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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 27, 1911)
K V 1 FRESHM EAS EN LY ABETR MMEi BY CORNHUSKERS PLAYING DEFENSIVE GAME, THE VARSITY WIN8 20 TO 0. TEAM LINEUP LOOKS STRONG Stichm's Work of Past Week Shows Up In Improved Line In Center. Defeating the FreBhman squad 20 to 0, tho CornUuskerB demonstrated .In tho mld-wook practice game that thoy could play a Btrong defensive game and sun scoTelf pushedto. do it. Coach Stlohm had the ball punted often to tho Freshmon so that thq Varsity would got tho practico in de fensive gamo work. Tho speedy Ne braska regulars fought stubbornly to keep tho younger team from making its yards. However tho freshman team was in working ordor, and show ed that under tho tutelage of Rath bono it could often gain its'yardfl, oven if tho ball could not bo pushod acrosB for a touchdown. Varsity Squad on Offense. . On tho few occasions when tho CornhuBkers took tho ball and sot out to mako a touchdown, tho yards sim ply flow under the feet of tho speedy backfleld as it plowed through tho big wagon opening in tho Freshman linos made by tho husky linemen of tho regulars. Owen and Ernost Frank are proving tho best and most consist ent ground gainers, Owon retaining all of his old tlmo ability that mado him tho greatest half In tho Valley last year, and Ernie fast following in hlB brother's footsteps. Shonka on the Job. Big Captain Shonka and his team mate, Harmon, worked somo good fako plays for yards, tho crashing forco of tho hugo lineman oponing groat spaces in tho Freshman lino for tho others to follow through in tho rear of tho backs. In tho fullback position Purdy and Gibson aro dividing tho honorB equal ly, Purdy being tho man for the heavy lino plunges and tho carrying tho ball and making Interference around tho end, whllo Gibson makeB up in IiIb .kicking ability and his work on open plays. Russell and Racely, tho other halves, aro right on tho Job -ovory minute that they aro In tho game, tho speed of Racely delighting tho team and the rooters as ho races -down tho field. Center Position Stronger. In tho center position, which hail -b.oonlhj worry of Coach Stlohm for somo time, Elliot appears to be tho man to mako good. Undor the eyes of Tato Matters, Sid Collins, and tho former all-w'estorn center, Jumbo Stiehm, tho center has becomo a man, who can play tho gamo in all its pos sibilities. Hornborgor, whilo keeping in trim by daily practico, will prob ably not got into tho game again un til his grandmother, who is sick, re gains her strength. Pearson Is filling one guard and do ing' well, aiul Anderson will probably, fill tho other place Saturday, although Stiehm may play sovoral of tho sub stitutes. Lofgron and Chauner hold tholr onds with tho speedy lad Mulli gan as sub. Swanson and Froitag will mako up tho other substitutes for tho Missouri gamo linemen and Elwell may got in a for a few mo ments in tho backfleld. Two Quarterbacks. Warner and Pottor will bo on tho Job to play tho quartor positions, both men playing -the rolo of genoral of tho olovon In great stylo. Tho team certainly looks flno for the Missouri gamo, every man in good condition and with team work down to almost a habit, besides being a science Coach Stlohm promises somo Interesting rovolatlons In trick opon plays for tho benefit of tho MIsbou rlans, and will uso somo of his spoody mon to got away with tho plays. Goorgo BroB., Danco Programs, Mon ogram Stationery, Motto Cards. Phi Kappa Psi will glvo an Informal houso party Saturday, October 28. TIGERS ARRIVE TODAY READY FOR HOT FRAY (Continuod from pago 1.) lo condition tuo team is in uuo to tho hard work of tho past week and has hopes that his Cornhuskers will effectually dampen tho Missouri hopos to tho Missouri Valley title. Nebraska 8trong Defense.- Tho work in improving tho defenso of Nebraska in tho past week has dono much, and at tho end qf last night's practico tho toam showed a really wondorful Improvement over tho brand of dofonsivo play prosonted last week. Tho lino novor simply Btops to form a stonewall defense such not being big Jumbo Stichm's ideas. It charges, each individual man plow ing through tho onemy's lino for all ho is worth and breaking up tho plays as thoy aro started. Few Tiger Rooters. Missouri is bringing only a fow rooters up to tho big gamo, having boon refused rates by tho railroads, but thoy will sit in a body and glvo tholr TIgor yollB. Thoro aro fow Mis souri supportors in Nebraska, but Hawloy's band has promised to glvo a complimentary yell or two for tho visitors. 8eats Go Fast. Seats for tho big gamo havo gono llko tho proverbial hot cakos, and both tho north and south grandstands will bo filled to tholr capacity. 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