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a k O The Daily Nebraskan VOL XIII. NO. 12 UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1913 Price, 5 Cents -h y; a b v GLOOM ENVELOPES CAMP WITH WASHBURN GAME BUT TWO DAYS OFF CORNHUSK- ER TEAM IN BAD SHAPE SHIELDS JON CRIPPLE LIST Washburn Said to Have .Stronger Tram Than Whick Defeated K. U. Last Year. (II. V. Harlan ) Down into the deep, dark, dark col lar of gloom goes the hopes of the Cm nMnskor-dfavuUttw, A long-and-in-creasmg list of cripples; a green and inexperienced line; a scarcity of var sitj material; and the reported strength of the Washburn aggrega tion Ull the tearful tale. More Hard Luck. In the varsity-freshman scrimmage yesterday at the State Farm, Shields left tackle, was put out of the game for a week or more through his right CROSS COUNTRY EXPECTED TO BE SUCCESSFUL SPORT Captain McMaster and Coach Reed Enthusiastic But Want More Men. Cross Country. About thirty men are out so far for the Cross country run, while at least fifteen more are expected out by Coach (Juy Iteed. The date of the fin al try outs will b Saturday Novem ber 1st. Several of last year men nro out and making a good showing, while several new men are showing excel ent form. McMasters Captain. squad is making wonderful strides above his former standing. Uist year he won the 5 mile tryouts in good time also making a good 2 miler on the Varsity. This year he claims lie will not stop with anything small, unless it is ills time. He also has an able bodied following. Kratz a last year's man is coming to the front UNIVERSITY TENNIS TOURNA MENT IN TWO WEEKS Courts Are Being Bolstered Up In Preparation for Annual Event. Arrangements are being made pre paratory to the University tennis tour nament to be held during the week starting Monday, October 13. Nebras ka's very poor tennis facilities are being bolstered up to give the racket wlelders the best possible advantages for practice in the hope that they may. in spite of the material handicaps, do .....111 i . .U 1 I.. .- ... . ., , . . , , . i it-mi iu iiieiiiHuives in ine Missouri AliLMaatHra captain of thin yU-- uu" aiiey meet m uu spring The courts, two in number, and b nature of an abominable character, may be found by careful search to the oast or the athletic Held In compari son with the tennis apparatus or neigh boring schools. Nebraska's grounds are deplorably Inefficient. Both Ames and Kansas are fitted out with ten courts in good condition However, the back stops of the home grounds are being enlarged and the ground rolled In the hope that the aspirants may Indulge ELECTION JUZZ STARTS MANY CANDIDATES ANNOUNCE THEMSELVES A8 A8PIRANTS FOR HONOR8. FILINGS CLOSE FRIDAY Political Rumblings Have Made Themselves Heard For Some Time But Climax Next Tuesday. Friday Is the last day which men desiring a place on the ballot as can dhlat.es for the cliiht. ponltloiu and means to hold his ylace on the leg. There is no one available to team afiHlnut all new comers. H. M. fill his Rhnef. Stiphm l nf o inuo Dlerif, another last year's man is run- iviiDro -. rmt .. !..,... i... ...ii nine better than ever Chnrlou Anrior. ' . . h' P"1' Ul vu,a,l u,w,- ".. , ..... .... ; i the necessary practice to ralr ad- i ovw a uiuiiiri in iuuis nnuerson, ouri VUIUHgO Entries for the all-university tourna- I ment may be filed later, according to hie with which to nine this hole in , - -.j --- the line. Ae it is, the line is not greatest cross country and track man up to standard and the losine of anvlSPel,IH to bo rHowlng in his brother's ...... i. ii , . ' ""-"i "hi.) uu iiii-u liner, ...v . .i i . .i i.... i .. . tracks lie ttn nn hiul vmifo funm! . uw, ,. U....K auoui u.reiu. re- , n . V, , instructions that will be announced. 8UUS :l,,d Ure ,S .' Ule (,0l'bL f hlS hol,-i with Guy Williams, who has been ap- Stiehn, is hard pressed from another ln- that P" "81" Kubik "a, pointed to supervise tennis affairs One source to kv p what remains of His; a of '""-' season. rounc, R (,ay wi, bo play0(, durinK the shattered machine Intact, for the fa-j ' hey say ' actually HleH. He made W((1( rontrnry to th( H,tlintlon ,n culty has hung "cons" on several of,lu' try outs yast yea'". but had some, ,nll,r8cho,a8c athletics, freshmen as the players. Whether these aforesaid , ba(1 luck and wab out th whole sea-' vt, UH u,)por (.laH80B ftre ellK,blo ,n "cons" can 1 lifted during the two80" on account of a bad ankle. Ger- ,,. oominj, tournament. It is probable remaining da s before the Wnnliimm lnw from tlle Kansas Agriculture, tim tii vniiv i u, ..i., ...m ... - ...... j unti in liii- rm lllf, will . ... . ... ' srMir.nl Iu . 'ilnnl,ln ,i,iin.. . .. n. I . . ,u.i.ulu auuiuuu iu uiu, . hi., nt Am oh nlMinnirl. O.n nlni.n ' " i'""-"' CillllP. no one IfllflWR A nil ttv-nnta those upon whom the ban of colleg- ,uad ami iH looled "Pon as being iate life is hanging are burning up ' ,xrelle,lt niatenial. H. Goetze of last the mid-night juice in a heroic effort' ytar's Varsitv Track Team makes as to shake them off. May the God 0flsneed' a " on long distance run- i .,.. .. .. n.. i . iwiiK us uu uie spriniH. i ne otner Good Luck be with them. Fair Scrimmage Yesterday. For the second time this week the varsitv hci.unmaged with the fresh men at the Farm. The battle lasted for some lon minutes. uiueie uirougnoui. i lie varsity un corked eeryiliing they have and at that were only able to annex five touchdowns The work of the lino was ragged and sllpslod. It is going remains undecided. The material necessary to make the tournament an interesting one is by no means lacking. Williams himself went to the Missouri Valley meet last spring and lost out apparently only because of his unavoidably poor condi tion Mover is a nlaver of no menn eligible men this year who have at tracted attention are: Phillip! ; J. B t'ompton: Hardin; L. ( Hrown; V. D Smith: I.any Itnteu- w it nw-i,.- ! lit Ht v wiiiin irniu tim ui,.i,. .i,,..i,i.,.. (j, ' .., ,. a, iiaub,....t, ,.,,., inin, tin- niuir li l J ll Ml l.- n I i i ! . i i - ......... I . It was mo-' Ky anu ,,J- K- Nelson. A. M.1 cnampion, is in school. Announce- i. . .. i-ipman made good showing but has nients for entries will be published Had to drop out on account of sick-! later ness. Freshmen Material. The first year, men are making a to be almoht impossible to fill I ,in K,lowle and if they were eligible Shield's place at left tackle. Good , soino of tht'm would no doubt make line material is woefully lacking. The!tn(1 rpeular squad. Next year they ., - . ,i .11 !..... il.:.. i .... line charges poorly and does not open good hoies for the plunges of the back field. Beck and Towle alter (Continued on Page Four) FRATS PLEDGE TODAY. Tr Since ail the fraternities have -y- it reported the men they desire to pledge, and the records of the it same have been examined and -fr their eligibility determined, the jfc time and date for officially pledg- - fc ing the freshmen who are ellgi- ble is placed at noon today (Oc- -fc if tobor 2). if if J. T. LEES. if - ' will have their chance, and will make the old men work hard for their place on the team. Among the speediest new men are: Frost; Kyle; Paine; if ELECTION NOTICE. if Notice Is hereby given that -fc if the general election for select- if if ting the presidents of the four if if respective University classes -fc if will be held on Tuesday, Octo- if w" .. l voi i 1VJID, i time, " ' " It. E. Anderson; L. ClarJt; Floyd ber 7' ln Memorial Hall. The -r . !! ...Ill U- . n i- An i yf puuo win uc upcri iiuiii v 10 L ff if and 1 to 5. Each candidate is -fc if required to file a written state- if if ment of his candidacy in this if if office before 5 p. m. Friday, Oc- if if tober 3. No candidate shall be - if entitled to election whose name if Is not printed on the ballot, if if There shall be no soliciting of if if votes by cards or otherwise at if if polls or lr the building In which if if the election Is being held during if if election day. if if E. M. RUTLEDGE, if Registrar. if if if Uunkel; Becker; Prusa; Smith and Hanlon: The Mo. Valley Meet. This year the Missouri Valley Con ference meet will be held in Lincoln at the time of the Wesleyan Uni., game making that date a double at traction. Our strongest opponents this year will be Missouri, Kansas. A met-, Coe, and Drake. The chances are that we will make an excellent show ing and renew our old standing on the cross country run. Last year our team showed up so poor that we could not even Rend a team to the filled at the elections of next week will have to file their names with Registrar Hutledgo as official aspir ants As a consequence of this near ness of what might bo termed the close or the political "open-season" a number of candidates and minors of candidates are being learned of In every increasing numbers. The i elections of all classes will be held : the coming Tuesday under the plan which received Its first trial hiBt year, I the Australian Ballot system. Stu l dents are allowed to vote only in election of that class to which they be- long. At the coming election only the position of class-president la to ,be filled. The race In the two upper classes promises to be interesting as It i-s I known that there will bo at least two j candidates In each class. In the sen ior class it Is understood that the race lies at this time between three I men Robert Flory, W. A. Rockie, and Sam Griffin. This gives promise of a tight three cornered race. All men are regarded as strong candidates. Flory has been prominent In class and school affairs ever since entering school at Nebraska. He is well known as a base-ball man and is a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity. Rockie is a prominent student in the College of Agriculture, being a mem ber of the Ag club and of Alpha Zeta. Ho is a member of the Forest club und was connected with the Forest Club Annual as manager lust year He has also served as president of the Cn ion Literary Society. Grlflin has served as a member of the Corn husker staff and of the Student Pub lication Board. He is prominent In the law school. He is a member of Phi Delta Phi and Phi Gamma Delta. In the jimlon class the candidates are Cloyd Stewart and W. H. Baumau. Both are prominent In their class and Continued on page 3 LAST CALL FOR NAMES tAt 'or the UNIVERSITY DIRECTORY if if A book will be kept In the if if Temple till 4 p. m. Thursday, if if October 2, when it will bo re- if if moved and the lists closed. -y if If you do not report your cor- if if rect address and telephone you -y-if can not blame the publishers. if Continued on page 4