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November 18, 11)00.
THE lLLUSTHATlSD WEE.
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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
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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
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