Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-16

bers-s,x faculty ana five student-lud Of
these the six faculty members have been
opposed 10 Booth bile the five students
have ter a on D. h'm. Wee one
or Two ts r l1 g7t ilt' the
Booth I.I.l,u f1 f.r 'cr Princeton
player 900 q So. So s'g- 7tvt coaca
Fact.t % o. ~ a. ia IS based
upon som, sod rf actions Of the pro
hibition mor,l Cow By tho former coach
when he was f. cnlrge OF the Cornhuskers
in 1906. His supporters, and among them
men who were his pupils, deny that Booth
was anything but a gentleman during his
career at this university. Never has any
charge been backed up by substantial
proof. and "Bummy's'' friends challenge
anyone 10 show instances in which he did
not conduct himself as he should have
done.
His supporters have been endeavoring to
convince the faculty members of the board
that Booth is a clean" fellow and that
he Is a coach tina Nebraska should have
ut the head OF its foot ball next fan.
How we'll these men have succeeded will
be known when the board meets Monday
evening. Just now Booth has five OF the
six votes necessary TO elect, and that
number is sure to cast for him Monday.
II the men who are working for Booth can
get another vote. BUNNY" will coach
Cornhusker foot ball next fall.
VIII Come n Elected.
Although Booth has not applied for the
position OF coach. yet he will accept the
Job II he is elected to Il. He has prom
Used this to the men who are working In
his interests. II he does not come to
Nebraska he will go to Missouri, but he
will not take the Tiger Job until he has
been refused the place at this school.
During the week several former foot
ball players who we're IN Lincoln went be-
fore members of the faculty to urge the
selection OF Booth. Two OF these were
Fred Hunter and ex-Captain Weller, who
were players under Booth. Glen Mason,
"Chick" Shedd and John westover have
been working in behalf OF Booth.
A petition, asking for the election Of
Booth, that contains the signatures of
L'ncoln's most prominent citizens. will be
placed before the board Monday eevning.
Among the signers Of this paper are all
the men of this city who nave supported
Cornhusker athletics the most Loyalty for
the last ten years. Besides having the
names Of Lincoln men, the petition con-
tains the signatures of several prominent
men who live out in the state and IN
Omaha.
To Hire Base Ball Coach.
Al the meeting Monday night the athletic
board will also choose a coach for the base
ball team. -Four men are being considered
for that place. and they are: Oren Better.
captain OF the 1909 Curnhusker team: Coach
Rothgeb Of Colorado university: c. Mason,
former catcher of the Lincoln Western
league team; Clarence Morse, ex-Corn-
husker base ball star and captain of the
team in 1905. and James Sullivan. captain
OF the Michigan university nine last season.
Rothgeb, who was a star foot ball and
base ball player at the University of Illinois
before he went TO Colorado, is favored for
the Cornhusker base bail coach by some
members of the board. Others would like
10 try Mason, who was a player at Illinois
three years ago. But the desire of the
majority of the board to try the graduate
coaching system in Cornhusker athletics
will probably lead to the selection OF
BUCK Beltzer.
For three years Beltzer was a star per
former on the Cornhusker nine, and in his
last season was captain of the team. His
position was third base, and there he played
an excellent fielding game. He knows tho
college diamond game. with all it's fin,
points. and the ~Cornhusker mentors hnv,
confidence in his ability to turn out a fas-
nine.
Basket Ball Season 10 Open.
The Cornhusker basket ball shooters VII
open the Missouri valley basket ball rae,
at home with Ames in two games on Fri
DAY and Saturday evenings Of next week
These will be the first games of the cham.
pionship race. The games the Cornhusker,
pleyed with Kansas last week did no
figure in the title series.
Since their southern invasion, which wat
anything but a success. the Nebraska fiv,
has been trying new tactics In their pIay
and they think they rave overcome tn,
weak points that were exhibited in thei
play against Kansas. A change will b
made I'm the lineup before the games mex
week that is calculated to strengthen tn,
quintet. s.