The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-03
Redskins Show
Their Ability
Work Out for a Few Minutes
for Fans at High School
Games.
BY l.. C. GRAHAM.

One remark is being passed about
the campus of the Creighton univer-
sitq, THE Indians are here" The
remark began going the rounds early
yesterday and gradually gained mo-
mentum until after the Redskins had
shown what they could do, it went
over the school like a giant wave.
And there was reason for it to
spread. The news of a great disaster
will spread rapidly and the exhibition
of forward passing that was given by
John Levi looked very much like a
disaster for the Blue and White.
Not that the Hilltoppers have no
chance to take the game. They as
will start the game fighting and fight
every minute while the play lasts.
There is just one thing that the
Indians will be unable to combat from
all appearances. That thing is good
fighting spirit and a team that can
play the same fast game that the
Haskells depend upon. Creighton. has
that spirit somewhere. They have
kept 1t pretty well hidden up to date,
but with all the razzing that they
have gotten from their mentor, Chet
Whine. during the past week they
may find the latent quality and make
use of 1t.
AS for the Indians they have moth
Ing to say. They trotted on to
Creighton field yesterday afternoon
between the high school games and
did their stuff. They punted and
chased passes to timber up their stiff.
fened muscles.
II John Levi can throw such a for
ward pass while his muscles are stiff
from travel-well. it will be worth
seeing what he does when he feels
right. His passes yesterday spun
true through the air for 80 and 60
yards. He threw with all the grace
OF his race and just generally handled
the pigskin as though it were a horse
hide-coyered baseball. After that ex.
hibition 1t is easily understood why
some of the fans want to know IL
his work will be called forward
passing In the game today.
Levi also showed that his toe was
well educated when he booted a few
down the field. His punts were won.
ders, but compared to his forward
passing, they might have been con-
sidered almost mediocre. 1t is the
aerial game in which the Indians
shine and Levi Is the whole team
there.
In running through signals the
team showed good speed and plenty of
ability to use their heads That, of
course, was practice. but II they do
nalf as well on the field this afternoon
the score will look like a ticker tape
on busy day in Wall street.
While the Indians were showing
their stock, in trade, the Blue and
White warriors were not idle. There
was no scrimmage, as Wynne wants
to take no chances on injuring any
OF his men at the last minute, but
there was some good brain drill"
Besides being instructed In the fine
points Of the game the squad was
"limbered up" in a light practice.
There Is one thing certain, Creigh
ton is going TO play football at least
part OF the time.
In the Missouri Valley conference
things are little uncertain for to-.
days battles. The unusual epidemic
of tie games last weekend tended TO
make picking winners today a hard
proposition.
Nebraska stays at home and rests
for its coming contest with Notre
Dame. They stand in the lead posi-
tion with 1000 per cent and stand in
no danger of losing 1t. Ames and
Drake also stand up in the 1000 COL
umn. Kansas and Kansas Aggies
stand undefeated with two ties each
to their credit.
Missouri plays the Aggies. Kansas
plays Oklahoma and Ames meets
Drake. Should Missouri trim the
Aggies, the Aggies will then be prac-
tically out Of the race. Should Kan
sas lose to Oklahoma. that team will
also be out. Should both win and
Ames tie with Drake. five teams will
be leading the conference with a
per cent of 1000.
All Of the teams are expressing
confidence Of victory and all of them
have been playing about even foot
ball. The Missouri Kansas Aggies'
game will be the feature Of the. day.
Those two teams have always been
keenest of rivals and have made a
great deaf of trouble for each other.