Omaha daily bee., 1916-09-24
CORNELL FACES
A HARD PROBLEM
Five Of Last Years Champion.
ship Gridiron Stars Absent
This Season.
SHARPE HAS week CUT OUT

the problem of discounting the abb
sence from its eleven OF such stars as
Charles Barrett, quarterback; Glib
Cool, center; Ray Shelton, end; Jane
son, tackle, and Collins, halfback. The
players, as all who follow foot ball
know, contributed very largely to the
success of the Red and White last
season, and Dr. Sharpe, the coach,
will not easily fill their places. How.
ever, the -lthacan gridiron mentor has
shown his ability to develop players.
and considering the fact OF a large
squad as an asset in his favor hope
may be entertained that by the time
of the Harvard game the outfit from
Cornell will be extremely formidable.
Brown appears as the likeliest can.
didate to fiji Coors place in the piv-
otal POSITION. He has served as un-
derstudy to the regular center rush
for two years, and as a consequence
may be regarded as well grounded in
the game. Brown Is heavier man
than Cool and hardly comes up to the
modern demands of the position,
which are speed and stiffness. He Is
steady, though, and sure lpasser,
which are elements in a center by no
means to be despised. Shelton's place
at end will be we'll filled by lander,
a westerner, who has acted as SUBJ
stitute for Shelton in the last two
years. He is light, but fast, and a
sure tackler; he played in practically
all Of Cornells games last year. Eek
ley at the other extremity stepped
into the shoes Of the great O'Hearne
last season and left little or nothing
to be desired.
Wings Lack Nothing.
It is therefore assured that Cor
nell's wings will lack IL. nothing this
year. Ryerson and Ellsworth, who
have had freshmen experience, are
counted upon as the leading substi-
tutes for the end positions. The regu-
lar guards, Miller and Anderson, re-
main. Miller weighs over 200 pounds
and besides attending efficiently to
his duties at the side Of center he is
relied upon to kick off. He is first
class man in every particular. So Is
his running mate, Anderson, a player
not SO rugged as Miller, but full Of
fire and energy. Bard, substitute
last year; Butrey from the freshmen
team, a1d Niles, Mason and Nelms
are the leading substitutes. Gillies
will remain at tackle. Weighing over
1870 pounds he combines power and
Drawn both on dele: e and offense.
He is thoroughly competent man
and has already served two seasons
as regular tackle. The first game
on the schedule, with Oberlin on Sep
TENDER so, has been cancelled, as col
lege does not open this year till Oc-
tober 9.
Shiverick will play quarterback and
ne Is an asset whom any coach might
envy. He runs we'll with the ball, he
Is heady, he can drop-kick, and he can
throw the forward pass. Above all,
he is punter par excellence. 1t is
no exaggeration to say that Cornell's
victory over Harvard last year was
due more than anything else to the
punting OF Shiverick
against the wind. II he does not fill
the shoes Of Barrett, it will be be-
cause Barrett occupied, with Mahaf,,
Of Harvard, lonely position at the
head of all backs. Jueller, tie captain
of the team, will hold down the full
back position acceptably; he has done
J. in the past, and is bigger and
stronger than ever this year. He is a |
line plunger and defensive player Of
merit.
Freshie Looks Good.
Benedict, who is looked upon as the |
man to win one of the halfback posi-
lions, comes from last years freshman
team, where his work caught the eye
of AL Sharpe. Hoffman was a varsity |
substitute at half last season, and he |
should win regular berth this year. |
He has the right build for halfback |
of the rugged type--he weighs 1856 |
oounds-and is swift, elusive runner. |
Substitute backs will be drawn almost
without exception from the freshman, |
eleven. They are Carr, Niedering-
rouse, lnscho, Rechrs, Van Horn,
Mayer, Caminez and Zepp. OF the
OF, Cheminez, Mayer and Zepp are
imposed to be the more promising.
The forecast of the eleven at this time
:alls for heavy, rugged outfit,
strong, resourceful line, and a back
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