Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-10-15
HUSKER WARRIORS
ON LONG JOURNEY
Band and Root-rs VIII Cheer
Their Gladiators Against
Oregon Aggies.
ALSO MEET NoTRE DAME
BY JAMES E. LAWRENCE.


Lincoln, Oct. l4.-(Special.)- 1.-The
Husl;er foot ball squad, twenty strong.
accompanied by Head Coach DR.. E. J..
Stewart, Assistant Coach Dick Ruth
erford, Athletic Manager Guy E.
Reed, the university cadet band and
some forty rooters, leave next Tues
day night on the longest jaunt ever
taken by Nebraska foot ball team.
The Huskers will go to Portland,
Ore, to meet the Oregon Aggies there
next Saturday afternoon.
With the Oregon Aggies recog-
nized as the greatest eleven on the
Pacific coast, the game bears an i'm
portant re.at.on to comparative stand
ings in intersectional foot ball. With
the battle against the Notre Dame
e.cven on Nebraska field on next
Thanksgiving cay it will give the
HGs.sers an opportunity to secure a
comparison with the best teams in the
country.
travelling by special train, the
Huskers whl leave mere at 1880 next
TNesday night and will arrive in Port
land laie Friday afternoon, with near
ly full day rest before the big bat
tie. Stops will be made twice day
on the trip to give the squad cnance
to unlimber and run formations. On
tae trip home the Husker warriors
are going to get an opportunity to see
li,..e bit of the country. with stops
at two of the more important scenic
spots along the route.
Coach's Opinion.
Coach Stewart, vino for five years
was coach OF the Oregon Aggies and
WHO arranged the game with Nebras-
Ia before he was called to take charge
Of athletics here, LOOKS for an cx-
cccding.y grilling battle. He declares
that tue Oregon Aggies have men on
thcNsquad this year who would be well
co.acd on any team in the county,
and the 3-to-0 defeat by professional
e.cycn on the coast two weeks ago,
composed entirely of stars from the
bigger universities Of the country, IN
dicates that the Huskers are up
against the real thing.
Inc Nebraska memoir is undecided
on WHO to take on the trip. 1t was
concclcd that these men would get a
pace, however: Captain, Tim Corey:
Shaw and Wilder, tacklesa Riddell,
Otoupalik and Mahoney, ends; E. Ko.
Stay, Dale and w. Kositzky, guards;
Cameron land Moscr, centers; Cook,
Gardiner, Rhodes, Dobson, Doyle and
Galley, hackfield men.
DR.. Stewart will also pick the best
first year player to accompany the
squad and the rooters believe the
prize lies between Mum, Ward and
Kellogg. Owen, the university track
squad, will be taken along as equip
slient man and Rawson White OF
Omaha will be baggage man.
Enthusiasm Rife.
Before the squad leaves Tuesday
monster mass meeting is planned
At the depot. with q big torchlight
parade to the Union Pacific station.
The old chariot OF bygone days will
be dragged forth ard the team hauled
to tie depot in style.
Nebraska will face five veterans OF,
tie Oregon Aggies team who are
highly rated by DR.. Stewart. They
include Captain Bisset, Quarterback
Reardon, Halfbacks Anderson and
Conn and Fullback Newman. New
man is also an expert In goal kick
ing and q dangerous man in place
kicking.
The Huskers expect to meet q sur
prising open field style Of play on
the coast and are being drilled to
especially meet il. The Oregon Ag-
gies are heavy, but fast, and had got
ten the forward pass down to a sci
ence.
Line is Fine.
Nebraska's line is in splendid shape
for the hardest game, but the back
field Is still giving concern. 1t lacks
the speed and dash which Stewart de-
sires aud still shows unfamilisrity
with the new style Of play introduced
by the coach.
Assistant Coach Dick Rutherford
and Captain Hume Campbell called
the Husker basket bali squad together
Thursday for the first work Of the
season. Sixty men reported for prac-
tice.
Rutherford. Shields and Hugg, vet
Grams OF last years team, are unavail-
aisle, leaving three places to fill. Cap
tain Campbell, Thiessen and Jimmie
Gardiner are the letter men available
this year, but will not report until
after the foot ball season closes. Paul
Elothow of the Omaha High school
five appears to be good varsity
prospect and Johnny Collins, the old
South Omaha High school star, also
looms up strong. !,
Practice will be held three times
n week until after the foot ball season
when it will start daily.