effort made 20 force ae Corn