Omaha daily bee., 1911-01-08
Dean Richards Gays that Summer
Sport Must Go at Nebraska
University.
OORNHUsKERs FIGHT NEW RULE
But Their Efforts Are All without
Results.
oTION is NOT UNEXPECTED
Loss Of Turkey Day Foot Ball Game
Also Hurts.
VEw COACH TO BE SELECTED
Maurice Benedict In Favor, WINE
There IL Little Chance for johnny
BeRder, Hero of Many Grid
Iron Battle In Nebraska.

LINCOLN. Jan. 7.-Cspeciai 1.-THE Ne
braska athletic board was not ''srandstand-
ing" when IT instructed It's delegate TO
fight against the rule prohibiting summer
base ball. and II unsuccessful in having
the measure rescinded. then to fight base
ball as a collegiate sport
Base ball at Nebraska received a knock
out blow yesterday at Des Moinea when
the conference approved the provision
against summer base ball, passed last
spring. with a few notifications
college base ball must 20 at Nebraska"
says Dean Richards, who is the president
OF the athletic board. I'VE tried to take a
conscientious attitude in regard TO the rul-
ing. and such an attitude made 1t Inn
! possible for the players to participate. we
believed It wiser to secure the revision OF
the rule or to abolish base ball.
That is the reason our delegate was in
structed to take radical steps TO secure the
adjustment Of the rule We were not at
tempting TO hold a club over other colleges.
neither did we believe In passing a rule
which every college knows must be vlo-
lated II base ball is retained as a college
sport. The board will undoubtedly abolish
base ball at Nebraska. That IL the only
consistent course to pursue. and 1 am sure
tnht IL IL what VIII happen.
You may say for me that 1 am greatly
disappointed in the action OF the confer
ence in regard to the summer base ball"
Action No Surprise to Richards.
Dean, Richards was not much surprised
by the action OF the conference In regard
to the annual Thanksgiving day game. He
had rather expected the board to fight
against the adjustment OF the game but
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lions against Turkey day game. He
concurs fully with the view that finances
Will be seriously impaired at Nebraska by
the abolition Of the THANKSGIVING day
battle.
1T remains to be SEEM" says Dean Rich
ards, whether the management can sched-
ule enough big games to make up the loss
sustained by the abolition of the Thanks
giving day game"
The attitude OF Dean Richards in regard
to the adjustment of base ball as col
lege game is sustained by other members
| Of the board. Manager Earl o. Eager has
long been in favor OF doing away with
base ball II the rule could not be rescInded
s. v. Shonka was also strongly opposed
to playing under the ruling
The other faculty members OF the board
with the exception OF DR.. Clapp, agree
with Richards and Eager. The undergrad.
yates win sustain any action taken by the
board looking toward the adjustment OF
base ball.
II 10 probable that the athletic board
will meet tomorrow night and at this time
the discussion Of the action Of the confer
eEce will take place. Although action may
be deferred in the matter. It is the opinion
OF the members OF the board who dis
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be taken while the conference ruling is
stu frsh.
New Coach Must stick.
''The man who comes to Nebraska as
coach of the foot ball team must come
with the idea Of making 1t his life work
declared Dean Richards Saturday morning.
I'VE do not want some one to come who
intends to stay two or three years. we
want a man who is willing TO devote his
time to developing the athletic policy OF
the school. and such a man will have to
give up intentions OF ever engaging I'm
other business"
This is the only now suggestion which
the board has to offer in the matter OF
the selection Of the all-year coach. Never
theless, the declaration OF the president or
the board puts a new complexion on af-
fairs for number of the candidates
presented by the board are known to have
other business interests, which will ulti,
mately draw them from tho field OF ath-
letics II the board adopts tho policy OF
the president then these candidates for
the Job are out OF the consideration.
At the same time the president declared
that the coach must be content TO take
the position with the intention OF making
, II his life work. the difficulty arises with
I 4 III - A..
Very few high class athletes care to
enter the work with a salary OF s., 200 for
the year OF coaching, and but slender
hopes for substantial increase. even
though athletics should boom at the Uni
/ versity OF Nebraska. Tho coach IL q
member OF the faculty, and the other pro-
fessors would not look with kindly feel
ing upon an increase in salary out OF pro-
, portion TO what they are receiving.
Dean Richards is openly an enthusiastic
supporter OF Maurice Benedict He
reiterates the charge that members Of the
faculty would not stand for tho selection
i Of Johnny Bender but he believes that
Benedict would be a good man for the
place. He said that Benedict had never
been approached in the matter and il Is
not known whether the former gridiron
star and track athlete would consider an
offer. He is now engaged in the forestry
service.
No Chance for Bender.
The president Of the board insists that
there is no chance for the undergraduates
, members Of the board to win the endorse
ment OF Bender from the faculty members.
At the meeting OF the board the question
, OF the coach will come up again. though
no action is expected.
, The class champions In foot ball have re-
ceived sweaters from the interclass board.
The sweater Is the regulation quality.
with red body and white numerals ''lsii =
The seniors won the class championship
after a close game with the freshmen.