Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-10-30
HUSKERS STOP OFF
IN IOWA CAPITAL
Arrive in Des MOines to Spend Night
and Will Go to Ames in the
Morning.
RUTHERFORD MAY NOT PLAY


DIES MONIES, oct 1.--Cspecial Tele.
rraH.)-Conndent that they will defeat
tro feva AEyies deeisively and thus add
60 their claim on the Missouri Valley
charnpionshlp. Jumbo stiehm's Corn
huEksr gridiron warriors arrived here this
evening" TO spend the night preparatory
70 making a quick jaunt on the inter-
urban up 20 Anes In the morning.
The Huskers came In over tho Rock
Is.sud on two special cara They pulled
out Of Omaha at 6:os.
Il h very probable that Captain Dick
Rutherford will not start in the game.
Dick has a bum hoof which Is troubling
him add unless his presence is absolutely
. essential Tor victory stiehm probably will
not use tho scrappy Cornhusker leader.
This VIII give Jimmy Gardner. an Omaha
boy. a chance 20 show his worth.
soveTal other Cornhuskers have minor
Injuries. which are agsravatlng. but with
thee xctpiian OF Rutherford the first string
mel viii be sent into the fray.
That Ames win put up a tough opposi-
ton Is the anticipation OF the Husksrs.
Ames always manages to play about 100
per cent better foot ball against Nebraska
than any other school and az a result
the Huskers are compelled 10 put up
their best game TO win.
AgEies Look Coed.
..Tiiir years team AZ Amos looks cxcep-
ticnally good. despite the fact that It's
showing against Missouri last Saturday
war ordinary.
Foster, a new man will guard the left
wing for Ames lie IL said to be the
equal Of the great Packer in defensive
play and good ON offense. Jones. who
played smashup ball againFt Nebraska
last year. IL on the other end
Mckinley, lett tackle, il whale in the
line and was given some recognition fo-
tackle last year A brother of former
Amos player. Reeve. Is seen on the oppos
site side OF the line at tackle. and he IL
said TO have II on his bigger brother in
AL departments OF the game.
Great Center Trio.
The center trio for Ames Commands
respect, Johns, veteran is playing CEN
ter. with Deffke. who carries go pounds
OF beef. as one guard. and Howeils the
other. Tho three have experience.
weight and skill. and undoubtedly consti-
tute the greatest center trio in the Mis-
Bouri valley.
The AEgies' baokfieid looks 10 be a win
ncr. Packer. who won his spurs by his
valiant work last season. has been shifted
from end TO halfback. where his 100
pounds OF beef make him one Of the hard
est mon 10 stop. He Is speedy and forced
his conqrcrcr I'm the hurdles last spring
10 ooat a worlds record Aldrich, another
veteran. 10 especially good with the for
ward pass. hi, the fulihack. is the hard
est p'Inging bRckfield man In western
foot ball. He has remarkable endurance
and c-n be called upon repeatedly TO dive
into the line for gains.
Mo~s some Quarterback.
In Moss the Aggies have a remarkable
ouai terbaek. As field general his judg-
ment 10 irreproachable and he IL the most
annferous open field runner In the valley.
lie Is daneerous In the return OF punts
and In handling the forward pass
Nebraska viii leave early friday, going
FIRST 90 Des Moines, where u will rest
AID enjoy little workout and then 20
to Ames Saturday morning by lnterurhan.
The team will return to Des Moines the
same evening In time 70 catch the Omaha
Lincoln train hume
suehm's most dangerous problem for
tho Ames game Is 10 keep his men from
slump The iIuskers have been hitting
up At savage clip TO prepare for the
Notre Dame game and are about due 20
so stale. stiehm expected TO have to
use all OF his formations against the
Catholics and he will have TO develop
en- entirely new offense against Amea
Tfere Will be little scrimmage In the
Hnsker camp during the coming week,
but the time viii be devoted 10 signal
practice.