Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-10-08
Foot Ball Quarter
Most Important Of
All Gridiron Men

| Tears have been shed at the University
Of Nebraska this week, genuine tears,
! too. for Jerry Warner. famous quarter
back OF the Cornhuskers, lie not certain
whether he is coming back. Pleadings
with him for the last three weeks have
resulted in no definite answer from the
star backfield player. And so much de-
Ponds upon Warner. so much in develop
Ing fast set of backs that shall be able
TO run off those plays OF attack which
Coach Ewald Stehm has been devising
during the last two months. Warner was
genius in all the big games last fall.
His generalship was Of the highest order.
Tie had an accurate, sharp pass in hurl-
Ing the spheroid on the forward flip, an
asset which he gained through playing
base ball at the first sack. where he
made himself reputation for a long
steady pegger. Now, he says he is not
coming hack and the Glooms have sup
planted the Joys in the little group Of
Cornhuskers who have come TO Lincoln
for the early training season. Warner
appeared at Nebraska field Tuesday
when the contingent Of foot ball candi-
dates made their debut. but his words OF
announcement were few
The case of Warner brings up the fact
that foot ball this fall is going to see
some very clever sr9 effective work by
quarters Coaches are generally agreed
that the team which Is weak at the quar-
/ ter job Is going to have a hard time
making successful record, At the open
ing OF the season a year ago 1t was de-
/ clared that the quarter had seen his
days, that he no longer would figure as, a
prominent figure in foot ball circles. The
quarter, however. turned out to be Just
as important last <all as ever before in
the history of the game. Backs could not
hit the line. as was thought very ef-
fectively when the ball was passed di-
rectly from center to the man who is to
carry il in the attacking play. The quar-
ter is needed in taking the pass and
placing the ball with the man who is 70
he the cenetr Of the attacking play.
Coaches all realize that the quarter this
fall is to be fully as important as in any
previous season; indeed. they are agreed
that he is to be tho pivot OF all success
this fall, for most coaches are committed
TO an open style OF play that win call
for a great general, who is accurate IN
passing the ball and brilliant in kicking
a quarter who can accept a play and
make IL 30 in any part OF the field.
Little Jerry Warner. 1.-THE, speedy and
quick in thinking. is the one man who
can give the Cornhuskers field general
thai Will make the Nebraska backfield a
success this autumn. Without that little
genius the hopes OF Coach Suehm and his
followers must be dashed against rocks.
Warner is able to do daring stunts
stunts that his coach does not expect OF
him. He will pun off a play in a most
dangerous territory and get away with
Il in successful manner That is Just
the kind OF a quarter that makes the
greatest success In the foot ball crisis.
Foot ball has many quarters who can
run the team along in a steady way, de-
ing the expected every minute, but the
great game has few generals who can
make themselves the key 20 the whole
game and keep the opposing eleven be-
wildered At all times. Warner IL that
type. He possesses the daring OF the
best players and then. too. he combines
brain work with his skin in execution.
Re is the ideal man for quarter. and n
he Is lost 70 Nebraska the Corn 1uskers
are going 20 have a hard time whipping
an eleven into shape TO make formidable