Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-08
MATERIAL AT PERU
Coach Barnette Has Made Winners
Out Of New Men.
R STAR ON OMAHA TEAM
Helped Take State Championship
Here and Then Went 60 state uni
versity, where He Played
Halfback.

PERU, Neb., Nov. T.-(specia i)-Foot ball
fans are much g~ratified that the normal
has developed a team out OF almost en-
tlrely new material which promises to win
many honors this season. THIS is due In no
small measure TO Coach Barnette.
Coach Barnette started his foot ball ca
reer In the Omaha High School. He played
there for four years and was a star In
every game. During his last year there
he was captain and tho only experienced
man on the team. He showed his foot ball
ability by developing a new team which
won the high school championship Of the
state and which held the normal team
down to eleven points. In 1909 he played
on the freshman team at the University
of Nebraska and helped defeat the normal
4 to o. In 1909 he helped make M King
Coles bunch Of warriors which defeated
the normal 90 to O. He played a star game
at half back for Nebraska during the entire
season Of 1907. Coach Cole ana Coach Cher
rington look upon Coach Barnette as one
of the strongest athletic leaders in the
state. That the normal was lucky to
secure him as a coach is snUwn by the fact
that he has developed a winning team out
of green material. Only three men are
playing on the team this year who ave
played before. He has the good will of
every player and is able to get work out
of the team in a fashion that means vic
tory in the regular contests.
c. j. Skinner who started on the scrub
team last year at guard and at center Is
the invinelble center Of this year. He is
the understudy Of the famous 'swede' OF
preceding years and II present indications
are correct will even excel ms predecessor
Abraham" Lincoln started his foot ball
work by playing guard at Dixon, Qll.)
Military Academy In 1903. He played tackle
on the Normal team in 1913 and Is work
ing at full back this year.
Arthur Gelwick, president Of the Normal
athletic association, who is doing star work
at full back has a record which speaks
for itself. He played on every team Of the
Brainard High School, played four years
on the Brainard base ball team, and played
as an alternate on the Normal base ball
team of 1906. He played as tackle on the
Normal football team last season and as
alternate guard on the basket ball team.
ball team Of the Normal last spring.
Gilmore All Round Athlete.
William Patrick Gilmore is known as
the wizard from Nebraska City" He was
captain of the Nebraska Ulty High school
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He played full back on the foot ball team
at that place for four years and also for
ward on the high basket ball team. He
pitched for the high school base ball team
for three years, did work with weights
and high Jumps for four years, and played
with the amateur city team for two sea-
sons. He has repeatedly started at right
half on the Normal team tins year.
Gordon Beck has been the Normal basket
ball champion for three years, playing at
guard He is manage Of the basket ball
team for the coming season. Last COM
mencement he added to his honoFs by TAX
ing second prize in the Normal field meet.
This In his first year at foot ball but he
rs doing pgreRt work at quarterback.
Mcdowell. generally known as the "hard
snap. from Hardy" began his athletic ca
FeeF; in the high school at that place.
s4e won his first honors in the Normal base
3ball team last year by making the highest
batting average in the intercollegiate
league ana winning the prize offered by
Bart L. shenhorn for the best batting
] average on the Normal team. He played
one year here on a Normal foot ball team
as quarter" and this year IS trying his
hand at left end.
Glen Colburn, commonly known as the
husky farmer" is working well at left
End, He won his first reputation at Beth
any Ran.) college as a foot bsU and
track man. He starred at tackle on the
normal foot ball team last season.
Harley Shaver is one of Bruning's ath-
letes and has done splendid work at left
TICKLE in all the games here this season.
George e. Stevens played on all the
teams Of the Western High school While
he was in school there, and was captain
of the base ball and basket ball teams of
1908. He played two summers on the IA
nous Western base ball team, and pitched
for Western in the Three C league last
summer. He played forward on the normal
basket bali team and pitched for the
normal base ball team last season. He
is captain Of the boys basket ball team
for the coming season.
Glen Stoddard is called the rising ath-
letic fiend Of Rising City" He is noted in
his home city for his famous base ball
record. He played a great game Il tackle
on the second team here In 1907 and is
showing up in fine form at right tackle
) this year.
WriEhtsmRn star at Basket Hall.
Homer Wrightsman is among the nor.
, mails best known athletes. being especially
we'll known in basket bali circles, He
starred on the normal basket ball team
for the 1909 season, which won the state
championship by a wide margin. He fit
1 good work at left guard in the Peru-Mid.
4 land, Kan, game at Auburn on October 80
Burton Barnes is a track and base bal
expert, formerly from Colorado, He die
a good work at left guard in the Wesleyan
: Peru game, doing especially well in break
= ing up line plays, Being a junior he il
! promising material for next year.
Frank Jennings, who has for severa
. years been much interested In inter-clasi
E athletics and who played basket bah Fl
r l9O7-s, Is one OF the normal's most promls
ing foot ball men. He works at left guar
: on the team this season.
3 Auburn Neff, who halls from Rural Re
n treat, Va, won his first athletic fame Il
Y Emery college Of that state. He playe,
at furback and at halfback on one o
i Emery's fastest teams. He also won tn
lOO-yard dash and later became asslstan
physical director Of that college, He play
at right guard and is one OF the normal
= strongest men.
= Russell Stewart, the captain of tn
normal team. has grown up in the norma
; and has an excellent record in athletI
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