Omaha daily bee., 1911-09-10
WARNER COMING BACK AGAIN
Crack Quarterback of Cornhuskers
Sends Encouraging Word.
GUS IoFGREN Also TO RETURN
Latest Reports Give Nebraska Unit
versity Hopes of TurninE Out An
other Missouri valley Cham
pIonship Eleven.


LINCOLN. Sept. 10 Especially Corn
husker foot ball stock took another bound
upward this week with the positive an
nouncement by Manager Earl o. Eager
that Jerry warner. crack quarterback
and Gus Lofgren. star end would be
in school again this fall. UP until the last
few days It seemed as If the Cornhuskers
would lose the services Of these two grid
iron stars.
CAPTAIN Hippo" shonka made flying
trip 20 warmers home when he learned
that there was a strong possibility that
Warner would not be in school and sue
ceeded in obtaining a definite promise
Lofgren also wrote Eager that he had
finally decided to come to school this fall
again.
I,ofgren will have big task on his hands
in getting his credits in shape TO play foot
ball. The little end was guaranteed last
spring for smallpox Just before the final
semester examinations and he was forced
to miss so much work that he will have to
make I'D that which he missed. His work
is In such shape that he can make It up,
however.
Frank Again Mt Half.
The necessity OF placing owen Frank at
quarter is overcome with the return OF
Warner and Nebraska viii again have her
sensational halfback in his natural POSI-
ton Frank plays a steady, reliable game
at quarter, but his greatest asset to the
team was his brilliant running with the
ball In snashes through tackle and Frank
did not show up as well in quarter as in
the halfback position.
Coach stlehm will have eight veterans TO
start With The new all-year coach will
have but two places in the line and one
In the back field to fill unless some Of the
new men give greater promise than the
veterans OF the veterans the following
will be back: Captain S. V. Shonka, tackle;
Walter Chauner and Gus Lofgren, ends;
Harmon, guard; "zack" Hornberger. cen
ter; Jerry" Warner, quarterback; o.
Frank and e. Frank. halfbacks.
Four Of last years substitutes will also
be on hand with the opening OF fall prac-
tice. Anderson, a big guard Gibson.
back field man; Russell in the back field
and Elwen in the back field are last years
squad members.
Many New Men.
OF the new men Jimmy Pierson, a big
llneman weighing 21O pounds. is the most
likely looking candidate. P1erson played
on the freshmen team four years ago when
Captain Jack" Temple and otiNr gridiron
regarded as the best player on the fresh
man squad that year. with the possible ex-
ception of Temple. He was big and ag-
gressive and possessed a good knowledge
of the game
Since then he has kept apace with the
new rules and Manager Eager expects
Pierson TO be a valuable addition to the
squad.
Purdy, the Beatrice athlete, who first
played on the freshmen team at Chicago
and later returned to Nebraska, is another
strong possibility. Purdy has been train
ing all summer and is in superb condition
for. the opening of practice. Mulngan is
another Beatrice boy who will give all
Corners a race Potter is likely looking
chap in the back field. while Weaver
Norfolk High school player. is remarkably
fast and clever at frllback. Carlson was
the only lneman of promise on the fresh
man squad.
With this array Of new talent and with
practically an entire team OF veterans.
great things are expected Of stiehm at the
Cornhusker school, and Nebraska is al
ready pinning hopes for another Missouri
valley championship This season will also
mark the resumption of athletic relations
with another big eight team, for on the
Saturday preceding Thanksgiving Nebraska
will meet Michigan in Lincoln. Early in
the season the Cornhuskers play with Min
nesota on Northrup field.
stiff Schedule.
The schedule is the stiffest a Cornhusker
squad has ever been called upon to face.
The schedule embraces two games with
big eight" members, three with Missouri
valley conference leaders and two hard
practice games. The schedule is as follows:
October 7-Kearney Normal at Lincoln,
October 14-kansas Angles at Lincoln.
October 21-Minnesota at Minneapolis.
October 2S-Missouri at Lincoln.
November 4-Ames at Ames.
November 11-Doane at Lincoln.
November 1S-Kansas at Lawrence.
November 25-Michigan al Lincoln.
This schedule calls for the richest foot
ball menu ever served to Lincoln devotees.
The Michigan battle will attract thousands
while the gridiron struggle with the I'll
gers earlier in the season will probably re-
suit in one OF the greatest sames of the
season. for the Nissourians have been ex-
ceptonally strong the last three years and
indications are that another strong team
viii represent the school again this season.
An Eastern Assistant.
Nebraska will draw almost entirely from
the east for the coaching staff. Although
the name has not been made public it is
understood that an eastern mana grad
uats OF the Ohio State university and a
prominent athlete-wilI be chosen as as
sistant 20 Stiehm. No formal action in the
selection of an assistant coach take
place until the athletic board meets at the
opening of the school term, but it will
probably accept the recommendation OF the
committee.
The prospective coach is Lincoln ply
sician and a gridiron star at his college.
Knockout Brown"