University of Nebraska College of Law - Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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'xg .f- IJR.-XXVN BY MARX' D. GIBBS

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Senior football U,-Z The Senior Law football team did not have suflicient oppor- tunity to exhibit its real ability, inasmuch as but one game was played. Yet it was the unanimous opinion of the students of the Law College that the Senior eleven was the best class aggregation in the University. :Xn unfortunate complication arising over the recognition to be accorded the Laws in the interclass athletic affairs is responsible for the small number of games played. This difficulty was precipitated solely by the discreditable conduct of one or two Senior Academics, supported by a few under-classmen, not broad- minded enough as yet to comprehend the fact that the ancient hos- tility between the Laws and Academics had long since been con- demned and abandoned by every one save one Senior Academic whose crude language, we are gratined to say. has since been quite generally repudiated. The football experience of some of the members of the team may be of interest: NEILSEN, who was chosen captain, but left early in the season to coach a winning team at Midland College, Kansas, received his first training in the Omaha high school. In 1900 he played right half on the Varsity team. HAZEN, who was elected captain on Neilsen's departure, nlled the position of half-back at Dixon, Ill. In 1903 he was substitute half-back on the Varsity team. BAKER had his training at the Fremont Normal, where he played right tackle for one season. SNAVELEY, LIGI-ITNER, S1-IELBURN, and Swann were new men, but did creditable work. TQONOP from Wisconsin has a full record of high school and college football. He was right tackle for the Wfisconsin State Nor- mal in IQOO, coach of the Kewanee high school for two years, and right tackle for the Tigers in IQO2. VVALTMAN had his early training at the Creston high school. He made his reputation at Tabor College, Iowa, by two years splendid work at left tackle. 67

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XN'oL1f1f received his first training on the Creston, Iowa, high school team, where he proved a steady player at right guard. PFE11vF1aR s ability as a football man is evidenced by the fact that he held right end on the Tabor College, Iowa, team for three successive years. After winning a decisive victory over the Freshman Law team, despite the fact that in the latter's personnel were tivo Varsity team men, the Seniors concluded that they had good grounds on which to base the expectation of winning the University interclass cham- pionship. It was at this juncture that the embroglio, to which we have already adverted, occurred. Neither the challenge appearing in the Ncbrasfmn nor individual efforts were of avail in arranging a game with the Academics. In View of the status of affairs, the Senior Laws formally claimed the interclass championship. The following is the line-up: Lightner, left endg Sward, left tacltleg Snaveley, left guard: Shelburn, center: Baker, right guardg Vifolff, right tackleg Pfeiffer Cmanagerj, right end: lValtman, full- baclcg Owen, right halfg Konop, left halfg and Hazen Ceaptainl, quarter-back. NEBRASKAE IZIBALLUDOWNUGMN .N ,X N X X . XXX l X f' I Y A ff ff REX G9