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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 4, 1924)
Huskers Have Even Chance to Win From Illini at Lincoln Today _ - - * Big Ten Squad Will Outweigh Dawson’s Team Nebraska’s Reserve Corps for Backfield Weakened by Injuries—Record-Break ing Crowd Expected. INCOLN, Oct. 3— "We liave never confronted a situa tion such as con fronts us this sen . son. Not a back field candidate has ever played his j position for a full , game, one end and one tackle are starting their first ) big game and we have a pair of guards, ,loe Weir ) and I -add Hubka, | who are probably k the lightest that ' ever donned a Ne braska suit. The coaching staff it absolutely at sea. We don’t know what to expect Saturday.” These were the words of Coach Dawson, spoken as he sat in the coaches’ dressing room, awaiting Illi ni to complete their limbering-up ex ervires at Nebraska field Friday afternoon. Coach Dawson was not admitting defeat. He has been in the game long enough to know that anything may happen in a football game. He is ns far removed from admitting an lllini victory as Dob Zuppke, and there is no one further from it than the Illi nois mentor. He insists that it appears like an even break to him and is decidedly opposed to pregame stories which have made Illinois an overwhelming favorite to win. About the only certainty that could l>e unearthed Friday evening regarding the game is the fact that with any sort of weather the crowd will be a record breaker for Ne braska games. Those in charge of tlie ticket sales were predicting a sell-out if Saturday dawns fair and the roads are good. The Husket- coaching staff has been trying every conceivable com binations. Injuries and inexperience lias brought about these switches. As tlie team will start there Isn’t a player In the backfield who has played an entire game In the posi tion lie is occupying. Bloodgood, ipiiirterbacU, relieved Lewellcn a few times last year but did not play a full gam. Doug Myers was hurt in tlie first scrimmage of tlie 1973 sea son and what little playing he was able to do was done on a wing posi tion. It will be Avard Mandery’a lirst appearance with tlie Nebraska ’varsity and John Rhodes, at the other half, spent all last year at an end. The sentiment in the Nebraska ramp in a few words is this: "Tlie lliiskcrs may go like a house afire and again they may not. If they win it ran be said they went like a three alarm fire because Illl nois is strong, heavy, experienced ami on top of that ’/up’ has ‘Grange.’ Nebraska's reserve corps for the backfield is weakened by injuries. Roland Locke is still limping al though he has been in suit for the last two practices and may he Bent In for a few minutes. Frank Mielenz. another •halfback, is putting on a suit each evening- hut his ankle is still swollen and sore. / Among the notables who arrived Friday were Fielding H. Yost, for mer Nebraska coach, but now and for many years past, head coach at Michigan. He Is scouting the lllini game as Michigan opens the mini's conference schedule with a game at Urbana. "Our old friend .Jimmie Best Is gone. A great old gentleman, .Jim mie.” Those were among the first words Yost uttered after shaking hands all around. While It Is conceded that weight isn't everything that a fifotball team needs to win, when it can be com bined with a little speed It is not a had tiling to have around. Tile figure* appearing beneath the tentative line ups show the superiority of the lllini in this department. The Illinois lins average* 100 pounds while the Husker forwards average 177, The lllini backfield average* 175 while Nebraska’s aver ages 167. A difference of 13 pounds in tlie lino and eight pounds in the backfield to the man. The lllini as a team averages 184 and the Huskers 173, a difference of 11 pounds all the way through. The tentative lineups: Illinois. Nebraska. Rokusek. 16*.L K.Collin*. IH Crawford. 136 . . .1-7. IV air. 1H1 Khively. 213.6U.T. Weir. 16* Urrmui, !«• . Huto>»l«on. m Millff 200 .FI *» . Hubka. 178 mil.' ni .RT... Motxen. 191 Ka-xell lb’ .UK.. Hobart win. 17 flalllvan 195 .1, H.. Blomlaood. 14* !t?.niri 11«.b 1-1.... Rhodes. 172 .W-Ilvvnln. 165 ...HH.. A. Manderv. 161 Britton. 211 .Kit. .Myar*. 1*1 Total W'-ttcht of line: Illinois. 1.332; iv.iatt*. 1*0. Nebraska. 1.241 : sveraira 177 Total welsht of iliackfleld: Illinois. 701. average. 175. Nebraska *6*; aveiage. 1*7. Total w-!Kht of team: Illinois. ,031. avers **, 1*4- ... Nebraska. Hto* averasa, 171. » Tlie game would stop and um pires, players and both tlie specta tors would rush Into tin1 outtlclil and help yank the arm hack Into tin* nearest socket. Then the game would go on. f Pacific Coast League v - -- PACIPM’ W)A*T LKAtit'R. I>* AnicHaa, Oct. a.— J? ,: P?vrramrnto .• ». . •• {_• Varnnn ... ..* j® i l»»tt*rlri« Th»mp«»n. Potara and HhrH *fr|atlan, Jobnann and Wbltnay. Oakland. Oct. 3 — ** Pali Uk« City. * '• 2 OaklMfd .. ■ ■ ... * *4 1 fta ttnrlan Pmid. r, Mubrahy and Pat on; BL’jn* and Itrad. Portland. Ora, Ort. 8— H If K San Fra nr loco. J JJ 1 P<*rtla nd .. ■ • ■ • ■’ . ® rtbfN.i |«.H: William* and Yallo. Hacb»c, "** ■—iauii aud Covbi'auo t I_____ ! EDDIE’S FRIENDS ~ |F V60 TAlKiVC'-tource ^CK>UG TO CCZ.A*OFl£H OUT "AOF ~lHiS LADIES* MIGHT Gosh! Wife,I Hope ^ Game, ^/ooreceAziER Vou UiOOLDM'T MAKE M Of*" ME Go lo T,i^ „ ^T) x'u. flatted Voo * ToMlGHT- TAz.'J OPERATE, I qot uKE A OAi GOVS THAT AlKJ’T p-V PVIOUOGRARH EE60ED HALF AS SICK AS X J ^—> AM r-——' ^ " ( / O T^ftATvnt Scwyicr. fNC.' Creat Bdum righti rwcrvr<f. “Backy” Harris, on Eve of Battle Confident Senators Will Win Series By Associated Press. WASHINGTON, Ort. 3.—Manager “Rucky” Harris of the Sena tors expressed ronfidence to night that his team would win out in the world series which opens here to morrow with the New York Giants, hut added that lie wouldn't be sur prised if it took seven games to tell the story. Coupled with Hands’ statement came an announcement from Walter Johnson, pride of the Washington team, that an 18-year-old desire to win a world series game for the Sena tors would be back of his efforts to morrow. y Harris said "It’s foolish” for people to talk of the series being decided In four games. "When two strong teams like the Giants and the Senators hook up in a aeries," he added, "neither can win out in four games unless aided with an unprecedented number of breaks." The Senators are expecting a long, hard aeries, Harris continued, and the team "realizes it must go the limit to win, but we feel confident that we can do it.’ After a snappy workout In the morning. Harris announced the Sena tors would not don uniforms again j until Just time for a short Umbering up before the game. He said tile team couldn’t be In better shape. Harris, to get baseball off bis mind this afternoon attended the Washing ton and Lee-Maryland football game. Johnson said he realized toiyor cow's game would be the biggest of his life. Buffaloes Play I Giants Today Barney Burch's pennant winning Omaha Buffaloes and the crack Chi cago Union Giants of Chicago will meet In the first game of a three game series st the Fifteenth anrl Vin ton street park at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon. Two games will he played tomorrow, the first starting at 2 p. m. With the exception of Manager Art Griggs and Eeftfielder Frank Os bom, the same he»d of Buffaloes that won the pennant for Omaha will play Jn the Giant series. Yesterday the Buffaloes were the guests of the Omaha Chamber of Commerce at a luncheon and in the evening the Omalia Elks gave the champs a big "feed." The gate receipts from the game to day and douhleheailer tomorrow will, go to the Omaha players and will be the only award they get for winning the Western league championship for this city. GRIFFITH, HARRIS REGRET SCANDAL' Washington. Oct. 2—Expressions of regref that scandal again has crept Into major league baseball were made today by Clark Griffith, presl dent, and "Murky” Harris, manager, of the Washington Senators. They also expressed confidence that ’’their boys” would annex the world's cham pionship to the American league pen nant already won. "I think Judge Ixindls la to be highly complimented on the speedy and drastic way he handled the ease," Griffith said. "It took a lot of nerve to do what be did. and I ain glad that he dbl It before the series. Ills meth od In handling the matter Is most commendable " ft|M-aklng of his "boys," as he calla the Senators, Griffith derlarrd: "They haven’t been beaten yet, and I don’t believe any- team can beat them We are expecting a hard fight hut we are going to win It." ILIOUSNESS Inactive liver, sour stomach, sick headache, costiveness, destroy both mental and physical efficiency. These disorders easily yield to CHAMBERLAIN’S TABLETS PUuBitt And cfftctlv*—only 28 enti "I know Washington la looking for me to win," he said. "And I'm going to try and deliver. Many time*. In !>ig games like tomorrow, when you know everybody is rooting for you, it gets you excited and things go bad. "I'm going to try and hold those nerves down tomorrow. If I win. I'll be the happiest man in the world: if I lose. I'll be the most heart broken." Men! 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This season we are showing one of th^ largest and most complete lines of men’s hats that we have ever shown. All of the season’s new shapes and colors. Priced from $3.50 to $5.00 We are exclusive agents in Omaha for the celebrated Dunlap hats. Priced from $7.00 to $12.50 Main Floor Men’s Caps We are showing a very complete line of men'* cap* in « larye variety of patterns. Either one or ‘cTtclit pieee style. $2.00, $2.50, $3.00 Main Floor Union Suits Medium weij{l>t, part wool- union suit* in Kray mixtures. Made with hijfi, nerk, Ion* sleeves, and are ankle lenirth. All <J* d QP sixes.sj> JL •!/*) M«ln I- lonr All Athletic Goods 25 % off This includes our entire stock of football articles, basket balls, jrym shoes, basket ball shoes, sweaters, supporters, ankle supports, and basket ball suits. Golf Clubs, special.... $1.75 Golf Balls.35c Hand Balls.' \ PRICE __Main Floor_ Men’s Fall Oxfords t Strictly custom built oxfords, three-quarter leather lined. All < | are Goodyear welts and have Goodyear Wingrfoot rubber t heels. Sizes 0 to 11. Widths AA to D. « I wi $7 75 THE STROLLER A new medium round toe oxford with punched tip. in black Russian or hickory tan calf. Plain toe ox ford in black or tan ealf. THE FRAT ( A square toe college oxford in tom tan. spiked tip. The same in black Russian ealf. Light tan sport ox ford for the young man. Short round toe. ( M'ict floor ~ Burgess-Nash Company °e<s "EVERYBODYS STORE” * $ JOCKEY INJURED AT M’COOK TRACK McCook, Neb., Oct. 2.—Joe Maran vllle, a jockey, is in a critical condi tion in a hospital here from injuries received when he to thrown from his mount in the Red Willow county fair races here late yesterday after noon. Maran vllle has been in an un conscious condition for several hours with what physicians declare to be a fracture of the skull. One of the horses hoofs, it is believed struck him. When in need of help try Omaha Bee Want Ads. Hard Luck Costs Airman Victory Wilbur Wright Field’. Ohio, Oct. 3 —Hard luck flew with Charles S. (Casey) Jones, Curtiss Exhibition com pany pilot, In the Aviation Town and Country club trophy race of the inter national air races today, and a $1,000 prize slipped out of his hands. With the race safely won, he was within 30 seconds of the home pylon when he was forced down by engine trouble. The accident to Jones brought Basil r,. Tiowe, Albany, N. Y., in first, and he received the $1,000 prize for speed. There were two first prizes in the race, the other being awarded for ef ficiency. Jones, who won two $1,000 first awards yesterday, was sending his orange Curtiss Oriole around the course at the rate of 122.5 miles an hour when lie was forced down. He sped away from the other planes from the start, maintaining an avexage of nearly 120 miles an hour for all the seven laps. • J. G. Ray of Garden City, Jones' flying partner was second, keeping a speed of 107.50 miles an hour. He received $700. W. I,. Stultz of Ja maica. L. I., in an Atlantic S 3 pow ered by a Wright engine ,was third, is speed was 106.93 miles an hour. Both the ships of Ray and Jones carried Curtiss C 6 motors developing 143.1-horsepower. 7TH CORPS AREA WINS RIFLE SHOOT Camp Perry, O., Oct. 2.—The1 ttnited States engineers cox-pe brought the National Rifle association's ! matches for 1924 to a close today by winning the national rifle team match 1 with a total of 2,782, six points hot ter than the score of the 1‘nited States marine corps, which had held the trophy since 1916. The coast artillery wna third with 2,749. The Seventh corps area of Ne-1 braska was high among the reserve officers training camp teams with a score of 2,676, and the Idaho team led the civilian teams with Ohio sec ond. Coast League Player Dies. Oakland. Cal., Oct." 2.—Osborn Johnson, 22-year-old substitute out fielder of the Oakland Pacific Cnaat league baseball club, died at the Mer- j ritt hospital here this afternoon from | blood poisoning. Suzanne Lenglen Now Very Anxious to Play Champion Helen Wills Paris. Oct. 3.—Suzanne Lenglen says she will have to learn tennis all over again. When the mighty Suzanne re turned from her enforced vacation a*. Pourville, near Dieppe, where she re tired after her breakdown at Wimble don. she found her drive had Inst its speed and her ptacontents their ac curacy. Playing two sets at St. Cloud, she found the courts too small and the net too high. Her vaunted place ments, the terror of her adversaries, either went over the side lines or struck the net. After being one set down to Madame Vaussard—a player to whom Suzanne could generally give 15 and a beating—the former champion of the world thew up her racquet in disgust and announced that she would practice In secret and would not play In imbllc again until December. "Three months without taking a racquet in hand have Just about done for me," she said. "I don’t want again to make such a miserable show ing before a gallery. The next time you see me on the courts., I'll either Ire ihe old Subanne or you won't see me at all.” Sozunne also has grown quite stout and will need hard work to get down to playing weight. “I must get back Into form before spring," said Suzanne, “because I am very anxious to play Miss Wills next summer. If I am to lose my titles there is no one in Ihe world to whom f would rather puss them on than her.” □ i. m the best bits of baseball news we have heard In some time broke loose this morning when > Barney Burch, owner of the championship Buffaloes, announced that Art Griggs, manager of the 1924 club, would be back next season. Before leaving Omaha Griggs said lie would be back unless some thing new turned up in the Const league. Griggs was handed a con traet h.v Burch at that time, but didn't sign. Before Griggs left the clllb In Tulsa a day or two before the sea son closed lie informed Burch that he Mould he back. Griggs turned out a championship club in his first year as a manager. Kor a time this season lie played first base and managed the club, but later put Nick Cullop at first and managed the team from the I bench, Cullop goes to the New York Yan kees next spring, leaving first base on the Omaha club vacant. AY» Mere of the opinion that Origes wouldn't return to Omaha as manager If he bad to play first. Art is getting along1 In years and Isn't anxious to take | jrtive part in the game. Burch, how ?ver, is after another first baseman In place of Cullop, so that will allow Sriggs to manage from the bench. YIC’l NEHF Will ESTABLISH NEW BASEBAM. RECORD. □>YV that the New York Giants will play In the 1924 world s series. Art Nehf will establish a new record when he works In the series. He will be the only pitcher to participate in four consecutive world series meets. The clever southpaw of the Giant staff is the only one of McGraw's hinders to survive the entire con tesis since 1921. Nehf has pitched seven games in the last three elas ics allowing only 31 hits to be made by the 192 batsmen who faced him—a batting average of .177 which is holding the opposi tion to tlie lightest kind of hitting. The Giants have cinched their fourth straight pennant and Mc Graw deserves credit. He Is a leader who has toothed the high Spots of the managerial game. He lias cut into about everything worth w Idle in the great national game. Glory, cash, pennants, adu- ' Intinn, and abuse. He also has been eJtarged with speuding great ' sums of money to get players in order to win pennants. When Frankie Frisch and He!n> Groh, hie cog* m the Giants' Infield. 1 sere taken out of the lineup because Roe Want Ads Produce Result*. ! Maroon Squad Prepares' for Tarkio Contest Coach Aflame Ha- Men Fa»t Hon ml iiij: Into Shape— Men Put Through Scrim mage. Tackle Practice. NlflHTI.Y scrimmage and tack ling practice are fast round ing tlie University of Omaha football I earn into shape for th" tough opener with Tarkio on the 17th. Tarkio, though reputed to have a 170 pound line, will be met by an equally formidable forward wall in the Cardinal lineup, Captain BoizFh dahl, I.eater Meek and “Tiny" Math er are all above .(he 100-pound class. Hawes, ' BUrsard, Clary, Dunham, guard candidates. all_ tip the beam around 170. Croh, who has been run ning at center jvretty regularly, weighs the same,'and although tlie ends pull down tlie averace, the ad vent of Ben Prather, the'Sidney (lad high school star, considerably bolsters up the wing department.’ That sweet pair of tackles, Bolzen dahl and Meek, are a halm fo tlie heart of < each Adams. Botli are big and fast, ami the way they have been crashing through tlu* scrimmage line and bringing down the ball-lugger is a sight for sore eyes. Another promising tackle is loom ing up in (lie shape of Sherman Pinto, who has been very impolite the past week with liis opponents. Although not heavy, Pinto is io (lie fight every minute, and is a fierre tackier. Caldwell, who ha* been running signals a good part of the time, has been out ail week with a strained hip. An X-ray will be taken today to see if a bone in the hip is splinter ed, as the doctor thought. Elias, the Missouri Valley high flash, has been calling plays in his absence. This Elias, by the way. Ls one of the hard est m n In the b ekfieid to bring down when h* get* started in an open field. BASEBALL SATURDAY OMAHA VS. UNION GIANTS Game Called at 3:30 P. M. Friday 5 o'Clock and Saturday ia——■■ai^