Omaha daily bee., 1910-01-13
TIGERS GET BUNNY" BOOTH
Former Nebraska Coach Will Go to
Missouri School,
WANTS TO COME TO LINCOLN
C~ornhusker Athletic Board Has
some Unexpressed objection,
ana lie WIN Not ne
Engaged.

LINCOLN, Jan. l2.-(special. )-'Bummy'
Booth, the man who gave Nebraska a placs
In western foot ball circles a few years ago,
Is slated to coach the University of mis-
souri, eleven next fall. He Is wanted for
the place left vacant by the resignation OF
william Roper, the coach who gave Mis-
souri, a championship team last fall, and he
has practically decided to accept the offe'
from the Columbi school. 80 ,
Booth would rather come to Nebraska
next fall than to go to Missouri. and has
written to a former C~otnhusker star that
in case the Nebraska Athletic board would
elect him coach he would accept the posi-
ton. Not getting the Nebraska job, though,
Booth will go to the Columbia school. Thu
~Cornhusker board is not In favor Of BOOTH
and he will have the opportunity OF tahing
the Missouri job. Mt
Because Roper gave the Tigers q w!nnc"
and because he was a Princeton man IS
the reason the Missouri Board Of Control
is trying to get Booth, who also Is a Prince
ton graduate. The Missourlans go on the
theory that because Roper used Princeton
methods and won that Booth, using the
same style OF play, would accomplish just
as much.
During the recent foot ball season when
Missouri was preparing for the game with
| NNtiAobot NAANh Noo- w NNhNN $3.50
title in the Missouri valley. Booth was
called from New York city to assist Roper
and helped through his services to bring
about the downfall OF the Jayhawkers. At
that time Booth made an excellent ipa-
preston on the Tigers and now that Roper
has been selected to Coach Princeton next
season the Columbia school Is very anxious
to get the former Nebraska coach TO take
up Roper's work,
The report that Missouri is to get Booth
has inspired the Kansas. school with fear,
for the Jayhawkers remember well that
during the five years Booth was at Ne
braska Kansas did not win a single game
from the Cornhuskers. The Jayhawkers
feel pretty certain that Booth would give
the Tigers another winning team.
There is still a strong sentiment in the
Cornhusker camp favorable to Booth. Es'
pecially among the former players and stu
dents who were here at school in the days
Of Booth is there a demand for the Prince
ton hero. But the Cornhusker athletic
board declines to consider Booth as a pos
sibillty and will select King Cole to lead
the eleven for another fall.
, To many students and alumni It seems
l%ourious that the Nebraska athletic board
should refuse to hire Booth when it is
I almost a certainty that he could give the
4 school a winning eleven next fall, and
. when it is not at all certain that Cole car
; do that very thing.
Booth says he will come back TO Ne
< braska at a smaller salary than the ont
he is offered for coaching Missouri. The
t Columbia school is willing to pay between
e $1,000 and 5000 for "Bummy's' services
4 but the most Nebraska could pay wouit
be 5000, and it is extremely doubtful 1
the Cornhusker board could go that hlgl
on salary. 1t is more than probable tina
$500, Booths former salary when he wa
IS here, would be as high as the Cornhusker
! could co. Yet Boothswould come TO Nc
braska at that salary rather than go l.
Missouri at a much higher price.
The Cornhusker board has some objec
a tions to Booth, however, which win not b
! overcome easily. and, although man.
y alumni are working to get him elected 70
the local position, he win not be given
place with the Cornhuskers and will yer
likely accept the offer made him by Mis-
ID souri,.