I November 18, 11)00. THE lLLUSTHATlSD WEE. ;; Foot Ball Season of 1900 Full of Surprises The season of 1000 has been one of stir (it lsc s to the foot ball world nnil will surely mark u change In the general style of piny. Without iloubt the day of the famous Conch Woodruff's Pennsylvania guards-back for nun Ion Is passing away. Pennsylvania, with an almost veteran team and two of kicking, nnd will be at u great disadvantage against a team using the kicking game. What n pity llenedk't eonld not have had a team like the present one to baek up his great punting. Who will be western champions? Iowa certainly has the best Halm, with Mlnne- SPECTVIORS ATCIIINC. LINCOLN NEBRASKA-CKINNKLL KOOT DAM- (5AMK AT late John Sherman wns secretary of state and Hob asked nn Introduction, which was granted. KltzslintnoiiB looked sheepish and 111 at tnse, but Mr. Sherman evidently tried to make him feel at home. "Your t count contest was a Bovero one, 1 believe, Mr. Kltzslmiuons?" ho ashed. Mr. Kltzslmmons uttered a couple of In audible words and grinned. "It seemed to have pretty thoroughly aroused the country, tho contest, did it not?" Mr. Fltzslmmons scrutinized the brim of his hat attentively, blushed, grinned and said: "The United States is a line country, y'r honor," and backed out of tho olllce, responding with short, sharp ducks of tho head to the secretary of state's farewell bows. Win n the doors had closed upon l he then world's champion the wrinkles lit the sides or Mr. Shermans eyes con tracted Into a smile. "A great man that, llnbcock," he said dryly to 1:1s secretary, and went on with his work. The portly gentleman In the black cuta way coat lighted ills cigar, leaned ngainsl tho bar and putted away contentedly, relates a New York exchange. Like most New York barrooms, It was a cosmopolitan place, full of many sorts of people. A lean, hungry looking Individual, with grimy hands and tho beard of an nuarchist. approached the poitly gentleman cautiously. "I say. boss, could you let mo havo n nickel." he began tentatively. "What's the trouble?" asked the other. "Well, you see, the fact Is I haven't n cent, and I was out on an awful spree last night and I want n beer." He got the nickel. Ho looked at tho coin New York Tribune. One Is to the effect that while he was stationed at the Kennebec arsennl In Maine he gave u fellow olllccr a drink of liquor which reawakened a partly mastered desire and resulted In the man's ruin. This circumstance, It has been said, made such a deep Impression on the man that he became an advocate of total abstl nenee and Its willing champion. Another story on the same subject has a more romantic turn. Howard was gradu ated from llowdoln college before he was l' years old. While there he became engaged to his future wife, then a girl of II, the daughter of Alexander I". Walte of Tot Hand Me. A classmate had disgraced himself In a drunken spree ami the reports made young Howard tho offender. The parents of Miss Walte were strictly tetnperat.ee people, ami believing Howard guilty forbade him tin the grtniest guards ami all-round players on the gridiron today, went down to defeat ago Inst the brains and speed of Harvard. lli.rw.nl lied a defense, coached to u lluish, nniiiHt the guards-back play, and was ublo to hold Pennsylvania's human battering ram and evi n hurl it back for losses. Thulr n-.agnll'u i in interference, and great variety of luti I ute formations, which went oif with snap anil dash, literally ran tho Peunsyl vanians oil their feet. Omit Kulpc, who lias been so success ful with li.wa's great eleven, has abandoned the n.ass fin matli.n fi.r the faster and moro open running game, and with this stylo of play won from Michigan, tho moat promising aspirant for the western cham-pioin-hip. Knipe had the good sense and judgment to see that Pennsylvania's stylo nf ulnv uiih not a winner, anil he adopted the nn.ro open style and won a great vic tory. .Nclii-nsltii Turns (lie Tnhlcs. Nebraska turned the tables on Its old o pi.nenis and defeated (liinnell collego of Iowa by a score of III! to 0. This Is quite a contrast to Thanksgiving day onu year ago, when (itinnell wi.n by a score of 30 to 0 on a very slippery Held. Nebraska docs not play like the team representing tho State university (tie year ago. The coach ing had been very much detlcluiit. Booth is (crtntnly a much better mmi than th last year's coach, and Nebraska Is playing a smooth, even game, which Is fast and has the "get-nway-quick" quality. For speed and team work they resemble Iowa. They do not make use of n great variety of plays, but they aro executed well and the runner is always well protected. Pills bury Is playing a strong game as a plung lug fullback. The way ho rips up tho lino when his team needs a few yards is a de light to see, nnd his companions in thu lino seem to bo nhlo to open up the opposing line with ease. Nebraska certainly has u strong team this year, and It is only a pity that tho lovers of foot ball cannot aca Iowa and Nebraska come together this sea son. Nebraska Is weak In the kicking de partment, both In handling punts and In sola next and Wisconsin and Northwestern close behind. Nebraska may be a possi ble winner. It Is like this: Minnesota and Iowa are tie at present, Nebraska will play Minnesota on Thanksgiving day and should Nebraska win and then Minnesota defeat Iowa in the post-season game, It would look llko a Nebraska championship. Tho Nebraska team deserves the highest praise for clean, gentlemanly foot ball. In the recent (Jiinnell-Nebraska game there was not tho slightest sign of unsportaman llko conduct from either side and only thrco penalties were lnlllcted during the entire game, tho captains repeatedly cautioning their men not to foul. This Is na It should be, for tho team that plays fast, snappy ball has no time to use unfair tactics. V. I1AHNBS. Short Stories Well Told "Speaking of tho press agents," said David Henderson tho other day to a New York Telegraph man, "I nuver knew a man who hated them more than old John Knapp of the St. Louis Uopubllciin. He was always afraid ho would give somebody a free puff or print something for nothing. Ho never would publish n lawyer's or a doctor's name If ho could possibly avoid It, for fear ho would advertise them gratis. One morn ing a mention was made In tho Republican they call It the Republic nowof a man having died of llrlght'a disease. Old man Knapp hunted up tho proofreader nnd called him Into tho private otllcu. " 'Why did you let that get into tho pa per?' naked tho old man, Indicating with hla forollnger the objectionable paragraph. " 'I don't boo but that's all right,' said the reader. " 'You don't, eh? Do you think we want to ndvertlse that man Bright for nothing? Ho never had nn 'ad' in una paper in nis life.' " It Is related that shortly after Bob Kltz slmmons had whipped Jim Corbett he wns on n visit to Washington and visited the .'state department. It was nt tho time tho '. V- K- ti' B B x. CAPTAIN BUUW-LUKT TACKLH NH BHASKA UNIVICHSITY KOOT BALIi TEAM. house and for montha ho was banished with out knowing the cause of the change of sen timent. Tho guilty young man heard of the InJiiBtlco done to his comrade and brought about ft reconciliation. Howard's suffering during that time, It Is said, lllled him with so much hatred foi strong drink that ho never touched It again. Hven on his way to tho front, when n number or tho best citi zens of New York gave him a furewell din ner at the ABtor house, ho refused lo drink wine. There hud been much wine served nnd when It camo Colonel Hownrd'a time to respond to tho toaBt In hla honor ho atoso and taking up a glaas of water said: "Gentlemen, our country Is In danger. I IIAUUY H. (MtANDKLL LHKT HALF BACK NHIlK ASK A INIVICKSITY FOOT BALL THAM. go at Its call to do my duly. Tho true bev erage of a soldier Is cold water. In Uil I pledge you." An Unexpected Result Cleveland Plain Dealer: "You know ho.v superstitious Bloxliam Is?" "Is he?" "Yep. lie picked up a pin in tho street the other day with tho point turned di rectly toward him." "tlo on." "An hour atterward he received a tele gram nnnottnclng the death of an uncle from whom he hadn't heard for several years." "And the uncle died Immensely rich and left him all his properly." "Not much, lie had to pay the funeral expenses." How it Happened Chicago Post: "How did that volunteer happen to get captured by the enemy?" asked the captain. "Why, the fact Is," explained the lieu tenant, "that he used to play on u college foot ball team, and when the order to charge was given he tried to make a dash uroiltid the end to score a touchdown. I guess he Hindu It nil light, but In some ways the game of war Is played dllferentb and ho couldn't get baek." COACH V. C. BOOTH OK NEBRASKA UNIVERSITY KOOT BALL TEAM. meditatively for a time, nnd then at his benefactor. "Say," he ejaculnted at last, "you'ro a good fellow. I wish I had another nickel so I could treat you." Many stories aro told as to tho causes that led to (leneral Howard's decided opin ions on the subject of temperance, sajs tho I 1 iBWlHSMiiBfluS&'H&&liBB KjBfBBHBHBilHHill PpBfJiB sMiPllMMLv:i aW7-4 V ?BrV , iwjbhbbh IB lBIMHrPBHHHBBBiHBBIH ON THE BLEACHERS AT THE NEBRASKA-ORINNEUL KOOT BALL CAME AT LINCOLN. OAY PARTY OK LINCOLN FOOT BALL ENTHUSIASTS' i i