Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-17
KANSAS NUSTBECONQUERED
Such is Sentiment Now Being Devel-
Oped at University Of Nebraska,
BETTER SPIRIT THAN BEFORE
No Hard Games on THpis After Meet
ing the GOphers Untu the Con-
test with Jayhawkers at Law
renee in Three weeks.

LINCOLN Neb., oct. 16-(special) LESS
than month remains before the Corn
huskers win meet their ancient rivals, the
Jayhawkers, for the foot ball supremacy
Of the Missouri valley.
To win this game every loyal Corn
husker aspires and Coach Cole will try
hard to fulfil the ambitions Of the root
ers Already the Nebraska mentor is
pointing his squad for the crucial game Of
the schedule and the clever Kennedy is
playing his hand with a similar end in
view. smarting under the defeats Of the
last two seasons there is not a member
Of the squad but what would sacrifice the
remainder of the schedule to humble the
naughty Jayhawkers.
Back of the two defeats there is a rivalry
between the schools which will always
make the Nebraska Kansas game the one
big contest Of the year. BY the time the
Cornhuskers journey to Lawrence, Cole will
have developed five distinct shifts for his
offensS, possibly more. AFTER the big con-
test with the Gophers today there is not
a game scheduled which will seriously test
the strength of the Cornhuskers until the
Kansas game. Cole is content TO use
straight foot ball in the contests with
Denver and Doane, The Mountaineers, It
is expected, will prove a sturdy foe, but
rather than uncover his tricks to Coach
Kennedy's scouts Cole will be content
with low score in this game. Reports from
the Denver camp are not reassuring for
an easy game. The Denverites are re-
ported to be a bunch of huskies with a
good knowledge Of the new rules and an
especially clever backfield.
On the following Saturday the varsity
will meet the Doane Tigers and as the
Congregationalists have suffered from
graduation, 1t Is not believed that the
Doane game win require much work.
Schedule is Good.
The plan of campaign for the Kansas
game is expected to be completed at least
a week before the big contest. The Corn
huskers will be whipped along at a fast
rate this week in preparation for the Noun
taineers. The players will be kept in the
highest trim. Little attempt will be made
to practice the new formations which Cole
has prepared, but on the contrary the va
riety will be prepared to battle hard. The
week before the Doane game will be one
OF relaxation Manager Earl o. Yeager
deserves special commentator for the ar
rangement Of the schedule. Only the coach
and the trainer will be to blame II Ne
braska Is stale as in 1909 when the team
attempted to defeat Kansas after two ter
rifle battles with Minnesota and Ames on
the preceding Saturdays. Eager has seen
to 1t that the schedule gives the Cornhusk-
ers an opportunity to retrieve those honors
lost to the Jayhawkers.
1t will be a lighter team which meets
Kansas this year than in 1909 despite the
tales Of beef" which have circulated from
the Cornhusker camp. But it is a we'll
balanced eleven and this together with
fighting spirit which has been sadly
missed in past seasons, makes the Corn
huskers more formidable opponent than
in 1903.
Three games have been played and the
backfield situation is stll a big problem
with Coach Cole, Seven men are avail
able for use in the four positions. Warner
should be kept at quarter, according to the
views of the followers of the game at Ne
braska His speed and his natural ability
make him the best quarterback that Ne
braske has had for years. Yet he may be
shifted to half by Cole to replace E. Frank,
who, although good player, still lacks
experience to make him a finished back
field man. Minor desires to play quarter
back, and is an excellent field general, but
even in this department OF the game does
not bear comparison with Warner He is
not the man on the offense that Warner is.
! nor Is he as strong defensive player.
Line IL Selected.
The line has already been selected II Is
the same stonewall which has made Coles
elevens noteworthy in the valley despite
the loss of the championship contests, ex-
cept in 1907 The line is lighter than last
year, but IL is faster and more aggressive.
Kansas will have to depend on the open
work Of Tommy" Johnson for advancing
the ball unless the Kansas forwards are
better than in the last three seasons and
the reports Indicate to the contrary.
There Is reason for Joy in the Cornhusker
camp before the big game. Nebraska pos
sesses one quality which Il has not had
since the balmiest days Of Booth. The
Cornhuskers have wonderfully fast back
field. Minor. Warner and Frank are three
of the speediest players ever turned out at
Nebraska
! The style OF play which Nebraska will
use against Kansas is still largely profile
matte. 1t will depend upon the report of
the scouts as TO the strength OF the Kan
sas line.
After the Doane game, the squad will be
| given hard scrimmage for three practices
and then the last two nights will be
largely signal practice Nebraska's new
field is as hard as ever and Cole must
watch for injuries.
| From now on until November g. the
squad and the student body will adopt as
slogan that Nebraska must defeat Kan
sas
TEAR ARM NED WINS CUP STAKE