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THE LINCOLN WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1927. Varsity Regular to Nebraska Uni. Squad Bugbear Bobs Up to Bother Cornhuskers Ashburn, Varsity Regular, Stricken From the Nebraska Squad by His Failure to Clear Scholastic Hurdle; Bronson and Grow Also May Be Crossed Off Team Roster. BROWNEMEN MIX IN STIFF DRILL Lincoln Hi Squad Makes L'p for Time Ix)st To Tropical M'ave. Friedman Plenty Qood at Hanging Up Field Qoals A drill sesision that lasted until the evening shadows had cast Uxeir drapes over the Red and Black oval kept the Lincoln high sch(X)l gridiron warriors more than busy In their workout Tuesday.

Since much valuable time was last last week. BY GREGG McBRlDE. Just as the Cornhuskers were apparently set to enter the 1927 erid campaign with one of the most encouraKinj? out- cUy coach cannot afford looks in the past decade of Nebraska athletic history, scholas-, tic eliRibilit the buKaboo of intercollegiate athletics, is on will be chock full of action, ready to loss a monkey-wrench in the best laid plans. iariSSs, to announcement made Wednesday morning positions on that team of eleven in university circles, scholastic difficulties definitely removed one regular from the 192i list ot avail- gridiron this fall, ahles and two other varsity men of last season are hanginR laneup. rm the ragged edge.

Lost to Squad. Clifford Ashburn. 190 pound tackle from Tllden.who saw considerable service during the 1926 is the regular lost to the Coach Ernest E. Bearg has planned to use Ashburn at a wing position this season, but failure to clear the scholastic barrier has removed the Tllden youth from the Bill Bronson, reserve quarterback end Lloyd Grow, re.serve center, are the other two letter men that must clear up schola.stic delln- luencles before the season gets un- HUSKERS REVIVE ANCIENT SPORT S' der way. Departure of Ashburn from the Cornnusker ranks and the possible 10.SS of Grow and Bronson pre.eents a problem for Bearg and his aides and means that the 1927 Cornhuskers must for the main part relay on sophomores for the reserve strength during the games.

The tackle situation Is well taken Gap In Two Fositionii. care of with Randels, Richards, Lucas. Munn. Ray and Ciaig fight- Development of the 1927 intramural athletic program at the University of Nebraska will get under way Oct. 4 when students will revive an ancient Anglo- Saxon and chase.

Coach Henry F. Schulte will direct the contests. The two will drop paper scent along the route extending from three to five miles. Scoring will be on an Individual and team basis. and any number of these are available, but, as the season grows, competition is going to become keener and a merry battle will be on by 1 the candidates who aspire to berths i on Coach Browne's eleven.

Particu- i larly is thl.s true in the line. Things are a little more certain in the backfleld where the fight will center around a few men. most of are experienced. Preliminary to the i the backs were given a thorough lesson in mastering changing pace and broken field running. The linemen were set to -lit.

michi am PLACE-gICK roPMA-flOH Way Ball READY TO MEET COUNTY CHAMPS Cleaners of Olden Days Tuninjr Up to Play Sunday Game. Chin Sockers Aivait First BY J.VMKS L. KILG.VLLEN. CHICAGO, Sept. ticket special lice precautions to Gene Tunney and Jack Dempsey, The old Lincoln Cleaners team, inrush of Cans from ro prohibition raWs on disord rl 1 stered up by several additional vet -1 (o the teeming undercurreai of excilemeni inai nas 'hr openinR round anney-Dempaer i according to announcement made by 1 battle a little more than 24 hours away.

pank Cunningham, manager of the weather for tomorrow night was I once member of weather bureau, and Tex Rickird. the promoter, the Chicago White Sox and former i 150.000 fans would view the spectaci Lincoln Western leageu manager, is n-lH The Lmte receipD listed among the vehs added to the from the vast expanses of Muditi 1 leld. I nt kh roster. Holmes will play figured, will total close to $2,500,000, perhaps more a Oeaners will meet the Lan-i there has been a eleventh-hour th may cause some confusion at ir stadium Thursday night. After l.w counterfeit tickets had been the police.

Rickard i.ssued tng advUslng the fans to their ducats only at the box offices. Made Rush on Box Office. Fans nushed to the box offices li caster county tournament cham-1 Both Fighters Confident. plons after the Franklins and Fi.sk on the eve of the battle, both Red Tops have decided that honor Dempsey and Tunney exprc.ssed in the Sunday curtain-raiser. themselves confident of victory.

The Lineup. -i am supremely The pitching staff also, rugged Dempsey. "I hope to include.s a trio of twirlers who scln- score a knockout tillated on Liiicoln diamonds In way. i days. roster coirf- will w'ln Meyens.

who still is I good and Just finished a sea.son with BV SOL MET7.0ER Benny Friedman, quarter and work at blocking and tackling and captain last fail, one of the men the defects that have at place-klcklng from fCitmmage 1 have in the scrota I Tr Red Team Slightly Altered first and DODGERS REPEAT One such rose tn the Mich gan- il-nol try for as a la-t resort, ms rcu One such rose In the Mich gan- chantres from that WhlCh he usea last fsll. The ball was Feld for at en.u.rH I exhibition reallred the accurate, tng itch me used to gain the 8 points. Let i me show him how It li done. First look at the diagram. 10 yard back cf cente Is the back who holds the b.

dlff cult a over from much longer stances anl, stunt the kick Itself. The ktcker, scored many more points by this melUo 1. tbtv ledman, ds I the ball advance, not be The ball Is passed low and straight over this spot and must be sighted from an angle yet must be held perpendicular to ground. The look at, the sketch ol Rrnwne then gave orders lor tne Benny did not to compete further bmck on a stralfht and seconds to don headgears them, h- playel on a team 1 cen.er of the goel and ih- tWprnselves for battle convert Its opportunlU-s lut touc'downs, will be he d. That Is known In a id prepare There we-e cccasons when h- had has to be known, else the kick wl irV tussle.

Batty was at Benny about the 20-yard line right on the lacitle and BoUltar ot the d. Th.t m.d,_n. or.of,, I Brooklyn Outfit HangS I kitt.o I vm AT DlirC woodsmes nrm between the eoal-po ts about 2 yards The I lilLriLA 1 Ur DL calling signals, with Perry at nai Friedman and you-U muiM. KTM. remaining places were fiUed by arg do.

a short step forward with hU right Suter and Kie.s.selbach, ends; Koster would travel about 15 yards tefsre crossing snother wl hts left and then Miller and George Mi The Cleaners' lineup: Mooney. 2b. Polsky. 2b. Healy, cf.

Parton, cf. Sltzman, lb. Holmes, 3b. Poole, c. Badou.sek.

c. Crounce, c. Sweeney, ss. Dougherty, If. Kohout, rf.

Meyers, p. Miller, p. George Miller, p. Lee Wigton, rf. Garland In the Blue Valley league; fhoae nirfroT.

i at their resnectlve 1 these wheap seats are a mue at the Lincoln the mor. uemp.sey at uie Linvuiu nnua nr track and Tunney at his headquar- I 226 tens on the shores of Pox Lake. Both rows back. One enWris ng camps were heavily guarded, tele-1 ff phone service to them wa.s disrupted worst seats as 313 rows from nmnSTs fans has the further ng up Tunney went Into complete seclu -1 this Binn anrf Demnsev would see onlv, result has been a renewal 01 his closest friends and relatives, in- tivity bv t' eluding his father. Hiram i who has come all the way troni raids Utah my boy win back the championship.

completed were made, and cafe and hotel geepj (lan Lo engage in ers warned thai furtitcr violation only callathenxs and rest. Tomor- wllljeault In.P.af»«" ferent story. Zuver. Asmus and Lemkuhl were being groomed Tue.s- day afternoon to understudv Ted James, regular pivot man. In case Grow Is unavailable.

Elkins. Don Llndell and Harold Peaker will be in re.serve at the signal (mlling station the event that Captain Second Shutout On Pirate Crew. PITTSBOROH. Sept. Brooklyn handed the league-leading Pirates their second consecutive stiutout yesterday, 3 to 0 Bill veteran trick knee fails to stand up and 1 filnger, held the Corsalrs to two Bill Bronson is rendered hors do combat for scholastic reasons.

Varsity Does Some Scrimmage. Two varsity combinations in a 30-mlnute scrimmage at the stadium Wednesday afternoon, the first stringers scoring three touchdowns at the expense of the reserves. Glen Pre.snell, flashy Dewitt youngster, wriggled and whirled through the reserve line for one Arnold Only one player reached second base The reversal cut the Pirate margin on the peak to three The second- place Olant.s. enjoying two off on Ihelr schedule, saw the contest from the They are slated to open a four- game rerles here Thursday. Lee allowed seven hits in th- pitching duel, three of which were grouped In the fourth for two runs.

A plnch-hlt- ter went In for Meadows tn the eighth and Dawson twirled the final session. Doak yielded three bases on ail going to Paul Waner The only hits made Oehlrich were a double by Oooch in the third and a by Waner In the 0 00000000 0 0 2 1 Doak and Henttne, Meadows, Dawson and Oooch. and Schmltl. Naturally, ck. center; Tindall, full, and pac acute angles ate d'ff ch to get the other halL TM Bor.

w. way lor him trlea at' prledman keeping the line In his nd. awiv with i he has to concentrate hs eyes on the because of cha-glng defensive linemen. ball Played llge a golf shot In that you But Friedman It over for 3 poUU.t! to k-ep your head down and eyes 00 in rapid fire order the ball and shoot it dead on line I wonder if the fan who theers such anl (Copyright, 1927. Publishers Bynd cate.i score the i second touchdown and Blue Howell Brooklyn 000300 1 0 rammed his way across the goal Pittsburgh line for the third tally.

Presnell Batierie crixtsed the reserve goal line on another occa.slon. but the ball was called back for the Infliction of an offside penalty. Tackles Deliver Goods. The play of Randels and Richards, tackles, featured the line of the first string. The two Even With ST LOUIS, Sept.

homers by Frisch and Hafey in the seventh enabled the St. Louis Cards to make It five tn a row over the Phillies and win the final game of the series yesterday, 5 to 4. The victory put the cards in a tie with tackles made the going tough for the New York Olants in second place and 1 Kooks tho fall- three games behind the league-leading the reserte backs, tne lawr lau Brooklyn. Although ing to make yardage during the cards stlll have a mathematical chance afternoon workout. Glen Munn 1 to the pennant, the public apparently and Clint Hurd performed in a did not think much of the prospects and consistent fashion for the I attended.

By tn- elongated Munn partially phifadeiilhta 000030001-4 10 0 blocked one of Howells punts ear- si Louis ...............30000020 7 1 IV In the skirmish and the first- and Wllson; Sherdel nd then, with only the secondary inlSsSISI man on the Red 111 he should a chance at getting crack Tthe real thing Lose String of Austin leg rlBht Tuesday and any danger of Us him throughout the season be passed. COACH PIERCE HAS NINE LETTER MEN NATIONAL 0 WL Pittsburgh 143 8765 New York 144 85 69 St. Louts 141 8569 Chicago li6 82 63 Cincinnati 140 68 72 Brooklyn 143 6182 Boston 144 5684 Philadelphia 142 4894 AMLRIC'AN LEACiUK 0 New York 148 104 42 Philadelphia 14486 51 Washington 14371 86 Detroit 144 .7 67 Chicago 143 66 79 Cleveland 143 6380 St. Louts 87 Boston 143 47 96 A.MKRICAN AdbCM lATION. 0 WL Kansak City 181 95 66 Milwaukee UO 94 86 Detroit Cops Two From Boston Sox BOSTON.

Sept. won both ends of a doubleheader from Boston I yesterday, 4-3 and 6-3, closing the season's series between the two clubs. The Tigers won 17 of their meetings with the Pet Red Sox this year and lost five. .6 3 Regan's hitting and the fielding of .590 Ruble and Blue featured today's contests, ..5,0 while the relief pitching of Oeorge Smith .666 pulled out the second game for the vts- 48 Hors. By Innings: .427 First Detroit ....................1 0 I 20000 0- 4 1 338 Boston ....................0 00 1 0200 8 0 and Bassler; Lundgren, Bennett, Russell and Hofmann, Pci Moore 12 Second game 7 Detroit .....................301001000 6 9 0 Boston loitooooas 6 1 Smith and Woooall, 55 Harrtss.

WilUe. Russell and Hartley. i 3 8 pi DllTto furtitcr Dozen Letter Men omy caiisthcn.es and rest Tomor- I set- gorging thousands more and b. lie their dispute In a 20-Yoot rlnR, nlRhttall of SnurlouB Tlrkelo. 0 1 M.rro.t,'h.i,.

Rlckard. meanwhile; Eaglelon. A. Jump and E. Ooddard.

The swindle fhlcaeo detectives 1 Itls Is thc be.st fighter lit in aept. 23 Winnebago at sold iit large blocks iit cigar tickets fe Sp Tlte' ea-champlon's wife that, accordliiK to Blckard, they tContlnued on Pose Ten.) DECATUR, Sept. plans llce and Will to make a strong bid for the East Central and to await zero hOUr U. conference championship this year with Xhursdav they will dozen lettermen working out each night under the direction of Coach Schnabel. The veterans are Morley Hlggjns.

center; Lenlg. fullback; Sears and Moeller, tackles; Rogers and Squires, guards, Gatewood, Ashlev. Fontenelle. Ferguson. Sept, 3d- Walthlll at Decatur.

Oct. 7-South Sioux City at Decatur, Oct. 14 Oakland at Oakland. Oct. 21 Tekamah at Tekamah.

Oct. 2g- Lyons at Decatur. Nov 4 Bancroft at Bancroft. Nov. U- Onawa at Onawa, la Maekmen Twice Toledo Ift 181 87 85 69 60 68 67 74 75 91 100 103 PHILADELPHIA.

Sept Athletics finished the season's series with the St. Louis Browns yesterday by wln- i nlng a doubleheader by scores of 4-1 anJ PCI 1 7 3 Crowder blanked the in the opener until the ninth, when passes to .584 6 0 9'1 .431 .375 Cobb and Cochrane and a single by Foxx 0 Itied the score Al SRnmons followed with a home run, scoring behind Cochrane and Foxx. Milton Gaston was solved for six runs in 300 the first Inning of the second game and made three wild pitches, each of which ert, Jones and Hartnett. stringers failed to do much over scbuite. Hurd guard jxjsitton.

Tlae first-string combination during the Tuesday scrimmage list- ed Lawson and Lee. ends; Richards and Randels, tackle.s; McMullen pnd Holm, guards; Jame.s center; Caotatn Brown, quarterback; Pres- I nell and Oehlrtch, halfbacks; Howell. fullback. Line-up of Reserves, Tlie reserve lineup Included Le- I tvandow.skl and Bu.shee, ends; and Lucas, tackles; Hurd and Raish. guards; Zuver, center, Elkins, quarterback; Witte and Voris.

halfbacks: Farley, fullback. Coach Bearg used four teams In Signal drill before the scrimmage. The other two combinations Included Team and Shanet, ends: Ray and Craig, tackles; Schultz and Draath, guards; As- mufi. center; Peaker. quarterback; Sloan and McBride, halfbacks; Beck, fullback Team and Helmsdoer- fer, ends; Gohle and Hunt tackles; White and WttUmore, guards; Groa'.

center; Lmdeil. quarter, Woetoupal and Hoffman, halfbacks; Bronson, fullback. The Wednesday Program. The Beargmen were scheduled continue with fundamentab Wednesday afternoon, the two first-string combinations rehearsing plays in a dummy while the athletes, who failed to get into the Tuesday scrimmage are mixing in a 30-minute skirmish. GRAND ISLAND.

S-Pt- I Island high school. Indianapolis 160 Lincoln in nme LoulsvufT 160 season without Columbus 181 letter this fall. FARNAM TO OPEN i nir. guard; 'Bunt ng. end; McE ruy.

end end; Nath. end. coach Roy Pieice is ng made it four out of five from Boston and material to fill the grps left by graoua FARNAM. Sept litfh and Orove, 16 out of 22 for the xeason by taking the tlon. New men xhow.ni "iciuao light tesin this year but ex- 'Johnson and Cochrane, final game yesterday.

8 to 5. By Blrney. quarter; hall; to win a good percentage ot its Second game Boston ..................4 10000000- 5 9 4 peterson, guard, Upton, llie; Mehring. Coach K. Burt about a 1 gt.

...............0 00102000 3 10 2 Chicago 23000012 13 0 Elv, guard and tack'e. Welland, en I irttermen in suit and the new men Philadelphia 711 0 Cuba Conquer CHICAOO, Sept. 31 allowed a runner to score from third base By innings; AT LEXINGTON i Philadelphia ...00000000 4--4 7 1 and Olbson; Wem- baci; Snyder, end, end VETERAN ELEVEN ON GERING FIELD ana oac.w. Orlggs. back; stiUson.

back, Bt liar, end The schedule Sept. 30 Aacrora at Aurora. Oct. 7 Fremont at Fremont. Oct.

18 Omaha Tec i at Grand laland. Oct. Indians at Oiand Island. Nov. 4 Kearney at Orand Island.

Nov. Columbus at Co umbus Nov. 18 Lincoln at Lincoln. Nov. 34 -Yotk at Orand Is and.

OERINO, Sept. 21 are looking good for a winning reaoon at Oer- tng high school. Coach C. E. Tavenor eleven letter men and some new ma er.al --------------------------that is showing promise.

IxxfiAi- The lettermen are Captain hsU- JT OUr laCllcl back; Randall, Wilson, t'almer, Oeli, Harrison, Reeder, Outhouse, Mar tn. Capron, and Driscoll good new material 1 1 clude.s Runyan, Johnson, Neal, Fenning, and Conn The schertu Sept. 30 Fen tsbluf' at Sco tstl'lif. Oct 7 Baya-d at Oerlng Cct. 14 at A I Oct.

21 Torrington at Torrt gton, Wyn Oct 23 Minatsre at Oer ng. Nov 3 Kimball at Kltrbill. Nov. IJ Mitchell at Nov 18 Morri'l at Oerlng Nov. 3t Crawford at Oerlng are showing up well.

The schedule; Sept 33- Lexington at Lexington. Sept. 30--Open Oet Afgles at Curtis. Oct. 14 Open.

Oct 31 -Overton at Overton. Oct. 3A Open Nov. at Maywood, Nov. at Farnam Nov.

18- Maxwell at Farnam. Nov. at Cozal Stewart and Schang, Dlxon, Ehmke and Cochrane, Perktns. American Association. St.

Paul. 5-11; Kansas City, 14-8. Toledo. 8 Louisville. 3.

Mtnnepolls. 9. Milwaukee, 6 Columbus, Indianapolis, 13. On On Team ONG. Sept 31 -Ong high school wilt start ba.sketball practice next month with four lettermen on the squad.

The veterans are Wayne Cassell. Lynn Benson, Burdette Olson and Jake Beck. Promising prospects reporting to Coach WtUlam F. Davenport will include Lyle Johnson, Louis Hansen. Leonard Nelson.

Marion harte, Haroid Johnson. Dwight RowUson, Melvin Olson and Frederick Beck 51 PROSPE( TS BRIGHT AT DAKOTA ITY HI DAKOTA CITY, Sept. 31 Prospeets bright at Dakota City liigh for coming football season, although three backfleld men were lost by graduation Lettermen reporting to Coach Stearns, former college athlete, are Captain Ed Sundt. Hllven, Waddelle, Fore, Frederick. Foils, Berger, Warner anl Orr.

The schedule HepI SO and Oct. 7 Open. Oct. lA -Homer at David City. Oct.

31- Ronca at Ponca Oct 38 Newcastle at Newcastle Nov, 4 Homer at Homer Nov. at WaltluU. JUST A DCJNLU; OF tOINtaUNB Cleaners I. IM7S6 Florsheim FeETURE A com ion xhoc for feet that tire easily and for arches chat arc weak. Try on a pair ctxlay.

when walkings rigid under weight of foot KNAPP-FELT HATS Jop- MEN Wc unhesitatingly recommend a Knapp-Felt hat to thc man who want.s style that will last, quality that satisfy, shape, coloring and texture that are in harmony with the dictates of the latest fashion. KUPPENHElMeU OOOD CLOTHES Do Clothes Your Give You Window Display Night IJ hco I merchantH have planned to make Thursday niffht the finest display night Lincoln has known. It will pay you to plan to come down town that evening. Real Pleasure? Clothes are nut merely a covering to ward off the or a shield to protect you from the inquiring gaze of your associates. Clothes selected here enhance your appearance, give you that spirit of confidence which enables you to go forth to your task with a zealous determination to give the job the best there is in you.

This spirit is splendidly illustrated in Famous Fifties THY ON A SUIT TODAY kuppenheimer GOOD CLOTHES.

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