Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-18
HUSKERS READY FOR AGGIES
Coach Steihm is Looking for a Battle
Royal Saturday.
BIG ATTENDANCE EXPECTED
Alumni Have Reviewed Mig Blocks
of seats-south Omaha stock
men TO GO to the Game
with n Hand.
BY JAMES q. LAWRENCE.

by JAMES r. LAWRENCE.
LINCOLN. Oct. II. Especially y Ne
braska's most formidable opponent of the
year, the Michigan Aggies, title claim
ants of the Western conference honors
last fall, are to be met Saturday on Ne
braska field crowd equally as large
as that attending the Michigan game two
years ago. the Minnesota game last sea-
SON and the Iowa game OF last fall is
expected to be in Lincoln Saturday, ac-
cording to the advance reservations which
Manager Guy L. Reed has received.
The Cornhusker foot ball team is far
behind the form at this season of the
game than 1t was last year. That Corn
husker squad is somewhat of a puzzle to
Nebraska followers, for 1t has everything
apparently and yet is not making the
progress 1t should.
In spite of the pleadings of Coach
stiehm there is a decided lack OF team
work. The blame has been laid heretofore
at the quarterback situation. Towle's dis
qualification leaving a big hole in the
Cornhusker lineup. Potter's return to the
game has fortified that position some
what and 1t is not altogether impossible
that there is another reason back of the
poor early season showing Of the Husk-
ers.
Thought Places Ctnched.
stiehm himself admits that the vet
Grams were sweet" on themselves. Ne
braslSa had cleaned up four Missouri VAL
ley championships with ease and capped
the climax with an all victorious season
last year. Some OF the old stan6bys
evidently thought they had their places
cinched without so much as a struggle
Stlehm is very likely to spring q few sur
prises in this direction and some of the
more Indifferent members Of the squad
are likely to find themselves released to
the second string.
Stiehm realizes that Nebraska has
herculean task cut out for 1t Saturday
and unless the Cornhuskers play much
better bail than they have in the last
two weeks the Michigan Aggies will pile
UP terrific score.
The practice all week has been loose
and slipshod until stiehm has nearly ex-
hausted his patience and some startling
shifts in the lineup would not be sur
prise to those who havs, been following
the squad. John Westover. Jim Harvey.
Fred Hunter and a score Of others will
be on hand all week, ironing out the
kinks In the Cornhusker line.
Team Work Lacking
Nebraska Is suffering from an over
dose Of individual play just now, with
five or six recognized stars on the team,
and Stiehm will have to eliminate this
before the Cornhusker machine works
smoothly.
Reeds advance sale OF seats for the
Michigan Aggie game 10 exceeding ex-
pectations. Twenty-Five hundred reserved
seats have already been taken. while big
out-of-town delegations are coming in for
the game.
Reed expects that Omaha will send down
a delegation OF fully 200. while the South
Omaha Stock exchange has taken
block Of $50 seats. The South Omaha
boosters will bring q band along with
them. The republican state committee has
arranged to have all of the republican
state candidates attend the game In
body.
Beatrice viii send up a big delegation
OF III. including the members OF the high
school foot ball team; Osceola has re-
served a block of thirty seats; Aurora.
twenty; York. twenty Kearney, twenty.
including the members Of the foot ball
team; Hastings. twenty; Norfolk. fifteen.
and Wesleyan a big delegation.
The Michigan Aggies viii not be en-
tirely lacking for support from the side
lines. There are about fifty graduates
OF the school now living In the state, and
Reed has reserved a special section for
them. Dean Burnett OF the Agricultural
school Is himself a Michigan man. and
he win undertake to SEQ that the section
Is well cared for.
AREieA Are Veterans.
Reports which Reed has received indi-
cate that the Asgies are in excellent
shape for the game. The team, which
was one OF the greatest in the country
last season. is practically a veteran or
ganization, and has been piling up huge
scores against ali early season opponents.
Julian. captain and fulIback, was Walter
Camps choice for all-American honors
In the selection last season. There are
many coming just TO see Julian in action.
He is a most aggressive line plunger and
is said to be a marvel In advancing the
ball.
The Aggies viii arrive In lincoln Fri
day morning and have a short workout
Friday afternoon.
Runners In shape.
| Coach Reed reports that HIS cross
country squad Il. making excellent prog
ress Captain Goethe has entirely recov-
cred from the threatened attack OF heart
trouble. which came close to forcing him
to withdraw altogether. Goethe, sDohn.
Ralph Anderson. brother % Louie
Anderson. Nebraaka's representative IN
the Olympic games; Reiehe. Kubik. Krat1
and Kicker are al showing up Ia excel