Omaha daily bee., 1911-02-07
NEBRASKA MAY COME HERE
Likely to Schedule Foot Ball Contest
with Bellevue at Omaha.
CoRNHUsKER ALUMNI WANT IT
MANAGER EaEcr Bcing UrEed 60 Book
Local college so ~ to Let Alma
Mater hooters In on Grid
iron Menu,

a foot ball game between Nebraska and
Bellevue i'm Omaha next fall Is POSI-
bllity Yea, more than possibility
probability.
Alumni of the state university who live
in Omaha have been corresponding with
Manager Earl o. Eager regarding the pro
posed contest and have strong hopes OF
inducing the Cornhusker mentor to let MS
proteges wend their way to Omaha some
day next fall Two dates are vacant on
the Cornhusker schedule as given out IN
Lincoln Saturday. These are october Z
and H. Peru Normal usually has filled the
opening date with Nebraska and South
Dakota has played the second game
Overtures OF Bellevue, supported by Ne
braska alumni, however, have caused the
Nebraska management to consider game
with the Omaha college, and 1t Is not I'M
likely that a contest will be arranged Tor
this city.
Through a ruling Of the Missouri valley
conference, adopted last year, teams Of the
league are forbidden to play on GROUNDS
not under control Of one of the contesting
elevens, Because OF this regulation the
Conhuskers can play only two teams in
this city-Creighton and Bellevue.
Good support In Omaha.
IL is the desire of the Nebraska athletic
management to accede to the demands OF
the Cornhusker alumni OF Omaha and
swing game into this city. Omaha al
ways has supported Cornhusker athletics
in the best way possible.
/ Before relations were severed with
Creighton, the contest in Omaha always
was looked forward to by the Nebraska
students, and though 1t was known that
Nebraska would triumph yet many hun
| 1rad m Lincoln
see the game and visit with friends in
Omaha If the Bellevue contest can be
arranged, the students once more can be-
/ gin running their excursions into this city,
! il is not probable that the Bellevue col
legians would give the Cornhuskers a
grueling contest but they would be able
to put up stiff opposition letting the Wis
| itors know they were In the game.
Bellevue is one OF the most popular col
leges in the state and has a dear place
in the hearts of the Nebraska alumni. The
Cornhusker undergraduates also are
strong for the Omaha college and would
like to see them taken on for a game.
bellevue strong school.
! Peru is usually no stronger in foot ball
than Bellevue and many times is not as
powerful. In fact Bellevue is one of the
top notchers In college athletics of Ne
braska. 1t always plays a clean game
and never has the charge gone forth thai
| Bellevue had dirty" players or took un'
fair advantage of its opponents. II the
Cornhuskers should give the Omaha col
lege a game it would probably find thai
the financial score would be much greater
than would that of a game with Peru
| or South Dakota in Lincoln.
| Alumni of the state school are willing tC
guarantee the Gornhusker management 6
greater sum than the gate receipts Of the
1 Peru game in Lincoln would net Ne
| braska.
Omaha alumni are strong supporters
of their alma mater and believe they de
serve a contest here. Since none Of tn,
big" elevens can be brought here it II
thought to be only right that the Corn
huskers should let one of the teams il
this city have a game on its home grounds