Omaha daily bee., 1910-09-29
Sioux Cubs Split Doubeheader With Doves Athletics Los
SIX TEAMS ARE IN THE FIELD
Cornhuskers Have Plenty OF Material
from which 60 Choose
Eleven.

LINCOLN Neb.. Sept. 2s.-Cspecial)--
With ideal foot ball weather tavoring the
opening OF the second week OF practice
Tor the Cornhcskers, six complete teams
have reported FOR practice, thereby full
filling the expectations OF the coaches. The
squad is now the largest in recent years
ind still more are TO come
Cole journeyed with his first two teams
TO the turf at the state farm Tuesday after
noon. the foot field still being heavy from
the recent rsios The other four teams
were put thqnigll stiff practice by the
assistant eoaeA. Hard scrimmpse is the
order for the next two days. No actual
scrimmage work has been engaged in yet,
and the Peru game comes next Saturday.
The strength OF the visitors is not known
This year, although the Normalites have
always been, able to play a stiff practice
game against the Cornhuskers.
a distressing weakness has appeared In
practice with the newer men. During the
past week Cole has attempted to drill the
squad on catchinE\ the ball. but very few
of the men haze Displayed even high school
form in this department of the game,
Fumbles Of punts occur continually. Horn
berger. who has shown up so well on the
defense, aroused favorable comment with
his kicking Monday and Tuesday night.
Heretofore Gibson has been outpunting the
rest Of the squad by ten yards. but Monday
Hornberger kicked as well as Gibson. His
work in the other DEPARTMENTS OF the game
does not have the weakness that kept Glib
son off Of the team last year and he Is a
much heavier man. 1t is quite likely that
he Wiil supersede Gibson.
BuoI shows Up wen.
Another player. who is doing excellent
work Is Buol. In the practice Monday night
Buol outplayed his opponent and was a
stumbling block throughout the entire prac-
tice. His weight and strength is showing
to advantage and Buol IL one Of the most
promising members Of the squad who are
eligible for tho first team,
The selection of a backfleld is as much
Of puzzle as ever. The failuro OF Mayor
to return forces Cole to shift his line Ip.
Frank is the only backfieid man of ex-
ceptional promise and his speed delights
the rooters. Rathbone, a veteran IuiI back,
returned Monday night, but little is known
of his work. Rathbone gave exceptional
promise, but like the rest of the backrield
is light for the style of play which Cole
will use. With Rath 5one. Collins an "N''
lineman for two years, donned the MOLE
skins for the first time this season Tues
day night Collins will be used on the line
again this year. Pearse reported for prac-
tice Monday night and Curtis, another
member OF the reserve squad, Tuesday.
An effort Is being made to get "Dick''
Russell a track man, out. but Russell does
not apparently care to try for the team.
His work in the; sbaokfield as a member
Of the junior class team leads the coaches
to believe that Russell has remarkable
possibilities As a. halfback.
The sales Of season tickets is progress
ing nicely.
ag First SsrimmaEe,
The first real sSfimnlaEe OF the season
for the Cornhuskers Was held Wednesday
night on the newAathietio field. Although
the field was still soft. the men were put
Through stiff practice and at the end OF
the work Cole announced that 1t was the
most satisfactory of the year.
That the bacSfleld problem will require
All of Coles attention was plain from the
practice OF Tuesday and Wednesday nights
Frank the star half last year, is heavier
and faster, than EVER. He IL a veritable
whirlwind" on the offence and In practice
OFTEN lnterfered with the smoothness of the
play because of his speed. The rest Of the
and Cole is expecting Frank to do stellar
work. His younger brother played the
other half and shsowed up promising.
Rathbone has not reported for practice, SO
the lineup included Gibson at nIllback.
Purdy Good Player.
The entrance Of Leonard Purdy, the high
school player from Beatrice, into the game
wednesday was a cause for general re-
Joicing among the first-year men. Purdy
has had the benefit Of work under stays
and loomed up at the regular practice in
remarkable style. He plays q slashine
game. is fast and heavy and a power or
the offense.
Never In the history of the game was
there such squad as is now reporting al
the Cornhusker squad. Seventy sever
men reported for practice on wednesda,
night and Cole has been compelled to cal
Tor additional help In the coaching. Sew
eral old foot ball men offered their serv
Ices and the coaching staff now include,
Cole with several assistants.
Despite the early Inauguration of scrlm
mage, the men are all in excellent shap,
and the squad bids fair to escape the earl,
injuries, which has also given Nebraska