Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-16
DOC STEWART. HAS
TOUGH JOB AHEAD
Nebraska Mentor Will Make
Self Miracle Man if He Re-
peats Stiehm's Success.
PUNCH IN PINCH" LACKING
By FRED S. HUNTER.

Doc Stewart, the new Nebraska
mentor, has something Of task ahead
Of him if he hopes TO lead his Corn
.husker charges through successful
season as his predecessor, Jumbo
Stiehm, did for three years, with the
able assistance >of Vic Halligan, Guy
Chamberlain, Dick Rutherford and
one or two others.
Lack of weight in the backfield and
the absence of an individual star upon
whom he can depend in the pinches
are the problems most seriously con-
fronting the coach and he is sched-
uled to spend many a sleepness night
and many a tedious day before
Thanksgiving rolls around.
That punch in the pinch" which
characterized Nebraska elevens in
1918, 1914 and 1915 is missing this
year. In 1918 whenever Nebraska
had the ball under the shadow Of the
enemy's, goal posts, touchdown, or
at least goal kick for three points,
was practically assured. because Vic,
Halligan wore the rags Of Nebraska
that year. In 1914 there was both
Halljgan and Chamberlain TO deliver
in the pinch and in 1915 there was
Chamberlain. If one would study the
records of these three great Nebraska
years he would find that Halligan and
Chamberlain were largely responsible
for all Of the Huskers' big victories.
Breakers Ahead.
But Stewart hasn't got any Halli-
gan or Chamberlain, he hasn't man
anywhere near their class, and his
problem is going to be lot sitter
than any Stiehm ever tackled.
Twice Saturday in the game against
the Kansas Aggies the, Cornhuskers
had the ball within few inches of
the Aggies goal. One time they had
four downs to make a yard. 1t took
them three. One time they had two
downs to make yard They failed to
make it. That's the big defect Stew
art must remedy in order to give the
Cornhuskers another championship.
Defense Is o. X.
Stewart has made wonderful prog
ress in working out a defense. Scor-
ing against the Cornhuskers is going
to be tough job this wear The Kan
sas Aggies Saturday, with good
team, never had chance. If the
Huskers continue to exhibit the same
superior brand of defensive foot ball
no apprehension along these lines
need be felt by Cornhusker support
ers. But the offense needs bolstering
up, and, as his material can only be
described as fair, Stewart will make
himself a miracle man if heJrepeats
the successes of the fortunate Stiehm.
That the Cornhuskers will probably,
with an even break in the luck, cap
ture another Missouri Valley cham
-pionship is conceded by the greater
part of valley gridiron followers, but
it's nothing more than an even bet
on the Oregon Aggies and the odds
are on Notre Dame for the big
Thanksgiving Climax
Stiehm Gets Lacing.
The lacifg administered to the
proteges of one Z. Stiehm by the
warriors OF Alohzo Stage caused
something OF litter throughout Ne
braska. When Stiehm went to In
diana predictions that he would jam
against stonewall without the serv-
ices of such as Halligan and Cham
berlain were frequent. And they
proved out Saturday, for the Chicago
ans had it easy, and Chicago got
blackeye week ago when Carleton
walloped the Maroons.
That Afnes will be Nebraska's
strongest contender for the Missouri
Valley title was evidenced by the de-
feat given Kansas. The Iowa farmers
lave assembled formidable arrav of
gridiron talent this fall and give prom
Use of putting up stiff battle against
the Cornhuskers when they clash the
first Saturday in November. Kansas
does not appear to be as Strong as
last year. Missouri, heralded as a
world-beater, only defeated Washing
ton, which never is very strong, Is to
0, and apparently has not the class it
has been said to possess:
Gophers Hold Edge.
Minnesota continues to hold the
edge in the Western conference by its
overwhelming defeat OF North Da-
kota. The Gophers look like the best
bet in the west this year. Illinois
showed it is much weaker this fall by
succumbing to Colgate. Notre Dame
found the Haskell Indians easy pick
ings. Harper's crew looks mighty
good this year, even better than last,
and is going to make trouble for
everybody it meets, Nebraska in
cluded.
The big Three" of the east barely
upheld their colors by the narrowest
Of margins Saturday. Princeton, with
the aid OF sub who made phenom.
email, and probably lucky, goal kick OF
torty.five yards, only beat Tufts 8 to
Q. The Tigers, by thus defeating
Tufts, which i'll turn defeated Harvard,
are the ranking favorites in the east.
Harvard ran up score OF q to 0 on