Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-22
ALL CORNHUSKERS SOUND
Not One Man Of the Team Was Hurt
in Denver Game.
GAME WAS A TRYING ONE
N~ebrasa<ans stood Test Better Than
Opponents and VIII Practice
Hard for ThanksEivinE
Day Contest.

LINCOLN, Nov. 21.-CspecIalS-The Ne
braska foot ball team returned from
Denver this afternoon, with every player
who took part in the game against the
Ministers yesterday in fine physical condi-
ton. Not ono Of the men received an in
jury that will keep him out Of practice for
the Haskell game.
In some respects the Denver contest was
a hard battle, but the ~Cornhuskers went
through It better than in any of the
previous contests. The altitude had no ef-
feet on the players, and King Cole did
not have to make a substitution during the
two thirty minute halves. Koehler Of the
Denver eleven, however, had to put two
fresh men In his lineup during the second
half.
The -Cornhuskers stood the grueling play
better than their opponents, and when the
game ended they were playing just as good
baal as they did In the first half. They.
could have played winning ball for an
additional thirty minutes
Before the players left the train as II
pulled into Lincoln King Cole ordered
all Of them to report for proctise at 3
o'clock Monday afternoon, when prepare
tons for the Haskell game will be started.
The C~ornhuskers are determined to win
from the Indians, and they are ready to
work overtime in order to get into shape.
Surprises Reserved for Indians.
Coach Cole has in reserve several plays
for the Thanksgiving day game, and they
viii be drilled into the men during the
next three days. At Denver the Corn
huskers did not expose all their pays,
One Of these, which is certain to gain
ground and which Cole had expected he
would have to show up. was not demanded
and will be used for the first time this
fall on Thursday.
King Cole IS not entirely satisfied with
tho play of the Cornhuskers in the Den
yer game, and he intends to make his
pupils remedy three grave defects in their
work.
The fumbling by the Nebraska players
was about the worst that any Cornhusker
eleven has been guilty of in several years.
1t cost the team at least three touchdowns.
Once Captain Better muffed the oval at
the Denver vineyard line on first down,
when he was being showed across the goal
for a touchdown. Left End Johnson. after
carrying the ball to the vineyard line on
a forward pass from Captain Better,
fumbled 1t there, giving the Denver eleven
a chance to kick out.
In the second half the ball was fumb,ed
twice on the Denver forty-yard line after
the C-ornhuskers had carried II from the
Nebraska twenty-lard line on straight line
smashes and end runs.
Outside the fumbling the C~ornhuskers
had the Denver eleven outclassed and
should have defeated them by a score Of
20 to 8. This was the opinion of the Of
ficials who had charge of the game and
Of the Denver foot ball experts.
Nebraska's superior execution OF on
side kicks and forward passes, plays in
which Denver was supposed to be adept,
bewildered the Ministers. The Cornhuskers
failed only once, on an on-side kick, and
were successful with all their forward
passes. Denver, however, did not get off
q single successful pass or short kick, al
though everal were attempted.
Mayor Wins High Praise.
70 Mayor Of Nebraska, by his individual
lplaying and line plunging, won praise from
the Nebraska coach and players. His work
was Of a high order, and he established
himself as one of the best halfbacks the
Cornhuskers nave had in several years.
He carried the ball many times and never
failed to gain. His charges at the Den
yer line were terrific. His work yester-
day showed tina he has many possibilities
for next fall.
Since the defeat Of Denver Nebraska's
stock has gone up several points, and the
indications are that Coles men viii be
the favorites in the betting against the
Haskell Indians. At Denver the home
eleven was picked to win and odds we're
given against the Cornhuskers.
The game yesterday was witnessed by
several hundred Nebraska alumni, who
were gathered on the south side OF the
field, whore they rooted for the Corn
huskers.