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NEBRASKA IS THE VICTOR IN A TERRIfIC STRUGGLE
Championship of Missouri Valley Wrested from Ames by Score of 10 to 9
Captain Weller the Star jrf the Game.
In the greatest game of football ever
played on the Cornhusker field,
"Nebraska defeated Ames by the
score of 10 to 0 Saturday,
taking sweet revenge for the
defeat of last year and at the Bamo
timd wresting the championship of the
Missouri valley from the Iowa Aggies.
The two elevens Btmggled in a. terif
fic battle for seventy minutes with
fortune swaying first to one side
and then to the other. The dame,
liowevor, stayed long enought with the
Cornhuskers in the last five minutes
of play to give them a well merited
victory by one point
For keen interest, thrilling excite
mont and remarkablo play, this game
with Ames will "go down in Cornhusker
football annals as the most wonderful
contest ever participated in by a Ne
. "braska eleven. Never have the de
fenders of the Scorlet and Cream
fought so gallantly as did the Corn
huskers in this game. Never has an
opposing team fought harder to stop
the gains of the Scarlet and the Cream
than did Ames. Never have spectators
seen a moro sensational game on a
Nebraska field and nevor within sev
enty minutes have they so often been
repeatedly thrown Into highest ecstasy
" and then cast down Into deepest gloom
by shifting fortune. - -
During 'the second half the Nebras
ka rooters underwent a strain the like
of which few people ever experience
at a football game. Tho half opened
with the score 4 to 0 In favor of the
Cornhuskers, but tho 'Aggies soon
changed It to 4 to 4 with a field goal
and then t a few minutes later made a
touchdown, taking tho lead by five
points. A safety soon after this in
creased Nebraskas score -to G. From
this time until tho last flvo minutes
of play the score stood 9 tb G In fa
vor of Ames. A field goal at this time
changed the score to 10 to 9 and gave
Nebraska tho lead which she kept to
thq.end. While tho scoring'of the first
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half was going on tho Nebraska root
ers were wild with excitement and
anxiety for It was either side's contest
until tho whistle blow ending the
game. After the Aggies had secured
their touchdown and tho score stood
9 to 4 in their favor it seemed as if tho
gamov was lost to Nebraska and the
rooters wero in gloom. But when a
safety and a field 'goal following soon
after Ames had made their touchdown,
gnvo Nograska the lead again tho
Cornhusker supporters filled the air
with cheers nnd yells. Five minutes
of play remained .however, and to
every rooter those five minutes seem
ed twenty-five, for It looked as though
Ames again would score before the
end. When time was called and tho
Nebraska supporters realized that the
victory wa.s tho Co-rnhuskers' they
went wild with Joy and rushed onto
tho field to congratulate and carry off
their players.
The gamo was marked throughout
by spectacualr feats and brilliant play.
Both teams fought Btubbornly to win
and both had luck, but Nebraska was
the favored eleven and gained tho
hard earned victory.
Tm hero and star of the game was
'John Weller, captain of the Cornhus
kers. Nebraska's great triumph Is
due tp his splendid work. Every one
of tho Cornhuskers did fine work but
without Weller to have done the kick
ing NebrasTta would have gone down
to certain defeat. His two, kicks from
field gave the Cornhuskers oight
points and onabled them to win. Not
only his kicking but also his splendid
work in other departments of tho
game entitlo him renown. In carry
ing the ball both on end runs and lino
plunges 'he did some brilliant playing.
On defense he showed up strong. His
exhibition in Saturday's game entities'
him to rank among Nebraska's most
famous football players.
In the first half Weller was fouled
and Nebraska nearly lost the services
Sf he,r captain for the. rest of the gamo.
fear the close of tho half Weller was
a little late In getting off one of lils
punts nnd barely missed kicking it in
to Fullback Reppert of Ames, who had
broken through In an effort to block'lt
The ball passed under Heppert's arm,
but the fullback had jumped into the
air and landed squarely on Weller,
striking him full on tho chest with his
knee, Tho violence of the blow threw
the Cornhtiskor to the ground where
he lay as if lifeless and it looked as
though he would bo forced to leave the
gamo, Ho recovered sufficiently, how
ever, to play the remainder of the con
test. Reppert who had clearly fouled
Weller was sent out of tho game
disgraced as a player of dirty football.
Ames' was penalized half tho distance
to her goal and Nebraska was given
the ball for Repport's offense.
(Continued on Page 3,)
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Price 5 Cents.
The students eolobrated tlio victory
of tho Cornlnfskors on tlio cairipus
Saturday evening. Several hundrod
of thorn collected on the atholtlc flold
about 8:30 and after gathorlng all tho
looso combustible material within four
blocks in tho contor of tho gridiron,
startod n huge bonfire. Around this
they formed a circle and sang songs
and performed nil kinds of stunts.
Many co-eds congregated on tlio
Uieachors to watch tho fun nnd lend
their voices to thd singing. Arthur
Jorgenson had chargp of tho demon
stration and kept tlio boys orderly.
No valuablo property was destroyed
mil no unlawful acts wore committed.
Manager Earl Eagor and several
members vof tho football team wore
presont and responded to calls (or
spoochos. "Dog," with his smllo- that
says "I'm happy," gave a nice little
talk about tho groat victory that
showod ho was as tickled as tho rest
of tho bunch. Captain Welter sppko
about the game and his words wore
greotod with loud cheers. A good
natured pollcemnn, who had mean
dered on to the flold to prevent tho.
students committing any acts forbid
den by his chief, was gathorod in by
the boys nnd forced to glvo a short
Impromptu speech. He failed' to say
much however, owing to tho great
embnrrassmont ho folt on appearing
before such a largo civillzort crowd.
The celebration Insted about one hour
and a half.
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