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!
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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
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Allen, V
Ross. . . .
Harmon
Howard
Potter. .
Purdy.
Halligan
Frank (("apt )
Rosenthal
Robertson
Sawyer
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Raymond
Tolefson
McAlmon
(('apt ) Tobln
Erdall
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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
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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.
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