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wooks. Jit Michigan most of the stars which placed that school in
championship class last year roturned. Minnesota was excep
tionally favored with a wealth of old and now material. After an
interval of several years Missouri was again added to tho list of
games. These and other games deserved no small amount of at
tention. Tho initial clash with tho doughty Kearney Normal aggrega
tion resulted in an overwhelming victory for the Scarlet and
Cream. By an unlimited series of brilliant rushes combined with
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Who will kick off.
rare snood the largest score of the football season 117 to 0 was
piled up against the Normalites.
Tho second game of tho schedule with tho Kansas Aggies was
a pleasant surprise to Cornhusker followers. Contrary to all ex
pectations the Nebraskans scored 59 points against a team worthy
of Missouri valley membership consideration. This game was
marked by a decided improvement in interference and team work.
Practically tho same line-up confronted the confident Gophers
at Minneapolis the following Saturday when Nebraska was
humbled by the old-time northern foe. The score of 21 to 3 is far
from a fair representation of the comparative strength of the two
teams. The summary of the game shows these rather anomalous
figures:
Nebraska gained 188 yards by means of plunges, fake plays,
etc., Minnesota gained 179. Nebraska used tho forward pass seven
times for a gain of 65 yards; Minnesota three times for 35 yards;
Nebraska punted 19 times for a total of 620 yards or an average of
32.6 yards ; Minnesota made 14 kicks for a total of 473 yards or an
average of 33.8 yards.
Immediately following tho Minnesota game came the Missouri
Tigers. The rejuvenated Tigers came to Lincoln to win. Much to
their sorrow they were swamped by Nebraska's fjpet scoring ma
. chine. The score of 34 to 0 gave Nebraska a good start for tho
Missouri valley championship honors. The Missouri game marks
the climax of tho first half of the Cornhusker schedule.
Kansas struggle. From the beginning of the season theso two
teams have been pointed for this one game.
Nebraska and Kansa have always been strong gridiron rivals
and this annual game is considered one of the biggest of the sea
son. At every stage of the game the Cornhuskers showed their .
superiority and Kansas proved helpless before the Nebraska at
tack. The impressive certainty in tho onward rush of the Corn
huskers resulted in a most decisive victory for Nebraska.
By winning the Missouri and Kansas games by decisive scores
of 34 and 29 respectively there can be little doubt about the Mis
souri Valley Championship. Ames tied Nebraska by means of two ,
field goals but cannot be considered as the equal of the Cornhuskers
because of the showing made in the other Missouri Valley conference
games.
Elated and most exultant from the decisive victory over Kan
sas, the oyes of the entire Cornhusker camp are directed to tho
serious task of facing the Wolverine machine.
The Michigan record to date is as follows:
The strength of tho Ames Aggies was underestTmated." Very
much to the disappointment of all the players the Hawkeye Aggies
managed to scoro two field goals against the Cornhuskers and
thereby tied the score of tjie game. Had the Cornhuskers appre
ciated the possible result the score would have been another story.
The following week the regulars were treated to a light work
out. The reserves were given a touch of real football in prepara
tion for the Doane game. Tho Doano Tigers lost by a 27 to 0
score. A chill north wind and snow sweeping down the field and
the thermometer registering not far from zero gives a partial de
scription of the game.
November 18th arrived", the day of the annual Nebraska
Michigan 24
Michigan 15
Michigan , 19
Michigan 9
Michigan 6
Michigan 0
Michigan 11
Case . . , 0
Mich. Aggies 3
Ohio State 0
Vanderbilt 8
Syracuse 6
Cornell : 6
Pennsylvania 9
Total points 84 32 '
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Nebraska scored 275 points, opponents 27
Carlisle scored 259 points, opponents 37
Princeton ....scored 179 points, opponents 18
Yale scored 161 points, opponents 15
Dartmouth ...scored 121 points, Opponents 22
Nvy score.d. 119 points, nppmicntsJH
Pennsylvania scored 110 points, opponents 55
Harvard scored 98 points, opponents 35
Cornell scored 98 points, opponents 28
'Michigan scored 84 points, opponents 32
Nebraska faces Michigan with a first-class team. The Corn
hnskers have a fair understanding of conditions and nothing but a
satisfactory showing can result. Present indications point to a close
game and a possible Cornhusker victory.
The Graduate Assistant Coach -
When we print a picture
of "Bones," assistant coacli of
the Varsity for the season of
1911, wo print tho face of One
who is perhaps next to Owen
Frank and Shonka, the best
known and best liked of all Ne
braska's football contingent.
"Bones" has been with us for
so many years that he is rapidly
nearing tho class of Jack Best and
Earl Eager. Harvey C. Rath
bone was born in New York
City when quite young. . Ho says
now that if he had had his way
he would have been born in Ne
braska, but he could not help it.
As soon as ho was able to use his
voice he persuaded his parents to
come west, and "Bonos" attend
ed the Lincoln high school, play
ing 'at half and quarter on tho
world championship teams which
were turned out by tho lo'cal
prep school) for four years. Then
his parents removed to Fort Mor
gan, CoL, but "Bones" prof erred
Nebraska to tho irrigated potato
country, and took up work in the
engineering dollege Ave years
ago. Since then his time has
been divided between mianacrincr the Burlincrton railrnnd find
making touchdowns through the line from fullback's position, until
the present year when he waal chosen assistant to Coach Stiehm.
The present success of the varsity is duo in no small degree to
Harvey's efforts, and he has develbped a freshman or scrub .team
which is tho best the school has been able to boast since the one
upon which Owen "Frank, Elliott and some eight or nine men who
have sinco made their letters and won fame, played in 1908.
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