Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-09-26
HUSKERS TO MEET
DRAKE SATURDAY
Mayor Dahlman and Mayor Bryan to
Start First Game for the Ne
braska Eleven.
DRAKE MEN ARE ALL VETERANS
ny JAMES &c. LAWRENCE.

| LINCOLN, Sept. th,-(Special.) mo
brasks opens the 1915 foot ball season
next Saturday with the hardest early sea-
son game in Its history. Drake. a Mis-
souri, Valley conference team, will pro-
vide tho Husker enthusiasts a test for the
gridiron machine, which Coach stiehm
has been hastily whipping in shape the
last week.
Athletic Manager Guy E. Reed today
completed arrangements for the biggest
opening day crowd In Cornhusker ath-
letics. The Nebraska manager has ar
ranged an especially attractive program
for the Inauguration of the 1915 season
Secretary Walter whlteen OF the Lin
coin Commercial club. extending an In
vitation to tn emembers of the Omaha
city commission to attend the game, re-
ceived letter yesterday from Mayor
Dahlman. stating that he and other
Omaha city officials would be on hand
for the game. Governor Morehead, the
members OF the Lincoln city commission
and the members OF the governors staff
also received invitations.
The Omaha city officials will be enter
tained at the Lincoln club at noon lunch
con as guests of the club. with the mem
bers OF the Lincoln commission. Special
boxes have been reserved for the visitors
~ the game.
Mayors In the Center.
Mayor Jim and Brother Charley Bryan,
mayor OF Lincoln. are to stage the open
ing festivities. Just prior TO the calling
OF the game Jim and Charley will adj
vance to the center OF the field, flip a
coin to decide who will kick off and then
the game will be on.
Reed has added another feature, which
he believes will bring 1000 Nebraska high
school foot ball players to the game. In
yi0tions were sent out this week to $50
high schools In Nebraska asking the
members OF the teams to attend. Reed
also arranged that every member of a
highsschool team who can present proper
credentials from the superintendent or
principals OF the schools will be admitted
free. A special section OF the grandstand
has been reserved for the high school
crowd
For a half hour preceding the game the
University Cadet band will give a concert
and during the halves free vaudeville
program will be given.
Coach Jumbo Stiehm has only a slim
line on Nebraska's first opponent. but
the Drake eleven will have the advantage
of an additional week OF training stiehm
also has been informed that Drake has
seven veterans in the lineup. which
would indicate the Nebraska eleven will
have to play real foot ball from the start
OF the gong. u
On theb eve OF the opening Of the seq
son stiehm Is unusually quiet. He has
little TO ray. although Cornhusker rooter
are bubbling over with enthusiasm ovei
tho return OF Abbott and Chamberlain
Chamberlain. however. will not repor
- for practice until next week. stietm say
- the Huskers win have to show bette
form than so far this season to justin,
m the confidence OF the rooters. There ar,
five holdes to be plugged in the line
"a with all OF the veterans in the game. an,
IN Nebraska's lengthy mentor IL finding tina
Is some job.
v Hack Field Better.
10 With otoupalik and Doyle at fullbacl
~ Rutherford and Chamberlain at halves
~ and Cook and Galley at quarter. the Ne
20 braska backfieid is apparently better thar
~ last year. otoupallk is the peer OF an,
line plunger seen at Nebraska in recent
- years, and with Doyle. last years regular
:, Nebraska has two splendid men. Ruther.
- ford and Chamberlain at halves should
30 have stunning seasons and give tbs
a. fhuShtIb aOIhe new tnFlib.
= The fight for quarterback Ia between
Galley and Cook, with the chances nov
: apparently favoring Galley. Cook wa'
first placed in charge OF the first eleven
but Friday night stiehm put Galley In
charge, after the speedy little Sterling
boy had given q dazzling exhibition oil
running back punts. Galley has also
" shown great form In handling forward
passes. and his work bears close resem-
blance to that Of Warren Howard In this
p respect Cook. on the other hand. had q
bad week. but the Beatrice boy Is &C.
counted a clever player and a game
fighter. and may succeed In winning the
place.
70 Balls and Rasmussen appear to be fix
lures at ends. although all of the dope
OF sters had picked Ted Riddell.
or Corey and Shields at tackles are play
OF ing good ball Corey Is remembered foI
he his work last year. while Shields seems
e. TO have taken a new lease on life and
TO his practice work has been the feature
n of the week.