THE NEBRASKAN
FOOTBALL EDITION.
UNIVKHSITY OF NIOBHASKA, LINCOLN, DKUKMBKK SJO, ISOfi.
Pmoi:, 5 Cknth
Vou IV. No. 12.
OUR FOOTBALL BOYS
THEY MADE A GOOD SHOWING
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MoBt of tho old men wore back and
n coach had been secured In whom It
was thought wo could put ovory confi
dence. Now moloakln nultn and largo
maroon Bwoators, which gavo to tho
team a decont appoaranco from tho
very beginning of tho season, wore se
cured. Then again, there was such an
incentive to play as wo had novor had
before. Wo wore tho holdor of tho pen
nant, and besides Missouri and Kansas
wore playing bettor ball than over bo
foro in the hlBlory of tho league. Tho
long western trip early In tho season,
whllo very pleasant for tho team, did
not add anything to' its strength. De
spite tho fact that tlio coaching was not
as satisfactory as It might havo been,
and that there was absolutely no train
ing by many of tho players, tho first
league gamo showed that Nebraska
would be a strong factor In tho race
for tho ponnant.
Missouri came to Omaha confident of
not only running up a big score against
Nebraska, but of shutting her out.
There is no need of recounting tho re
sult hero. Missouri was outplayed at
every point in tho second half, and If
the full tlmo had been played out an
other touchdown would havo resulted,
as Nebraska was Inside Missouri's ten-
yard line, plunging ahead for three or
four yards at every play.
Thero was no excuse for us losing tho
Kansas game. It was played at home
and nover was a team backed more loy
ally by tho studont body than was ours.
All wo needed was this game to havo a
straight march for tho pennant. It
was lack of training more than any
thing clso that lost us this game. In
tho first half, whllo tho men wore fresh,
Kansas was outplayed. In tho second
half wo were outplayed, thus showing
tho effect of Kansas' conscientious
training.
Thero Is Just one trip about which It
Is best for us to preserve a dark, deep
and melancholy silence. However,
summing everything up, wo have noth
ing to be ashamed of this season. Out
of ten games played seven wero won.
Tho stigma of last year's defeat by
Doane was removed onco for all, and
i heir ambition henceforth will bo to
score against us.
The following are tho men who com
posed our team this year. They are all
good boys and deserve to havo a tablet
ngrnved In their honor.
Capt. W. W. Wilson, commonly
known as "Billy" Wilson, comes from
Nebraska City, is twenty-four years
of age, stands flvo feet and ten Inches
lii his stocking feet, and weighs 182
pounds, stripped weight. Captain Wil
son began hla football career with tho
Nebraska team three years ago, when
ho played left guard, which position ho
still holds, earning for himself tho rep
utation, oven among eastern football
critics, of one Of the Ibost guards In the
country.
No man has ever filled tho captaincy
of any team who has endeared himself
more to the members of his team than
has Billy Wilson. He knows the game
well and plays his position for all thero
is in It, Ho carries tho ball well, leav-
ball. Ho always mnUos a "holo" ut tho
right tlmo, and In this rospoct rivals
"Shorty" Hamll, tho famous "holo"
mivkorof tho Kansas team, His block
ing, however, Is ono of hlH BtrongoBt
points, and no playor gets Into tho In
torforonco bettor than Captain WUboii.
In tho "All WoBtorn toam," nB mado
up by Sandy Grlflwold, sporting editor
of tho Omaha Boo, Captain Wilson Ih
given tho position of ono of tho guanlH,
whllo Bud Jones, captain for tho com
ing year, Is glvon tho other. Well may
Nobraska bo proud of hor two gunrdR.
Thoy nro "a good pair to draw to."
A. B. Jones, captnln-oloct, height
flvo foot ton Inches, wolght 180, ngo
twonty-ono, cornea from Blair. Ho hna
played on tho team for threo years,
playing tacklo In '02. In '03 ho wnn
out of school. Qlnco that tlmo he has
played tho position of right guard.
Thoro probably is no man In tho west
that plays tho position of guard so woll
as "Bud." Ho playH n very strong de
fensive game, often breaking through
tho lino and tackling tho man wllh the
ball. Ho 1b also an oxcollont tackle.
Pew guards aro nblo to tacklo low, be
cause thoy seldom havo an opportunity,
n8 thoy aro nearly always In mass
plays. Probably " "Bud's" strongest
point Is in carrying tho ball. Ho could
always bo relied upon for a good gain.
King, left halt back, twenty-one
years old, flvo feet ton inches In height,
wolght 152 pounds, has only finished
hlB first year on tho 'varsity team.
However, ho Is not a now man at foot
ball, having played half back for four
years on tho famous Qrlnnoll team, tho
last two years of which ho was captain.
King is a valuablo acquisition to the
Nobraska football team, being an all
nround athloto, playing baseball as
readily as ho does football. King has
ohlof fault of Snodd'B playing nB half
back. With mora oxporlouco ho will
doubtlosB mako an onvlablo roputatlon
In tho poBlllon, aa ho Ib a man who poa
sobhob an oxcollont physique
Harry Kalr, full baolc, ago twonty
threo yonrfl, wolght 178, holght flvo foot
olovon Inches, Bccond yonr on tho 'var
sity toam. Howovor, ho played two
ye-nrB on a team In AtohlHon, Kas, ThlH
Ib hlfl Hocond year's dxporlonco as full
back. Ho Iiiih provon hlniBolf a strong
man In this poBltlon. Ho Ib a hard
punter, ofton Bonding tho ball for forty
or fifty ynrdfl Into tho opponont'n tor
rltory. Kalr Ib also a remarkably
Btrong blocker. He probably Miowb
more skill In thlB respect nB a football
playor than In any other way. Ho car
ries tho ball woll, ofton making" good
gains through tho line. Howovou, ho la
a llttlo slow In punting and in BUrtlng
with tho ball. OthorwiBo ho haB proven
to bo an oxcollont man In this portion.
Ho has nlBO mado a remarkablo rooord
this year In dodging on a "fnko"kIuk.
Harry Oury, ago twonty-llvo, wolght
170, holght five foot elovon and one
half Inches, third year on tho 'virslty
team. Ho also played half back on tho
Omnha high school learn In '92. At
tho beginning of tho season Hnrrp was
too busy to practice and did notcomo
out until after tho Kansas-Noraska
game. However, ho showed hit abil
ity as a football playor In thq game
with Doane. Ho took tho bafl tlmo
nftor .time for big gains through tho
lino, much to tho satisfaction of tho ad
miring rooters that accompanied tho
Nobraska team to Urote. Hurry has
shown a vast lmprcjyomont hi tho way
ho has played taclfio this year over
provlous years. Hoiplnys a stronger
defensive gnmo and much bettor of
fensive game. HoYcould bo depended
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Dr. Barbour Is preparing a tablet to In size. Dr. Barbour pays lie is willing
pnmmpninriito our victorious team of to mnke ftU tablets necessary, provided
commemorate our mciouous nam oi onoURh lnterest l3 manifested to brim;
1894. The accompanying cut Is a fac hlm tho 1Ist of tho ni,inea and pay the
simile (not accurate) of it, but smaller expense of securing the onken tablet.
not been in good shape this season, and
considering the fact thnt ho did not
play last year, has done exceptionally
well this season. He Is a strong and
swift runner, ind always circles the
ends for a sure gain. Ho follows his
blockers well, is a good tackier, and as
plucky and fearless as any man on the
gridiron today.
King especially celebrated himself
on for a good gain ovfcry tlmo tho cap
tain gavo him tho ball.
Spooner, ago nlnejecn, height flvo
feet ten Inches, weigl 130 pounds and
has played quarter ack on tho Ne
braska team for tho last two years.
He has glvon tho signals this year and
has nlways shown splendid headwork.
He Is a splendid tackier and blocker
and always gets into tho interference
In tho Butte and Iowa games, and next of the other side. "Spook" first played
year Nebraska may look for still great
or things from her left half back.
George Shedd, right half, flvo feet
eleven inches, weight 172 pounds, ago
eighteen, first year on tho 'varsity
toam. However, he is not a now man
at football, having played end rusher
for two years on tho Ashland high
school team. At the beginning of tho
season ho played left tacklo, but the
coach decided to try him at half back.
In this position Shedd has proved him
self a winner. At tho beginning of tho
season ho mado a good many fumbles,
but after getting used to handling the
ball in his now position ho soon over
camo this fault. Ho Is a strong runner
Ing his position with remarkable Bpee? , and a hard man to tackle. Ho follows
and always malting a good gain. Ho tho interference well, often making big
breaks through tho "lino well and gains around tho end. He is a llttlo
smashes tho lntorferenca of the other J slow In starting with tho ball, espocinl
Bldo, often tackling1 thb1 man with tho ly In "bucking tho line. This is tho
tho game in Council Bluffs, where ho
played half back on tho high school
team. Whllo ho is light, his swiftness
and his "headlness" mako up for this
deficiency and ho Is an Ideal quarter
back. It Is to bo hoped that ho will
again bo In his old position next sea
son. Orllo Thorp, ago twenty, flvo feet
nino inches In height, weight 145
pounds, second year on tho -'varsity
team. Thorp has mado an enviable
record as end rusher. He plays tho
game all tho time, novor gets hurt, and
always keeps his mouth closed during
the game and lets tho captain do tho
talking. Ho Is an excellent tackier,
pitBhlng Wiggins for first .place In this
respect. Ho gets away from his posi
tion with great speed, smashes tho in
thlu yonr In gotllng down tho Hold on
punts, tackling tho man boforu ho Iiiih
tlmo to Btnrt with tho ball, Ho carries
tho ball woll, Ho Ib u swift runner
and hoops bohlnd IiIb Inlorforouco.
"Thorplo" 1b also n good pun lor, IclckH
quick and hard, Ho lmu all tho quull
flcattonn which go lo muko a good full
back, and If tried In that position ho
undoubtedly would bo nB groat n huu
ccbh ub ho Ib nt ond,
Frank WlggliiH, loft ond, twonty-two
years, height llvo foot bovoii and ono
half Inches, wolght MO pounds, third
yonr on tho 'varsity toam. Ho Ib ono
of tho 1)081 tacklora In the wont. Ho
BtrlkoB his man low and hard and al
ways lands him toward IiIb own goal.
"Wlg'B" work In tho Missouri-Nebraska
gamo this year at Omnha has lieou
froquontly commented upon by tho
public and tho proas. 111b tackling was
undoubtedly tho best over scon on tho
Omaha football Hold. Tlmo after tlmo
ho lauded tho leather-lunged, husky
MlBsourlana with u vengeanco that al
ways brought thundorlng applauso
from tho oxcltod multlludo that sur
rounded tho gridiron. "Wig" gotB
down In tho flold in good stylo on punts
and ho Is nlBO a good man to break up
Intorforenco. Ho haB been tried at
half back this year In Bovornl Impor
tant games and has mado an oxcollont
showing. Ho follows his Intorforenco
woll and with moro oxoprlonco In this
position ho would undoubtedly play a
stnr game.
W. C. Molford, centre, ago nineteen,
wolght 1GG, holght alx feet two inches,
first year on tho "varsity toam, but not
tho first on tho gridiron. Ho played
tho position of contro rush on tho Lin
coln high school team for two years,
playing a star gamo. Melford Is a
rather small man for centre, but ho
fully understands his position, and this
Is tho secret of hla good-playing. Ho
posses tho ball In fluo style, seldom
causing a fumble. Ho is also a strong
man In getting through .tho lino, and
on dcfenslvo work ho frequently shows
his superiority as a contro by making
tackles at cither end of tho line.
W. II. Hayward, age eighteen, weight
182, height flvo foot cloven and one
half Inches, Is a Nobraska product and
enmo from Nebraska City. This Is his
first year at right tacklo. However,
ho is not a now man In tho art of foot
ball playing. Ho has boon playing
with somo Irregularity on tho 'varsity
team for two years, being a regular man
this year. Ho also played end on tho
Nebraska City high school team, where
ho learned to tacklo low and hard. He
was tried for full back at tho begin
ning of tho season, but tho coach decid
ed to put him in tho lino as tackle,
which position he has filled very cred
itably. "Bill" gots away from his po
sition in flno stylo and runs low and
hard, often making big gains wllh the
ball through tho line. Ho also plays a
good defonslvo gamo, but occasionally
gots boxed In. However, ho plays tho
samo tactics on his opponent very fre
quently. "Bill" has mado a good rec
ord this year as tacklo. Ho has met
tho best tocklcs In tho west Such men
as Pope of Kansas, Pauley of Missouri
and tho "Blacksmith" of Butte aro not
to bo toyed with.
O. G. Whipple, manager and left end,
ago twenty, weight 182, height six feet
two and one-quarter inches, Is from
Omaha, where ho had his first experi
ence in tho gamo, playing tacklo on tho
high school team which won tho cham
plonshlp of tho state la '93. This is
"Whip's" third year on tho 'varsity
team. Tho first year ho played tacklo.
Slnco then ho has heen playing end
rusher. "Whip" has not been In good
condition this year. During tho sum
mer ho was sick for several weeks with
tho typhoid fovor. Ho also received a
sovore injury last year in a practice
gamo, from which ho has not fully re
covered. With all these things against
him, "Whip" has played a remarkably
strong gamo at ond this year. His long
reach and good tackling makes It al
most impossible for a man to get
around his eiid. Ha nlnvAd n. crnt.
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GLEE CLUB CONCERT
AT THE LANSING WEDNESDAY
terferonce and lands his man with ease, gamo at Butto at tho beginning of tho
Ho has also mado a brilliant record
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Wnn n HuaaoNH in filvory l'artloutnr
l'lnyod Homo Qood Muiiio Drow
n Full Ilouno.
Whon itho ourtnln went up hmt night
at tho Limning thentro, eighteen smooth
faced youths, dressed in tlto regulation
availing dress, mnrched out with eol
dlcrly precision, took 'their plaooa and
began to hIiib. Tlicno young mon com
prised tho gleo club of tho university.
Whon thoy loft tho Btngo tho bamjo club,
composed of ten members, came on, and
tho concert was well under way. To say
that tho cluba wero flawless would
acarcly como near tho truth; but to say
that thoy did well la not flattery. It waa
practically tho first appearance of tho
young mon, and If thoy lacked solf-con-Ildenco
it would not bo at all wondcrf ul.
rxikcn nu a whole, tho program was an
onjoyablo one. Both clubs were called
upon to rasiond to a number of encores.
Tho (Uidlonca wan largo and apprecia
tive, and overy number received a gen
erous Bharo of applause Tho Sigma
Alpha Epsllon, Phi Kappa Pel, Delta
Tau Delta and Sigma Chl fraternities
occupied boxes. The Phi Beta Theta
and Beta Theta Pi fraternities had the
atre parties, and the Union and Palla
Jian societies had theatro parties also.
The program consisted of tho follow
ing numbers by itho gleo etub, not taking
into account tho encores: "Scarlet and
Cream," "Go Sleep, My Ilonoy," by
Vandcrpool; "Swaneo River" Medley, by
Manlcy; "Song of Uio Vikings," by Fan-
nlngj "Serenade," by Kuchcn. Tho num
bers of tho gleo and banjo club to
gether wero: "Honeymoon March," by
Rosoy, arranged by Manley, and "Wash
ington Post," by Sousa. C. P. Tucker
sang "Ho! Pill Mo a Flagon," by Nov
ins; Matthews sang "Open Thy Win
dow, Love," by Gresh, accompanied by
thf dco club, and 13. S. JUmgworthy
sang "I'm So Different Prom the Rest,"
by Potrle. Ho was accompanied by both
the gleo and banjo clubs.
Tho patronesses of tlie concert were:
Mesdames J. A. Buckstaff, Major Fcch
ot, R. E. Moore, L. C. Rlohards, C. C.
Burr, C. II. Morrill, J. J. Imhoft, L. A.
Sherman, Captain GuUfoyle, H. H. Wil
son, Professor Rlohards, C. H. Gere and
Chancellor aiacLean. Tho members of
tho glee club are: First tenors, Messrs.
Clements, Burke, Matithews and Hutch
inson; second tenors, Whipple, Cullln,
Packard, Lansing and Randolph; first
bassos, Manley, Langworthy, Hewitt
and Tucker; second bassos, Norton, Gil
lespie, Oortleyou, Morrison and Mueller.
Tho members of the banjo club are:
Banjorines, Chapman and Manley; pic
colo banjo, Franklin; first banjo, Clarke
and Thorp, jr.; second banjo, Hartigan
and Young; guitars, Becher, Beach, Du
gins and Shedd. Carl Tucker is the di
rector of the glee club and Mr. Chapman
tho director of tho banjo club.
LITERARY SOCIETIES ELECT.
Tho Dellans held their election
Wednesday. Everything passed oft
sn.oothly, and all indications pointed to
successful work in the future. The fol
ic wing officers were elected: Mr. W.
Elmore, president; Miss Maud Atkin
son, vice-president; Mr. P. H. Thomson,
recording secretary; Miss Helen Lan
ger, music secretary; Miss Elmore, as
sistant music secretary; Miss Country
man, corresponding secretary; A. W.
Savllle, critic; Mr. Joe Boomer, slate
ber.rer.
Tuesday afternoon the Onions elected
W. H. Ithodes president. J. 13. Almy
vice-president, Maud Dempster re
cording secretary, Evnlma Rolofson
corresponding secretary, Anna Prey
critic, C. M. Baer treasurer, J. H. Mc
Guffy sergeant-at-arms.
The Palladlans elected the following
officers Tuesday: Frances Morton,
president; J. P. Hunt, vice-president;
Helen Bedford, recording secretary; A,
S. Johnson, critic; Mr. Fisher, treasurer.
W. R. Boo&e, sergeant-at-arms.
spirit of the natives makes improve
ment slow.
Would Not Require Proof.
A Texas gentleman took bis rather
obtuse son to a school to enter him
as a pupil. Tho teacher did a sum on
tho blackboard, as tho would-bo pupil
could not do It himself, remarking:
"Now that I havo shown you how to
do that sum, I'll provo It to you to
show you that It Is correct." "No need
of proof, professor; I will take your
word for it, I know you wouldn't tell
n lift." renlled the nunll. much to tho
' disgust of hla parent.