Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-01-21
STEWART TAKES
ONE LONG CHANGE
Nebraska Mentor Risks His
Name and job On One Foot
Ball Season.
CARDS SIX HARD GAMES
By JAMES E. LAWRENCE.

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Lincoln, Neb., JAN 20.-(Special,)
--Husker foot ball fans are just be-
ginning to appreciate that it will take
one bear of team to breeze through
the season OF 1917 without defeat.
Coming to Nebraska after three
years of unbroken success under
Stiehm, Dr. E. J. Stewart faced the
trying problem OF trying to build up
a winning eleven without proper
backheld material. The Huskers col
ors were twice trailed in the dust,
but the Nebraska coach came up
smiling, and then, to prove his con-
fidence in "a system which is pecu-
liarly one of his own, he proceeded
to prepare the stiffest schedule
western foot ball eleven was ever
called upon to face.
The Nebraska mentor arranged for
seven games, and only one of them,
the opening engagement with Wes-
leyan university. could be classed as
a practice battle. The other six with
only one open date in between, are
with leaders in eastern, Big Nine
conference and western foot ball. DR.,
Stewart has proved his courage il
nothing else by the arrangement of
the 1917 schedule, which will pit his
eleven against the great Michigan
eleven of Yost Coach Jess Harper's
famous Notre Dame aggregation and
the strong Syracuse team, which is
recognized leader in eastern foot
ball. He has taken on Iowa, which
is commanding more attention from
Big Nine conference teams, and then,
to clap the climax, picked out the
two hardest nuts in the Missouri Val
ley conference.-the Universities OF
Kansas and Missouri, which, admit
tedly had the strongest cams in the
valley in 1916.
Jumbo Stiehm was foxy coach
and he knew foot ball. Nobody at
the Husker institution is questioning
the ability OF StiehmTto deliver the
goods i'll coaching. But the old Ne
braska coach was also long on the
of his schedule, and he
saw to it faithfully that Nebraska did
not have over three strong opponents
during a season. He was thus able
to keep his team in superb physical
for each hard game. and he
also maintained clear record.
Stakes His All.
DR.. Stewart has hooked up with
he strongest teams in the country,
we'll realizing that he is stalking his
III on the season of 1917. The Corn
lusker rooters were strongly inclined
owards the former Oregon Aggie.
wizard and appreciated his task in de-
'eloping a backheld without a single
tar in it. But with the best fresh
nan material at his disposal next
eason a Husker coach ever had, they
re expecting something more salts
ying. ! The undergraduate body does
lot take the position a clear record
5 vital to the success of coach. II
he 1917 team put out by Stewart
lays foot ball--something which the
9l6 eleven did not always do-then
hey will be we'll satisfied.
Mrs. Dick Rutherford, wife of the
primer Husker star, has now joined
er husband in tutoring the athletic
spirants of Nebraska. Mrs. Ruther-
ord is assisting in the coaching of the
iris basket ball teams. She was
reat basket ball player while stu
ent at the state university and held
lie championship in tennis while in
chool.
Reed Sends Out Bids.
Athletic Manager Reed this week
mt out notices to 100 Nebraska high
;hools concerning the seventh an
ual basket ball tournament OF Ne
raska high schools, conducted under
lie auspices of the University of Me-
-aska. He expects to receive answers
thin a few days and believes that
lily 100 high schools will compete
lis year.
Reed says in his letter:
I'VE are sending you announcement
the seventh annual basket ball
ornament of Nebraska high schools
hich is to be held under the auspices,
the University of Nebraska, March
8, 9 and 10. Your high school is
'rdially invited to enter the tourna-
ent.
The teams are divided into classes,
B, c, SO that every team has
If chance to win prize. They are
after taking into considera-
IN the size of the town, number OF
ys in the high school, number of
terans on the team, record of the
am up until the time of the tourna-
ent, size of floors which they have
ell accustomed to playing on, tour
ment experience and the class of
ponents.
You should not pass up this op-
rtunity of giving your boys who
We been faithful genuine treat. 1t
is town on the map and every
Oh school should feel a pride in its
We guarantee to pay at least the
lroad fare Of four men on the team
the round trip. All receipts of the
ornament are prorated to the COM
ting teams, according to distance
veled."