Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-06
Goes FOOT BALL MAD
Kansas Game Today Will Draw Great
Crowd of Enthusiasts.
VISITORS SEEM THE FAvORTTEs
Advance Guard OF Hundred Jayhawk-
ers Comes to Place Money on the
Tenm-Teachers 90 See
Contest.
Nebraska. Kansas

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LINCOLN, Nov. 5.-(special )-This town
is foot ball mad tonight. The Nebraska
Kansas foot ball game tomorrow holds the
center OF the stage. Not since Thanks
giving eve in 1900, when Minnesota and its
crow Of supporters were gathered in Lin
coin for a clash with the Cornhuskers, has
there been such a display of enthusiasm
and college spirit over a foot ball contest.
Since early this morning Nebraska
alumni and Kansas rooters have been
pouring into the city. The first train from
Lawrence this morning brought in 100 fra
ternity men from the Jayhawker institu-
ton. Former Nebraska foot ball heroes
NiA pN 6AoAS az AAllIh aEOuIu lie NllY
and the university campus this afternoon
was filled with the returning alumni.
Hundreds of teachers from out in the
Many hundred teachers from out in the
attend the annual gathering of the Ne
braska Teachers association and nearly
all of them are remaining here for the big
game. University classes for this after
noon were dismissed and the new and old
students mingled together and discussed
Nebraska's chances of winning the battle,
In the business section of the town
Scarlet and Cream colors adorn every
house. Pennants and huge flags wave
from the tops Of all the large business
places and every merchant has one or more
windows fitted up in Cornhusker colors.
Kansas the FavOrite.
Considerable money has been wagered
on the game and Kansas in every instance
is the favorite. Odds are demanded by
the Nebraska men. This morning bets
were being placed at 8 to l. Tonight IT
was hard to get bets at 2 to l. One Lin
coin citizen, however, this afternoon made
a wager that Kansas would defeat the
Cornhuskers by a margin of thirty points.
The advance guard from Lawrence said
there would be plenty of Kansas money
brought from the Kansas camp tomorrow,
when the special train carrying the team
and rooters arrives. They say Kansas
men are offering big odds on their eleven.
Final Practice Finished.
"King'' Coles players went through their
final work for the game this afternoon,
| holding a stiff signal practice until dark
behind closed gates on Nebraska field.
Frank was at quarter and Rathbone was
at fullback. The work of the whole team
was excellent and the men will go into
the game tomorrow in fine physical con-
dition.
Rathbone, who was hurt in the Doane
game, has rounded into form during the
last two days and will be in nearly per-
feet shape for the big encounter with the
Jayhawkers.
Coach Cole this evening said all his
players were in condition for a bruising
game. Captain Better was confident his
team would win.
Il feel that We are going to have a ter
rible fight tomorrow" said King" Cole,
but l have lots OF confidence in my
boys. They played against great odds in
the Minnesota game and 1 never saw a
team put up a better exhibition OF foot
ball. If they can play that way tomor-
rowland ] think they can-we ought to
win. We must not nave any fumbI1ng,
for that might be fatal to our chances
l have trained the boys to hold on to the
ball for the last two weeks and they
ought not to muff it."
I'VE are going into this game with 9
different feeling than we had last fall,
declared Captain Better this morning
Last season we thought we had an easy
thing and we never dreamed the Jay,
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know we are up against and we ar,
going to fight to the last ditch and tn,
Jayhawkers will rave to struggle for
every foot they gain. I don't bellev,
they can beat US"
Among the Jayhawker contingent tina
arrived today there is a feeling Of con
fidence. The Kansas students think thei1
team is going to win b. a fair sized score
Every member OF the team is in fit con
dition FOR a hard battle and their coacl
has told the school at La wrence that Ne
braska will be defeated. He says hi
eleven is better than the one that trounceC
the Cornhuskers last fall and he believe.
Nebraska has a weaker team this fal
than it possessed a year ago.
The Cornhuskers will be outweighed boil
in tho line and backfield by the Lawrenc,
eleven. The difference between the line.
favors the Kansas players by about fou
pounds to the man. In the backfield tn,
Kenunedy players have fully eight pound
advantage to the man.
According to the figures given by tn,
two teams in the Observation-Disclosures
game the Cornhuskers were outweighe,
and yet more than held their own in tn
line. This fact serves to give the Corn
husker rooters confidence that their clever
will be able to play the Jayhawkers to
~standstill.
The only thing the local rooters fear /
that the Cornhusker backfield will no
play winning ball on the offense. Kansa
has a terror Of a backfield. while the Corn
huskers have a rather weak one. There /
no doubt here that the Nebraska line vii
play as well as its opponent. II 1t wer
felt that the Cornhusker backs could d