Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-01-01
Success of Cornhusker Foot Fall Team
changes the status at the
University.
IN A MORE HEALTHY CONDITION
fractional Trouble on Athletic Board
Has Been Removed.
BEST OF SPIRIT NOW PREVAILS
Foot Ball Team Makes Profit of Seven
Thousand Dollars for Year.
WILL CARRY OTHER SPORTS
Big Victories over kansas and Ames
Have Reclaimed Its Lost Position
I'm the Missouri valley
Conference.
N A MORE HEALTHY CONDITION
lest OF SPIRIT NOW PREVAILS
WILL CARRY OTHER SPORTS


Twelve months have wrought a great
change In the athletic standing OF the
Cornhuskers. Under the regime Of king
Cole and hts victorious foot ball warriors,
interest in sports has been revived and ar
fairs 1T Nebraska are in a more healthy
condition than they have been since Booth
left Nebraska.
Two elements have been largely instru-
mental in bringing about this change.
Fractional and fraternity fights. especially
in the years Of 1905 and 1903 threatened 70
seriously endanger the athletic standing
Of the school Nebraska lost the premier
honors in the valley to the oldtlme rival,
Kansas and was defeated In both basket
ball and foot ball. only in track ana
field meets were tho Cornhuslzers able
to retain the laurels and that by mar
row margin
But a better time ia coming at Nebraska.
The factional trouble on the athletic board
has been largely removed The trouble
between members OF the foot ball team
has all been. eradicated and the best OF
spirit prevails IN all Of the branches of
sport
Temporarily, at least che undergraduate
body lost faith In the athletic board and
the foot BAH team during the years OF 1905
and 1902 There was a spirit OF discon-
tent IN every branch OF athletics, brt the
brint OF the criticism fell on the .houi-
ders OF king" Cole. Given his oppor-
tunity TO make good under favorable con-
ditions the Michigan man satisfied the de-
mands of his harshest critic.
Athletics Go Behind.
The loss OF confidence among the un-
dergraduate body and the alumni OF the
school had a more potent effect than
breeding discomfort. 1t took actual effect
In cutting in on the finances OF the board
and after the close OF a disastrous year
IN athletics the board found itself deeply
IN debt and with little hope OF securing
Immediate assistance. Plans Of improve
ment for the athletic field during the sum-
mer had TO be discontinued. and the sod
ding Of the field. which had been planned
for number Of seasons, had 10 be given
up.
Cole and his proteges made money for
the athletic board during the last season
Manager O. Eager Is nearly 5000 to the
good for the entire year. while the foot
ball season alone Melted 5000. After he
has paid off the Outstanding indebtedness
Eager will have a balance on hand OF
nearly s5.ooe. but this viii be slightly re-
duced before the end OF the school year
inasmuch as other departments OF sport
are financially failure. Basket ball alone
nets enough to pay the expenses OF the
season.
Nebraska has regained it's position in the
Missouri valley conference. It's victories
over Kansas and Ames left no dispute as
TO where the foot ball championship be-
longed. The basket ball outlook. while not
50 bright as In past years. figures we'll
for another championship. Ames and KAN
sas, the cornhuskers' hardest opponents
have teams composed OF entirely new men
The track team should be the strongest
ever representing Nebraska with Reed and
Powers, both available for the sprints
Powers for the hurdles. Munson for the
board jump, Graham for the pole vault
and the high jump, Harmon and Collins
for the weights. and Clark, Anderson, Ne
lick and Anderson for the long distance
runs Bates Is also a promising miller and
two miller,
All Is Now Harmony.
The members OF the board are now work
ing harmoniously and II is likely that
another split viii take place over the at
tltude OF the C0rnhuslxers to the new Mis-
souri, valley conference rulings
Two rules have been passed during the
year 1910 which are OF Importance to the
Cornhuskers and the other schools in the
Missouri valley conference. The one rule
forhidding the playing Of the annual Tur-
key day game ON the gridiron IS perhaps
the most sweeping and has already aroused
storm Of protest from Kansas Nebraska
and Missouri The other doing away with
coaches for each individual branch of
sport and providing for an all year coach
as member OF the faculty was not UNI
81 Il q
ing viii affect the athletic situation of
any OF the members OF the conference.
Manager Eager has not announced the
revised schedule OF the Cornhuskers for
l9il. Eager was not satisfied with the
schedule prepared by DR.. r. G. Clapp and
Coach Field. when they attended the Mis-
souri, Valley conference meeting at Des
Moines two weeks ago and set about TO
change the dates. He attended a meeting
Of the members OF the conference at Kan
sas City the latter part OF this week but
had nothing to say when he returned.
Or. Clapp, the Nebraska delegate TO the
meeting OF the Association OF American
Colleges. Is IN New York City. He Win
remain IN Des Moines next week 10 attend
the meeting Of the Missouri Valley CON
ference. where he Is also the Nebraska
delegate Some speculation is arouse .,ver
the outcome OF the fight which Or. ciapp
has been instructed 10 wage al the meeting
by the Cornhusker athletic board.
May Allow summer Base BAH.
DR. Ciapp was instructed TO secure either
the withdrawal OF the rule against summer
base bail or 70 take q position against in
GLIDING base ball in tho list OF collegiate
sports. since the action OF the Nebraska
hoard several other members OF the con
ference had taken a stand against the
rule and IL Is expected that summer base
ball VIII again be allowed.
No progress a. far as the nnal seIee-