Omaha daily bee., 1910-02-01
NO CAME WITH HAWEEYES
University Of Iowa Dropped from
Schedule Of COrnhuskers.
HISTORY OF NEGOTIATIONS
Iowa ArranEes Game with Purdue
ON Date hat Eager
Had Previously Asked
For.

LINCOLN. Jan. ~aL-Cspecial 1.-THE Uni
.eitity OF Iowa il destined TO wake up soon
ard learn that Manager Eager OF the Corn
huskcr athletic teams is not bluffing about
having dropped the Hawkeyes from the
Nebraska schedule next fall. as was pre-
dicted by a dispatch to The Sunday Bee
from Iowa City. on the grounds that the
Iowa management had received no word
from Eager regarding the severance Of
gridiron relations. A story from Lincoln
last week announcing for the first time
that Nebraska and Iowa would not play
next fan called forth at once a denial from
Iowa City of the veracity OF the local
statement, and incidentally brought out
charges to the effect that Manager Eager
was assuming a dictatorial attitude in ar
ranging games with the Missouri valley
schools.
These accusations have not ruffled the
composure Of the Cornhusker manager in
the least, and he still maintains that he
has taken a Just course in trying to fix
the Nebraska foot ball schedule He also
affirmed in an interview today the state
ment that Nebraska will not play low
next season.
History of Negotiations.
Early last fall Manager Eager asked
Iowa for a date in October for the 1910
game and requested that the Hawkeye
Management not fill its schedule until the
Cornhuskers should get their dates into
shape. On December II Manager Eager
received a letter from Prof. Smith Of
Iowa, asking that the Cornhuskers play
Iowa on November 10 and stating that
the Hawkeyes would prefer to play in
Omaha. Two days later the Cornhusker
manager wrote Prof. Smith that 1t would
be impossible for Nebraska to meet Iowa
on the November date, and saying that
some day In October would be satisfactory.
With this letter and its direct statement
In hand, Prof. Smith, three weeks later,
scheduled a game with Purdue for October
r. the day Nebraska wanted. and then in
formed the Cornhuskers that Iowa would
play them on November 10.
The Cornhuskers bave regarded this ac-
ton as a direct affront to themselves. II
looks as though Iowa took on Purdue in
preference to Nebraska simply because
the Indiana school is a member OF the
big Eight" to which body Iowa also be-
longs. II hurts Nebraska pride to be cast
down for a school like Purdue-a school
that has been so poor in foot ball for
the last six years that the athletic board
only twice during thai time has awarded
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ers with the university letter.
But, no matter what amends Iowa NAV
care to make at this late occasion, there
hardly is a chance that 1t could reconcile
the local management to giving 1t a school
over II sufficient apologies could be made
Tor the slight to the Lincoln team. Ne
praska,s schedule is now so arranged hat
there is no place on 1t for Iowa. unless
that school would accept Thanksgiving
day; but by the Chicago conference rules
" Is forbidden TO play on Turkey day.
Heavy Schedule at Finish.
on November s Nebraska is scheduled to
play Kansas and on the following Satur-
cay November IL, 1t is to take on Ames.
Thanksgiving day will see the Cornhuslxers
In a hard game. November 10 is still open
but II will be allowed to stay that wav
The Nebraska management does not want
four hard games In q row. as a contest on
November 10 would make. putting Kansas
Ames, Iowa and a Thanksgiving day strus-
gle all within less than a month.
Two years ago the Cornhuskers tried such
a combination ana it proved fatal TO them
In the last of the series. when Kansas DE-
feated them, after Coles men had tIed
Minnesota and defeated both Ames and
Iowa.
So. unless Manager Eager is overruled
by the Board Of Control, Iowa and Ne
braska will not play next fall. The local
students favor a game with Iowa and
would like to have 1t played In Omaha, but
under the present conditions they are per-
fectly willing to forego the meeting next
season.