FORMER PRINCETON STAR TO BE COLE'S ASSISTANT The football authorities at Nebraska | university have solved the assistant coachship problem by announcing the engagement of Ralph Hutohinson, exPrinceton. The acquisition of Hutchinas "King" Cole's assistant is eminently satisfactory to & Cornhusker -supporters. Hutchinson was a star quarterback at Princeton several years ago and was twice given a place on the all-America eleven. He played three years with Walter C. Booth, who later coached for seasons at Nebraska and under whose tutelage the Cornhuskers gained their first real prominence in western gridiron circles. Booth, who is now practicing law in New York city, recommended Hutchinson to the Nebraska authorities and the latter are congratulating | themselves upon their success in landing an assistant coach of Hutchinson's •ability and knowledge of the game. In recent years Hutchinson has been herding Texas steers in the panhandle country near Amarillo, but when he heard the call 1 of the gridiron he found the old longing irresistible and his election to be Cole's assistant in drilling the Cornhuskers is the result. There were several applicants for the place, but Hutchinson was easily the pick of the field. Football practice, which began early in the week on the Nebraska campus, is procedieng daily with two or three additions each, afternoon. Captain Weller, Quarterback Cooko and Right Guard Harvey are the only regulars to report to date, but there are nearly twenty others, including several promising freshmen from last year's squad. The return of Cooke and the presence Harry Minor, the sensational quarterback on last year's freshman team, encourages Cole in the belief that the Cornhuskers will be strong in the quarter position, while last year they were weak. Cooke was an experiment in '06 and was twice superseded durthe season, 'only to win back the ing place for the reason that the coaches could not develop a better performer. Minor, however, appears to have the edge and is ticketed to capture the position. Cooke is a marvel of speed and Coach Cole may yet conclude* to use him at end, taking his chances upon developing a strong substitute for Minor. The task of punting is, to fall upon Captain Weller, who was drilled in the kicking department during the latter part of '06 and developed rapidly. He was opposed to Eckersall, the sensational pupil of Stagg at Chicago, in his first effort in the punting line and the work of the Cornhusker kicker was surprisingly strong. Weller is in superb physical condition. The Nebraska captain, who tips 'the beam at 190 pounds and is an athlete of ideal physique, spent the summer making bricks as a vocation, taking almost daily exercise as a member of a hose team at his home town.. He has developed rapidly as a sprinter and during the recent ahletic meet for amateurs at the Nebraska state fair Weller captured the quarter-mile event in hollow fashion, finishing far in the lead in a shade better than 54 seconds. The timers declared that Weller could have negotiated the distance in at least 52 seconds had he been pushed. Weller of the sturdiest halfbacks ever wearing the moleskins at Nebraska and his present physical condition. 18 especially encouraging to Coach Cole, who is confident that the Cornhusker captain is to prove a tower of strength to the Nebraska eleven. Coach Cole's hopes and curiosity have been excited by the announcement that a sensational freshman, a veritable giant, named Sommerhalter, is to enter the Cornhusker football lists next week. Sommerhalter has played four seasons at Lincoln High schol and is the possessor of marvelous physique. His weight is 250 pounds, not adipose tissue, but *every ounce of it and muscle. He stands only five feet, nine inches, and nearly as broad as he is tall. In high school circles Sommerhalter was a sensation at he guard position and critics who have 'seen him many times in action assert that he is the making of a marvelous performer on the gridiron. Sommerbalter will not be eligible for Nebraska's big games this year on account of the residence rule, but Cole, nevertheless, will give him special attention in developing him for future years. Manager Hager is completing arrangements for the 'varsity training table and announces that it is to be in full swing on Monday, September 28, two days after he Cornhuskers have played their first scheduled game.
