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unday Bee PART SIX SPORT SECTION FAGES ONE TO FOUR VOL. XLI-XO. 18. OMAHA, SUNDAY M01iXIX(S. (KTOUKIi six(;u: copy fivk cents. Gophers Triumph Over Cornhuskers; Yale Shut Out By Army; Ames Wins GOPHERS MARCH OVER NEBRASKA Letter Foot Ball by Minnesota on Northrop Field Causes Defeat of CorahuskJis. ARMY HUMBLES Cornhuskers Who Were Busy with the Gophers Saturday YALEBY C TO 0 Dean Goes Through Line for Touch down in Third Rush of Game at West Point. The Omaha SPORTS I I r: 1 i i I SCORE TWESIY-OIiE TO THREE Scarlet and Cream Player' Only Score Field Goal. VTLLTA1I3' MEN IN FINE FORM Forward Pats Net3 Two cf Their Three Tcuchdow-jis. Straight foot eail the other ftophcra t no Mroas; ?cos!dary !)( fr nnf and Flay Well lu Livery IV.'pnrtnirnt of tU- Cirlil Irou Contest. MINNEAPOLIS, Oct. 21. (Special Tele gram.) Western conference) " football, as played by Minnesota, again asserted Itl superiority over that brand of tho grid Iron same played by the leading univer sity of the Ml-sourl valley conference, when the powerful Gophers, through bet ter playing In every depurtiv.ent of tho tame, triumphed over tho fleet Corn huskers on Northrup field tills afternoon by the score of 21 to 3. Two touch downs, resulting- from the forward pass; ono touchdown coming through a straight drive at center, and one goal from place ment gave Minnesota Its victory over the Cornhuskers. A kick from placement In tho cloning minute of tho contest by Owen Frank placed three points to tho credit of tho hard-fighting; men from Lincoln. Minnesota has a powerful, offensive eleven and a staunch, rugged and defen sive machine, against which the visitors wrro unable to gain consistently. The Nebraska line, as had been feared, fell town under the attack of the Williania players and gave way yard after yarl. It was not eo much on the defense that the line failed as it was on the offense. Here the Nebraska forwards were not f trolig enough to keep the opposing line men from sifting through and breaking up Cornhuskers' ploy, often before these plays had started. . Oophcri Play vritk fSnirlt. The Minnesota men had a charge, dash and push that felled the Nebraska de fense at practically all times. In the Minnesota backfieht Towers, Pickering and Cnpron displayed excellent work, at all stages. Pickering worked wonder fully, both on the offensive and defen sive. Playing defensive end, he drove into the Cornhuskers' Interference and often stopped two and three men. The Nebraska backs lost their Interference through the herolo work of tho Minnesota captain, and their pet plays were good for naught. On' the return of punts, the Minnesota backs scintillated. They caught the ball securely and then rushed back for many yards on the return. Pickering, Capon and Stevens all were excellent In this part of the piny. Capron, to whom Minnesota, owes one of its touchdowns from tit, ' forward fling, won a warm spot in the hearts of the local rooters through his broken field run ning. He swerved off from tarklers, tide stepped and gained yard after yard when carrying the oval. All the Minnesota men exhibited a fine tendency to plunge forward after being tackled. This last lurch forward did much for tbem. Several times It fenuited In their . Just barely making their downs. : They were seldom thrown back after being tackled. The light Ne braska players were frequently forced to turn and fall toward their own goal line. The Nebruakans, . for the muai part, tackled hard and well. Minnesota players always tackled hard and brought tho Cornhuskers to the ground with a thud. nriKht Spots for Nebraska. There wore moments "of brilliant play by the Cornhuskers in all quarters of the game. Tho offence gained grounu four times on the forward pass. The backs ran the Minnesota ends well In the second and fourth quarters. Kacely made away for two gains of twenty yurds. Potter ran well and evaded the tacklers for good gains. O. Frank was speedy all the time and once made a run of thirty yards. Elliott, playing lefi guard for Nebraska, made much trouble on the defense. He waa especially bril liant during tha closing minutes of the contest. Two forward passes attempted by the Gophers were crushed by him. A pant by Pickering on the Minnesota fifteen-yard line waa blocked througn Klllott's grand rust into Minnesota ter ritory. The blocked ball waa reoovereu by the Minnesota captain. Nebraska wss handicapped In the punting, Pickering booted the oval for forty and forty-five yards regularly, while U. Frank did not get mora than .thirty, and often only twenty-five yards. On the exchango of punts the Gophers gained a great deal. In the opening quarter, the punting nearly coat Nebraska a touchdown. A fumble five minutes after the game started gave the Gophers the ball on the Nebraska twenty-yard line. Then,' because the Nebraska punter could not kick tbo ball back any great distance. Minnesota kept the oval In the Corn- husker territory. Three times the Ne braska line was forced to hold the Gophers for downs within the ten-yard line during tills first quarter. Once the masterful exertions of the Cornhuskers kept the ball from going over when it was within one foot of the goal line. Ends Do Good .Work Nebraska's end did fine work In the first half, and the Gophers found that the players. Cbauner and Lofgren, could not be outwitted. For the first thirty minutes it looked as If Tobin end Walinoer, playing wing positions for Minnesota would be easy for Nebraska to get by. They were skirted for several food gains. They braced In the second half, with Pickering playing defensive left end and kept down the total yards niado on ends by Nebraska. During the second balf. Minnesota (Continued on Second Fagc-J. ""7. TV': d. ; ' A- As .1. 4 i i ( mi TaT&Si? ' rJZSZF )f CSl B COYOTES DEFEAT BELLEVUE Nebraska Ladt lose to South Dakota V '"i V i ' irV by Score of 45 to 0. w -to " W ) uses' f W ta ttd . . , r i CONTEST PLAYED IN THE MUD Players Unable to Keep Their Feet on Soggy Field. CADETS USE ROSIN ON HANDS Contestants Forced to Stop to Wash Mud from Faces. BIG DEMONSTRATION AT CLOSE CORNELL SHUTS IOWA OUT Vaunted Hawkeye Team Lets Colors Trail in Dust. FINAL SCORE THREE TO NOTHING Backfleld of State I'nlverstty Does Miserable Work and Mt. Vernon Boys lMarcn to Eur Goat from Placement. IOWA CITY. la.. Oct. 21.-8peclal Telegram.) Outplayed all ..through the last half of the game, Iowa lost to Cor nell today by a score of 3 to 0. The visi tors' score came on a drop kick by Quarterback West In the last throe minutes of play. Cornell's success came after n ;lo;ig sorles of miserable work by the Iowa backfleld in handling punts. Curry was hurt early in the . second half and was compelled to leave the game, and after that tho Iowa eleven was unable, to play either on tho offense or defense. Mc Glnnls and Moloy, who took Curry's place at quarter, failed to catch a punt In the last half and their work gave the Cornell team a great advantage. Cornell scored after Wbltscll had taken the ball from the middle of the field to the Iowa tenlyard line on a fake Kmaxh on guard. Two plunges at O'Brien failed to gain and West dropped back foi" an easy try at a field goal. The Cornell team started fast and played the Hawkeyes off their feet for the first five minutes. After that the Iowa team, strengthened for the rest of the first half, waa continually threaten ing the Cornell goal line. Trlckey at one time recovered a fumble end ran to the Cornell fifteen-yard lino before he was stopped. Here poor gen eralship in trying a fake smash cost sev eral yards and Hanson was stopped two yards short of the mark on the third down. H. West played a great game for -Cor nell but Kramm failed to show well. Captain Whltsell was too strong for Bowman of Iowa and the Iowa guards were outplayed. O'Brien nnd Alexander at the defensive tackles played great ball and but for them the disaster might have been worse. Lineup: IOWA. HARD RAIN IN PHILADEIi: Von Lncku .m R K IK Aloiandar H.T. L.T., bowman K.O. L O ... O'Brleu Rpaas UU. H.O.... Ti-k)T UT. K.T.... Burklrr L.B..1KE.... Murptir to.) r. 1- Hliioo R H L H ... MOInnls IH R.H.... Curry. Mlloy Q Q uoal irom field: 11. West. Referee. Bokum of Princeton. Umpire: Law of Ames. Field Judge: Reed of Mirnivad. Head linesman: Seymour of Bprlngfield training school. Time of quarters. Fif teen minutes. CORNELL. I(l(llt BuMDbftrk .... Wbltiell. (('.) KMler Dunle Archer" Ctrbirt. E. wa U Win Krmmm , lvOtt H. M RED WILLOW AUTOMOBILE OWNERS ORGANIZE CLUB M'COOIC, Neb., Oct. tl. (Special.) A meeting of automobile owners of Red Willow county waa held In McCook to day, at which time D. E. Watklns, sec retary of the Nebraska Automobile as sociation, addressed them, setting forth the advantages and the desirability of organisation for better roads, etc., after which a county organisation was effected wltii a charter membership of sixteen members. F. A. Pennell was chosen president and F. II. Klmmell. secretary treasurer. Vice presidents will be se lected later from the various towns of the county. The association will be known as the Red Willow County Auto mobile association, and will be affiliated with the Nebraska state ' organisation and through it to the American Automo bile association. Another meeting will be held In McCook, November 3 at o'clock In the afternoon, to complete arrangements for th increase of the membership and organization. Maaoa ly Wins. MA SOX CITT, la.. Oct. 21. (Special Telfgram.) Mason City High defeated Hampton High today by a score of to 0, Madlsoa fthat Oat. NORFOLK. N.. Oct. 21. Hpwlal Tel eKram.) High school foot ball; Norfolk, Dt -d to is Fourth Game in World's Basti Series Again Postponed. J UMPIRES INSPECT SHTBE V 0-1 ffA i 4--Wealth AX ,f' i1H.uslng the coac'iS Their Auaoance that the Uant,( De Played Monday, or on ui First Clear Day There- IS after. f, PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 21 Tho u game between the Philadelphia At and the New York Giants for th ball championship of the world k was scheduled to be played beds Wednesday, was postponed today ts fourth time and under the rules Ja played on Monday or the first clei Rain fell heavier today than i time since the present wet weatl m last Tuesday night. ' Umpires Klein, Connolly and T under Instructions from the N, commission went to Ktilbe park j to make an early derlion so th nouncement could be made In Nev and other eastern cities withlt' reach of Philadelphia. The u agretd before they left their hot there could be no gamo. Connie Mack was not Is at th . grounds when , the umpli-cs madi decision, but when he arrived an a look at the wretched condition field he said It appeared to him was doubtful If a game would be Monday unless the rain soon ceu The members of the Phlladelphl J reported at the grounds as usual and were excused until Monday n at 10 o'clock, when they will try some much needed practice, Iteub. ring, the center tieldrr, returned to Vernon, N. V., where his sister buried tomorrow. He expects to J team Monday. As soon as the game was of postponed. Manager McOraw of th York team released the members team until Monday morning and th scatter In all directions. Most oft left for New York at U u'ulook. . the larger college foot ball elevens little or no worry about this department this season. Even the minor colleges report better backs. Almost every season It Is the same way. There Is always a great deal more trouble In developing a good line than a good backfleld, but this sea son the candidates for the positions be hind the line seem to be universally bet ter than for the last few years. Excellent quarterbacks abound on the Important teams. Sprackllng of Brown Howe of Yale, Pendleton of Princeton, Butler of Cornell, either WIggleaworth, Potter or Gardner of Harvard and Thayer of Pennsylvania class with the best of quarterbacks that have ever been turned out in this country. In some special branch of quarterback play all are stars. Sprackllng has a habit of making long runs through a broken field. Howe seems at his best in working trie playa Pendleton Is a fleet runner and as good a halfback as a quarter. Butler has a penchant for kicking field goals. The three Harvard quarters are good all- around players, while practically the same can be said for Thayer. Bo much has been said of tha other members of the Harvard backfleld that It la hardly necessary to discuss, further the playing ability of Wendell, Camp bell. Morrison and Frothlngham, woo have been acclaimed by Boston critics as the beet machine In the country be hind the line. Yale's Backfleld. Yale appears to have about as good a backflold as any college. Although Rellly, Phllbln, Spalding, Anderson and Church have not been heralded with as much display type as the Harvard backs, they are Just as likely to appear to good advantage as tha crimson men In the big battles of the year. The Bulldog men certainly have shown their prowess In the games played so far. Anderson In particular has attracted attention, and from all accounts he Is likely to develop Into one of the stars of the yesr. "Bill" Roper, the coach at Princeton, la especially pleased wltrt the work of the Tiger backs. Do Witt and Baker are having an Interesting contest for the left halfback Job. e Witt is a natural foot ball player and is of strong build. He la not quit as speedy as the other backs, while; on the other hand Walter makes Yale and Ha 1 White, endsj and McLearnDAVr f.UTQ nBIIP.P.TNP. center. II1IUIU UUIU The Univa been having a High Shut, Fa),t Iowa line, but rep , cate that til 00- iieven. Mercer, the I individual stEN POINTS TO NOTHING Harrington I ... are both vet of Hawkeyes Counts Utile Cornell ani -t h of Me fron, , backfleld rruj average. jjolnH train lit Foot Unit Brown has . ied. ther, who h work In runrjLN, Nb., Oct. 21. (Special Tole Metcalf, Jonijncolll lllgh BChool defeated Ida well for Br BChol here today by the leglans havt who comes : 18 to ' Tne ,1oa, u,lolars held Lieu and iky8 safe throughout the con Chinese who ,lte tl,e w'ltnt of ,h6 lttcr team, country tliree touchdowns were made O'Connor aK,lt '"tbBll ,ha ,,,lrJ cohiIiik on half and I'n,'lay by w,llc1' Pomerene, the lo excellent n't 'rl"r' ran tovtytlwu yards. U. There are a""' Westover and Cameron Ithaca also. or tl' 'oca, both on the offense Dartmouth this y 'ar and so many tlmMEN OVERCOME NORMALS nor line Is d . game. Form Than Kearney, NEV, Neb., Oct. 31.-(Spclul Fans ti.) The 1'nivc-rsity Freshmen With the Q the Htate Normal this afternoon, rinlsn you I The game from sturt to flnli.li the superlorlLg,t tuot bull, wltii fi-y faw American leal because the without a lo4 Browns skin West Tolnt MmlcnM lliahly Pleased at Meenrlna: Only Toiichdimn .Undo AcnlnM A ale 9a Far This Ncnson. WilST POINT. ():t. :i.-Ta'le coloia wore loworrd today by tho Army In a thrllllnc; co;Vst. 6 to 0. ' Tho t5nme was plnyrrt on a Rocgy flold, the lontdndors coated with mud, but In spite of tho cvory offnrt cf the Blue, West Point triumphed. In the flrft quarter the Army blocked a kick on Ynle's 30-yHrd line and got the ball, nnd lu the first rush of the game Diun went through for 2.1 yards to Yalfa S-yanl line. After one rush without gain Iiean went through the Yalo line like an rul for tho first touchdown ugalnst Yale, this season. The second period began with the ball In tho Army's possesion on their S5 yard line. Dean Immediately kicked to Howe, who ran It back ten yards to Yale's CO-yard line. Phllbln smashed through centor for seven yards. Howe kicked to tho Army's 5-yard line, and although there was a fumble the cadets regained the ball. It was wretched foot ball, for scarcely a man' could keep his feet. Dean kicked out of bounds on the Anus's forty-yard lino. Fpaldlng went through for five yards. Spalding tried the left end for no gain. Then came another stop while tho players had their faces scrubbed. Spalding punted to Dean on the Arrqy'a five-yard lino and the ball waa rushed back soven yards. In attempting to kick Dean dropped the ball on his own two yard line but recovered It. He kicked to his thlrty-flve-yard line, where Howe was thrown without gain. It waa soon discovered that tho Army waa putting rosin on their hands and holding the ball better than Yale. Phllbln struggled through tho right side for five yarda and then Spalding punted. The ball was punted and Gillespie re covered It In the center of the field. He slipped and stumbled along to Yale's one-yard line before he waa tackled. On the first rush army was holding and sent back fifteen yards. Dean failed to gain. Ho fell back to the thirty-yard line for a try at a placement. Yale blocked the kick ond captured the ball on her twenty-seven-ynrd line. Freeman took Spalding's place and Anderson went In for Riley. Yule kicked on the first down to her flve-ynrd line. The army Ht onco returned the kick but there was holding by Yale and It waa the army's ball on the Blue's forty-yard line. Free- BELLEVUE MEETS A STONE WALL Northern I.ads Break Ttarooah the Opitoslnst Line Almost at Will and Many Substitutes Are mt Is, VERMILLION, H. IX. Oct. 31. (Special Telegram.) Ilollnvue college was easy for Smith Dakota in a foot ball game this afternoon, tho Coyotes winning by a score of to 0. The Nebrnskans were outclassed, though they fought hard at every turn. South Dakota worked mnny new plays for the first time this season and got uway with tho majority of them. Only Iwlco was tho hall lost on downs, thoURh fumble mid pimullles lost the Coyotes much around. Uellevue met a stone wall on utmost every play und but for pen alties the visitors would not have re corded u first down. Knd runs und line smashes by Uellevue Invariable failed and the visitors wero forced to punt often. Two blocked punts resulted In touchdowns for South Dakota. The Coyotes played their best game of man punted far into the cadets' territory. puses or end runs. Tho Normal w a ill tlo the fuKtrr, but was im penetrate the University line lecemury. The Normals only proves the A n wa- made by a short onside The Natlonal.holt, recovering the ball with and show th f flrty yards, crossed the line. National raci mayu other store wus a drop the Amerlcat,.., ... ,,,lu,i,. tl- T'nuu.uiiv'. games usualll.r,(jowni ln tne Ber,,nj the reepectivkerl1K a lunt on lh(, Normal's Cubs were Sy ,ilie then (.arryK t over Bo as theyL,nt Jljl0 plunges. The last quar not hard XoJy a punters' battle. In the could do rioj,,, of piay Muiiea.n dropped themselves t making the fiual score 15 to t, near lurni, discredit the Ley to the Situation Be Ada. the season during the first two quarters und then Couch Henderson sent in many substitutes. The score at the end of the first half was So to 0 and one touch down camo In each quarter of the second half. Tho feature of the game was Thacka t.erry's long run from his own flve-ynrd line clear arrows the field, South Dakota used tho forward pass for many gains, also end run plays. Its Interference was exceptionally good. Uellevue did not at tempt a single forward pass during the fume. IOWA AGGIES WIN HARD FIGHT Missouri ' Loses by "la to Three Meorr. AMES, la., Oct 21. -r Ames defeated Mis- sourl here this afternoon, 6 to 8, after hurd and even gime. Ames won on a touchdown and goal within fifty seconds of tho opening of the piny. Burge routed the ball. Missouri fumbled and Kultge received and curried the pigskin over. Then liurge delivered a beautiful kick to goal, all before the first half minute of the gums had elapsed. Missouri got Its score by a fine drop kick by Shuch In the last quarter. The local team played In the visitors terri tory all through the contest, though neither side mada many gains through the line. Open plays were much In evi dence and many forward passes used. Both teums received heavy penalties for holding and offside plays. TouolulownH: ItutlcdKe; goals: Burgc; drop kick. Bhucli. Referee, F. C. Allen, Kansis City. Umpire, W. C. Gordon. Field Judge, K. N. Burcham. Head line man, Nicholuti llyland. TEC GAME AT BROKEN BOW BROKEN BOW, Neb., Oct. 2. (Special.) The hottest contested foot-ball gar.-,e of the eeason was played here this after noon between Broken Bow and Urand Island high school, resulting in a tie. Neither side scored. The home team out played the vIhIUois and kept the ball near Grand Island's goal, but was unable to make a touch-down. The field Judge and umpire, both from Grand Island, came 111 for severe criti cism. The Individual running and tackl ing of Moleaux, Kennedy and Jeffords of Broken Bow and tho punting by Grand Island featured. Beakelman and Trenton Compete. TRENTON. Neb., Oct. 21. (Hpectal Telegmm.) Ki-turn games of basket bull were played liem touay between 1 ienk wi ll iui and Trentou, wlilcti drew ttood e.ruwdit, despite the cold, raw weather. Tlie. Trenton boys' team wou from Ben kluiau ln tbla Ulie sreuud) gamo by a bene ui 13 to U'. Tim Trentou girls' team loot to Bxnkeiinan ukuJu ly a tcore of XI to 14. The Trrutou teams enter U. Lived the Benkelmua teams at a ban qurt at Ui Cuauucrcittl hotel in the v tain. The ball went to the cadets In the center of the field. Merrltt took Howe's placo as Yale's quarterback. . There was an exchange of kicks and when the second period endod the ball waa In the army's possession in the cen ter of the field. The army had dry suits with rosin well spread down the trousers while Yale was still In wet suits at the beginning of the third quarter. Freeman ran the kick off from his 10-yard line to tho Army's 45-yard lino but Yale was put back fifteen yards for holding. Yale Immediately kicked and Hyatt caught the ball on the run and dashed back thirty yards to Yale's 00 yard line. Freeman muffed a catch punt under Ills own goal post but recovered the ball. On the first iuhIi phllbln squlrrmed bis way through for five yards and then kicked to Hyatt In the center of tha field and the quarterback ran it back to Yale's SB-yard line. Dean made five yards around the loft end. Bruwn grit six yards more and It was the first down on Yale's 26-yard line. Dean tried the center for three yards and Brown got four yards more. Then Dean dropped back for a field goal from placement. The kick was blocked. On the first rush there waa holding by the Army and the ball went back nearly to the middle of the field. Dean kicked to Phllbln on Yale's 20-yard line. Free man Immediately returned it to the Aiiny's 42-yard line. Army kicked uyuln and then Phllbln made eight yards for Yule's longest rush so far in the game. Yule kicked to tho army's 40 yard line. Dean kicked to Merrltt ln the center of the field and the Yalo quarterback ruu the ball weel Into the army territory and was not thrown until he reached the Army's 38 yard line. On the first rush Yale lost yads for off side. Then Yale kicked to the Army's 20-yard line. Just as the teams were lining up on the 20-yard line time was called for the third period with the ball In the army'a possession. After Merrltt had caught the army'a kick In the center of the field, Andersen, who hud come into the Yale back field, dropped the ball on tho first rusk. In an exchange of kicks Yalo got the ball on their forty-flve-yard line. Fourth Quarter. There came a pause for two minutes, of face washing, as the players could scarcely be distinguished because of tho mud. The Array kicked to Yale's thirty yard line and again to Yale's fifteen-yard line. Yale kicked on the first down to the Army on the Blue's fifty-yard line. Tbe Army backs seemed never to mlua the ball, while Yale muffed otintlnuuily. Army kicked to Merrltt on Yale's fifteen yard line and the quarterback ran It back fifteen yards. Tbe Army Una (Continued oa Beoond rage) L K, snadisuo, o.