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B PART T.VE SPORTING PAGES I TO I VOL. AXXIX-NO. 16. OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1009. SINGLE COfY FIVE CENTS. Te.braska, 6, South Dakota, 6. Minnesota, 41; Iowa, 0. Creighton, 6; Yankton, 0. Chi, 40; Purdue, 0 VETERAN MEN lUASIvA MAKES This' Bunch Lays Claim to the Amateur Championship of Nebraska POOUSHOWING. EEW0N TEAM fcould Do Was to Hold South Nebraska Eleven SUrts Season with Unusually Small Number of Tried Players. ikota to a Six to Six Score. 1 'j 1C 3 MEN REALLY OUTPLAYED ROOTERS GLOOMY AT PROSPECT i HE Omaha Sunday SPOBTS VI 5 t y Off at Though They Were Goinj ' to Make it a Walkaway. MBLES PUIN THE CHANCES 'M Frank Saves Vi. Game by a Good Tackle in Closing Minutes. IIAETE AND TEMPLE THE STARS Mrhrnskn Line Unable to St nnd A-.ilnt MUfk, While Snnth Daliotn In Moil Instances W.H Solid. LINCOLN. Oct. 2.-Kpecial Telegram.)- '-'! ska was lit Nl to a tie score In the opci.mg game 01 the season this afternoon nt Antelope park, with South Dakota, the points ma1 by each eleven being fl. A weak line, one of the weakest thnt has ever represented the state school, r.nd a 4. great number of fumbles were responsible for tin? poor showing of tho Cornhuskers. South Dakota scored Its touchdown In the opening half and NebraHta failed to make a point In that (tension, nnd only by the hardest kind of playing, with constant encouragement from 2.000 rooters, was it ablo to crops the visitors' goal line In the final hRlf and even up the score, y The Cornhuskers never during the forty minutes of the same played winning foot ball, and only during a few minutes at the opening of the contest and for a short period In tho second session were, they able to outplay their opponents. They opened up the game after the klck eff with a brilliant spurt that seemed to mean an easy victory, but the backfleld al most at the same time started to fumble the ball and the story of the game was then foretold. For ton minutes the ball was In South Dakota territory. Nebraska had possession of 'it most of the time, carried once to the South Dakota ten-yard line and then lost It on a fumble. There were three of these fumbka In the first ten minutes. The third one save tho Coyotes their chance, ana they booted the ball out of their territory. Month Dakota Scores First. In five minutes more they had possession . of the ball again. Tills time they were In y Nebraska territory., X forward pass was J worked successfully and they were on Ne- i i . . . . it i" . : . . . m . fa urasaa n iweniy-yaru line, ou 0.11,111. tuut ( ball, through tackles and around ends, put the ball over the line for a touchdown. f Nebraska could do nothing during- the re- . 1 . A 1 1. n knlf 'T I. ...w. .... oAUI..n Iv looked like repetition of the first. As it opened South Dakota ent into Nebraska V territory. A fumbled Dunt. hovecver. soon gave Nebraika the ball and then a forward pass carried It to the visitors' twenty-yard line. Hard line drives gave Nebraska Its touchdown. South Dakota came back fighting like j ,'J rojans ana wnen time was caiiea naa me ball on Nebraska's ten-yard line. f f Frank did most of Nebraska's fumbling j and really killed his team's chances of I seorlrm in the first half. lie. however. played u brilliant game In other respects, saving the game at the last minute by catching Kelllng of South Dakota when the latter had a clear field for a touch down and was on Nebraska's ten-yard line, lie also made some sensational runs, one being for thirty-five yards, the longest otie i,I tin Har tho game. rte and Temple were the real heroes or Nebraska. They played a great game on the defense, breaking up play after play and keeping the fighting spirit In the other men on the team. Temple was a wonder and proved' himself to be one of the best defensive Diavers Nebraska has ever had. larto was fierce on the offense, making 'possible several good gains for the Corn- hunkers. Stare for South Dakota. Thackubeiry und P. Coffey were the stars for South Dakota. The former made sev eral good advances around the Nebraska wings and his punting was a feature-of the visitors' play. Coffey charged the Corn husker line for big gains. The South Dakota line on most occasions wt.s a stone wall. Tho Nebraska line, specially at center and tackles, was weak. Ilaite, who was at fullback in the first half, went to guard tn the second session und strengthened the line a great deal. if Piny In Detail. ! Play was started with Nebraska defend- 1 i lng the tast goal and a strong wind blow- 1 mm from the west. ? Frank kicked off to Thackaberry on the twenty-yard line. A return of fifteen yards was made, the ball being on the visitors' twi nty-rtve-yara line, j nacitaoerry punteu v to Frank on the Nebraska forty-five-yard Una. A return punt was at once made by Beltxer, who sent the ball to the South i Dakota thirty-yard line. On the first play Might Half Onborne of the visitors fum Mtd and Reltxer recovered the ball for the , CVrnhuskcrs. Ou the next play Sturtzenegger made a gain of five yards through left tackle, liultaer dasiied through right tackle for h - Ix yards. The ball was on the South Dakota fif H'en-yard linS, but Sturtxeneg- t Hi luiuuita I lie pan on me next play ana it Vi lit tit S.tiilh Duktitit Thackaberry immediately punted, send ing the ball to Frank on the South Dakota f ir I V-f I V A-VM r.1 Una. A furi&nril ni( frimi to 'V 'lauk to Slurtxeiit KKer gave twenty yards. V the next play Frank fumbled the ball Id Scuih Dakota got it. Irhackabtiry punted to the center of the eld and Frank returned the ball ten ''yaids. An attempitd forward pass by lleltser hit the ground and the Cornhusk- i rs were penalixid fifteen yards.- Temple ttt:i.1 flVA VaidS at l-ivlit anula Hurt., added tliree yards at right tackle, and licltser made rour yards mure. lieltser fumbled the ball on the next play and Frank recovered It. 1 The I i'em-yi ball was on the South Dakota fif- rd line. Heltxer made five yards at It fiend. On the next play Imbs broke i Uirou!4)i aud secured the bull from the Cotnhuekers. i Bouih Itakota took no chain on a fum e, but punted at once to the center of (Continued un becond tage.) ;f c l n H -. AW iVf'N -ferti; Mi, hS a I L . Iff- i -t. ..y .Ll- 1T rM,:- r vyy ,. ri, GOPHERS TRAMP OVER IOWA Coach Williams' Men Able to" Toy with the Hawkeye Squad. SCORE FORTY-ONE TO NOTHING Johnson, the Minnesota Halfback, and HcGsmn, Quarter, Blake Bl Gains Apparently at Will. MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Oct. I.-(9pcclal Telegram.) Overwhelmed by the surpris ing speed and superior Interference of the Minnesota back field, Iowa was easily de feated here this afternoon on Northntp field by a score of 41 to 0. At the end of the first half Minnesota, through the splendid dodging runs of Johnson and McQovern, had scored four touchdowns. Johnson's play was irresistible. Tlrne and again the half back, distinguished by his black hair, dodged and writhed through the Iowa team for long gains. Not only on end runs did the speedy half make touchdowns possible, but In returning punts he twice ran half the length of the field for scores. Aside from the phenomenal play of the Gopher left half little Cap tain McGovern shone at quarterback. He ran the team well and also made sub stantial gains. As he was being tackled after a thirty-yard gain from a double pass he tossed the ball forward to Rade macher who crossed the line for a touch down. Minnesota's play was a distinct surprise for the Hawkeyes. They had expected no such mid-season form. The Gopher line charged fast and not once did It waver In the victorious play. One time in the second half Hazard broke through and blocked' a punt. Stevens and Pickering ran excellent Interference and made possible the wlxaid-llke performance of the nimble Johnson. Hut Johnson was apparently un stoppable after the interference was smashed and he dodged and warded off tacklers with marvellous ease, ' Four Minutes to Touchdown. Farnham kicked off at S OT, but Hyland was soon forced to punt. Then the first Inkling of the fast assault of the Minne sota back field became apparent. Johnson gained four yards by dodging Kresensky. Tho Iowa line held and Johnson was called on to make first down. Four minutes later he carried the hall over the line and Far ham kicked goal. The rest of the game was the same story with Johnson, t ie dependable, assisted by the clever little general, McQovern, as the main cogs In Dr. William's powerful scor ing machine. Stewart of Iowa called for a forward pass In one of the short i allies made by the Iowa team toward the close of the game. He threw the ball to Hyland. Koscnwald, who had been put in for the tired Johnson, caught the ball and raced for a touch-down. Stewart, endeavoring to stop him, dove. The Gopher's knee hit the Iowa quarter's head. He came to and while staggering fought off Trainer O'Brien and Insisted on staying in the game. After the next kick off he was led crying from the field and Iowa, already crippled, was compelled to make many shifts to present a line-up of eleven men. Hyland starred for Iowa with Captain Gross a close second. Stewart and Khret played plucklly. However, despite the ef forts of these men the Minnesota backs dodged through for long gains. Ottra Pla,a Snereaafal. Minnesota tried forward passes six times and twice the open formations netted good points. However, end runs were the favorite Gopher ground gainers, with a double pass occasionally. Line plays were distinctly in the minority. Iowa gained as much ground through the center as did the Gophers and no consistent gains were made over the guards and tackles. Mur phy successfully made a thirty-yard run for Iowa Just before the final whistle blew. Young, the Gopher tackle, was not In the game, owing to a condition In his studies. Schaln, center and Schroeder sub stitute fullback, were not used either Penalties were few and the ufUelailng was exceptionally satisfactory. Minnesota was penalized for holding once and also for offside .play, while Iowa players Interfered with a fair catch and the Hawkeyes lost five yards for being off side. Following is the line-up: MINNESOTA. I IOWA, ratttjohn LE.iRK Hjlaod (Continued on Second Page Chicago Plays Brilliant and . Speedy Game Purdue Team Swept Off Its Feet by Rapidity of Attacks, and Fails to Score. MARSHALL FIELD, Chicago, Oct. 2. University of Chicago foot ball team inaug urated Its 1909 season by the defeat of Purdue by the score of forty to nothing at Marshall field today. The Purdu team was simply swept oft Its feet r)y the speed and brilliancy of the Chicago attacks. The early part of the first half Chicago profited by Purdue's mistakes, but the visitors, became demor alised and Chicago scored frequently. The score at the end of the first half was 23 to 0, and 17 more points were added to the Chicago total in the' second half. Stage's team as usual employed new foot ball when Purdue least expected It. A brilliant repertoire of forward passes on side-kicks and unexpected returned punts all played havoc with the heavy, but slow defense of Purdue. . The heavy llne of the La Fayette team was often torn to shreds by the fast charging pony forwards of Chicago. The first touchdown of the second half came when Page ran around the left side of the Purdue team for 15 yards on a fake forward pass. The second score was made by Sauer after a brilliant dodging run of 35 yards and Worth wlna'H steady plunging through Purdue's line resulted In the final score. The lineup: CHICAGO 4. KaaFuikar Hoftman L.T. Ehrhorn. Badenochr.U.O. PVRDfE o. R K Ooebl R.T Mitchell, Klumpp H.G? Kubr C ; MrKarlund L.Q Speck. Franki Hadenuch. O. smith t: Hlrwhl, Keller ... .R O. Kellcy. Oerand ... Young. Pae Pane. Roger Rnicvra, Davenport Sunderland, Bauer Worthwlne KT.I L T Esman RKL..E Trees, Eltensmtth .O..B.Q.H Gfiipel, Dinner J,.H R.H llrwltl, Ogen R.H . ; L- H Hanna . F.B. F. B Kamebatim, Touchdowns: Kelliy, Worthwlne (3, Page, Sauer. Goal from field: Page (2). Goals from touchdowns: Sunderland 2; Worthwlne 2. Refeiee Connett, Virginia; umpire. Captain King, West Point; field Judge, Seller, Illinois; linesman, Fleager, Northwestern. Time of halves, 3r minutes. STEVENS SCORES ON PRINCETON Result of Gnme la Distinct Surprise to Home Team. PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 2. Although Pilnceton won Its opening game of the season with Stevens' institute here today by the score of 47 to W the fact that the visitors scored twice came as a distinct surprise. The locals rolled up eight touch downs by literally walking jthrough their opponents' line In two short periods, but Stevens took advantage of two blunders by the Princeton backs and scored with out the slightest hindrance. Pangburn of Stevens blocked a forward pass and, picking up the ball near the side lines, ran fifty yards for a tally. Captain Harris of Stevens also took advantage of a fluke following an attempted pass and scored after a thlrty-flve-yard run. Head of Princeton ran the length of the field for a touchdown on the becond kickoff. Halves: 20 and 30 minutes. Touchdowns: Read (3, Cunningham, Smith, Sparks, Mc cormick, Kennedy of Princeton; Pangburn and Harris of Stevens. Goals: Waller, 7; Hurris, t. E0WD0IN EASY FOR HARVARD I'rlmeoa Ualne Almost at Will In the First Half. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 2.-The suc cessful use of the forward pass and the end runs of Corbett gave interest to to day's game at the stadium. In which Har vard defeated Bowdoln, 17 to 0. During the first half Harvard gained almost at will, making the first touchdown within four minutes after the game started on a thirty-seven-yard end run by Corbett and line plunges. The second touchdown came after a fumble on Bowdoin's fifteen-yard line, when Corbett carried the ball over In one rush. In the second half Harvard used many substitutes and scored the third touchdown by clever use of the forward pass. The Crimson line was impregnable and Bowdoin got first down on rushes but once. 8core: Harvard, 17: Bowdoln, 0. Touch downs: P. Smith, 2; Corbett. Coals from touchdowns; Withlngton, 1 HASTINGS BASE BALL TEAM OP 1909. tions CREIGIITON LINES UP STROX bor. Outlook for Successful Season is Md 20 orient xor ao Jiariy. m 13 Zl ft MEN NEEDED ON SECOND ELEVlf 24 10 4 29 19 12: 10 22 15 Players Are Past Bounding In Shape and Are ShOTrln Ac earner and Speed lu Hand ling the Ball. bOK 90 84 84 18 38 51 0 79 78 Over a fortnight cf hard practice for t Crelghton foot ball team has been cot pleted. The men of the regular team a! rounding Into shape nicely and alrea show much speed and accuracy of pltf 7 A theoretical knowledge of the game seetlj to be pretty well assimilated and many y the new' plays which Coach Snyder hSi2 been drilling the team on are now thq fl oughly understood and used In every pra, tlce. , q While there has plenty of lme elaps HI atnrn tho hparinnlnir rtt tha. Ramnn thaa.n are still some of the old warriors of last season's team who have not as yet shown up on the field In suits. Some of these old men promise to be out this week. Every night brings out a few more new met., many of whom have played before. With this new material to strengthen the team which he Is building, Coach -Snyder feels particularly good concerning the pros pects of the Crelghton team this year. Among a multitude of things which tend to throw sunshine on the Blue and White this fall, there are, however, a few other conditions which are not quiet so bright. One of the most glaring obstacles now to be overcome is the absence of plenty of good material for the second team. How ever, this is to be expected partly because a general call for candidates has not as yet been issued. Sometime this week the call will be sent out to the various departments for ma terial and It la felt that a goodly number of those who have the real college spirit will respond. In the call the fact will ba urged that a man is none the less a foot ball hero though he may play most of the (Continued on Second Page.) Lee of Creighton RIGHT TACKLE OK THE TEAM, WHO WILL UPHOLD OMAHA ON'. THE FIELD FORMER. ST. LOL'ld U.VI VtL.SlTY STAR fl 0 '.- i i v-- ' hi ). Were All Out, Too. 22 .7 Potts, Omaha 95 107 20 Landreth. Topeka 68 3 7 11 .!M7 10 .two Olmstead, Denver 19 71 9 Smith. Sioux City 48 76 Hartrnan, IXnver 309 371 70 Aitchtson, Wichita 9 KB 8 Alderman. Sioux City 8 1 H Welch, Sioux City 18 276 50 Westerzil. Wichita 2U 250 62 Misse, Lincoln 33 36 8 K. Locke, Pueblo 90 143 27 Colligan, Des Maine 290 358 75 Thoinason. Toneka 43 25 8 . .S63' .WW U'i2 M2 .960 .MO .;o .r9 .."9 .." ,9.-.7 .;" .957 .957 .9iB .t.M .955 .o .953 .953 .952 ..-.! ,9'i .ro .94H ,V4 .947 13 Knowies. Denver 2 White. Wichita 140 Niehoff. Dee Moines 185 Durham. Denver 8 J. laockc. Pueblo 4 Holmes. Sioux CUy 43 Swift. Pueblo 18 Hassler, Wichita 5 Isbell. Wichita v 8 MoUee, , Pueblo 3 Pitchers' Records 6 6 The record of pitchers who have In four or moio games arc as follows: -11 Olmstead, Denver ". Lang, Des Moines 2t Holes, Topeka ti Alderman. Sioux City 23 Wright, Topeka 20 McGregor, JeB Moines 7 t'habek, Sioux City, 19 14 " .945 aa . ) Nebraska-Minnesota and Nebraska lowa Reach Agreement. LINCOLN, Oct. 2. (Special.) Manager Eager today announced that officials had been ngreed upon for both the Minnesota and Iowa games. For the Gopher contest at Omaha, the following men will of ficiate: Ralp Hamll, ex-Chicago, referee; Captain E. L. King, ex-West Point, um pire; Lieutenant Beavers, ex-West Point, field judge. In the Iowa game at Lincoln, October 23, Lieutenant Beavers will be feferee and Captain King will act as umpire. Ted Stewart, ex-Michigan, will be the field Judge. These officials are on the approved west ern Intercollegiate list and are considered among the best In the country. Ralph Hamll has been used in many games In which the CornhUHkers have played during the last four years und has always given perfect satisfaction. Nebraska field is to be ready for a formal opening on October 23, when the University of Iowa foot ball team will come here for Its annual game with the Cornhusker8. The athletic board this week ordered that the construction of a fence Bhould be started next week. It aproprlated $3,500 enclosing the field with a pine board fence and for erecting a new grandstand and portable pleach. ts. The portable bleachers will be built In Omaha, used there for the Minnesota game on October 16, and then brought here and put In place for the Iowa contest. YALE DEFEATS SYRACUSE Victory of Blues line to Large " arity of Plai NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Oct. 2. -Varied playing won the game against Syracuse for the Yale football team, 16 to 0. One touchdown was Nmade as the result of line plunging, a goal was kicked from the field and the second touchdown fol lowed a forward pass. Howe showed up well at quarter aud the run of the veter ans. Hobbs, Goebel and Murphy, strength ened the team greatly. There were several changes In the second half In the Yale lineup, Howe going In at .quarter and running the team like a whirlwind. Haines sprained a knee in the first half and will be out of the game for several days. Score: Yale, 1,1; Syracuse, 0. Touch downs: Daly, Vaughn. Goals from-touchdowns: Hobbs, 2. Goal f r. ... field: Daly. CORNELL WINS FIRST BATTLE Heuaaalaer Scores ou Louie Kirk hy Captain lualla. ITHACA, N. Y., Oct. 2-Cornell won its first foot ball battle of the season today, defeating Henssalatr Polytechnic institute, 16 to 3. The fact that Cornell was scored upon was due to the excellent kicking abil ity of Captain Ingiis of the visitors, who landed a goal from the forty-five-yard line. The playing was rather ragged, for all save four men un the Cornell team were new. During the second half substitutions were made In nearly every position to try out the second team men, many of whom excelled the playing of the original team, Summary: Goal from touchdown: Tyde man. Touchdowns: Gass. 2; Tvdeman, 1. Goal from field: Ingiis. Time of halves: 20 and 15 minutes, respectively. Ions ( llf Wins. IOWA CITY. Ia., Oct. 2 -tSpecial Tele gram.) The Iowa City High school foot ball team defeated Newton here this after noon by a score of 16 to &. Hk HIGH WINS FIRST .910. .910. w School Beats Nebraska City by .907i Score of 12 to 0. .902 .901 .890 !R9f .81 IS TIGHTLY CONTESTED 7;, Xenme Do Some Good Work, and kiii 1 44 04 4 5 8 14 2 5 .SS'.ntors Arc) No Ksy Vict I ,8HM gutii for the Foot Bnll Boys ?j of Omaha. 'ftfw " .84i"naha High school won Its first foot ?inie of the season yesterday by ig the Nebraska City High school engaged t the Young Men's Christian assoc- Dark, by a score of 12 to 0. T A .. i a 7 7me was marked by a great deal 13 3 12 11 4 11 .fi.xfcllng on both sides, but the need of ') was shown the most In the loose .66 .641 V and the high tackling. The home ,Miras a little heavier than the vlsl- ld had an advantage In that wav. but on j the other hand It was handicapped - - a 1 by having four of its best men out. Befoiv- the game began Nebraska City entered a protest against Andrus, the right tackle of Omaha, being allowed to playIt claimed he had already played four years of high school foot ball, three with Weep ing Water and one with Omaha, but it was shown that he had not played as many as three with Weeping Water and protest was not allowed. The stars of the Nebraska City team were the Gilmore brothers and Miller. On the Omaha side, Underbill, DowV and Mills, the three backs and Rector, the risht tackle, did especially good work. Warren Howard, Omaha's quarter back, made some fine tackles and a number of large gains for his team. Visitors Kick Out of Bounds. The game started with Nebraska City Kicking out or bounds. The ball was brought back and kicked over. Fumble on first down, Omaha's ball. Mills took the ball for a fifteen-yard gain, then Dowe and Andrus gained a little In line smashes ball fumbled. Omaha's ball. Omaha makes a double pass and Howard goes over the goal. Point Is protested by Nebraska City because referee had thought the ball dead and had blown the whistle. The scofe was allowed and goal-kick missed. Score Omaha, 5 and Nebraska City, 0. Nebraska City kicked off and on first down Dowe gained ten yards. Howard rook the ball for a thirty-yard gain on an end run Omaha made a series of line smashes for small gains and then tried a forward pass and failed. Nebraska City got the ball for the first time. The result was three downs and no gain and a. fumble on the third down, Omaha holding the ball. Omaha lost tho ball on a fumble on an end run. Ne braska City made a couple of line smashes for small gains and lost the ball on fumble. Omaha made two Ineffectual line smashes through the guards and then punted. The ball Is fumbled within ten yards of the goal and knocked back behind the goal. Miller of Nebraska City falls on It and makes It a touchback. The ball Is brought out and seesawed back and forth until time was called. During the Intermission, Referee Barack nan reversed his decision on the grounds that the ball had been dead when he ble his whistle. Score end of first half: Omaha 0, NebYaska City 0. Second Half. O.naha kicks off and fumbles the ball, giving Omaha possession of the ball. Ne braska City Is penalized five yards, Omaha fumbles the ball, which gives the visitors the ball. Nebraska City makes a series of line mashes, fumbling the ball, which goes b.icU to Omaha. Omaha fumbles, but manages to keep the ball, and Ne braska City Is again off side, which gives Omaha another five yardsL Ornaha tries a forward Iai- and Nebrika City gels the ball. Porter makes a tmall gain for the visitois and they then fdmble the ball on the next down, giving the ball bark to the home team. Omaha makes a couple of line smashes, Underhlll makes two good gains and puts his team over the goal. Dow kicks goal. Score: Omaha, (; Ne- brasl.a City, 0. Nebiaska City kicks off. Miller downs D-iwe In his tracks when he catches the ball. Dowe makes a good end run. Mills gains fifteen yards un a delayed pass through center, Howard makes an end run, galniug twenty yards, Dowe makes two (Continued o( Second Page.) Only Two Linemen Whose Weight Ap proaches Two Hundred. ENDS LACKING IN EXPERIENCE Mogor and Lofe;ren Have Much to Lern cf Game. THREE GOOD MEN INELIGIBLE Frank Appears III Find of Sensnu and May Soon Re a Rival for Honors Like Johonny Render's. LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. . (Special.)-It 1 a gloomy lot of rooters that Is following the fortunes of the Cornhusker foot ball eleven Just now, deploring tho weak condi tion of the eleven and nt the same time trying to buoy up its spirits with the thought that the squad will undergo a great change soon that will Rive the stato schorl a winning foot ball mnchlnc. Few of the rooters have deceived them selves during the two weeks of practice with the belief that the present team Is a strong one and thnt It stands any chance of beating Minnesota or Kansas. What they think, nnd what Is a fact, Is that the present squad which "King" Cole Is couch ing Is ono of the Weakest that hns been at Nebraska In several seasons. There are but five veterans of last fall. one of the year before, and one of three years ago on the team just now five less than the squad started with a year ago, when Minnesota was played a tie gnme' and Kansas proved nn ensy winner In the contest that settled the title to the Mis souri valley championship. There are, then, s the team played against South Dakota this afternoon, four new men, all Inexperienced In college foot ball, and two letter players who have not had much training In tho game for a. year or more. Wenknesa Ia In the Line. The veterans who were In the line-up today were Captain Beltier, Harte. Bentley, Johnson, Temple, Wenstrand and Perrln. Three of these men were last year stn tioned In the backfleld. Only two were In the line last fall. Harte at gunrd apd Johnson at end. Perrln won his "N" the season before In the St. Louis game by playing at center. That was the only game of the Reason, though. In which ho played a full half. Wendstrnnd won his letter three years ago In the annual battle with Minnesota, playing at guard. The old men who did not come bnck to school were mostly linemen, leaving tho present weakness of the Cornhuskers In that part of the team, for It Is there that the new men who are selected for the eleven will have to play. ,On tho present squad, because of a lack of good line material and nn abundance of backfleld men, "King" Cole hns been forced to make several shifts In attempt ing to solve the great problem of getting a line that will hold against the henvy teams that are to be met later In tho fall. During thP week, for Instance, Temple, the plunging fullback of last year. hai been played nt tackle, and Johnson, last fall's left end, has been posted at the second tackle. This has been done In order to add more beef to the line, for there are not enough, heavy men on (ho squad to permit the playing of the old men at their former positions and yet give the line the desired weight. The only really big linemen are Shonka and Wendaiend, the former weighing, over 200 pounds and the latter just missing the double century mark by three 'pound1. Perrln, who has been playing center, weighs under 180; Harte, at guard, Is a little heavier than Perrln; Johnson, tackle, weighs 1S2, and Temple, tackle, weighs a little better than ISO pounds. The two ends who have appeared to best advantage dur ing the week, Mogor and Lofgren, are both light fellows. No Solution Jfust Yet. So far, this composition of the line has failed to settle the problem of getting a front that will hold."" Perrln hi yet In poor form, having been out for practice but a few days this week, and it is hard to prophesy just what he can do. It Is safe to say that he will nof be able to fill the position as satisfactorily as Sidney Collins, who was In the pivotal post for two sea sons on the varsity and for four years on the Lincoln High. He Is new, In many ways, to the fine points of the game and lacks the strength and aggressiveness that marked the playing of Collins. Shonka, playing guard for the first time"' In his life, Is handicapped by his Inexperi ence and yet does not know how to use his great strength and weight, two quali fications that do a foot ball player no good unless he has learned from hard games just how to handle himself. Harte, In his old position of guard, Is one of the dependable men In the line and can take care of his position without any trouble. Wemtstrand, at either tackle or guard, gives . promise of getting hold of the points of the games before long and he Is likely to hold down any Job he Is given with considerable exhibit of strength on both the offense and defense. Temple proved a great offensive player in the backfleld last year and may develop Into a good man for the line If he is re tained there. Johnson has never played at guard or tackle and Is not likely to make a very good man for either of those posi tions this year. At the ends Mogor and Lofgren are yet totally lacking jn experience and can not play their positions, as la necessary to give the 'varsity a strong line, both on the offense and defense. They have yet to learn how to prevent un opposing end from getting by them on the punts or from creeping through and breaking up plays that the backs are trying to pull off. Time May Bring Chanae. The situation regarding the line may be summed up by saying that part of the men there know how to play the game well, can do thflr share of the work to satisfaction; but that most of the men are not hardened to the work, nn'd that these players will have to ft throuxh a few big games before thev will learn the cardinal points of good ' line playing. If