Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1916-11-15
COACHES WHIP PEP
into CORNHUSKERS
Varsity Offensive Picks Up and
Scores Five Touchdowns
Over Freshmen.
SCOUTS BRING BACK NEWS

Lincoln, Nov. 14.-(Special. DIR
Stewart and Assistant Coach Dick
Rutherford have been busy whipping
little bit Of pep and fighting spirit
into the .Cornhuskers in preparation
for the coming battle with the Kansas
Jayhawkers next Saturday afternoon
1t has been the absence of fight that
has made the Cornhuskers show poor
ly in the last two games. Ever since
the Oregon Aggies game Nebraska
has been lacking fight and it has been
a source of serious worry to the
Husker mentor.
Practically half of the members Of
Ithe squad have been content to grind
along without any very definite idea
Of hard, scrappy playing and Stewart
feels that it is time to call halt.
The first practice. in over week
last night, under the most unfavorable
weather conditions, brought the first
CLEAN of hope in over three weeks.
The Huskers ploughed through the
first year tea min a manner befitting
a championship eleven Of four years
standing and before Stewart called a
halt he allowed the varsity to stand
the freshmen on their heads for five
touchdowns;
Have Bag Of Tricks.
Theresisla world Of work to be done
before the Huskers will be ready to
do serious battle against Kansas. The
backfield has never lugged an effec-
tive punch all season, due to imper-
fections in. interference and team
work, and part of the time this week
will be spent in smoothing out the
offense. AS a matter of fact, the
Huskers have a big bunch of tricks zip
their sleeves, which they have never
been called upon to put to use, and it
is all to be sprung within the next
three games. Stewart wants to use.
only enough stuff to get by with fairly
decisive scores against Kansas and
Iowa and then let loose Of everything
in the final game Of the season against
Notre Dame. He rightly figures that
Nebraska will need everything to win
against the wonderful eleven which
Coach Harper has developed at the
North Bend institution.
\ Assistant Coach Rutherford. Galley
and Otoupalik slipped up to Vermii-
lion to witness the combat between
Notre Dame and the South Dakota
Coyotes and what they saw made
big impression on them. Rutherford
said that Notre Dame has a line which
averages 210 pounds to the man from
tackle to tackle, but in addition to
beef it is fast and in the game every
minute.
Iowa Is Strong.
Dr. Stewart himself HE'D to Evans
ton and saw the battle between Iowa
and Northwestern university. Coach
Jones has the, best Iowa eleven in five
years, he declared, and has worked
wonders with his charges since the
beginning of the season. Iowa right
now would be ready to give any team
in the Big Nine hard, scrap, he said.
Vic Halligan did not get much of
line on Kansas against Washburn last
Saturday. The Jayhawkers went onto
thy INN WAN iloti uNtlOuS TO SHOW
nothing and to be content with one
score il necessary, but in spite of it
they piled up good count and inn
pressed. Halligan as one of the best
elevens Kansas has put forth since
1908. Halligan has been pitted against
the Jayhawkers three years straight
vsince then and should be fairly com
petent Judge Of the strength Of the
Jayhawkers. vS-
The Tuesday night practice was a
continuation Of the hard drill which
Stewart gave his players Monday
night. With improved weather condi-
tions, Stewart devoted. more attention
to developing an open play attack.
Practically every member Of the
squad is in good physical. shape now,
after having been out with injuries
accumulated in the early season. The
Huskers, barring injuries in practice
this week, should be in the best physi-
cal condition Of the. season.
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