Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-25
CORNHUSKER LINE
MUST BE BRACED
If Nebraska is to Be Victor Over
Ames Saturday, Stiehm Must Get
Better Game from Linemen.
GoPHERs LEAD CONFERENCE

Unless the Cornhusker line displays a
reversal OF form and manages to hold its
own and more attempts are made at the
open play game Nebraska is due to find
tough tussle on its hands Saturday
when the Iowa Aggies are battled at
Ames.
The Ames crew is a foot ball team with
one object in view. victory over Nebraska.
The success or failure of the Ames sea-
son depends upon the showing against the
Huskers. II Ames wins It is a great year
even II all the other games on the sched-
ule are dropped, If Nebraska cops it's a
poor year. And that is why the Aggies
will put up the fight OF their lives this
Saturday.
And that is also why Nebraska's line
xEnust buck up. The line was the weak
spot in the Notre Dame game. The Cath
olics encountered no difficulty In ripping
that line to shreds If the line had played
Saturday as It played in 1914 the Huskers
would have defeated Harper's men by a
substantial margin.
Stiehm's men did not play poor foot
ball Saturday. but they didn't play up to
standard and it ives largely due to the
stellar work of Chamberlain and the
back field men that Nebraska won.
Galley Must Pick Up.
The absence Of Potter also makes the
Cornhuskers weaker. or at least did last
Saturday. or course It is to be granted
that Galley was playing In his first big
game and a youngster who never had
foot ball in his hands until he entered
the university is not expected to be a
wonder in his first big game. But better
Of CaIa Go 40
and 1t is up to him to perform more sat
isfactorily against The Iowa farmers.
Ames didn't show much Saturday by
defeating Missouri Il to 6. after the Tigers
were walluped 20 to o by Oklahoma, but
for all that the Aggies can be counted
TO battle Nebraska to the last ditch and
StIehm has his work cut out for him
this week.
Johnny BendeFs Kansas ARg1es gave
Kansas university a run for its money
Saturday. The university team beat the
Aggies, who were easy for the Huskers,
10 to Z. and Kansas stock went down a
bit. On paper It looks as II Kansas and
Ames were in about the same class and
this dope reads for another Missouri val
Sey championship for Stiehm's men.
GOphers Are Favorites.
Minnesota took Iowa to a walluping
Saturday and either the Hawkeyes are
weaker this year or the Gophers are
stronger. 1t is probably a little of both
and Minnesota reigns the favorite for the
western conference championship. Illinois
stock dropped when Ohio tied Zuppke's
crew a week ago. to 3. Chicago or Wis
consin win make the Gophers hustle,
however, and Of course there is the chance
that Illinois will Bolster up in her re-
naming games and repeat.
Cornell Upsets Dope.
The defeat OF Harvard by Cornell was
unexpected. 1t was thought Harvard
would romp through 1915 with a clean
slate. although the Ithaca school was
credited with possessing a strong team.
1t was a great victory for AL Sharpe who
has done wonders since he took up the
coaching job.
Cornell, Pennsylvania or Pittsburgh
should cop the eastern championship
now. Glenn Warner, who was such a
success at Carlisle, is coaching Pitts
burgh this year and mis- victories over
Carlisle and Pennsylvania indicate he has
a great team. If Pennsylvania should lick
Cornell at the end OF the year Warmers
boys must be handed the eastern honors
unless Princeton comes through with a
clean slate. PrincetoE upset the dope by
its overwhelming viaaory over Dartmouth
and the Tigers are now favorites over
both Yale and Harvard. But for some rea-
son or other PriNSeton teams seem to
contract the old buck fever when playing
Yale and Harvard and It wouldn't be
much OF a surprise II the latter school
should defeat Rush's athletes.
ru.. - Iota. A. s.-tou.