Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24

To This End Nebraska Will Bend
Energy from Now On.
LAST YEARS DEFEAT IN MIND
Cornhusker- WI work Hare, PnyinE
No Heed 10 stories from Law
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Game.
LINCOLN. oct. sa-Cspeciai)-with the
Iowa game this afternoon Nebraska fin
ished the first half OF its schedule and
emerged from a formative period. with its
attendant uncertainties as to the playing
strength and makeup OF the eleven. into
a more settled state. IN which the coaches
will work with the players during the rest
Of the season to maintain the good start
already made by the Cornhuskers in the
first four games OF the fall.
An absence OF veterans and the vast
amount OF green material on hand kept
king Cole and his assistants guessing
as to what men TO select for the reeulaf
positions on the team. Up 70 the time OF
the Minnesota game only q few places
on the eleven were cllnched. for Coach
Cole, although he had given the best play
ers an opportunity to show their worth
had not made up bis mind as to whom
he would place at three OF. the eleven
posts on the team. II was, indeed. only
a few hours before the team went on the
field at Omaha that he DECIDED upon tie
lineup fo- the Gopher battle.
The gallant fight Of the Cornhuskers IN
that contest practically decided the regi-
lar lineup as Il would have been played
through the rest OF the fall Injuries to
certain Of the men who battled in that
game. though, made Il necessary durfrg
this week to develop other candidates to
take the places OF these players on the
hospital list in case they should not re-
cover sufficiently to play through the
Hawkeye contest.
Gives Cole Free Hand.
Coles experimenting with these other
candidates in shifting them to places of
the men who were hurt In the Minnesota
game told him Just what they could do
and leaves him free to so ahead from
now on-with a clear conception of what
all his best candidates are capable Of
playiny-to preparing for the real big
game Of the Cornhusker scheduie-the bat
tie with Kansas on November G.
Doane Is to be the next opponent OF the
Scarlet and Cream eleven, but this team
will permit no more than a practice ex-
hlbition and It, Of course, is causing the
Cornhusker coaches no worry. No special
concern VIII be given to preparing for It
and only a part Of the regulars will be
used through the whole fray.
I'VE must beat Kansas" Is the cry OF
the undergraduates, alumni. faculty. and
players, and to satisfy this great appeal
the coaches will set the Cornhuskers I'd
work Monday, leaving nothing undone that
might In any way contribute to the down.
fall Of the Jayhawkers, at present foot ball
champions OF the Missouri valley.
For two or three days the practice will
be very light that the C~ornhuskers may
work out their stiffness and recover from
the bruising effects OF today's game with
Iowa. They VIII be allowed to take part
In scrimmage until Thursday or Friday,
and then they will go through it taking
every precaution to prevent injuries.
All during the next two weeks. however
they win be drilled IN formation and
plays, both offensive and defensive, for ths
Jayhawker battle. For tn last thres
weeks, in fact, they have cen learning
plays especially devised for this coming
game and it is intended that they hav,
these down pat 50 they win be sure to hav,
no trouble In usine them.
Defense Must BE strong.
Il was learned. much to Nebraska's sor,
row, that in order to work plays on IN,
offensive under the new rules a team mus
have a strong line, one that will keep Tn,
opponents from Sitting through and break
ing up formations before the players hav,
a chance to get Off their plays. Last fall
when Kansas trimmed the C~oynhuskers 2
: to s, the Nebraska line was weak and pla,
, after play attempted by King" Cole
c players was nipped before It could ef
~fectually get under way. Several times jay
: hawkers broke through the cornhuske
c front and Jackie Cooke, the Nebraska
2 quarter, before he could get rid Of tn
! ball.
To prevent a repetition OF this kind o
n -. 81. In -. - 49,
1 that the Jayhawkers will have a might
. hard time Of breaking down. He believe
: he can get the men to play their defenslv
positions as they did against Minnesots
In which case Kansas win be up agains
a stone wan in trying to play on the Of
fensive.
The fact that Kansas knew Nebraska
plays last fall is assigned as the reaso
for its glorious victory. The Jayhawker
had a grand chance to learn the Corr
husker plays. for they saw Nebraska /
action in three big games: Minnesota, low
and Ames, and got a good line on ever
play King Cole had taught mis- mel
When they met the c~ornhuskers here /
November they held them helpless.
But this fall Coach Cole has prepared Il
Kansas, instead Of letting Coaches Ker
nedy and Mosse get all his plays he ha
been getting their tricks. The ruth is ths
Coles men have not used many Of the
good plays this fall. In the Minnesoi
game the Gopher defense was so stron
that IL WAS impossible to make any heas
way with any plays and Cole gave his pr
teges orders not % uncover their be-
ground gamers for tho benefit Of coaC
Kennedy and his scouts who were on a
grounds.
Best SAVED for Kansas.
Consequently the best plays Nebraska h,
learned have been saved for the comir
battle with the J~ayhawkers. What mar
OF these plays are nobody. but the M.
on the team know and # is likely they "
be kept secret until they are thrown ups
the Lawrence men on November 6 Tn,
viii. be tried behind closed gates durll
the next ten days and Il viii be a big su
prise II the C~oSnhuskers are not able
use them effectively IN the coming BATH
But while King Cole has been takil
measures 10 prevent the Kansas coach
from learnimN IFS plays he has been waite
Ing their tes m Ia action and he has cor
20 the concl sion that he Will have a IA
tussel on hiI hands when Kennedy brln
the JayhaW ISers here next month.
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