Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-12
CRUCIAL GAMES ARE COMING
Cornhuskers Are to Meet the Jay
hawkers in a Week.
FAULTS IN PLAY OF NEBRASKA
whore u. o, stiehm Must Make line
proVemeBt lf Kansas and Mich
iEan Are Defeated or Held
60 Low score.

LINCOLN, Neb., Nov. ESPECIALLY
Two games OF great Importance remain
20 be played in the Missouri valley this
fall. Nebraska VIII be contestant in
each of these The first. which comes
a week from to-day at Lawrence, kan,
where the cornhuskers 20 against Their
ancient and honorable rivals, the Unit
,erdty of Kansas layhnwkers probably
Sii decide the championship OF the local
conference. The second IL tile big west
ern battle between the University OF
Michigan and the local eleven
No contest of recent years in the west
and no game az any time In this portion
of the west has ever attracted so much
interest as the coming Michlgan-Ne-
braska battle. II win he the greatest
game ever played here and will be at
tended by thousands, is bearing ON the
championship Of the middle west ls such
that should Michigan he held to low
score by the Cornhuskers, Minnesota
viii have clear claim to the title IN
this section, for Minnesota 50 far has
made brilliant showing. There II 70
be no meeting between Michigan and
Minnesota this fall. the battle through
which the championship was decided
during the last two Years. The Uophers
defeated Nebraska four weeks ago, 81
to 3. 1t Is now UP TO the Ann Arbor
players 70 better this showing. Local
supporters OF the Cornhuskers do not
believe the Wolverines are strong enougn
\ 10 beat the Cornhuskers by twenty-on'
points. Those who have seen the Corn
huskers in action in all their games are
OF the same opinion.
Kansas Game Important.
Tile game with Kansas next SATURDAY
should result in the elimination OF one
OF the two teams from the conference
struggle Until the clash with Amos
last Saturday, the Gernhuskers were
rated as the cure thing for the title.
Now there is doubt whether they can
eonauer the Jayhawkers. This meeting
IL the Yale-Harvard battle OF the Mis-
souri, Valley conference, Neither eleven
has vet been defeated by a conference
school and viii go into the battle with
high ratings. Should Kansas win II VIII
have a clear title. provided Il also de-
feats the Missouri Tigers the Saturday
following. Nebraska can secure clear
title through the defeat OF Kansas and
by the Drake victory over Ames In this
final game OF the season. Arnes Is nov
an undefeated claimant for the chiei
honors. Its showing against the Corn
lhuskers was brilliant ana the tie result
gives Il chance TO make counter
claim TO that OF the CornhuskerH'
Cornhusksr rooters look fer a victory
over Kansas and expect a low score FOL
Michigan IN the last game OF the fall
But neither OF these expectations car
be realized unless cornhusker play i'm
proves wonderfully during the next tive
weeks.
Nebraska has made fiEzls Of the for
ward pass this fail. and itH kicking de
partment Is one OF the worst In TIN
valley. Then. TOO, the players have han
died the ball in miserable fashion. tn
Plumbing in both the Minnesota an'
Ames games being responsible for tn
bad showing. Ames would have beei
defeated by several points had the Ne
braska men held the bail. Minnesot'
would have gained a smaller score IL th
oval had been kept by the Cornhusker
when received on punts and passes iron
center,
what Rules Have Done.
No team should expect 70 play con
sistent ball under the reformed rule
without an accurate field goal kicker,
long dlstance punter and variety Of for
ward pass formations which can b
used with an accurate, quick passer an
sure receiver. Nebraska has mono q
these essentials, and, for that reason,
, weak foot ball eleven in opposing
strong defensive eleven.
In the battles with the Kansas Aegiel
, the Kearnsy NoFmals and Missouri IN
Corrlhuskers ran up large scores becaua
tho fleet baekneid was able 10 get b
, the wings There was not a good en-
: on any Of these eleyens. In the Mime
sofa aud Amss struggles the ends wer
strong, and the plays built around IN
fast Cornhusker backs failed. They wi
fail against Kansas and Michigan, to-
and Coach stiehm should take this Tao
into account right now In preparing 10
tho final battles OF the fail.
, II Nebraska Is TO win from Kansa
II must develop its forward pass play
and create deception formations. tn
men must be drilled for hours in throw
ing the ball ON the pass and In receiN
|, Ing IT, A drop or place kicker must
trained. (How easy a victory would IN
e Ames game have been had Nebraska ha
/, an accurate goal hiokedD The Anne
AEeies were practically helpless on n
: offenss, But they were strong on IN
! defense and kept Nebraska from SCORING
/ They had the kicker, though, and WEI
J, able 10 get a tie through two goals froI
placement Two kicks gave = weaks