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Vol. IV, No. 16
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, TUESDAY, OCT. J8, J904.
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CREIGHTON LOSES
Cornhuskers Show Evidence of
Old Form Saturday.
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Oninliu Men Are Taken Inlo Uamp by
Score of 30 to O.
With three of the heavy men out of
the game. Nebraska piled up the score
on Creighton in Omaha Saturday, in a
game replete with sonBatlonal runs and
pretty tackling. From the spectators'
point of view tho game was very in
teresting, but the issue was never in
doubt. For tho first ten minutes
Creighton held the Varsity from scor
ing, but after the first touch-down,
which came after eleven minutes of
play, ft was only a question of how
big a score would result. The teams
lino ups were:
Nebraska Robertson, R. E.; Burns,
R. T.; Shook, R. O.; Weller, C; Bar
ta, L. G.; C. Mason, L. T.; Johnson,
I, E.; Bender. R. H. B.; Eager, -L. H,
B .: Benedict. Q. B.; G. Mason, F. B.
Creighton Kahoe, R. E.; V. Lam
phier, R. TV, Thorno, R. G.; Cain, C;
Cuscaden, I . G.; Kippes, L. T.; Roo
ney. I . E.; C. Lamphler, R. H.; Cul
len.'l.. H.; Callahan, Q. B.; Donahue.
V. B.
Bender kicked off at 3:30 to Crelgh
ton's fifteen yard line, and the Creigh
ton man was downed in his tracks.
Creighton, after three vain attempts
to gain, waB forced to Klckj Tho ball
was fumbled by Nebraska and Creigh
ton regained possession. A shorL.gain
followed by a puilt gave the ball to
Nebraska near enough to Crelghton's
goal for Bennle to attempt a kick
from placement. The ball went wide,
however, and was brought out and sent
down the field for fifteen yards, from
which point Bender, after a line buck
or two, carried it over the goal lino
for1 the first touch down, rolling over
in the ditch behind the goal at the
south end of the field with 5 for Ne
braska rooters to exult over. And
then things came easy. Although only
11 points were scored in the first half,
but twenty minutes of play were used,
and the ball was all the-timo in Crelgh
ton's territory'.
The second half was more of the
same thing. Lino buck, end run and
punt were always successful and re
sulted in long and steady gains for the
Scarlet and Cream, until, at the end of
the Becond half the score stood 39 to 0
for Nebraska and the team had brought
victory back to Nebraska.
By far the- most sensational features
of the game were -Whirlwind Bender's
lone runs. One was for seventy.-five
yards for a touch-down, and another
for ninety yards for touch-down; Thepniap, for wo play Knox, and Minnesota
first run was" plded materially by .the
beautiful blocking and Interference of
Captain Benedict, but the long run,
"which -was made with only flftoon sec
onds of play left, was made by TwTstor,
unaided and alone, through a broken
field. This ninety-yard sprint was per
haps the prettiest run over seen on
Omaha groundB, At center Weller,
playing his first game In that position,
deserves special credit for his good
showing. Ho had no difficulty with his
man, and his passing showed great
improvement. Ho is a good man to
rely on when Mills and Borg are dis
abled. Glen Mason, at full, did sorao
terrific line bucking, gaining five
yards time after time without a rest,
by his -powerful line plunges. The
whole line showed strength that was
vpry gratifying to the rooters". While
it Is true that Crelghton's line was not
so heavy, yetAnot one long gain was
made tli rough tho varsity line, "which
shows good strength. Bohlhd the line1,
of course, the work was up to tho
usual good standard, with the excep
tion of Captain Bonnie's punts; Bon
nie's kicking member Boomed a little
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Toot Ball Tield, Cbursday, October 20th
Jidm'iss'ton, 25c, Grandstand, 50c
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off Saturday, and whllo good distances
always resulted from his kicks, the
usual fifty and fifty-five yards were
not forthcoming. Nebraska showod a
decided tendency to fumble at times
when a fumble might have meant
something disastrous. No less than
five fumbles were noticed, to the var
sity's discredit. Aside from this weak
ness, the team put up a good, clean
game and those who saw the play are
looking toward Minnesota with hopes
that there will be a great victory. To
save the men from exhaustion, Coach
Booth sent in these substitutes:
Standevcn at R. E., Craig at Full. Lun-
dln at L. T. and Barwlck at Qnarter,
all of whom showed up well.
For Creighton, Callahan at quarter1
was the whole show. Twice on fake
kicks he fooled the varsity, gaining
twenty and thirty yards, and his tack
ling and team managing show him to
be a comer in football circles. Though
outweighed, tho men from Omaha put
irn a cood. plucky came. Bender is
credited with five touch-downs, Glen
Mason with one and Craig with ono.
A good crowd was on hand to cheer
the contending grTdlron warriors,, most
of whom. In spite of reports to toe
contrary, wore the Scarlet and Cream,
and used their voices to good advan
tage. Many of the Unl alumni were
on hand to give evidence of their one
time cheering abilities, and their
Voices mingled with those of soma
two hundred rooters who accompanied I
the team, nearly drowned Crelghton's
rootinc attemnts. Acaln the rooters
showed the right kind of spirit by giv
ing Crelghton's yell many times. An
otheV feature of tho afternoon was the
cadet band. twenty-five strong, which
accompanied the team. On arrival at
Omaha tho band, followed by the root
ers, marched up to the Merchants' ho
tel, where the team was stopping, and
woke the sleepy metropolis In a man
ner that did them proud. It takes
the band to liven things up, and plans'
should be made to take them to Mln-
uesota and to Kansas City.
Knox Is next victim. Every night
practice will be held. rln or shine,
and the bleachers should be filled'
every evening with rooters to urge the
scrubB on, and cheer the varsity, for
the came next Saturday will be no
Is only two weeks distant. Come out,
everybody.
Last night was devoted to signal
practice and some hard scrimmage,
work. A Une-up which haB been hoped
for for gprpf time wowtrled last night
W'lth Benedict and JohnBon at ends.
This, In the minds of rooters, solves
tho question of ends, and has been
talked of around the campus for some
time. Bender. Glen Mason and John
son did not take part In the scrim
mage, being somewhat stiff from Sat
urday's game. Their places were lined
by Marsh, Robertson, Standeven and
Craig.
Assistant Coach Westover has re
turned from Denver with Guard Rich
ardson. Tho big Cornhusker is not in
tho best of shape, complications having
set in to hinder his recovery. He will
undoubtedly be out of Jthe game for
the rest of the season.
Manager Davis Is in Kansas City
making final arrangements with the
Haskell men for tho game with the Inr
dlans on Novomber 12th.
From the score, 6-6, In the Kansas
Colorado game at Lawrence, Saturday,
Come.
a lino can bo had on what wo could
have" done to Colorado had we played'
them here. Kansas admits that the
game botwoen tho Indians and Corn
hu8kerB on the 12th of November will
decide the Missouri Valley champion
ship, and Kansas tied with Colorado.
Ollllc Wilson, who appeared on the
field at Omaha Saturday, to the Joy of
the rooters, has hied himself back to
tho farm In Iowa, and again tho root
ers are disappointed. It seems to be
final that Blllle will not play with
Nebraska this year, being needed toa
badly with his father on tho Iowa
farm.
Basket-ball practice at 4 this after
noon. LETTER FROM BENEDICT.
Old Nebraska Man Pleased at
Recent Enthusiasm.
The Nebraskan has received the fol
lowing letter from H. M. Benedict, '98.
who Is now a member of the faculty of
the University of Cincinnati:
"Editor Nebraskan:.. . , ,. ;.
"I have always been proud" of i.he
old Unl. proud of her standing, her
Intellectual and athletic prowess. I
have bragged about her In season and
out of season, and I thought It would
not be possible to have my admiration
and affection for her increased. But
when my homo letters and Tho Ne-,
braskan brought the news of that glor
ious outuursi oi suiueui suim wjiuu
niir tram returned from Colorado. I
felt a glow and rush of pride ,that I
will never lose. Anybody can be
strong and enthusiastic when winning
It's defeat that tests. Every old grad
is a proud and happy man when ho
gets this news. I read the account to
my colleagues and to my classes end
have felt like a king- all day. It was
glorious glorious. r
"Old Nebraskor-our alma mater!
Heaven bless her:
"H. M. BENEDICT. '96."
DEBATERS ORGANIZE.
.
Consolidation of Various Clubs
at Last Accomplished.
A large nurnber of students inter
ested in debating met Saturday even
ing in Union hall to combine the vari
ous debating clubs of the literary so
cieties Into a single-organization. The
call for the meeting was" unofficial, but
Its purpose was accomplished.
H. M. Levy, as temporary chairman,
called the meeting to order and pre
sided during the evening. A general
discussion arose over the name that
should be adopted for the club, and
various ones were offered. A commit
tee on resolutions was appointed to se
lect a name. The cdmmittee reported
in favor of the combination of tho
debating clubs of tho Union and Pal
ladlan societies, and advised the adop
tion of "The Students' Debating Club"
as a suitable name. The club will bo
open to all students desiring practice
In forensic work. The resolutions were
adopted and a.committee consisting of
R. J. Anderson, C. A. Sundorlini
James, McDuffey, and Do Young,- in
structed to draw up a constitution)
This will be submitted for adoption at
the next meeting of the club, Saturday
night. "
DR. ROSS SPEAKS
Discusses Political Corruption
and Its Evils.
Hplemlltl Imposition of tli HuUJoct nt
Convocation.
Ycstorday Dr. Ross at convocation
gavo a very instructive talk upon
"Tho War Against Political Corrup
tion." He said In substanco that tho
growth of political corruption was
duo to tho desire for money which
the great Industrial prosperity of the
last soven years has given rise to.
This desire for money among all
classes of people was exposed by tho
fall of the Union Pacific Btock when
It was found that people among all
(lasses had lost money in it. Then,
also, Dr. Ross thought that political
corruption was given a greater op
portunity to grow on account of tho
public attention being engrossed In
foreign affairs. In 1902-1903 the coun
try awakened to tho fact of the great
amount of political corruptionpara
mount. Dr. Ross quoted froni Presi
dent RooscVelt's last message that
more political corruption had boen ex
posed In the last two. years than over
before.
Four degrees of Corruption woro
given. First the iridlvldual membor
of a legislative body voting for a bad
measure when paid sufficiently. Sec
ond, tho legislature running a whole
sale business. In boodle. Third, lndl
ldualB refusing to vote for good
measures nnloas,pald and, fourth, con
trlofillotlB to-party funds. Tho speak
er alBcsald that there were two main
kinds of corruption, namely that which
is a direct expense to the public treas
ury and then that which Is an expenso
fn tha mihlln Hf thn fnrmpr lift mnn-
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tionea giving oi contracts ior Hupimua,
the depositing of funds, and the glying
of franchises. Of tho second kind of
grafts, the monoy derived from vice,
tax assessments, campaign contribu
tions and blackmailing, were men
tioned. It was tho opinion of tho speaker
that tho boodlers obtained such con
trol over tho people by different meth
ods conforming to - the people dealt
with, tho giving of picnics to work
ingm'en, tho promising of good offices
to inferior mon, tho threats of taking
away franchises and the giving of
proferenco to different firms ard some
of the methods used.
Dr. Ross mentioned Mr. Folk, of St.
Louis; Mr. Jerome, of Now York, and
Mr. Clark, of Minneapolis, as leaders
In the war against corruption. He
gave as the fundamental causes of tho
corruption, the ripe of -monopolistic
servIclisT the rise of the commercial
spirit and tho prevalence of wrorlg
political ideas.
In conclusion he thought the outlook
not very rosy. In case the public at
tention Is not directed to foreign af
fairs, war against political corruption
will Increase.
TAKE MANY PRIZES.
Nebraska's Exhibits at St. Louis
Stand Near the Top.
No official announcement of tho
awards at the St. Louis exposition haB
as yet been received at the university.
It Is definitely known, however, that
at least fifteen awards have been made
to the exhibit or the department of
education. The exhibit of mines and
mining has also received several. In
the department of agrlcultuh alone
over two hundred awards, including
many gold-and. silver mcd&hi arceaid
to have been made. More definite an
nouncements will be made as soon aa
all the awards are made public.
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