Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-03
BENDER IS AFTER
SCALP OF HUSKERS
Former Star Is Coaching the Crack
Agriculturists from Manhattan,
Kansas.
TO PLAY IN LINCOLN SATURDAY
nv LANES n. LAWRENCE.

LINCOLN, oct. 2--(Special)--Life will
be either very sweet or very sour to
Johnny Bender, the former Husker star,
who has thrilled more Nebraska rooters
than any other player. week from to-
night.
Bender brings his team. the Kansas Ag-
E'es of Manhattan, Kan, TO Lincoln next
Saturday for the annual game between
these two Missouri Valley schools. There
Is nothing quite so sweet to the former
Cornhusker star as victory over his
alma mater Nebraska will not forget
very soon how Bender's Haskell Indians
gave the huskers one OF the worst trounc-
ings In their history the only year the
little wizard was at the head OF the
coaching system OF the Indian school.
Back Of Bender's desire to humble his
alma mater is more prose than fiction.
Bender wanted to be coach at Nebraska
when Jumbo Stiehm was chosen TO take
charge of affairs. Admitting he was the
cleverest foot ball man evr put out by
tn school. large number of the alumni
rebelled ct the thought of Bender being
placed In charge. and his application re-
oeived slight consideration. Johnny Ben
der has not forgotten and his season will
virtually Segin and end with the game
next saturday.
Has Great Bnckfield.
Coach Jumbo stiehm knows very little
about the Aggies. The Kansas papers
have taken great delight i'm their usual
pastlme' OF throwing out bear DOPE" but
Stiehm knows Bender well enough to
place no confidence in such resorts, Skin
ner is the heaviest man f. Aggies'
backfield, but what he az to the Ne
braska line last year Is a painful topic.
With Skinner to build up Wizard Bender
should display a very fancy scoring ma
chine for the edifIcatlon of his alma
mater. Skinner, with other members OF
the squad has been on the hospital list,
but is practically over an attack of the
grip and will be in prime condition when
lined UP against the huskers.
Willy John sent a patchwork lineup
against Southwestern university this
afternoon and It is a safe guess he gave
orders TO uncover nothing for Nebraska
friends to tip off to Stiehm
Bender is coaching his first season at
Manhattan and this is accounted an adj
ditional incentive for the ex-Nebrasxan
to put up a strong fight.
stiehm Has Worries.
Jumbo Stlehm is having lots Of worry
with his line. The gaps left in the limo
by the graduation of forwards will com
pei the Nebraska leader to use all OF
his ingenuity IL he will present his usual
stonewall defense.
Following the Aggies game comes
Washburn comes and the Ishabods are
never easy. Then Nebraska will meet
h Nofra napo, n, the hi0east oaY,,a of fh IN
year. asS .s;aGss
While foot ball IS the main feature OF
athletic activity, Athletic Manager Guy
E. Reed has opened up new department
which claims nerly equal. attention. Reed
has a track squad of 145 members work.
ing out daily for rfatl track" BY wait
ing for spring training. Reed has found
II impossible to give Nebraska a worthy
track team. He intends to start even
with the other schools this season. The
size of the squad was big surprise to
Reed-by all odds the biggest ever re-
porting at Nebraska,
Seventy-five of the men are freshmen
and will not be available for the varsity
team until 1917. but the others are all
eligible to compete next spring.
Promising Youngsters.
Captain Scott is working out with the
trackmen and several other very promis-
ing youngsters are on hand. Wiley, the
former York star, who has a mark of
six feet in The high jump as a high
school lad. and who holds the Missouri
Valley record is back again. He is also
sprinter and high hurdler of rare
ability. Irwin, veteran sprinter is on
hand with Maxwell. Rasmussen and
Bolton for the hurdles. Rasmussen cap
tured the low hurdles in the Stage Chi
cago meet three years ago.
Reed will liven things up with a fall
track meet for competition.
Brian O'Brien looks to be the best
weight man Nebraska has had for some
time. In the distance runs. ellis, Town
send, DribbIe, r. w. Scott. jackson and
Aldrich are doing good work. Wallace,
Payiay Bowen, Beckerd, Reed, Kelly,
Flint and Rolft are working in the
distance runs.
Owens is showing good form in the
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