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About The daily Nebraskan. ([Lincoln, Neb.) 1901-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 19, 1912)
TLhe Datl 1Rebra8kan VOL. XII. NO. 23 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, SATURDAY, OCT 19, 1912 Price 5 Cents STIEHM'S WARRIORS IN TRIM INCASE OF VICTORY EXTRA! EXTRA! I 1 SUPPOSE WE DO BEA"- MIN NESOTA? HAD YOU THOUGHT ABOUT IT? MINNESOTA HAS TRIUMPHED OVER THE SCAR LET AND CREAM SINCE 1902. TODAY THE CORNHUSKER8 ARE ATTEMPTING TO WIPE OUT THE TEN-YEAR "HABIT." TF NEBRA8KA WINS THE INNO CENTS HAVE ARRANGED FOR A GREAT TORCH-LIGHT PA RADE, STARTING FROM THE CAMPUS AT 7 O'CLOCK, AND CULMINATING IN A MAMMOTH BONFIRE ON THE ATHLETIC FIELD. IF NEBRASKA LOSES, NO CORNHU8KER WILL BE A PIKER AND FAIL TO CHEER THE TEAM WHEN THEY RE TURN. IN CASE OF A MINNE SOTA VICTORY NO PARADE WILL BE HELD, BUT A GENU INE CELEBRATION WILL AWAIT THE TEAM ON ITS RETURN. ON ARRIVING AT MINNEAPOLIS THE NEBRASKA TEAM SPENDS MORN ING RESTING, FOLLOWED BY LAST SIGNAL PRACTICE BEFORE THE GAME IN THE AFTERNOON GLOOM HANGS DEEP OVER MINNESOTA COHORTS GOPHERS HOLD OUT NO HOPE FOR VICTORY CORNHUSKERS EXPECTED TO WIN, EVEN BY 8UPPORTER8 OF WILLIAMS TEAM JUMBO PREDICTS HARD STRUGGLE. NEBRASKA'S CHANCES NEVER BETTER NOW READY FOR SEMI-FINALS First Games of Tennis Tournament Plred Off Few Go by Default Finals Wednesday. The matches of the tennis tourna ment are now well under way and the semi flnalB will be reached either Mon day or Tuesday of next week The finals will then be played Wednesday. As a result of the gameB played yes terday Williams qualified for the semi finals by winning two games In the first he won from Stryker, G-2, 6-4, and in the second from Deemer, 6-0, 6 1 So far WilllamB is the only man quali fied for the semi-finals, but Sussman, Meyer and Gardner are expected to be seen In them, and possibly Findley These are all experienced players, Sussman having been champion of the Omaha high school, Mayer having won the championship of Nebraska for play ers outside of Omaha, and Williams went to the third in the Mid West tournament at Omaha this summer The last match yesterday was played between Meyer and Hiltner, Meyer winning, 6-3, 7 5 As a rule none of the men this fall feel in very good form and have not the usual spirit This is probably due to the lateneHS of the season. As a consequence several of the games have gone by default. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn , Oct 18 - (Special to the Dally Nebraskan I - Head ."or the battle with Minnesota, Stiehm's men finished their last signal practice rriday afternoon on the Hippodrome Field and will rest all Saturday morning The air of gloom In the Nebraska camp is hardly as deep as that In Mlnne BOta's home Not a hope is held by the supporteis of the Gopher team that they will have aught to do Saturday except to congratulate the ictors and hope for better luck. The. Minnesota team, to all appearances, is composed of gieen men Coach Stiehm, however, refuses to believe the reports, and Insists that his men, In their weakened condition, will find the) hae a real Job on their hands when they line up on Northrup Field tomorrow Minnesota is reported to hue some strong forward pass plays, and it is these and the famous shift formations that the Nebraska players will especiallj guard against Erdall, the Minnesota left half, will be in the game again tomorrow, but Solem will be unable to play because of a broken arm The lineup Nebraska Positions MINNESOTA Mastin R. E Aldworth Pearson R T Shaughnessy AN EXTRA EDITION OF THE DAILY NEBRA8KAN WILL BE I88UED LATE THIS AFTER NOON CONTAINING A FULL TELEGRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF THE MINNESOTA GAME. FOR THE FIR8T TIME IN YEARS THE NEBRASKAN 18 SENDING ITS OWN CORRE SPONDENT TO MINNEAPOLIS. HE WILL 8END HIS ACCOUNT OF THE BATTLE DIRECT FROM NORTHRUP FIELD TO THE ED ITORIAL ROOM8 OVER A PRI VATE WIRE. THE PAPER WILL BE DIS TRIBUTED AT 6 O'CLOCK TO SUBSCRIBERS FROM THE MEN'S FURNI8HING8 DEPARTMENT. RUDGE &. GUNZEL, O 8TREET ENTRANCE. REQUEST INSPECTION TMP Swanson Allen, V Ross. . . . Harmon Howard Potter. . Purdy. Halligan Frank (("apt ) Rosenthal Robertson Sawyer . Ostrom Raymond Tolefson McAlmon (('apt ) Tobln Erdall r FRESH. LAWS HOLD ELECTION. Officers for First Year Law Organiza tion Chosen Yesterday. The young laws, otherwise known as freshman laws, Btoppecl long enough in their hasty course through this se meBter to elect officers yesterday J S Allison was made supreme ruler of the tribe, and will be assisted by C Hudson, vice ruler, II Weasel, scribe, Ryan, keeper of the strong box, and Sedgwick, bearer of the hook These men refuse to be held personally re sponsible for an law-breaking on the part of their subjects R G . . C L U ... L T I. E Q n L 11 ... . F H . . . . R H . SubH Nebraska, Freitag, Meyer. Mulligan, Reck, Hde, Hawkins, Tow le .Minnesota, I hie, Diets, Serveby Time of game Three o'clock Officials--Referee, 3 C Masker, Northwestern, umpire, ('apt Edward King, West Point, head linesman, Cupt Lott, West Point With Six "Vets" in Lineup, Nebraska's Chances Soaring. This afternoon at H :10 o'clock all ees will be turned toward Nortlnup Field at Minneapolis ThlB will be the scene of the great battle between the Gophers and the Cornhuskers and Nebraska's chances were never brighter than they are today With six "N" men in the lineup as opposed to two letter men of the opponents the- team indeed is a formidable one Coach Williums realizes that his men are going up against a strong team when they meet the Cornhuskers, and they are prepared for a fierce contest He has had hard luck this last week with the injury of Solem, but he has worked faithfully with his green material and w.111 have a good team to meet Nebraska. Coach Stiehm did not have much to say Thursday night before leaving further than this, "I shall venture no predictions, but I do promise that the C.opherB will have to play better football Saturday than in their previous games if they expect to beat us Nebiaska is ready for them and will offer no excuses " (hraskapnter-sAUifti gam(on .bouVetiMermsWitiieoplip?; each has a walf and green line, but they are about Uie'same wWgliT The back fields are ffpeedy, with the Gophers having a little advantage In weight The two teams meet about evenly, with the Northerners having the advantage physically, for the Cornhuskers are pretty well crippled All of the regulars will be in the game, however. Bulletins of the game will he received at Harry Porter's Rook Store, near L'eventh and O streets The bulletins will be received by plays. It Is planned to have a football move across a field, showing at all times the position of the ball and how near the Cornhuskers are to scoring on the Gophers Engineers Circulate Petition Asking That It Be Made Conpulsary With Credit. A pel n Ion Is being circulated among the students in the Engineering Col lege asking that an annual inspection' trip with a written report of the same be made a part of the regulur courne in the Engineering College and com pulsory for upper classmen These In spection trips aie a part of the cur riculum of Illinois, Michigan and othsr engineerlng colleges, A trip has been made annually for Jhe past few ears to Omaha, but no credit has been given If the plan In adopted trips will be made alternately to Omaha and Kansas City SPECIAL UNIVERSITY SERVICE. Rev. L. R. Howard Introduces New Stu dent Meeting into Sunday Services. A special University sen Ice has beear instituted under the direction of 4Hs Congregational Unlersit pastor. Re-r. K R Howard It was held for the firm time last Sunda from 5 to 6 o'clock at the First Congregational Church and will be held at that time hereafter Chancellor Avery, Rev. Dean R Leland, the Presbyterian Uni versity pastor, and Rev T M .Shep herd, pastor of the First Cortgroga tional Church, assisted Rev Howard in the first service This service has been prepared par ticularly with reference to students and faculty of the University who have been afll Hated with the Congre gational churches, but of course a spir it of cordiality to all is expressed. While the Bervlce is to be under tke direction of the University paBtor. it is expected that It will be addressed from time to time by many different speakers representing the Congrega tional churches of the state or tke country at large Four thousand eight hundred aad fifty-six foreigners are enrolled in the universities and colleges of the United States as regular students. r x s . , i i rf An j nAi '- I