Project Editor: Bradley Earley, History 470: Digital History, Spring 2008

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Scrimmage Yesterday

Joy In Camp Over Return Of Ross, Left Guard.

Washburn's Strength Mystery

First Game of Season Saturday Promises to Be Stiff.

The Cornhuskers football stalwart put in a hard practice yesterday afternoon at the State Farm. With gratifying results. The exercises ranged from a to izzard, from elementary football to a twenty-minute scrimmage with the freshmen. And the sunny, shinning, scintilating outcome was due to the fact that no more cripples were added to the overburdened hospital list, and that that line of ours looks more and more like a winner.

Clinton Ross, Lineman, Back in Moleskins.

Another cause of joy was the appearance of Clint Ross in his old stamping ground, left guard. Foss was a tower of strength in last year's mighty machine. His two hundred pounds will bolster up the line in great shape.

Stiehm, the wonder worker, is putting the squad through its stiffest paces. They are on the jump from start to finis. The W.W. played both Beck and Towle at eh executive job. With Towle at quarter, Beck holds down left end. And with Beck in command, Howard moves from full back to left end, Coffee working at full.

Varsity Scores Two Touchdowns.

The varsity-freshman scrimmage was snappy and fast. The cornhusker team, while kicking a good deal of the time, found time to walk through the freshmen for two touchdowns. The line is gradually smoothing off the rough corners and at times was able to rip great holes in the freshmen defense.

It is a joy to watch that back field plunge through the line and romp around the wings. Purdy and Rutherford make a great brace of ground gainers. Both Howard and Coffee are playing a fine game at full back. As are also Beck and Towle at quarter.

Washburn's Strength Unknown.

With the Washburn game but three days off, little is known of the strength of the team from Topeka. The Congregational lads have it on us as far as practice is concerned, for Washburn started a couple of weeks sooner than the University. The Cornhuskers are not looking for a snap and probably would be very much surprised if they did. Washburn can be counted on to put up a stiff game. Washburn has an occasional habit of besting Kansas and Missouri. The game promises to be well worth the seeing.

The line up for the first game is problematical. Rutherford and Purdy are fixtures at the halves. Howard will probably start at full and Towle at quarter. Erwin at center, Shields and Halligan at tackles, Ross at left guard, Mastin and Beck at ends will undoubtedly fill the line up, leaving one guard to be accounted for.