Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-27
MICHIGAN TO PLAY NEBRASKA
Negotiations Are Pending Between
Wolverines and Cornhuskers.
EAGER HOLDS SESSION WITH YosT
Michigan Probably VIII Not Play
Minnesota and This May Give
Nebraska Another BtE
Game on Schedule.

Nebraska university Beerne about TO lana
the most alluring foot ball schedule OF any
Of the colleges Of the Missouri valley con-
ference since the probability Of a game
with Michigan has become almost a GER
tainty The proposed schedule would have
the names OF Michigan, Minnesota, Kan
sas Ames and possible Missouri. a lineup
Of contests that would keep the Corn
husker eleven hustlinE to save the honor
Of the college.
It's an III wind that blows no one good
Is the little axiom that is being whispered
around the college campus. The failure Of
the University OF Michigan to come to
terms with the Chicago conference is the
real cause OF the Nebraskans getting a
chance TO play the wonderful Maize and
Blue eleven, and the opening game being
planned for 1911 may mean the placing Of
Nebraska on the Michigan schedule list for
good.
The game with Minnesota has always
been considered one of the big contests of
the year with the Cornhusker supporters
and team, and game with Michigan
would be placed upon an equal basis with
the Gophers. In spite of the failure of the
Nebraska eleven to win a game from the
Minnesotans in the last few years II must
be admitted by even the firmest and most
enthusiastic Of the Gopher supporters that
the Nebraska game is never entered into
by Coach Williams eleven without due
training and preparation to Withstand the
strength of the Cornhuskers. And next
fall the Red and White eleven is going to
be formed with the idea of winning that
Minnesota game.
GOpheF-MichiEan Game OFF.
The recent schedule put out by Mime
sofa did not have the name of Michigan
upon II and probably will not have until
Michigan returns to the conference fold.
Ames at Minneapolis, September 30, is
the first game on it's schedule. South Da-
kota at Minneapolis, October 30; Nebraska
at Minneapolis October q; Iowa at Mime
apols, october q; Chicago at Minneapolis,
November 4; Wisconsin at Madison, Novem-
Der 49, and Illinois and Champaign, No
vember %. completed the year for the
Gophers
In regard to the placing of the Nebraska
Michigan game there is much discussion.
Manager Earl Eager, of Nebraska, was in
Chicago this week comforting with Man
ager Bertelme and Coach Yost OF Michi-
gan in regard to the game, but would not
state whether the final arrangements had
been made or not. Those on the inside
NA"Sh Va thN A1pOAN VI HOW ildlltIb slOOu
between the two colleges declare that as
Nebraska plays Minnesota at Minneapolis
the Cornhusker manager wishes to land
the Michigan game at home. Others de-
clare that two years contract is being
considered between the two schools, as
Michigan will now break with the con-
ference for good
As the situation stands at Michigan, the
football and athletic situation this coming
season is in the light of an experiment
The question that stands before the school
is Can Michigan stand independent in
athletics?' Michigan with it's great
athletic teams almost demands games
from schools of equal size and the making
Of this foot ball schedule is going TO be
the real test.
Reports from Ann Arbor state that Michi-
gan has now partial arrangements made
with Dartmouth, Ohio, Cornell, Syracuse,
Pennsylvania, Case, West Point and Ne
braska. This would make the bes,
schedule the Wolverines have ever had. IL
II can all be satisfactorily arranged. Yves,
Point is understood to be asking for a
game with the western school because
Il was unable to get one with Harvard.
With this schedule made this season and
with a chance to renew it next season.
Michigan could well afford to break with
the Big Eight.