The Daily Ncbraskan.
VOL. 2. NO. 30.
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1902.
PRICE THREE CENTS.
TELLS HOW IT HAPPENED
Some Talk About Saturday's Game
Secret Practice Begins
Again To Wear New
Suits.
The result of the game with Missouri
Saturday seems to have been to dis
courago Nebraska supporters, and to
make them fearful of the result of the
game with the Haskell Indians next
Saturday. A larger score was expect
ed because the Indians were able to
make a record of 40 to 0 against the
Tigers the week before.
Although there is a great difference
in' the scores of 40-0 and 12-0. this dif
ference is not necessarily a measure
of the difference between the Haskell
Indians and the Cornhuskers. The
game with Nebraska was one for
which Missouri had been training and
preparing just as Nebraska did for the
Minnesota game. The Tigers were
sworn to revenge the crushing defeat
of '01, and every efforr-"wrfs-directed
townrds the winning of this game. It
can not be denied that Missouri played
goodriall. No one who saw the game
would deny that, but there were other
things that helped keep down the score
besides good playing by the Tigers.
The game was billed to begin at 3 p.
m., and at 2:35 the Cornhuskers ap
peared on the field At 3 o'clock they
went on the gridiror for practice work,
but after a few minutes of play they
left the field and waited for the Tigers,
who failed to appear until 3:45 and the
game did not begin until 4 o'clock. The
Missouri papers say that the Columbia
team did not arrive until late and were
unable to appear sooner. Tho truth
oi the matter is that they took their
places at the dinner table soon after
the Cornhuskers had vacated and
would have had plenty of time to reach
the grounds by 3 o'clock had it so
pleased them. Their delay was for two
purposes, to get the Nebraska team
nervous while waiting for them, and
to shorten the halves. In both pur
poses they were successful. By their
own request the halves were short
ened to twenty-five minutes and dark
ness male it necessary to reduce the
second half still more. Had the game
been begun on schedule time Nebraska
would probably have run up a hlghor
score.
Missouri papers last week made men
tion of the improved work of the Tigers
and stated that if the Cornhuskers were
no stronger than the Indians, the
Tigers should have been able to hold
them down to 20-0.
The cause of the big score made by
jLpx. Indians was their end runs and
trick plays. The presence of Coach
Outland at the game made It advisable
to Captain Westover to confine hlB
team to only a few plays and conse
quently the gains were all made by
straight line bucks.
Missouri's line was equal to, if not
superior, In weight to that of Nebras
ka, and behind the lino they were
heavier. Kirk, the big full back, will
outweigh any man on the Nebraska
team, and although he suffered from a
severe Injury to his shoulder, received
over a wee.k ago, he stayed in tho game
until tho middle of the second half,
and made things miserable for his op
ponents. His punting was not equal
to that done a year ago at the Omaha
game.
Nebraska undoubtedly has a hard
proposition to tackle in the Indians
next Saturday, but with hard steady
work much may be accomplished be
tween now and Uien. One thing is cer
tain, the team will not have the con
fidence in themselves that followed
the defeat of Minnesota, and over-confidence
!b said to be a bad thing in
ball games.
The squad met for regular practice
on the gridiron last evening and prac
ticed new signals. The gates were
closed to visitors and signal practico
will be secret for the rest of the week.
A short game with the scrubs followed,
in which only one touch down was
scored Fumbles were frequent, owing
to the unfamillarity of the men with
the new signals. Hunter, a heavy man
who has been playing on the scrubs,
went in at right guartt: Brlggs-mnd
Slmodymus played the halves.
Coach Booth returned Sunday from
Kansas, where he refereed the Washburn-Haskell
game, and he Is deter
mined to mako his men play for all
that is in them this week.
The new suits arrived last week and
were used in the Missouri game. They
consist of a single piece, tho jacket and
trousers being bound together by an
elastic belt.
There is considerable interest mani
fested throughout tho state in the
game with the Haskell Indians next
Saturday. Many friends of university
students are sending inquiries con
cerning the prospects for railroad rates.
The Sophomores and Lincoln Acad
emy will again contest for honors n
the gridiron this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The Sophomores recently defeated the
Preps by a score of 1G to 5, and the
Academy hopes to redeem Itself today.
Maxwells Vs. Unions.
Tho first inter-soclety debate oc
curred Saturday evening in Union hall,
between the Unions and Maxwells, on
the question: "Resolved, That ,the
state's treatment of criminals should
bo primarily reformatory." i
The Union boys had tho afflrmaxlvo
and tho Maxwells the negative of,the
question. Tho representatives ofthe
former club had understood that the
debate had been postponed and Shad
done little or nothing In the way of
preparation. Since no agreement
could be arranged between th6 Clubs
for postponement, the UnionB went In
to tho -contest and spoke extemporane
ously. The Judges, Win. Morrow Q.
A. Johnson and R. C. James, gave ihelr
decision for the efllrmatlve, after a
careful and unbiased examination of
the arguments. ,
The Medics met yesterday at' 6 p. m.
at the request of Prof. Ward.
ATHLETIC BOARD MEETS
All Games for Lincoln Sweater
Assignments To Enlarge
Bleachers Admission
to Games.
The Athletic board met last night
and transacted Important business. Mr.
Lees, the president of the board, pre
sided and all tho members with tho ex
ception of Mr. Rhodes, who is not In
school, were present.
In recognition of the liberal support
which has been accorded the football
management this season, and because
of Its confidence In the future, the
board decided to have all the coming
games played in Lincoln. A great deal
of fear has been expressed by the stu
dent body, and by the public in gen
eral that the manigement would take
one or more gam?s to Omaha. All
anxiety on this score was put to rest
by the action taken last night, and the
decision reached will be heartily re
ceived on all sides.
In order to better nccommodate tho
large crowds which will attend the re
maing big games it was decided to ex
tend the grand strnd on the south to
the end of tho football field. If the re
ceipts for the Haskell game como up to
expectations tho seating capacity will
be further enlarged. The bleachers
which are at present south of tho
?randstnr.d will be moved to east side
jf the gridiron. To avoid crushes at
the close of games more exits will be
provided.
In awarding sweaters It was decided
that the three Important games to bo
considered were the games with Min
nesota, Kansas and Northwestern. Mr.'
Rhodes' resignation as a student mem
H 1 of tho board was accepted. Tho
election of a student to fill the vacan
y was postponed until the next meet-i.-g.
The following schedule of admissions
v.ok udopted:
For the games with tho Haskell In
dians, KansaB and Knox, general ad
mission, 75 cents; reserved seats, $1.
For the game with Northwestern gen
eral admission $1, reserved Beats,
$1.50.
Poor Cadet Equipment.
Much fault is being found In tho bat
talion because equipments are in such
miserable condition. Tho officers'
swords and scabbards are hardly fit for.,
uso and the belts are almost a minus
quantity. The guns are in all state
and conditions; rusty, sightless, dirty
and broken. A large number had to be
brought up from the basement lockers,
where they have been stored because
of unfitness.
The battalion has increased this year
so much in numbers that the old guns
were of necessity put to usq. At the
"beginning of almost every year there
is more or less objection to the con-
dltion of the guns. When the cadets
return from Spring camp, the guns are
gonerally stored In the lockers with
tho marks of camp remaining on them.
They stand thus during tho summer
and aro thus given Into the hands of
tho cadets in the fall.
The lack of complete equipment and
that in good shape is claimed to bo duo
to neglect and partly to tho enforced
economy of tho university. No repair
ing has been done for tho last five
years.
Captain Chaso is now at work trying
to Improve tho battalion's equipment,
but It will necessitate months of effort
and waiting for matters to bo managed
properly. A part of the property be
longs to the government, for which tho
university stands responsible, and a
part belongs to tho state. Tho ofllcers'
equipments aro state property. Tholr
replacement 1b a matter much to bo
doubted, unless the state Is more In
clined to advance equipment and ap
propriations for expenses to tho university.
Savage on Trusts.
Governor Savage addressed the stu
dents at convocation yesterday on the
subject of "Trusts."
The governor said that tho study of
.political economy aad civil government
was of the greatest lmportanto In the
education of a man. He declared his
Intention of discussing tho effects of
trusts and righting if possible the or
roneous view held by a great many
people In regard to them.
"All people now admit," said tho
governor, "that improvements aro nec
essary to keep up with the advanco of
trado, but thirty years ago no bucIi nec
essity was recognized. When tho reap
er, the trip hammer and tho sewing
machine were first Invented the people
considered them prejudiced to their
best Interests and It was a common
occurrence for such Inventions to bo
destroyed."
The governor was even opposed to
modern Inventions himself, especially
tho Invention of the bicycle, because
It tended to cheapen the, value of tho
horse, of Which he was a producer. The
governosald he had never been guil
ty of riding a bicycle or smoking a ci
garette; whatever his o'ther faults may
have been.
Governor Savage considered that the
combination of capital was another
evolution and must be regarded In the
light of an Improvement by all Intel
ligent people.
As "is proof that trusts servo .ho In
terests of the consumer he compared
the cost of certain commodities thirty
years ago with present prices. Thirty
years ago coal oil cost 40 cents a gallon
whereas lt now can be bought for 13
cents. A sewing machine which for
merly cost $ 95 can now be bought for
$25. In concluding the governor said:
"The trustsare here and we would no
sooner go back to the old regime than
we would go back to old horse street
cars.'
'The students of the teachers course
In geology "UVq preparing to mako an
excursion td'Roca tostudy th.o carbon-
iferqus exposure and glacial drift at
(Warner's -quarries.