Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-01
VARSITY READY FOR KANSAS
COrnhuskers Come Without Injury
from Doane Game.
PRACTICE CAREFULLY GUARDED
No Sly Looks May ne Secured ~
Men ~ Any Friend
Of the Jayhawkers-Best
Plays Reserved.

LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct H-CspecisL)-Com-
Ing out Of the skirmish with Doane un-
scratched. the -Cornhuskers are now ready
to start training for their game with Kan
sas next Saturday. 'and King" Cole has
ordered every member Of the varsity squad
TO be prepared to practice for three hours
tomorrow afternoon.
The ability Of the Kansas team to run
up a score Of II points on the Washburn
eleven at Topeka only went as evidence to
show that the J~ayhaWicsrs are mighty
strong this season and that they Will be In
fine condition when they come to Lincoln
this week.
Assistant Coach Harvey who saw the
Jayhawkers In action against Washbun
declares they have fully as good a team
as last year when they defeated the Corn
huskers, 20 to 8. He says they will play a
fast and aggressive game and that Ne
braska will have to be In the best Of con-
dition TO win.
The Kansas line is just as powerful and
fast as the one OF last fall and is almost
i~mpregnable to concentrated attacks. The
backs are speedy and understand the new
game, being able to execute forward passes
and onside kicks with remarkable success.
Harvey told the Cornhusker eleven at the
training table that they would have to
improve a great deal over their play in
tho Iowa game II they are going to make
a respectable showing against the Kansas
eleven. Fumbling punts and the failure to
get down under kicks will be fatal to Ne
brsska in this coming game for the Jay
hawkers are coached to take advantage OF
every mlsplay and are on the alert.
Kansas STIR Proposition.
king Cole smiled when Assistant Har-
vey made his report and said he knew very
well that his ~proteges were up against one
of the %stiffest propositions in the country.
He said he had faith In the ability OF his
men TO come up several per cent in their
play this week and give Kansas just as
hard a game like the one they gave the
Gophers, for they will be in better physI-
cal shape and should be able to stand sew
enty minutes Of the hardest kind of play.
Cole has been encouraged much by the
improved manner In which the Cornhusk.
ers ran down punts and handled the ball
against the Crete men. and he thinks they
can be shown a few fine points this week
that will bring them up TO the level Ct
the Jayhawkers in open field work.
Captain Better by his excellent play
ing in the last two games is coming to
be a real stars ard many wonderful things
are expected OF him in the Kansas bat
tic. His sensational sprints in tackling
runners and in carrying the ball, mark him
as a man who wnl be hard to stop when
he carries the ball Saturday.
Doane was SO easy that Cole kept in re-
serve all his best plays, and he begins this
week without having uncovered a single
trick Of which Coach Kennedy can take
advantage. All the Kansas coaches will
have to go by in preparing for Nebraska
will beAthe defense moved up in the Min
nesota game. 81 ~ he-at72 90.
Guarded Play from Now On.
During this week Cole will not allow any
one TO watch his men in practice. Every
play he has will be carefully guarded, so
that Kansas spies will not get a single
inkiing of what Nebraska, IS going to
spring.
The Kansas-Nebraska game is regarded
as the crucial battle Of the year In the
Missouri valley, n the team that loses II
viii lose all finances OF getting the cham
pionship title for this fall.
Iowa was put out OF the race yesterday
by Missouri. when the Tigers won a hard
battle. 10 to IL. at Iowa city. Ames. by
just getting a tie from Missouri a week
ago, practically dropped out of the run
ming. leaving only Missouri. Kansas and
Nebraska stlll fighting for leading honors,
There Is little doubt that Kansas can
defeat Missouri and the only chance the
~cornhuskers see OF heading off the jay
hawker advance is. 10y defeating them mex,
week. This would leave the Nebraska
eleven with a clean slate In the valley
and entitled 70 all honors.
Cornhusker students get great satisfac-
ton out OF Mlnnesota's defeat OF Chicago