. T II V n A T T. V N K n It A 8 K A N The Hasher's "Grand Old Man" I ." - i . y-v - A. Nk y ,r .-j JACK BEST "There is no difference tbetween the uthletes of today, at the University of Nebraska, and those of twenty-five years ago," says Jack Best, who has been Intimately acquainted with more or Nebraska's athletes and who kaows n;or about the history of Nebraska ath letics than any one else. ' "They weigh about the same today as they used to," he said, rejecting the idea that the men of today are In any way physically inferior to those of h quarter of a century ago. ' lae main difference between the football players of today and those of the ear ly days of football here is the clothes they wear. They weren't padded then." Weren't they hurt more seriousry then?" he was asked. "No, they were tougher. I used to rub them with salt, and then take a blacksnake to them" he replied with a twinkle In his brown eyen. The inquisitor must have exp.et.sed doubt In her countenance, for tbe old man said, "You don't believe did that, do you? while the twinkle in his eyes deepened. "The boys used to rub their clothes with grease, so the others couldn't catch them," he continued. "The old game was rougher they didn't have the rules they do now." Here Since 1889 Jack Best has been connected with the University of Nebraska since is33, p.t which time he became nightwatch man here. He helped football get on itB feet at Nebraska, being at first both coach and trainer. He was the boV beat friend, both on the field and In the "ymM After football had become established here, and after il.euinatlHtn hud become Juck'a ene !iy, he Htlll maintained bin uaefulnetn In the symnavulm, though he no long er coached. To thla day, the eventy-four-) ear-old EnglUhmun retains nil nupremacy as "rubber," and general hand man who keeps the players in condition and bandaged up aore ankles. Every Cornhusker hat a soft spot In his lieu it for Jack, whose loyalty to, ind prldu n, Nebraska has never been furpasHed. One day last week he made his n from Uu liHHement of the Armory, where he can be found at almost any lliuo of the day, to the gymnasium floor, to keep an appointment with a Dully Nebraskan reporter. He sat t'oun In the Janitor's tiny office open li'K from the gymnasium, and his first words, after his greeting, were: "Well, we've got a good team. And we've got m Kood couch, and the boys llko him. Hut we dont have enough room here." And then Jack told how two and three men were forced to share the Kuino locker through lack of space, and how, for the same reason, their foot bull suits were never permitted to dry thoroughly. They must be (ionned for the next practice, still wet mid muddy. Juck does not think these handicaps give the team a fair chance. Another attempt to lead him to a comparison of the football players of the paBt with those of the present, re sulted in an Invitation to "Bee for join-self," by coming down to the office in the biiHemcnt of the Armory, wnore hang the pictures of all the football teams Nebraska has ever bad. And, u h their old friend has said, there seemed to be no appreciable difference between any of the teams. To be sure, facial decoration in the way of mous taches, was much more common many years ago. But In size and weight, one corresponded to another. The old pictures brought on a rvni Iscent strain in Jack, and he began to talk of some of the old players. Bene dict, captain of the team In '03, the old trainer believes, was one of the very best football players Nebraska ever had. He was a Lincoln man, Jack said, but he had not heard from him for a long time, and does not know where he is now. A big colored m an, whose name "Jlmmie" had forgotten was a rough player, he said, back in '93 and '94. Mention of him brought to the old trainer's mind a story. He sat down on the davenport, one hand on his thigh, the other on hU knee. It was at a gaum in Omaha. One of the opposing players had ripped t'P"n the Nebraska man's cheek with hU heel. "In the next half, though, he got It back on him," said Jack In hU quaint English way. In the ewnlng after the gume, the team had gone to the Orpheum. Borne one came to Juck Mid told him that the opposition team was after the colored mini and wus going to kill him. Jack told the fellow ubout It and mudn arrangements with him to meet outside the theater In a few minutes. The blK fellow, thoroughly frlghloned, made his way with the trainer to the Burlington station. Just before they got to the viaduct near the stutlon, I hey spied a group of rough looking men. "There they are' the negro suld. but kept on his way. As they went on, they discovered It was merely a bunch of bums waiting for a street car. "Well, we hurried on, and got cn the train as soon as we could, find we were mighty glad when wo pulled out of Omaha safe," Jack concluded. In the old days Jack suld enthu siasm was displayed in a more lively, not to Bay more boisterous manner, on the eve of footbnll gameH. One time they attempted to carry off a Beet ion of board sidewalk from In front of a residence near the campus. The man of the house, accompanied by his wife and daughter, came out with a shotgun In his hand, and ordered them to stop. The "gang" brought the cunnon from the green near the library to the front of the man's house and loaded it with blank cartridges. They were permitted to tear up the rest of the sidewalk without Interference, and they had their bonfire as originally planned. "Well, I'll have to be goln' now, said the Cornhuskers' "grand old man," getting on his feet, "they'll be needin' me out there. They keep me busy till 6 o'clock." And, shaking his Interviewer's hand, and bestowing up cn her one of his charming smiles, he w ent back to his boys In the "gym." As an old negro boarded a Capitol car in Oklahoma City, Judge Pitch ford of the supreme court, who was sitting in the colored section of the car, got up and gave the old darky his seat. "Who is yo'?" inquired the surprised negro. "I'm Just a plain, common kind of a man," replied the Judge. "Yassah, I kin see that," said the old uncle, "but what's yo' name?" WHERE DOES MY MONEY GO? "Where doe my money y1" i tl- imivrr' iu,tioi jiiiuwic student iilmut tlio 1.1th of ecry month. ,v remittance from la I i not duo for lifnen t,iyi. A PART OF YOUR EDUCATION It i an important part of your inn to y.t value leeeive.l out of the money you spend. Kvery I'niversity man or woman should keep a personal expense account. They hIuuiKI pay hy cluck jt, r,,.r to have a receipt for every expenditure. To every student who calls we will five a pocket I'.r Miuuil A unit Hook. 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Then, too, there are quaintly charming taffeta frocks in Dresden pat terns, gracefully draped satin ones, and stunning gowns in black velvet and Charmeuse some more in the nature of dinner gowns, some fashionably high cut in back, and others following the usual deeolletege. r Then for informal affairs we are showing: an interesting col- 'if lection of dresses suitable for the most elaborate as well as the simplest of these occasions. Georgette dresses, often beauti fully embroidered in gold and sil ver thread, or perhaps combined with chiffon velvet or some other material; distinctive gowns of Kitten's Ear Crepe and other sat in fabrics, in becoming browns, taupe, black; in fact all the lead ing shades; striking modes devel oped in tricolette, principally in shades of sand, navy, and black; tricotine dresses, serge dresses in fact every sort of a frock you could possibly want. And by the way There are still a few good looking dresses left at a THIRD AND A HALF LESS THAN THEIR ORIGINAL PRICES. They may be had in tricolette, satin, charmeuse, crepe de chine, taffeta, and Georgette, in a host of smart styles and in sizes from 16 to 42. $4i& A group of suits, too, is flaunt ing a HALF PRICE CARD. Some of them are fur trimmed, but the majority have either high con vertible collars of the material or plain notched collars to permit the wearing of one's own furs. BUT ENOUGH ON THE SUB JECT OF CLOTHES. After all, one can't let them absorb one's entire attention, with Christmas gifts to be thought of so soon. Gradually our entire store is be ing decked in holiday array ami attractive gifts for every sort of person are taking their places. Gifts for men everything from fine linen handkerchiefs waiting to be initialed, to mahogany hu midors and smoking stands all sorts of pretty things to please the feminine fancy toys, dolls, and games for the children elec trical gifts in fact Christmas presents galore of every kind. Wont you make this store your Christmas shopping headquarters? TV ; -P ; v ! V f