Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-17
HUSKERS EXPECT BATTLE.
Leave for 1cwTenee with Cheers
Urging Them On
CHANCELLOR SPEAKS AT RALLY
Pleads with students 20 Have Cuss-
less RootinE, bot boys shout
"IfaiI, HAIL. with Trim
mingH.

LINCOLN, NelA, Nov. 1G, - Special Tel
egram.)--on the eve Of their departure for
she land OF the Jayhawkers. where Kan
Eas and Nebraska meet Saturday in the
crucial battle 10 determine the cham
plonship OF the Missouri valley, stlehm's
warriors INDUCED IN only light prac-
tlce followed by a study OF the Jayhawker
style OF attack as cxempllfied by the
Freshmen eleven.
Euehm did not care to take Gny
chances Of injury 20 any Of his men and
90 rofrained from further sorlmmago
work. The signal practice under the
stimulant OF bracing foot BAH weather
vas spirited the varsity running through
Its formatons smoothly and with plenty
Of pep" Tho result Of the satisfactory
work showed plainly In stlehmns smile,
f The freshmen eleven has been carefully
coached IN the favorite Jayhawker forma-
lions and stiehm sent HE regulars against
the first year men. doing away with tack
ling, however.
stiehm Not Talking.
Z Despite the feeling that Kansas Is rep
resented by a weaker team than ord-
aarlly this year and that Nebraska should
win by q formidable score. there IL con-
siderable uneaslness in the cornhusker
camp. and stlohm was not over enthus,-
astic In his prophecy concerning the
game, lie expects hard battle with
ikhe Jayhawkcrs aud believes that the
icornhuskers win be pushed to their ut
imost 20 win. lie believes that the Jay
lhawkers havo been waiting for the Corn
huskers and hGs warned the squad that
f4.. "a -.
llof the Missouri valley schedule.
Team GIven sendoff.
With several hundred students particl-
.patlng the Cornhuskers were given
.royal sendofff tonight when tho squad
left over the Missouri Pacific ut 10 O'Clock
FOR the sunflower state The innocents
were In charge OF the parade aud pro-
lylded the undergraduates with torches at
n small eNsense.
The university band headed the parade
and then following came the foot ball
men In a bandwagon. The undergrad
l'uate body marehing IN square ragnlRtion
drought up the rear The students gave
their college yelIs, sang the foot ball
songs and then INDUCED In the nefRrlous
college tune. "Aall, Hail." despite tho
tVl0ttnl VI NifN hAiNfiHNg AhAH0HANltts
AZ the depot The foot ball men were
called for and responded briefly. Captain
,Shonka being accorded a most enthusl-
astie reception.
want CussIesh Victory.
Eve want swearless. cuasless VIC
tory" declared Chancellor Avery at the
rally this morning. lie appealed 10 the
students for clean roofing as well as
clean playing, and was given hearty
welcome. Fred Hunter and Coach stlehm
also spoke Mt the rally. There Is a
strong probability that the excursion
ever the Union Pacific will have 70 be
SbandoVcd owing TO tho failure OF the
university students TO respond The COM
pany demanded a guarantee Of seventy
live tickets 10 furnish the special train.
and late tonight It hardly looked as II
that number could he secured.
Players la Party.
The same players We're taken TO Kan
tas aa were Included IN the squad AT
Ames. The party leaving tonight In
oiudod Coach stiehm. Manager Eager,
Captain Shonka Elliott, Pearson, swan
son. Harmon. ChRuncr. I.ofgren, War.
ncr, o, Frank, 70. Frank, Purdy, Gibson
Potter, Ross, Anderson. Hornberger
Freitag. Mqlugan, Andrews. Anderso n
klwoll and Russell,
The threatened shake In the Nebraska
lineup came and Elliott viii be shiftet
70 center, Pearson and swanson viii
play guards and Purdy and o. lcranl
halfs, at least Tor the first part OF IN,
game, With Gibson at full and e. FranI
held in reserve.