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UNIVERSITY OF, NEBRASKA, LlNCOLN'WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER!, :1909.
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JOHNNY WON'T MIND
IF HE GETS BEATEN
BENDER RATHER EXPECTS HI8
INDIAN8 TO L08E.
BUT HE WOULDN'T MIND WINNING
Ex-Nebraska Star Writes of His Ideas
of Turkey Day Game and
Also Tells of His
' Feellrig. -
If Johnny lendor'8 words can be
'taken In their literal sense! tho Corn
huskers will havo no trouble In taking
thn Hinsknll Indians Into camir on
turkey day. In a letter to the Dally
Nebraskan. Bender writes that ho will
bo satisfied If his team holds tho
Cornhuskers to threo touchdowns, but
if Nebraska should beat him by four
touchdowns ho would bo disappoint
ed. Then ho addB, and ono can Im
agine his sly smllo as he writes,
"8hould wo -win I will bo 'dee light
ed.' "
Of courso Bender would havo to bo
rather optimistic over tho CornhuBk
ers, but any ono acquainted with tho
ox-ttebraska hero can reallzo that
Johnny Bender Ib not coming to No
braska a week from tomorrow with
tho intention of getting boaton by
oven one touchdown.
It looks like tho same old story, as
old as the game Itself. Tho habit of
snndlne out bear stories has boen
practiced by many teams In tho past,
and Bender seems to havo adopted
tho samo practlco in JuBt a llttlo dlf
forent guise.
Bender' Pleased Over Denver Qame.
HIb letter scorns rather odd, .top,
coming Just after a well earned vic
tory over a ihoavler loam undor ad
vorso conditions. In regard to tho
Denver game Bonder said "his victory
was quite a "pleasant surprise, 'Inas
much as ho had a much lighter toam,
and .had to contend with the rare at
mosphere. V ,
Bender rather lots, tho cat,qutJI!
tho bag when' he" adds, "But If Sro
havo a llttlo luck, a dry fleldf and
good decisions from tho ofllclals wo
will make tho gamo Interesting to
tho BDOctators at least." Further on
ho Bays, "Wo are coming with tho in
tention of, putting up a hard fought
gamo, and although wo realize that
wo are outweighed fifteen pounds to
tho man, and although I have a
young, light, green team, wo will do
out boat." .'.
The Cornhuskers, of courso, don't
intend to bo drawn off their guard by
any such news from Haskell. A team
that Is capable of putting up such a
gamo as tho Indians did last Satur
day are no moan foo. Colo saw thom
In action in tho Donvor gamo and ho
can well Judgo of thoir merits. If
Johnny Bender thinks tho Cornhusk-
ors are not onto him ho may bo a
little surprlsod When ho comes again
to Lincoln Thanksgiving day
Haskell Has Good Back Field.
The Haskell team may bo light, but
what thoy lack in weight thoy will
makoiup in speed and cunning. Tho
team will averago about 162 pounds,
about nlno pounds less than tho.
Corrihuskers, and not fifteen as stated
by Bonder. Tho greatest difference In
weight between tho two teams Is In
tho line. Tho Indian back field aver
ages 16T3 pounds, practically tho same
as tho Cornhuskers.
Bonder himself acknowledges that
his team aro expert In tho open stylo
gamo, and ho declares that in Cap
tain Roberta ho has ono of ,tho best
punters in the business.
The Cornhuskers afo iaking davan
tago of their time this vteek and are
putting In .some good hard practlco
undor adve'rse circumstances. A llt
tlo trouble has been experienced in
getting ouno or two of the regulars
out for work. Even though a man
has won his "N" or thinks ho is
capablo of putting up a good fight
without It, such absencd fr6ra practice
ought not to be tolerated.- It Ib hurt
ful to the spirit of the whole team,
and certainly does not help tho other
members any. The new system of
granting 'N's" recently considered by
tho athletic board would put a stop,
to this kind of practlco at loast.
All of the men on the team are in
good condition for tho gamo with
Denver Saturday, with the exception
of Wolcott, who has been laid up for
Boveral days with a mild case of ton
sllltls. It Is thought he will be In
shape again by Thursday so that by
tho time the .team starts on their
western trip they ought all to bo in
tho best of condition.
MEN ARE PICKED FOR
UNI DEBATING TEAMS
FINAL TRYOUT8 FOR PLACE8 ON
TEAMS LA8T NIGHT.
JUDGES ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS
CONVOCATION FOR THUR8DAY.
Slxtoen Members of 8quad Speak on
income Tax Question In Effort
to Find Boat to Argue
Against Opponents.
Mrs. E. B. Conant Gives 8ong Recital
at Regular Hour.
Tho following program has been
announced for tho sing recital by Mrs.
E. B. Conant at convocation tomor
row: Songs In Exile Lohr
(a) Tho Thilandorer.
(b) WhlBtlln Dannie.
(c) Exile.
(d) Old Dr. MaGlnn. .
Immortal Lovo Novln
My Balrnlo Vannnh
Huw Much I Love You La Forgo
Molly Lohi;
In 1822 D'Hardelot
Charity MacDormid
My Lovo Is Like tho Red, Bed t-
Robo MacDormid
MA8S MEETING TO BE HELD.
Tho University Women to Be Ad
dressed by Chancel Ibr Avery ;
8unday Afternoon.
A mass mooting of tho women ol
tho university will bo held Sunday,
November 21, In Memorial hall at 4
o'clock. Thoso who attend this meet
ing will havo tho ploasdro of Intoning
to a pleasing addross by Chancollor
Avery. Tho .mQmbejB -of tho unlver
alty chprua will, also, Yavor ihoao who
attend by-k number bJf'soloctlonB. All
th'o wbmdn 'ojVtho university aro cor
dially rlriv1'te.d to attend this mooting.
LINCOLN DEFEAT8 OMAHA.
Local High 8ohool Team Barely Gets
Away With a Victory In
Yesterday's Game.
Ono of tho most oxcltlng football
games of tho season was held yester
day afternoon at Antolopo park be
tween Lincoln and Omaha high
schools. The gamo was hard fought
from tho beglnulng to tho flnlBh, and
not until tlmo was called In tho sec
ond half was tho gamo fully decided.
With a score of 6 to G tho game closed
with Lincoln a victor by ono' point-
Although tho Omaha mon out
welghod tho Lincoln team by a fpw
pounds this advantage was overcome
by tho speed of tho local team and
their knowledge of tho open game.
Tho field was In deplorable condi
tion for a gamo 'and with great diffi
culty tho members of both teams were
able to retain thoir hold on tho Icy
ball.
Tho Omaha team mado lis touch
down In the first half and missed on
tho kick out. In tho second half Mann
wont in for Lincoln as right half, and
his presence seemed to increase tho
energy gf tho Lincoln toam. After
blocking tho punt Mann secured 'the
ball on a-fumblo and ran through a
broken field for a touchdown. By- be
ing able to kick goal the, Lincoln team
won out by the narrow margin off one
point. ' 1 1 '
Many of tho university Bt&dents at
tended' 'the game,- asa,' largo number
pf "them aro old' Lfncoln ,oc Omaha
high schopl grads.' . '
Six men wehe picked as speaking
members of the two intercollegiate
debating teams laBt night. Two oth
ers wore named ob alternates. Theso
men will form the teams which will
compoto agaliiBt Iowa and Minnesota
Decombor 10, when tho annual de
bates of tho Central Debating League
will bo hold.
Tho six men who won first places
last evening wdre: B. M. Chorrlng
ton, 1911, of Omaha; S. P. DobbB, 1911,
of Beatrice; O. N. Foster, Low 1911, of
Sterling; H. W. Potter, 1910, of Om
aha; J. L. Rico, 1910, of McCook,, and
J. T. Votava. Law 1910, of Edholm.
Tho two alternates ar"e: H. B! Eng
lish, 1913, of Lincoln, and B. C. Mar-
cellus, 1911, of Lincoln.
8lxteen of 8quad Spoke.
Sixteen members of the squad spoko
In an effort to win places on ono of
the toamB. Those taking the afllrraa
tlmo wero In the order of their speak
ing. J. T. Votava, J. L. Rico, C. L.
Rolnk C. A. Emory, P. J. Halldorson,
C. D. Clark, H. B. Mann and H. W.
Potter. Tho nogatlvoa were O. N. Fob
tor, B. C. Marcellus, J. E. Lawronce,
B. I. cnQITipKWif A. u. warren, u.
It. Rogers and 8. P., Dojbljsl Each
man ppoko six minutes, sav,owlno first
of tho afllrmatlvehe being" given
four minutes In opening and threo in
closing.
Tho Judges were Professors Taylor
and Virtue of the department of po
litical economy, Maxey and Conant? of
tho law colloge, Caldwell of tho de
partment of American history, and
Fogg of rhetoric
Tho dobato was ono of the best
over held at this stago of the prepara
tion. Tho speakers were familiar with
their subject and tho arguments cov
ored a wldo range.
The Winners.
Following la a brief personal his
tory of tho mon who won places as
speakers or alternates. In addition
to having a place on tho team, the
speaking members each win ono of
the George L. Sheldon $10" prizes,
given this year for tho first time.
Ben M. Cherrlrigton,19il, Ib a grad
uate of' Omaha high school. Ho was
Decoration day orator and ho repre
sented tho school two yoarB In intor
scholastic dobato. While director of
athletics at Wesloyan University In
1905 ho represented Wesloyan In inter
colleglato debating and won tho Dur
ham prize for dobato. Last year ho
taught at tho Omaha high school, his
work Including tho teachllng of argu
mentation and dobato. Ho is a Phi
Kappa Psl.
Stuart P. Dobbs, 1909, Law 1911,
represented tho Beatrice high school
In dobato for three years, won the
Crabtreo-Cuttor debating prlzo and
was class orator. In the university ho
won Phi Beta Kappa honors last year,
has been managing editor of tlie Corn-
busker and newB editor of tho Dally
Nebraska. Last year ho ropresonted
the university in tho debate with the
University of Wisconsin at Mndsons
Ho Ib a member of tho Innocents and
of Phi Alpha Tau and Delta Sigma
Rho, the honorary debating frater
nity. Goorgo N. Foster, 1910, Law 1911,
is a graduto of tho Sterling, Nebras
ka, high school. He won the first
and roprosontod tho Peru Stato Nor
may school threo yoars in debate
with Emporia, Kansas, Normal school
In 1904; with tho Warronsburg, Mis
souri, Normal school in 1905, and with
Campbell Collego, Kansas, In 1906. Ho
Is a now man on tho squad.
Herbert W. Potior, 1910, is a gradu
ato of tho Omaha high school. Ho rep
resented Omaha In dobato wltb tho
West Des Moines high school and alfio
In tho Nebraska Intorscholastlc dobato
In 190G. Ho was also commoncomont
orator. 1-ast year ho was busInoHB
manager of Nebraska's dobatcs with
Illinois and Wisconsin, und was tho
alternate on tho toam that dofoatod
WlBPonsln. Ho Ib a membor of Alpha
Theta Chi and Phi Alpha Tau. Ho
haB boon editor of tho Dally Nobros
kan. John L. Rico, Uiw 11)10, la a native
or Ohio, but comes from McCook, Ne
braska. At tho McCook high school
ho was valedictorian of his class and
was awarded froo scholarship In
Doane College. In tho collego of law
ho won tho first prize for oxcollenco
in tho studies for tho first somester
or tho freshman year, and last year
won the legal bibliography prlzo. Ho
was a membor of Nebraska's toam
that debated Wisconsin a year ago.
Josoph T. Votava, 1910. Law 1910, of
BdholmJ Is a graduate of the Fremont
Normal school, whore ho won tho Tri
bune oratorical contest In 1904. Ho
was a momber of tho unlvorslty de
bating squad In 1906-1907 and last year
was ono of the three Nobraskans who
mot the Wisconsin dobatorB at Madi
son.
Horace B. English. 1913, was gradu
ated Xtom the Lincoln high school last
year with valedictory honors. He was
an alternate several times on tho high
school dobatlng team and was a speak
ing mombor of tho team threo years,
on two of which Lincoln won.
Byrne C. Marcellus, 1911, is a native I
oi wisconBin, Dut now a resident or.
Lincoln. Ho Is a gra'duato of-' tho
Brosk, Nebraska, high school and In
1908 of the Uoru Stato Normal school.
Ho has 'been teaching at tho Crete
high school tho last two years. This
is his first year on the squad.
TO CHANGE METHOD
AWARDING FOOTBALL N
ATHLETIC BOARD PLAN8 TO
TRODUCE NEW 8Y8TEM.
IN-
W (JAMES ARE YET TO BE NAMED
Iowa, Mlnnecota, and Kansas May
Not All Count for Letters,
While Haskell or
Denver May.
ENGINEER8' TICKET8 8ELL FAST.
Hop Pasteboards Nearly All Gone,
With Eighty as Limit.
A limit of eighty has boen set for
the engineers' hop to bo held at Fra
ternity hall next Friday evening.
Nearly thlB number of tickets has al
ready boen sold and no moro will be
admitted at tho door or provided with
tickets.
Chairman Hogo has given out Just
eighty tickets and his reports show
that these aro almost all spoken for.
Thoy will undoubtedly bo picked up
within a day or two, and then thero
will be weeping and walling on the
part of thoso who are left out. But
thero Is a limit of eighty, and that
will bo strictly adhered to, say tho
committeemen.
ATHLETIC FIELD 8HOW8 HOLES.
A new system of awarding "N's" to
Nebraska athletics will bo introduced
as a result of the presont attitude of
tho athletic board. No action has yot
been takon on tho matter savo that'
tho administration committco has
boenm directed to write to othor
schools to learn of tho mothods thoro
In ubo. Tho board members, howovor,
favor a chango, and ono of somo na
turo Is said to bo assured.
At presont "N's" aro given to all
athleteB who participate in a fixed
number or papUof certain contests. In
football participation In a full half of
certain games is mado a, requisite to
t,ho granting of an "N." This year no
games havo yet been named, although
it had generally been considered that
Minnesota, Iowa, and Kansas would
bo tho games favored. The board Is
not at all decided on this point, how
ovor, and evon if tho present system
is continued this year it la by no
means sure that tho three names men
tioned will bo tho "N" gamps. Ono of
them may bo dropped for Haskoll or
Denver.
In Effect at Once.
If the now system can be arranged
In tlmo, it will be put In force at
once and tho 1909 players tvIU receive
their letters under dt. Oneauggestbd
plan la' that-tho coach "and .hla- assist
ant grant the letters, subject to tho
action of tho athlot'lc board. Whother
somo such idea will be followed or- not
is problematical. All that Is decided
Is that some chango should bo made,
the nature of it to be determined
after tho other colleges havo reported.
The fault found with tho present
system is that some men win "N's"
for participation In a elnglo game,
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Vrtiit nntfnVV wmtlri. nfiv fon Avhlftn
ftmch at tbe Boston Lunch. Why go prlzo at tbojwbllc speaking contest
home? -. . ' ,." . , ,'?" . 'at th.e Johnson County Fair in 1902,
New Grounds Develop Softness and
8lnk Away In Spots.
A nolo ton feet deep and half as
much across was ono of tho faults that
tho recent rain and snow dovoloped
in tho now athletic field. When tho
Lincoln high school athletes went out
to look over tho field yesterday thoy
found, a big slnk-holo on tho ten-yard
line, and thoy soon decided that they
didn't want to play their Omaha game
on Nebraska field. The contest was
transferred to Antolopo park.
Tho softness of tho field Ib a nat
ural result of its newness. The hole
presumably developed from an old
well. It will bo filed up and the field
put into good shapo for tho Haskell,
gamo a week from Thursday,
when their work throughout the sea
son docB not justify euch action.
Other men who play consistent ball
and work bard but who happen not
to get In a full half of a "big" game
lost ou,t through the technical nature
of the method. Theso faults must be
remedied, dn the opinion of the board,
if the proper spirit Is to be had
among "N" candidates.
Gold Footballs.
AH members of tho varsity who
have played threo years on the team
will bo granted gold footballs appro
priately designed as watchfobs. ThlB
much has been determined upon ' by
tho board, and tbe trophies will be
ordered at once. Tho men -who will
receive them are Johnson, end; Harte,
tackle; Ewlng, guard, and Beltzer,
half back.
Dr. Clapp, secretary of the board,
is now engaged in an offort to settle
tho disputed Kansas-Nebraska track
meet of last spring. Kansas protested
tho meet and refused to abide by the
decision of tho judges. The matter
will bo taken up with the Ja'yhawker
athletic hoard and an attempt at set
tlement made.
Annapolis has sent a challenge to,
West Point for rifld shooting, fenc
ing, basketball and gymnastics.
Wabash College Is being sued for
$C0O by a Chicago firm. The bill Is
claimed for advertising which the col
lege has had dono.
The Iowa University bacteriological
department haB received some ,ra"y
specimens showing' the diseased cqndl
tlons In bubonic plague. ,,
The Students' Debating Soclo.ty at
Michigan, will soon discuss the- Peary
Cook controyersy, "
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