Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-25
LINING UP FOR KANSAS
Cornhuskers Are Preparing to Meet
Jayhawkers Next Week.
PRACTICE NEW TRICK PLAYS
These Were Not Used saturday he
cause Kansas Coach Was In stand
aftermath OF Game with
Iowa.
Iowa.

Iowa.
LINCOLN. oct. 24-Cspecial)-There is
little disappointment in the C~ornhusker
over the result Of the game with
Iowa yesterday. Nebraska had hoped to
win, believing it had a better team than
the Hawkeyes, but now is satisfied with
is tie score, for there is little doubt in
the minds of the local rooters that the
score fails to tell the comparative strength
OF the two elevens.
This game Is the first one the Cornhusk-
ers have not won in years that they really
believe they should have won. When Kan
sas defeated King Coles players last fall
Il was conceded that the Jayhawkers had
a superior eleven in nearly all depart
ments of play. When Minnesota won at
Omaha there was no attempt to deny the
Gophers a deserving victory.
But the game with Iowa yesterday was
entirely different from either OF those con-
tests. Hard luck IN fumbling the ball at
critical moments and a little faulty tack
ling denied the Cornhuskers a victory to
which their superior teamwork and or
g~anizatlon entitled them.
Iowa's offense was helpless against the
powerful Nebraska line, as is attested by
the ability Of the visitors to make downs
but once on straight foot ball. But for
two or three costly fumbles and a few
poor tackles the Hawkeyes never would
have Tailed a point, and the chances are
the Cornhuskers would have added another
touchdown or two, for once the failure to
hold the ball gave It to Iowa when Me-
braska was on the opposing sides ten-yard
line.
Nebraska Line strong.
Twice after faulty tackling had permitted
the Hawkeyes TO carry the ball to the Me-
braska ten-yard line the Cornhuskers held
the Iowa men for downs, and only the
trusty toe Of Hyland allowed the visitors
to score They never would have made a
single point had their d%rop-kicker failed
on the two goals he secured in the first
half.
Nebraska's powerful charging gained
them enough yards to have nette6 three
or four touchdowns had luck favored the
~Cornhuskers in stopping the fumbiing and
in returning punts.
In the opinion Of local foot ball experts
Nebraska never, for many years, has had
as strong a line as the one which now rep
resents the school,. It is believed the tack
les, guards and center are the equal of any
in the Missouri valley. The Iowa coaches
declared the two tackles to Ave no equals
In the west.
Cole f. Confident.
King Cole says Nebraska has a
mighty good chance OF defeating Kansas
in two weeks IL the line plays as good
bail as it did yesterday. 1t looks now as
though no eleven in the west can pierce II
for consistent gains, and IL the Jayhawk-
ers win It will have to be through some
costly fumbling or tackling on the part of
the Cornhuskers such as marked their play
yesterday.
The Nebraska coach has kept his hand
covered for the Jayhawkers and has re-
fused to allow his men to use any of the
best trick plays so far this year. Prepara-
ton of new plays has been going on since
the season opened, and all with the object
Of pointing the team for Kansas.
The C~ornhuskers have several new plays,
but even yesterday Cole refused to allow
them TO be uncorked, for Coach Kennedy
OF Kansas was in the grandstand and it
would have been foolish to have exhibited
them. II Is believed Nebraska's downfall
last year at the hands Of Kansas was
caused by the fact that the Lawrence team
knew all the Cornhusker plays. They did
not know the signals, but had learned the
play= from watching the Cornhuskers in
action against four strong teams
HyIand's Drop Kicks.
In local foot ball circles today the inter-
esting story of how Right End Hyland
failed to defeat Nebraska in the game
yesterday and in the one a year ago is
being related
Hyland is Iowa's drop-kicker, and in
both games had an excellent chance to de-
feat Nebraska. A year ago at Iowa City
he was ordered to do drop-kicking after
Kirk, the famous booter, was taken out of
the game. He succeeded in making one
goal from the thi~rty-yard line. This
brought the score up to IL to s In favor
of Nebraska. Then in the last two min
utes OF play, with Iowa in possession Of the
ball on Nebraska's twenty-yard line, he
tried another goal. This, il made, would
have given Iowa four more points, or a
total of u, and the game. "Bil' Cha
Ioupka, NebraskaS big tackle, broke
through the line and blocked the kick and
saved Nebraska's grace.
Again yesterday, Hyland, under nearly
the same circumstances. had a chance TO
defeat Nebraska. The score stood 8 to 6,
and there were but two minutes Of the
game %unplayed. Iowa had the ball on Ne
braska's ten-yard line, and Hyland fell
back to the fifteen-yard line for a drop
kick. He made a miserable failure, and
left the score a tie.
Nebraska rooters are heaping up blessings
for the ruleinakers who reduced the value
OF field goals from four to three points.
If the value had remained the same as
last year Nebraska would have lost yester-
days game by a score OF s to 6, for Hy-
lands two d%rop-kicks would have tailed
two additional points for his team.
King Cole has ordered easy practice
this week in making ready for Doane. The
men will be out for work tomorrow, though,
and will at once start to learning plays
for the big game next week.