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WB'RB ALL, RIGHT!
THE NEBRASKAN
"Why, I saw four men pounding Flippin
at one time," said Crawford. This remark
is a key-note to the Nebraska-Denver game
last Saturday. It was a slugging much, on
Denver's part, from start to finish. Flippin
was the only one of our men who did much in
the pugilistic line and he was disqualified by
our own umpire, Manager Weaver, for it.
He would have needed the patience of Job
and the forgiveness of all the angels to have
done anything but slug. They laid for him
at every turn and he only beat them at their
own game. The Denver team have done
more to injure the reputation of the game
than any team in the country unless it is thai
of the Chicago Athletic Club. The people
of Denver were disgusted with their play
and shouted for Nebraska almost fo a man.
Four of the Denver team were ruled out
during the game. A strict interpretation of the
would hnve left them without a half-a-dozen
men on the field.
Nebraska won the toss and took tne ball.
Spalding of Denver, and Weaver had been
chosen referee and umpire respectively and
kept their positions throughout the game.
The team lined up as follows :
Nkhraska. i. a. c.
Johnston left-end-right Niblock
Oury left-tuck Je-right Fillmore
Wilson left-guard-right Treuse
Hopewell center ...English
Durn right-guunl-lcft Hlnckburn
Whipple right-tackle-left Adams
Shue rear-end-left Ellis
Pace quarter Smith
Flippen lefi-half-right Mills
A. E. Yont. . . . . right-half-lcft 1'fouts
.1. E. Yont full Field
Our substitutes were Crawford, Frank,
Ryan and Lowry.
Nebraska opened the ball, or rather the ball
game, with our new favorite, the double-Hying
wedge. It worked to the tune of fifteen
yards. Then Big Yont thought he would
justify himself for being placed on the team
after two days' practice. He took the ball
and aided by the blocking of Flippen and N
Johnston made a touch down. Denver's re
feree said he went over the side line five yards
from the goal line and the ball was brought
out. We lost it on four downs. Field, aided
by a slight Rocky Mountain zephyr which
happened along, punted to the middle of the
field. Then our boys went to work and
rushed the ball down the field and scored a
genuine unmistakable touch down ten min
utes after the playing began. Pace missed
goal. Our success roused the pugilistic ire
of the Denverites and the slugging began
In the intervals between the rounds Denver
carried the ball within a yard of our goal
line. There it was lost on four downs and
when time was called we had worked it back
to the centre of the field. Score of first half,
Nebraska 4, Denver o.
Denver opened the second half with the
flying wedge. In ten minutes they had
scored a touch down, after losing the ball for
a short time. Field missed goal.
This finished the scoring, but the battle
continued for thirty minutes longer. Weaver
ruled out three Denverites for persistent slug
ging. Macon, who had taken Ellis' place at
the left end laid Whipple out so badly that it
took several minutes to bring him to. Then
he was obliged to stop playing and Ryan
took his place. Flippen's attempts to keep
up with the procession in "face-pushing''
became so evident that Weaver retired him.
Crowford took his place. Shortly after this,
and when there was Cwo minutes yet to play,
the ball was given to Nebraska on. a foul.
Denver kicked on the decision and refused
to continue. This of course makes the game
Nebraska's, though it is doubtful if any more
scoring could have been done as the ball was ;
on our twenty-yard line.
Considering that the D. A. C. beat Iowa
5S-0, Missouri 49-0, and Kansas 24-10, a
score of 4-4 is a source of congratulation to
our team and the University.