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Zl)t Daily Ucbraskati
A consolidation of
Tho Hesperian, Vol. 01, Tho Nebraflkan, Vol, 10
Scarlet and Cream, Vol. 4.
Published dally, except Sunday and Monday,
at tho Unlvoralty of Nebnwka, Lincoln, Nob.
by tho Hesperian PubllBhlnR Co.,
Boaiid Or DinKOTOiw
Professors J. I. Wyor, and O. R. Richards:
II. P. Lcavltt
John Wcstovor E. R. Walton.
Kdltor-lnOhlof - Paul A. Ewlng
Manager . A. Q. Schrolbor
Circulator - Walter E. Standovon
A't. Adv. Manager - Frod Naughton
ASSOCIATE EDITORS
Athlotio .... Fred A. Sweeloy
Local ... D. P. Do Young
Socioty - MIbs Minnie Hillor
Literary - - MIba Lota Stetter
Improvements -in Skating Rink
The Auditorium Skating Rink has
been closed temporarily, but will bo
open to the public again today. New
hardwood floors wore laid and several
now improvements were installed for
tho comfort and' convenience of pa
trons. When open again, the management
will bo able to offer tho people of Lin
coln an opportunity to enjoy the sport
of roller skating in ono of the best
appointed and best equipped rinks In
tho west.
The strictest propriety Is observed at
all times, and anyono whose conduct
is not tho best, will be not be admitted.
An interesting program is rendered
during the Intermission both after
noon .and evening. Ladies are ad
mitted free eve'ry afternoon. Admis
sion in the evening, 15 cents. Gentle
men, admission, 20 cents. Rent of rol
ler skates, 20 cents. Come and spend
a pleasant hour.
ASSISTANT COACH WESTOVER
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Retrospect and
Coach Booth has boon with us five
years. In this tlmo football at Ne
braska has gone forward by leaps and
bounds.
Tho big Princeton coach found an
eleven that had been, In 1899, defeated
by every team In tho Missouri valloy.
Run over by Kansas, Bmothered by
Missouri, tho sport of all tho Iowa
-" O", "V,lU VFl Ul IHIUUOIUUICU lit
Big Nine circles, Nebraska closed tho
aononn rf 1 COO nrltfi ln nrn .Unl(l.,t
colleges, unheard of or Inconsldered In
season of 1899 with but ono significant
victory to her credit.
At that tlmo we could seat but GOO
people on our own field, and these ac
commodations were always ample. Wo
always wont away from homo to play
our Thanksgiving game; not a seat
on tho field was covered or had ever
been "reserved;" a training table was
utterly unknown; a $600-guarantee to
a strong team was madness; organized
rooting was not in evidence, and about
tho only regular feature about our
football season was the inevitably ro
currlng annual deficit.
In the past five years Nebraska has
lost but six games, three of which were
to Minnesota, admittedly one of the
very strongest western teams.
Two seasons have been closed with
out the loss of a game, and In 1902,
under John Westover's second cap
taincy, not a single point was scored
against Nebraska, while the scalps of
.Minnesota and Northwestern adorned
our belt. During these five years we
have maintained an easy supremacy in
western football outside of the "Big
By PROF. J. I. WYER
Nino," havo dofoatod tho Conforonco
loams or niinoiB, lowa, Northwestern
and Minnesota, and havo boaton sov-
oral times over ovory western non-con-
feronco toam with any pretentions
whatever for championship honors.
Thls rocord Is ontlroly due to tho
work of ono man, Coach Booth, and
tho term of Booth's coaching at No-
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vt ended) will always bo glorious his-
tnrv In nnr fnnMinll nnnnlo
urasKa (wo earnestly hope It Is not
tory In our football annals.
Tho season of 1904 has not ended
with quite tho usual success, but a
careful analysis of tho victories and
defeats Indicates that tho latter havo,
In every caso except tho Minnesota
game, been directly traceable to a
heavy schedule constructed with bad
Judgment and calling for too many
games away from homo.
Tho coaching has boon as good as
over, tho team has responded satlsfac
torlly, an offense has boon developed
wuiuii huh pneu up a larger total scoro DUVUU i,ow puiu io mo rauroaus, ana
than in any previous year, but no other mucn more to tho point, our chances
team In tho country can maintain for w,nnB would havo boon much
championship form and snappy wln-or- better hero. Lincoln has shown con-
dio play through a schedule calling for clll8'voly in tho past four years that
Minnesota, Iowa, Haskell and Illinois Bno wl11 Patronlzo liberally a good ar-
In successive weeks, with two of theso t,cl of football, and wo havo found
games away from homo. Tho lesson of now tnat no Missouri river town will
this season Is obvloiiB and should bo (, tn,B- So lGt'8 Btav at homo,
kept firmly in mind in planning next II nas C0Bt us a victory or two this
year's season. First and foremost, lot year to lcarn these lessons, but thoy
us have Coach Booth back again. If Beom to stand out clear and sharp In
he coaches anywhere next year let it our season's rocord.
bo hero. The only valid reason for his I-ot our athletic management profit
non-appearance on Nebraska field next thereby, lot thorn secure Coach Booth
year should bo his definite withdrawal for 1905; thJfl alono will attract play-
from tho gridiron. , ors and guaranteo tho allegiance and
Then don't tlo his hands with a pro- "Qnc f a11, f1 and "en
Dosteroiifl and ,mf i,.ni, i , ,, ,et the student body bo constantly on
posterous and unthinkable schedule, tho alort through tho entire year to
Hard games wo want, of course, but say a good word and do a good turn
not an m a bunch, and wo want them which will bring good men hero to
at home whenever possible. Look at school and bring them out on tho grid
Minnesota's schedule. Tho toam novor iron when they got here
THE GAJVIE TODAY
Upon today's contest with Illinois
depends in a large degree Nebraska's
football rating for tho year. Tho sea
son just closing has boon ono of tho
most peculiar In many ways for tho
Cornhuskor toam, of any that it has
ever played. Opening full of brilljant
promise, with a large nucleus of old
men on hand from which to develop a
strong team, an experienced captain, a
famous coach, and a schedule declared
to bo the best ever secured for a school
outside tho "Big Nine," tho season has,
after all, been somewhat disappointing,
almost entirely owing to the poor ar
rangement of that same brilliant
schedule.
But a review of tho season is almost
game, and an excellent ono Is already
needless to a close-follower of the
provided for tho sake of reforonco, in
another column of this magazine. In
spite of tho racking contests which the
-team went through during the middle
of thq season, however, tho almost un
interrupted rest of the past two week's
has served to put the men in excellent
condition the best, in fact, that they
have enjoyed since the memorable
game with Minnesota. - With much
basis of truth, it Is almost universally
believed that Captain Benedict's ab
sence from the Haskell Indian game,
brought defeat to Nebraska. Barring
accidents, he will appear again to-day.
The Importance of this cannot bo over
estimated. , At the close of the season,
after a man has become thoroughly
Prospect
loavos Northrop Hold 'till tho woathor
drlves thorn south. Would tho Gophers
go up Into tho Colorado mountains for
a gamo? Novor. Why should Nobroska?
Thoro Is no monoy In it, thoro 1b llttlo
honor In It, thoro Is no toam In Colo-
rado that wo caro very much about
boating, and onco In a while wo will
And a toam that, with tho high altl-
moo, win paco an ontlroly unnoces-
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Bary and misleading dofoat on tho
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wrong Bldo of our score. It is an
honor to beat Nebraska and wo cannot
afford to loavo tho air behind ub and
glvo any toam In Colorado tho chanco
to do It year after year. Tho oddB aro
all against us thoro, and our scores aro
always small. Then tho Indian game.
Nebraska brought homo $800 as pro
coeds of tho gamo. Lincoln pooplo'put
$1,800 Into tho excursion. Not loss
$1,000.
Wo would havo made cortalnly no
loB8 mony at homo and would havo
acquainted with every man on his
team, and has gained tho confldonco
and affection of each of thorn, his re
turn on tho ovo of a crucial contest
cannot fail to Inspire confidence in
them as much as his absence would
tend to make them uncertain of them
selves. Tills is much, but what Captain Bon
edict may be ablo to personally ac
complish In the contest, will contrib
ute even more, perhaps, to tho result.
Half tho strength of Nebraska's de
fense lies in "Bonnie's" good, right
foot. With it In tho gamo, tho In
dians might never havo got near
enough Nebraska's goal to kick those
two splendid goals, which won tho
gamo for thorn. With his interference,
Johnny Bonder would surely havo
scored ono touchdown, and Allah only
knows how many more. The return of
Benedict, then, adds half to Nebras
ka's strength. With Benedict and
Bender together Jigaln how, antha
IlHnl hope for victory from them?
But, comparing with last year's
wonderful record, Illinois has shown
wonderful strength this year. Beaton
in 1903 by every team of Importance,
with which she played, she iyjvorthe
less did as risky a thing as could bo
Imagined, with splendid results. It is
one thing to change coaches in tho
strength of success--to discard an en
tire system of coaching for another
almost untried one, and that in tho
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