Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-09
TNOR PROVES sPEEDEsT MAN
Coach Lays Great stress on Quarter
back ana f. After Speed in Team
WOrk--Track Work and Basket
Rail- started Mt University.


LINCOLN, Neb Oct. Especial THAT
the Conhusker foot ball team will have
the hardest season in its history Is the
final analysis OF the new game OF foot
ball by Coach king" Cole.
Not only does he believe that the season
viii mean the most arduous training tho
Cornhuskers have been compelled 70 I'M
dergo, but Cole does not expect the squad
to round into foim until late. possibly
after the Minnesota game. The varied
game on the offense is responsible for the
change, according to Cole.
While the position of center has always
been one Of primary Importance on team,
| Cole believes that IL Is more so than ever
this season. lie has devoted the entire
week to nstructing Collins In the new
game, but thus far the big center has
failed to respond and this Is an explana-
ticn for the lack Of progress by the squad.
Already the varsity has two shifts in the
backfield for developing offense.' and
Cole expects to employ several more shifts
before the season is far along. Where the
ball is passed 20 the quarter before It
reaches the runner the work Of the center
Is not so difficult But under the new
rules the quarter receives the ball in less
than a third of the plays used by Ne
braska and the pass must be direct to the
/ runner. The slightest hitch, the slightest
delay on the part Of the center exposes
the play to the opposing team and It be-
comes useless. 1t is decided that Collins
shall hold the position.
Cole Not worried,
Cole is not Respondent over the work OF
the week. but believes that he has a
herculean task before him. He laughs at
the idea so commonly advanced that the
ntw rules have abolished the Importance
OF the quarterback position. He scoats At
the idea OF the taking Of some OF the
duties off OF the quarterback and placing
them on the center. He believes that tho
quarterback must be as versatile as ever.
II not more so, while the center has been
given a greater Importance by the new
rules.
The Nebraska mentor has reason to feel
well satisfied with the outlook in the
backfield. Cole said Thursday that he had
the five fast players on the team for the
first time since he came to Nebraska.
In the minds OF close followers OF the
game the star of the team is Jerry"
Warner and his retention at quarter would
seem assured. Minor was able 20 remove
the two conditions which have kept him
out of practice for ten day and returned
Thursday. He is still being tried at quar-
ter and II is possible that Cole plans an
other change in the backfisld. although
Warner is so popular at quarter that a
shift to Minor would bring down eriti-
cisms on the head OF the coach.
/ Even Cole is so undecided as to the
, makeup OF his bacgflela that he ref-ssz &c
talk. He wants TO consider the work in
the South Dakota game before arriving
at any definite conclusion.
Team Practices sprint.
The last week has resulted in another
change OF tactics by the coach At the
conclusion of practice he has been lining
the varsity and the substitutes along a
y mark and has given them short sprints.
d Cole used this method last year to develop
{ speed with good results and he has in
= sugurated it in the practice again.
Minor outsprinted the bunch both even
I lngs after a long scrimmage with Frank
= and Warner close up. Now that Rathbone
. has displaced Gibson at fuilback. Cole ID
u looking for kicker Gibson was apparently
the best kicker In years. but he was
weak on the other departments OF the
l. game. Hornberger had been booting the
p ball nearly as far as Gibson, but ne was
Q retained in the line. owen Frank and
Rathbone both display some ability IN
4 punting and IT will rest upon these three
:, men to do the kicking for the CornhuslS.
ers.
Frank viii be used for the short" pun
and has shown considerable aptitude In tn,
I use OF this play. Another department OF
\ the game wherein the Cornhuskers ar,
. weak is in goal kicking. There is not ar
: exper. eneed goal kicker on the team
! Frank. who was used last year has failed
1 10 develop accuracy and Cole has nearly
! given up hopes OF developing him into q
4 first-class kicker.
5 "stonewaII' Selected.
n The Nebraska forwards. constituting tn,
famed ''stonewall," have already been Sc
J, lected for the season. Cole has not changed
, the line during the entire practice since
= the Peru game. Chauner and Lofgren are
easily the choice for the end positions
/. LofEren is light and fast and aggressive
and Is a good defensive player. DlirinF
. the two weeks OF practice both Channer
and LofEren have shown a fatal weakness
which must be remedied before Nebraska
meets Minnesota and the speedy Mccoy
ern. Tho Cornhuskers lost two games last
season through the inability OF Chauner
and Johnson 20 tackle the man who was
returning the punt Perhaps the state
! ment should be qualified with respect Ia
D the Minnesota game but the Gophers
= gained heavily IN the exchange OF punts
Q with tas fleet-footed McGovern and his
running mate, Johnson. Juggling the ball
r back for many yards il was in return
k lng punt that johnson broke away from
? TIE Cornhusker ends and. lodging through
e the remaining players. scored a touchdown
q which won the game.
d Temple Is playing a grand game al
c tackle. TIC Nebraska captain has APP
W parsntly overcome his weakness IN lug.
: cling the ball and his work has been eN.
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