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

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Best Scrimmage Of Year

Varsity Plays Ring Around Scrubs and Freshies at Fair Grounds.

Kansas Aggs Protest Ross

Athletic Board Meets Today at Eleven to Consider Aggie's Unfair Request.

(H. V. Harlan)

Ring around rosie goes the scene of the varsity practice. It makes one dizzy in trying to follow them. On e night they are at the State Farm, another on Cornhusker field, and still another at Antelope park. Yesterday they held forth at the Fair grounds. According to the latest reading of the stary constellations they are scheduled to appear today at Cornhusker field. And for once the said stars are correct. The Cornhuskers are going to practice this afternoon on their old stamping grounds, Cornhusker field.

Hard Practice Yesterday.

Practice yesterday afternoon out on the Fair grounds was hard and consumed some forty minutes. For twenty minutes the varsity lined up against the freshmen. The balance of the period they clashed with the scrubs, the later using Minnesota formations. These the cream and white jerseyed boys had little difficulty in solving. In fact they played rings around both the scrubs and freshmen. In the course of the scrimmage the varsity made what would have been eight touchdowns on a regulation field.

Forward Passes Work Well.

The whole catalog of varsity plays was used and with satisfactory results. Line plunges, end runs and forward passes all came in for their share of attention. Good gains were made with nearly the whole repertoire. Especially did the forward passes make good. Mastin, Beck, and Howard got clear several times after receiving the pigskin via the air line.

Coach Stiehm expressed himself as being much please with the showing of the varsity. He has again shifted the line up. Ross was back in his old place at left guard with Heller in at right tackle. Captain Purdy has seemingly recovered from his slight indisposition of Tuesday night and was back in the line-up delivering the goods. Towel and Beck again alternated at the pivot position, Towle being in for the major part of the mix up. Rutherford played a slashing game. He is going to make a name for himself. While the men were so dead tired that they could hardly drag themselves in after practice no one was hurt. As a whole it was one of the most satisfactory scrimmages of the season.

Ross Protested By Kansas Aggs.

Coach Lowman of the Kansas Aggies has filed with Coach Stiehm a formal protest against the presence of Clinton Ross, the colored left guard, in the Cornhusker line up for Saturday's game. This request seems unreasonable to Coach Stiehm and the Athletic Board for the reason that the Kansas Aggies have played two years against Ross without saying a word about it. This is the Aggies first year in the Missouri Valley Conference and one would naturally suppose that they would abide by its rules. But there is nothing said in the Conference rules that would draw a color line. Hence their request seems not only unreasonable but unfair. A meeting of the Athletic Board will be held today at 11 o'clock to settle the matter. There are strong probabilities that they will not consider the request.

Coach Stiehm is anxious that there be a strong representation of the student body on the side lines for the practice this afternoon which will be help on the Cornhusker field at 5:00. it is as essential that the fans turn out to practice as it is to go to the games. If we are to annex the championship this year the student body must come through with their earnest and whole-hearted support. Tonight a large number of co-eds will grace the side lines. There should be five or six hundred rooters out to cheer the team and show the boys that they can rely on student help. LET'S HAVE THE BAND OUT AND WHOOP THINGS UP. WILL YOU COME OUT, MR. UNIVERSITY BAND AND LEND A HAND?