THE
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tASKAN.
Vo,,. VI No. 10.
UNIVERSITY OK HEBIUSKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, NOV. i, 1807.
l'uiuit 5 Oknth.
CHAMPIONS OF THE WEST
Victory over Kansas gives Nebraska
the Right to This Title.
The Jayhawkers Were Outplayed at Every Point
Game a Disappointment to the Spectators
Details and Comments on the most
Interesting Game Ever Played
in the West.
How tho mighty havo fnllon. Tho trump curd. If tho touchdown wore,
wonderful Kiiiibiih toiun, which wna allowed Kiuibub wiib hopolosaly
Just dying to got a chunco nt tho Cnr- bchton; If ho could tako It away ho
Hslo Indians, would do anything to might, by tho aid of a fow more- of
get n whack at Yalo, and could glvo his decisions, add onought to tho llvo
Pcnnsjlvnnln. a run for Its monoy, polntH already presontod Kansas to
showed to tho 2,1500 spectators present heat Nobrnskn. So ho called WlgglnB,
ut llic- gamo hist Saturday afternoon J who made tho toucl down, oit'sldo, and
that tlioy were far from tho Invlnclblos , thus robbed Nebraska of four points,
they (bought themselves to bo. For ( This claim of Klolnhana that Wlgglna
tho past threo weeks Coach Woodruff , was offside Is tho veriest tommyrot.
hiid proclnlmod throughout tho press ' Tho Instant that tho touchdown wna
of tho country that his team was n llv
Ing cxnmplo of what a man with
brains could mnko out of a team, and
yet thesn self-styled champlonB of tho
West wont down In defeat boforo tho
terrific onslaughts of Nebraska by tho
score of 10 to G. In ono half consist
Ing of thlrty-flvo and another of ton
minutes, tho Knnsas men, who enmo
up herc claiming tho earth, and with
bulging pockotbook8, wero trans
formed into tho sorest lot of men who
ever set foot Inside of Lincoln.
Tho game, howaver, waa marred by
continued wrangling, sb that moro
than twonty-flvo minutes of tho sec
ond half yet remained to bo played
when dnrkness brought tho gamo to a
halt. Tho wrangling began when
Umplro Ktclnhans ruled Cowglll out
of tho game for slugging. Among tho
spectators tho opinion on this ruling
was -divided,! 'UrspIra-KlelnhanaT thef
Kansas team, and tho fow spectators
from Knnsas all declare that Cowglll
slugged, while tho Nobraskans em
phatically Insisted that he did not
strike tho mnn. At any rate tho fact
remains thnt at tho time Nebraska
was within two yards of touchdown,
and Cowglll wns not oven given a
warning, which is usual In such cases
before ruling a man out of tho game.
The second great word contest oc
curred near the end of tho first half,
when Knnsas tried for a field goal.
As soon as tho ball was kicked Cap
tain Kennedy and his men started
back down the field looking very much
disappointed But the minute tho ref
eree announced "goal" they jumped
up In the air In a spasm of surpriso
and delight. Referee Cornell, who
made the decision, said that as ho was
to one sido and In no position to seo
whether the ball passed between tho
POsK ho turned to Umpire Klelnhans
and nuked his opinion. Tho latter
promptly said It was a goal and Cor
nell so announced It. This was only
the second of Umpire Klelnhans' de
cisions which wero "accidentally" in
favor of Kansas. Everybody, without
exception, who stood either directly In
front or behind tho goal posts declared
that tho ball did not come within
seven foot of going between tho posts.
mere nro a hundred of tho best cltl
zens of Lincoln who would cheerfully
"MM! ailldavlt tn thin fnpK Sup), n
rank decision as this was too much
and tho Nebraska men registered a
Kick on its being allowed. This con
sumed fifteen minutes and resulted in
the goal being allowed, which will bo
Protested by Nebraska,
I he last dispute gave tho Kansas
raen a chance to show their forensic
ability it occurred after ten minutes
Play In tho second half. With the ball
within a fow yards of Kansas goal,
Cowglll tried a quarter-back kick.
The ball went Into tho crowd nnd Wig
8ns got it. Referee Cornell called it
a touchdown. Tho Kansas inon
promptly began to kick on tho de
d'lon, claiming that their men wero
Prevented from getting tho ball by the
crowd. There is unfortunately no
way of nrovlncr or dUm-ovinc this
Claim, but onn thlnw la nnrn niwl that
ls tho ball was touched by a Kansas
" n fore Wiggins got hold of It.
'''Vlflmuiy ono Knnsas man managed
'" Pet through tho crowd. Shedd took
,h& ball nnd hnnded It to Williams, ,
cnanco to kick goal. I
Then Umpire Klelnhans played his ,
mado Coach Robinson, ruspcctlng thnt
an effort would bo made to knock out
tho touchdown, asked Klelnhnns if
Wiggins wna offside, to which Kleln
hans responded that ho didn't know
Wiggins. When Informed thnt Wig
gins played right ond, ho said ho did
not boo him at nil, and so could not
decldo ono way or tho other. Robin
son Immediately turned to tho crowd
and asked them to witness Klelnhans'
statomont in coso ho attempted to go
back on It. Juat thon Coach Wood
ruff cumo on tho field and, running
up to Klolnhana, Bald Wiggins wna
offside. Klolnhana began to think so
too, and a fow moro Kansas players
completely porsuaded him of tho fact,
and In this way ho directly contra
dicted himself.
Long boforo tho gamo wna played
Nebraska strenuously objected to
l&frb&aas as umpire, and -ttar-fesuit
seems to show that tho result was well
founded.
Now for tho other part of tho game.
Nebraska outplayed Kansas at every
point Tho famous ond runB, which
mado Iowa, feel so sick, wero wholly
missing. They tried our ends onco or
twice, but Stringer and Wlgglna
stopped them so effectively that they
gave It up as a bad Job. Tho loud
heralded Kansas Interference, which
no ono could break up, was smashed to
pieces and moro than once tho Kansas
backs wero downed behind tho Hue.
Tho dreaded tandem buck was suc
cessfully met. Only at the end of tho
first half did Kansas gain any ground,
and then only for a short distance.
The gamo was played almost entirely
in Kansas territory, and Nebraska's
goal was never In danger. Twenty
five yards was tho closest look tho
visitors had at it, and that was ac
complished by a punt which Cowglll
rirnnnpil wliPn InoUlPil. TCnnnns frru
Kansas fre
. . : T" . ,, , 1 I ue Eiven credit ror u.
quently lost the ball on downs and was At the end of tho gamo Referee Cor
often forced to punt. nell announced tho scoro to be 10 to 5.
Tho Kansas lino repeatedly gave1 Wi" whon ho learned of Klelnhans'
way before Nebraska's savage attacks. ffiftVlSibSS'S makeffscoS
Tlmo and again Shedd went through ' C to 5. However, ninety-nine out of
their line for ten and fifteen yards.
Williams always found a hole to go
through for largo gains. Schwartz cir
cled tho ends in good style, making
nn. run of thirty yards. Benedict. I
who waa In tho gamo only for a short j
time. nlWUVS advanced tlio ball. Hnv-
ward and Pearse played n star gamo
at tackle and frequently broke through
the line. Melford moro than held his
own at center. Tho fnct that Kansas
soon ceased to nttempt to play our
ends speaks much for the playing ot
Wiggins and Stringer. Cowglll lost a
chanco to endear himself forever in
tho hearts of the spectators by miss
ing a goal from tho field. However,
this Is not meant as any criticism on
his playing, which was as good as one
would want. Hansen and Turner had,
perhaps, the hardest positions to fill.
They wero directly In front of tho
tandem bucks used bo often by Kan
sas, but they generally mannged to
stop them. On tho offensive they
opened up holes as big as a barn door
for tho backs to go through. For tho
vlnltnrn HnRS was Casilv tho Star, and
what few gains Kansas mado were
made mostly by h'm
Mnmnnrt for.'
ter made tho greatest gains of the men
in tho line. Rpenk's punting at full
back helped Kansas out wonderfully.
the revolving wedgo wns what
troubled the KanBans the moBt. Kan-
-
HUB usod thn tllllilnm linnl ,.!.! ..
oiUHlvoly, but NobVnska mot It success-
Ili'o Kraut r.ikn niiw wi,...i. w-
UHod flomicniHirniiv h iV." 17.7..""" "
wiih i in utter fulluro li hi v i K .'
ZiohhiK our moiT . L'""
nlii.v and thov wurit mi tin, h,,,),,,!,. t
it during tho wholo gamo. So when it
was tr ed I'enrso and Ilayward rocog
nlzod It na an old friend, and thoy
Htraddlod tho quarter back's nock bo
foro ho hud time to push tliu hull.
KaiiHua d It n't trv . iiftm- iimi
.,w,,i1'1 1: l!a.rliod 1nti ,u!,p l,tv MIK
on In ty yards. Nebraska t urn hum-
more (l .away nt tho Kansas lino for in
oven hundred yarda, and made a
touchdown In olghtoon mlnutea. No
briiflku rooters, of course, foil good at
this, and thoy aald ao In loud and
viiclforoua acconta. Tho aloam whistle
also added Ita discord to tho racket, i
Hobby ainllod clear around tho back of
his neck, and Coach Woodruff looked
-well, ho Juat looked. Added to tho
uproar waa a heavy thud, which wna
mado by tho dropping of a largo wad
of monoy by tho KJuihub nion who hot
that Nebraska wouldn't acoro. i
As Boon as Kansas kicked off No-'
uwiBKu .again wonted tlio ball across'
; " V.. 7 """ju "8i punted to within
v..w J...UDU1 uuiiauii (iuui. OIIUUK BUUU
iniiucu oui ot oangor, ana tnen by
kicking and hitting tho lino for a fow
gains Kansas gotlho ball across tho
contor of tho lioldfor tho only tlmo
during tho game. Twonty-fivo yards
from tho goal tho much disputed Hold
goal took place. It was very prettily
executed. Tho ball was passed to
Kennedy, who quickly put It on tho
ground and Speak kicked It, ao tho
roforco 8ald, between tho posts.
In tho second half Nobrnskn kicked
off nearly to Kansas' goal. Unablo to
buck tho lino, Knnsas wns forced to
punt for twenty-flvo ynrds. Nobraskn
immediately forced tho ball back
twenty yards. Unable to advanco It
further, Cowglll mado a quarter-back
kick and Wiggins got It, making a
touchdown. When tho visitors got
throng kicking It was too dark to play
longer, and Referee Cornell gave tho
gamo to Nebraska 10 to 5. Kansas
claimed that it waa no game, because
two hulvea of thlrty-flva minutes wero
not played, as specified by the rules.
VWWVWWWWJVW
WHICH WINS ?
Nebraska carried the ball 55 times.
Kansas 'carrlciTihtrlrair 27 times.
Nebraska carried the ball twlco as
many limes as Kansas.
Nebraska carried tho ball (or a total
gain of 254 yards.
Kansas carried tho ball lor a total
gain ol 90 yard.
Nebraska carried the ball almost threo
times as far as kansas.
Nebraska averaged a pain ol 4 J J yards
(or every down.
Kansas averaged a gain of 3'.) yards
for every down.
Kansas forced to punt once in 7 downs.
Nebr. forced to punt onco in 18 downs.
vVSVVvVWvVVVVVVWVV
The ending of tho game was disap
pointing, and especially so to the largo
crowd of spectators. That Nebraska
players were somewhat to blame for
tho long delays there is no denying,
but It would have taken a set of
nngels to accept the official dlclslons
without remonstrance. Tho Kansas
players also showed that when they
didn't Hko a decision thoy, too, as well
ns Nebraska, wore ready to kick.
Nothing, however, can bo said against
the playing of the visitors. They
"uu " B-miuinuuiy Huuiu umi biiuuiu
every hundred persons nresent think
that If Nebraska had been given what
rightfully belonged to her tho scoro
would have been 10 to 0. No matter
what may be said about tho disgrace
ful wrangling, tho fact remains that
nnT If It had 1 been played out there
Nebraska
nrn mnnv of us en rnnli ns In thlnlr
tho scoro would have been about 24 to
0 In Nebraska's favor.
Ono feature of the gamo deserving
of speclnl mention was Bob Manley's
tin megaphone quartet, composed of
Messrs. Davis, Porter, Parmelee. and
Mnnley. Sumner and Whedon soon
joined them, and the sextet discoursed
sweet music for the crowd and soothed
the ruffled spirits of the Kansas play-,
ors. Tho line-up:
Nebraska. Kansas.
Stringer 1. e Volgts
Pearse 1. t. Blockbergcr
Hansen I. g Foster
Melford c Wnlker
Turner r. g Mosso
Hayward r. t Avery
Wiggins r. e Games
Cowglll qr. ...Kennedy (Cnpt.)
Wllllnms 1. h Hess
Schwartz and
Benedict....
r h pnnrmnn
full '. I::::::: : . . . sS
Shedd (Capt.) .
im.. , , 11. t o.nr nC..l.l
won the toss and choso tho south goal.
Speak kicked off fifty yards. Cowglll
caught tho ball and brought It bar
een yrds Schwartz hit the line'
! n v rt frlvi-kW a-.J
tut uu t-u uiiu wicii itou yuruti
Will
lnms went through left tncklo five
ynrds. Shedd went through the cen
ter for two yarda and Hnvward fol
lowed with five more. Wllllama went
through tackle again for eight ynrdn
and Schwartz for ono. Shedd tried
the center for two yards. Nebraska
cZor MAiSi SSdVl V
!.',.!!.?.,'10(l.AW " q yards ro
had now worked tho ball up to tho
" ul,"vV'.'' - " .mains .went through
. 10 "0 vo yards and Ilayward
M!V .l. 10...',w':..for threo . yards.
anouu inon snot through center loi
ten yards. Williams mado ono yard
through lucklo and Shodd tried center
again for llvo yarda. WHIIiuub no
gain. Shodd went through ilio llnu
lour yards, WllllaniB two, ami Ilay
ward ono. Shodd hit tho lino for- lif-
nuulo lour yu
llueo more, w
t mad v., ' t:
U'c-n moro. WllllaniB and Shedd each
rda. Shodd carried It
Itlllll tlin.o viiiciw (if i
touchdown. Tho uainlro ruled Cowulli
out for alleged alugglng, but utter
Homo wrangling ho wub allowed to
Btay in thy game, und Kansas waa
given tho bait and ten yards. Hcsa
nuulo ono yard. Speak wont two
yardB througli tho contor. Heaa tried
it again on a tiuidom buck, but No
braaku hold II rm and Kansas lost tho
ball within four yards of tho goal
lino, and on tho noxt play took It
right up to tho lino. Shedd cm-led It
over for a touchdown. Shedd kicked
goal. Scoro, Nebraska U, KatiBas 0.
iime, is minutes.
Speak kicked llfty yards anl Will
Inms regained fifteen, and followed
llltS
with a gain of twelve yards
Schwartz mado a pretty run of thirty
yards around tho loft end. Williams
mado twolvo yards through tackle,
and tho ball was onco more In tho
contor of the field. Shedd trotted
through tho contor again for ten yards.
WllllaniB made ton and Hayward ono.
Shedd went two yardB through tacklo
and Wllllnms mado three moro in tho
snino plnco. Williams was tackled by
Foster with a loss of threo yards.
Schwartz no gain. Cowglll tried for
a field goal, but missed. Speak caught
tuo Dan and wns unoiy tncitied uy
Wiggins within ten ynrds of Kansas'
goal lino. Speak mado threo yards
through tho center and Avery ono.
Volgts, on a tnndom buck, ono yard.
Volghts waa hurt, but soon resumed
play. Knnsns tried a fake play, but
Pearse and Hayward jumped on tho
quarterback's neck boforo ho could
pass tho ball, speak punted tlurty
yards. Cowglll caught It. WIllloaiB
made eight yards and Shedd five, Lut
Nebraska lost tho ball for interference
with center. Speak, wus downed l
hind tho line by Hayward, with lois
of threo yards. Tho tandem buch
which Kansas persisted In using was
being smashed to pieces. Speak wns
forcod Xo punt- for- twonty-ftva-yaxla.
Nebraska went through the line at
will. Schwartz mado two yards, Shedd
five, Williams five, Shedd four, Will
iams ono, and Shedd one. Williams
no gain. Cowglll mado a quarterback
kick of fifteen yards and Speak got tho
ball.
Kansas again brought the tandem
Into play, with some success. Foster
mado six yards and Mosse ndvancod
tho ball five more. Hess went through
tackle two yards and Foster mado
eight yards through guard. Mosse
added threo more. Foster made five
yards through center. Gamea went
around the left end threo yards and
waB beautifully tackled by Shedd.
Kansas then lost the ball on downs,
partly duo to a very pretty tacklo by
Hayward.
Wiggins and Williams each gained
three yards nnd Shedd one. A double
pass from Shedd to Williams netted
three more. Speak made a fair catch
of CowgiU's quarterback kick and
kicked forty-five yards. Cowglll
brought It back fifteen yards, but was
tackled so hard ho dropped tho ball
right in Blockberger's hands. Poor
man mado two yards. Hoss wnnt
through tacklo for fifteen yards. This
was tho lnrgest gain mado by Kansas
nnd the only ono ot mat size except in
returning tlie klck-oir. tiesa aaaeu
four more. Tho ball was now on tho
twenty-five yard lino and Speak tried
a place kick for goal which missed Its
mark by several feet, but tho referee
called It a goal. Another wrangle fol
lowed thh decision. Score, Nebraska
C, Kansas 5.
Cowglll kicked forty-five yards and
Games regained twenty. Kansas
failed to gain on tho first down. Fos
ter mado one yard and Speak was
forced to kick. He punted twenty
yards aad Mosso got tho ball. Speak
made tvo yards and Foster threo on
a tandem buck. Mosse failed to gain
through center. Hess made four yards
and thn ten. Kansas fumbled, but
kept the ball. Games went nround tho
lpft nnd ror e gnt yams. Avery wna
downed behind the lino. Tlmo for tho
first hnlf wns called with tho ball in
I tho center of the field
Second half. Benedict replaced
Schwartz at right hair, uowgiu
kicked off flftv yards. After tho Kan
sas men had fumbled It two or threo
times, they finally picked it up on their
five-yard line. Foster made five yards
and Speak thon kicked twenty-fivo
yards. Nebraska's ball. Benedict
mode threo ynrds around left end,
Williams made seven ynrds, and Shedd
thro.n through center. Shedd waa
shoved through tho center for ten
vnrriR. Wllllnms
mado live yhros
limni-ii loft tackle. Benedict went
' through right tncklo for threo ynrds.
ThVball was on Kansas' five-yard line.
TwiPP, NPIirilBK.l IUlll'll lO KU.IU. UW-
I PM kicked the hn'lover the line Into
, ",e1cwati",iL vJTTinir SSiL i,nn i
ost the nhnnr- to .Jk goal by hnnd
Jnr the nni- 'o - - - m. Duore, .
hmnifn 10. Knnpns 5.
Kansas kicked on tho decision,
pinirninp hn appointor he'd Hess nnd
Fos"r The came wns cal'pd on ac
count of darknops, nnd tlr referee
awarded tho gamo to Nebraska by tho
score of 10 to &
(Continued on Fourth Pago.)
PREPARING FOR JJEbAlES
Kansas, Missouri and Colorado Moot
Us This Year.
THE IIEGISTJMT10K IS LAKGE
Noarly Slxly Hnvo Put Thoir Namos Down as
Contoilanls Nino will uu buloclou.
At proaont the llvolloat organization
connected with tho Unlverauy la tho
polluting aaaoclatlon. 'lho tlmo for
holding the preliminary dob.Uoa la fuat
approuclilng and tho rcgisuatlon for
tho annual KanBaa-Nobruaka doumo is
already closed.
This reglatratlon la by far tho
largeat over known bIiico tho dobatlug
association was organized. Last year
tho rogiairatlon was conaldored very
largo when thlrty-stx names were en
tered for tho preliminaries, but this
year tho number la lnr in oxcoas. Al
ready the number of buuK..im who
have signified their Intention to try
"; I'hico reaches about sixty numes.
Added Interest Is taken thla year
owing to tho fact that threo boib ot
dobatora will represent tho Unlveralty
of Nebraska In threo different places.
Tho annual Kansas-Nebraska de
bate will bo held this year In Lincoln,
jib htBt year Green, Donnlson, and
Baker upheld tho honor of tho Univer
sity nt Lawrence, Kan.
This, of course, Is the great debato
of the year and Is looked upon as such
by thoso who have entered tho pre
llmlnnrlos. In addition to thin wn will ilnlmtn
with Missouri Stato University and
with Colorado College
Some time ago negotiations woro
entered into with Missouri for tho pur
pose of establishing tho same kind ot
a league as now blndB us to Kansas.
Thoso negotiations woro acted upon
favorably by tho Debating Association
of M. S. U. nnd an Invitation was sent
tho university to hold tho first do
bato of tho now association at Colum
bia this year.
This Invitation has been accepted,
which necessitates tho choosing ot
threo moro debaters to go to Missouri.
Colorado College, located at Col
orado Springs, Col., also had heard
of our prowess In forensic contests,
and wished to compoto 'with- Nebraska
in this lino.
Aa a result the Debating Association
is in recoipt of another challenge from
this college. They wish tho debate to
bo held In Colorado this year, will pay
all expenses and agree to do anything
else which our association may ask,
providing these requests aro at all
reasonable.
By reason of these three debates It
will bo necessary to chose nlno debat
ers to represent Nebraska, Instead ot
tho threo formerly chosen for the
Kansas-Nebraska debate. Formerly
It was the custom to choose eight com
petitors from tho preliminary debates
to go on the finals, but this year It will
bo necessary to chooso fifteen or
eighteen men to debato the finals.
It is from the following names
which have been registered that tho
nine debnters will eventually bo
choosen:
Messrs. Stewnrt, Pearson, Payne,
Toby, Ewart, Meier, KIndler, Dlttmlr.
Davis, Bollenbach. Matson, Magulre,
Warner. Popo, Coke, Leo. Taylor,
Perry, Edgerton. KInton, Waterman,
McNaughton, Hilton, Griffith, Allen,
j-Knuiin, uuriuiKu, uoouwui, Ayer. unr-
Dennison, Baker, Hawxby. Deal. Sloan.
Spencer, Baldridge, Kunz, Frazler.
Hutciunson, Oury. Halderson, Eiden.
Tlio judges of tho preliminaries aro
chosen according to tho constitution,
and nro composed of the following
members of tho faculty: The profes
sors of English, American history, Eu.
ropean history, English literature
nhilosophy, political economy, and the
dean of tho law school.
Thursday evening the debnters met
and choso subjects and nrranged divi
sions for the coming contests. Quiet
will now reign until the tlmo for tho
dobntes, as each contestant Is prepar
ing to win a place If hard work will
do It.
Much pralso is duo Secretary
Mawxny ror tho largo registration. It
-was through his uncenslng efforts thnt
such a largo number of men wero In
duced to try for places.
KINDLER EXHONORATED.
The athletic board met In speclnl
session last Saturday at 9:30 to inves
tigate the charge of profess in. II n
against Geo. E. KIndler. Mr. Klnd'er
presented a mass of evidence that
proved his Innocence of any chnrge be
yond tho slightest qupstion of a doubt.
It Is to bo regretted that any such
action had to bo taken, but since such
rumors fly so swiftly without thought
of doing tho person Involved any in
Jury, It wns but justice to the Univer
sity athletics and Mr. KIndler hnfc
such Investigation be made.
I no matter, however. Is settled
falr)y am, peaceai)ly aml tlw
id neaceablv nnd tln "prw ,,
the board was that Mr. KIndler wns
cnurciv innocont nr "iv mic'i 'n fn
A commlttpo wns appoint nr.
rnngo for nn lnteronto im"0 ball league
"imllnr to thnt of foot ball.
Tho hoard ndjoumed to meet In reg
ulnr session noxt Snturdny at 11 n m.
As usual there will be no lun of
Tho Nebraskan next week on nccount
of the Thanksgiving recess.
uit, .awrio, Anoreson, Hnger. Jones,
I wessei. uiDson. uerge. Henry, Tucl or.
i iwujii, u uuiiun. muvfir. i jiiRRnn nrnp ir