Omaha daily bee., 1915-12-12
SUGGEST FOUR MEN
TO SUCCEED JUMBO
Bill Roper, Jess Harper, Gil DObie
and Bonnie Owen Names Before
Nebraska Athletic Board.
ANY ONE WOULD MAKE GOOD
ny JAMES r., LAwRENCE.

by JAMES n. LAWRENCE.
LINCOLN. Neb.. Dec. u.-tSpecial)-
Five years of successful foot ball and
the University OF Nebraska Is back
again where II started in 1910. Alumni
and undergraduates of the Cornhusker
institution have not recovered their
breath yet from the shock OF Jumbo
Stiehms sudden jump to the University
OF Indiana.
The athletic board is bravely going
about the task. and very difficult
task It is. OF filling the shoes of the
most successful coach the state uni
versity ever had. The faculty members
of the board realize they have bum
dered in letting Stiehm transfer his at
fections to the Hoosier institution. hut
there Is an aggressive move on foot to
secure a competent man TO fill the place
and there are admittedly many compc-
tent men who can turn out wonderful
elevens with the splendid material which
Nebraska has on hand and which will
be coming to the university in the next
few years.
The first conference OF the athletic
board has been called for next Monday
noon when preliminary steps will be
taken to FIJI the vacancy without any
delay. There are four names before the
athletic board, any one Of which would
be very acceptable at Nebraska, but 1t
is not known whether their services are
available or not.
Bill Roper Mentioned.
"Bill' Roper, ex-Princeton star, who
coached Missouri into her only Missouri
valley championship the year he was at
AZ. - At tho
stitution and who gave Princeton an
eastern championship the only year he
was there, would be a very desirable
man. Roper retired to practice law after
developing two championship elevens. 1t
is now understood he is anxious to get
back into the coaching game and Ne
braska would furnish most desirable
opening for him.
Benny owen, the one-armed wizard,
who has been working wonders at Okla
homa; Jess Harper, the old Chicago star
who has turned out such wonderful
elevens at Notre Dame, and the miracle
man of the coast, Gilmore Dobie, are
the other three names which Will hkely
go before the athletic board at It's Mon
days conference.
ANY one OF these four men, Il is felt,
cOulQ I'LL snOtS AiOSt hSSSPNoSiS
and maintain the high standard which
Nebraska has set in the last five years
under the regime of Jumbo.
BENDER Also suEEested.
There are other suggestions among
them Johnny Bender, but these are likely
to receive second consideration.
There is no disposition to crlticise
Stiehm for accepting the Indiana offer
among the undergraduate body, and his
close friends AROUND town. There is
feeling of keen regret. however. that the
Nebraska mentor acted SO hastily and
without giving his friends an opportunity
to see what could be done 70 retain him.
II is this sentiment which was expressed
by DR.. Avery. It seemed the cards were
stacked for an immediate reply, however,
and Stiehm was lost because of the I'M
willingness of faculty members to over
look their petty jealousies.
indignation is being freely expressed by
the students against the members of the
faculty who were not willing to grant
the salary increase. 1t was pointed out
that athletics have paid and have paid
we'll under Stiehm, and none Of the ia
Guilty members were suffering in salary
because the athletic coach was paid a
SdldTy OF fotoNV u year bub "
row-minded members OF the faculty. a
salary of $500 for an athletic coach was
out of the question when they were draw
ing but from $500 70 5000 year. 1t was
to be regretted that the athletic board
did not possess the courage to turn
cold shoulder to such peanut policies and
vote a salary increase sufficient to keep
Stiehm.
Must Boost Salary.
The alumni and citizens Of the state
will have to rebuke the professors pro-
testing on paying an athletic coach his
| full worth II they are going to get man
big enough to fill Suehms shoes. Any
one Of the four men who have been sug
gested to the athletic board as desirable
will cost more money than Nebraska has
been paying. in fact the Cornhusker in
stitution will get off lucky IL they can
get them for the figure which Indiana
gave Stiehm.
All athletics of the university have
been lost sight OF in the excitement over
Stiehms departure. A partial basket
| ball schedule has been drafted for the
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