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Show NEBRASKA OFFERS TO MEETDENVER Coloradoans Have Choice of Three Dates on 1918 Schedule Sched-ule of Football Games. DENVER, Dec. 25. As an outgrowth of the negotiations carried on at the close of the last football season to bring the University of Nebraska grid squad here for a game with Denver university, the local institution has been offered Its choice of three dates on the 1918 schedule of tho Cornhusk-ers. Cornhusk-ers. The information was contained In a telegram to Coach Fike of the Ministers Min-isters yesterday. He probably will postpone acceptance of any date until after the schedule meeting of the Rocky mountain conference next Aveek. However, If Nebraska insists upon an Immediate decision it will bo made and the games with local colleges arranged to conform. The game will bo played in this olty, probably at Union park. Nebraska has a large alumni In this city, and this fact alone, it is believed, would make a Cornnusker-Mlnlster contest a big success. Charles Henry, Jr., manager of the Ford factory, and presidont of tho Colorado chapter of tho Nebraska alumni, was a factor in landing the game for Denver, and promises that the biggest crowd of rival rooters ever assembled on a Denver gridiron will be out to support tho visitors. Coach Flko has formally accepted the post of coach of all athletic activities activit-ies at Denver U., and has taken charge of the tutoring of the basketball squad which had been working out for a week or more under the guidance of Captain McLaughlin, Prospects for a winning cage team at University park are not bright, but the coach today declared de-clared that his players were in no wise downhearted. They will do their best and bo content with the result. oo |