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Vol. VI No. 10.
WAS THE FINISHING TOUCH
The Thanksgiving Victory Closes a
Successful Season.
HAWKEYES BEATEN 6 TO 0
The Flercost and Cleanest Football Game ol
hc Year Benedict the Horo Ills Bril
liant Playing Saved Nebraska.
Again wo win. Nebraska started
after tho ponnant by dofoattng Mis
souri, cinched tt by downing KanFn3,
and dispelled whatever doubt might
remain to her claim as champion by
defeating Iowa laBt Thanksgiving
afternoon at Council Bluffs by a score
of 6 to 0. The score was, perhaps, not
as largo as somo of us might have
wished, but It was enough to win, and
that was all Nebraska was ablo to do
against tho sturdy reHlHtnnco of Iowa.
When tho ball was not near tho Iowu
goal Nebraska had no troublo In ad
vinclng It, but Just as suro as tho ball
was cnrrled to Iowa's flve-yard lino,
Just when tho weurers of tho old gold
looked blue and tho supporters of the
scarlet and tho croam wore getting
ready to cheer for a touchdown; when
Coach Robinson got his smllo all rv.aJy
and Wagonhurst was beginning to ex
perience another attack of that Kan
sas feeling, then Nebraska lost tho
ball on downs and Iowa kicked out of
danger. Five times Nebraska got
within five yards of Iowa's goal, but
was unable to go further. Four tlmea
when within ten or fifteen yards of the
goal Cowglll tried to kick goal, but
he failed In each Instance. This was
duo to tho muddy condition of tho
ground, as tho ball would hardly
bounce whon It struck the ground,
and as a result It 'generally shot right
.into the crowd of players.
Tho only score which Nebraska
made was secured rather unexpectedly.
Benedict was given tho ball with a
signal for an' end run. Ho started
around the end, but ran Into the whole
Iowa team, which had boon massed at
that point to meet tho play. JuBt
when It seemed Impossible to make u
gain a hole opened up In the line.
Like a llnsh Denedlct saw his oppor
tunity, and slipping through, was down
the field thirty yards for a touchdown.
Cowglll played a splendid game at
quarter and did especially well In car
rying back Iowa's punis. Ho did not
miss a one and seldom failed to re
cover at least fifteen yards by good
running and skillful dodging. Stringer
played a good gamo at loft ond and
only once, when tho game was almost
finished, he allowed the ball to bo car
ried around his end. Williams and
Pearso always gained ground, and
8hedd, of course, played his usual
steady game. Meyers was "tho great
est ground gainer for Iowa, and al
though ho was continually getting
hurt, he was a hard man to iBtop.
Hobbs punted well and B.ockmorc
made good gains when given tho ball.
Time and again Cowglll would come
around to Hayward and Inqulro In an
anxious undortono, "Do you think you
can gain mo somo ground this time,
Bill?" Bill always answered "Yes,"
and Just as often made his ground.
Melford had a hard man to handlo In
the person of Wright, but ho managed
to hold up hlB end all right. HanBon
and Turner put up a aplondld dofon
8lvo game. Wiggins got down tho
field after tho ball almost before It
was caught and generally downed tho
Iowa man In his tracks.
The game from tho Btart was played
almost entirely In Iowa's territory, and
only at tho finish did Iowa como any
where near scoring. With two min
utes left to play, Iowa, with do3perato
energy, rushed tho ball up to within
fifteen yards of Nebraska's goal whon
ttmo was called.
Tho drizzling rain which continued
throughout tho day made tho grounds
'omowlmt Boggy and cut down tho a..
tendnnco matorlally. Ab It was aboW
2.000 peoplo saw the gamo, which was
wll played and exceptionally clean
UNIVERSITY OF
and dovold of scrapping nnd slugging.
Tho line-up:
Nobrnska. Iowa.
Stringer 1. o Lamortou
Pearse 1. t. .Blackmoro, Q. H.
Hansen 1. g. ..Walker (Capt.)
Melford c Wright
Tumor r. g. .Blackmoro, R.H.
Hayward nnd
Westover r. t Egan,
Wiggins r. e Eby
Cowglll q Qriillth
Williams 1 h Deems and
Chase
Bonedlct r. h Moyors
Shedd (Capt.) . . . full Hobbs
Umpire J. B. Mather, of Tabor, la.
Referee Fred Cornoll, of Lincoln,
Neb. Linesmen A. J. Rhodes and A.
Gillette.
Shedd won tho toss and chose tho
cast goal. Hobbs kicked off twonty
yards and PearBo recovered ten. Ben
edict mndo ton yards. lie dropped tho
ball, but Wiggins got It. Shedd wont
through center four yards. Williams
no gain. Shedd mndo six more, but
Williams failed ngnin to advanco tho
ball. Williams wont around tho right
end five yards, to which Stringer
added one. Hayward made seven
yards through center nnd Shedd fol
lowed with two. Hayward no ga'n.
Turner went through guard for two
yards and Shedd through center for
three and two yards. WIlIIamB went
nround tho right end five yards and
Benedict around the left end six yards
Williams tried tho end again for four
yards. Tho ball was now on Iowa's
ten-yard lino. Shedd won through
center for three yards and Hayward
one. Williams no gain. Cowglll tried
for n field goal. Tho ball wont low
and, nfter much scrambling, Shedd
finally got it. Iowa hold fast. Shedd
made a half a yard and Williams ono.
Williams no gain. Another goal from
tho field was attompted, but failed, tho
ball going Into touch. From tho twen-ty-flve-yard
lino Hobbs punted thirty
yards. Stringer brought the ball back
ton yards. Williams mado two yards
and then failed to gain. Cowgi.l
punted to Iowa's two-yard line. Hobbs
kicked twenty yards and Cowglll re
covered ten. Shedd made two yard3,
Benedict ono, nnd Hayward ono. Iowa
fumbled and Nebraska took tho ball
on downs. Iowa still hold firm and
Nebraska could not ga through her
line. Hansen mnde one yard and
Shedd one. Cowglll tried another goal
from tho field, with the same result a3
boforo, and Nebraska lOBt ten yards
besides. Benedict and Williams each
made ono yard. Another attempt was
made for a field goal, with the same
result. Wllllums mado two yards,
Shedd one, and Cowglll kicked fifteen
yards. Hobbs got tho ball on Iowa's
three-yard line. Hobbs punted thirty
yards and Cowglll regained twelve
Benedict tripped behind tho line for a
loss of five yards. Haywa d wont
through left tacklo seven yards and
Stringer around tho right end two
yards. Iowa soon took tho ball on
downs. Deems made two yards and
Meyers crawled along tho ground four
yards. Iowa gained three more. Mey
ers went through tackle five yards.
Dooms no gain. Walker mado two
yards and thon Griffith klc' od twenty
yards. Nebraska's ball. Stringer no
gain, and Shedd mado three. Cowglll
punted forty yards. Hobbs punted
thirty-five yards and Cowglll brought
It back ten. Hayward mado five and
Shedd two yards through center. On
tho next four downB Nebraska mado
six yards and Cowglll tried a quarter
back kick. Tho ball wont Into touch
and Hobbs punted from tho twonty-flvo-yard
lino. By steady lino buck
ing Nebraska rup.hed the ball up to
Iowa'B six-yard line, whon time wob
called for tho first half. Scoro, Ne
braska 0, Iowa 0.
Second half Cowglll kicked off
forty-flvo yards and Iowa carried It
back twonty-flvo. Iowa failed o gain
on first down. Blackmoro threo yards.
Meyers wont through tacklo five yards
nnd Hobbs four yards, Hobbs mado
ono yard and was finely tackled by
Stringer. Meyers also ran up against
Stringer and failed to gain. Nebraska
took tho bnll on downs. Pearso, Tur
ner, Hayward, Williams, and Shodd
wont through tho lino for short gains
NEBRASKA, LINCOLN, FRIDAY, DEC. 3, 1807.
and carried tho ball to Iowa'B soven
yard line. Hayward mado three, butt
on noxt down Nebraska lost a yard.
Pearso no gain, and Iowa took tho ball
on hor five-yard lhc. Hobbs punted
forty yards and Cowglll regained fif
teen. Benedict then broko through
and ran thirty yards for a touchdown.
Shedd kicked goat. Scoro, Nebraska
G, Iowa 0. Dooms was hurt and gavo
way to Chaso. Hobbs kicked fony
yards as usual, Cowglll carried tho
ball lack flfteon ytads. Benedict was
neatly downed boh(nd tho lino by Eby.
Williams mado four yards. On tho
noxt play Iowa was given flvo yards
because Iowa's ond and tackle, In go
ing from ono sldo to tho other, did not
como to a full stop beforo the ball
was passed. Iowri took tho ball on
downs. Moyer wont through tho lino
Olcllt Vnrds. Chnflfe fnllnri In irnln nn.l
Blackmore only advanced tho ball ono
yard. Nebraska took the ball on
downs. Nebraska fumbled and failed
to gain. Benedict wont around tho left
end ten yards and Pearse went
through tacklo four yards. Wiggins
no gain. Cowglll kicked forty-five
yards. Hobbs caught tho ball and
was beautifully tackled by Wiggins.
Another pretty tacklo by Stringer pre
vented Lamorton from advancing.
Iowa mado ono yard and Hobbs was
thon forced to punt for twenty yards
Cowglll caught tho ball, but was
downed In his .tracks. Nebraska
gained ono yard on tho first down.
Wiggins made one yard and Cowglll
kicked thirty yards to Hobbs, whom
Wiggins and Stringer jumped upon bo
foro ho had tlmo to move. Iowa mado
ten yards around tho left end and fol
lowed thlB by two more through tho
lino. Grlfilth kicked thirty yards and
Nebraska got tho ball. Williams' made
flvo yards around tho right end and
Shedd throe mora- through conter.
Nebraska gained one more when Wig
gins was downed behind the line and
Cowglll wob forced to punt for thirty
yards. Iowa's ball. Griffith mado ten
yards on a fake kick. Moyer was;
downed by Wiggins with a Iosb of five
yards on a fake play. Grlfilth mado a
quarter-back kick of ton yards and
Iowa got the ball. Iowa gained only
one yard In two trials and a quarter
back kick for ten yards was again ro
sorted to and Benedict got tho ball.
Hayward mado ono yard through
tacklo and Benedict added seven more
around the left end. Williams gained
two yards and Shedd threo. Wiggins
no gain. On the next five downs Ne
braska gained eight yards and Cow
glll kicked for thirty yards. As usual
Iowa's lino Btood fast, and two downs
only netted. Nebraska two yards. Cow
glll mndo a quarter-back kick over the
lino. Wiggins, who was, a yard or
more In front of tho Iowa players,
would have got tho ball If he had not
stumbled over somo of tho spectators
who failed to get out of his way.
However, Grlfilth got the ball and
saved a touchdown for his sldo. Hobb3
punted twenty yards from tho twenty-flvo-yard
lino and Iown got tho ball,
and on tho first down advanced It flvo
yards. Blackmoro mado four yards,
but Chase was downed with Iosb be
hind tho lino. Moyor made four yards,
Griffith kicked twenty ynr's and Iowa
got tho ball. Moyer no gain. Hayward
waB relieved at right tackle by West
over. Chaso made twelve yards around
tho right ond the longest run made
by Iowa during tho gamo. Iowa mado
five more and thon Moyer carried the
ball to Nebraska's fifteen-yard lino,
when time for the second half wa3
called. Scoro, Nebraska 6, Iowa 0.
A rather unpleasant Incident oc
curred at tho cloao of the Thanksgiv
ing gamo when Frank Crawford,
formerly a coach of tho Nebraska
team, attached tho gate rocolpts to on-
forco tho payment of a certain amount
or money which ho alleged was duo
him for hlo services as coach. Man
agor Oury has not recovered TTio
monoy, but tho case Is In tho hands
of lawyers and a favorable result Is1
looked for. Right horo n word of
thanks might bo given to the Council
BluffB Field Club. In addition to offer
ing freo of charge tho uso of it3 ground
for the gamo and also ox.endlng every
courtesy to the two teams, tho cuib
has also offered to bear tho oxponso of
tho lawsuit concornlng tho gato re
ceipts, and will look after this Un ver
Blty'B claim on tho monoy. This ac ijn
of tho Field Club will make many
friends among tho Btudents, and will
add to tho probabilities of tho Thanks
giving gamo being played thoro ag in.
Something less than $1,000 was takon
in at the gato, and If Nebraska can
realize on her share of this a neat sum
will bo cleared.
Coach Robinson will leavo for tho
east Just as soon as ho can arrange
his nffalrs to do bo. It is expected
that he will leave about Monday of
next week. It Is said that Mr. Robin
son will try to get tho position as
coach of tho Brown University team
noxt year. If ho (Iocb not secure this
there Is a possibility of Nebraska's
bolng ablo to secure him again. While
nothing would be moro satisfactory
than to have Mr. Robinson return noxt
year, yet. 'every Nebraska student
unites in wishing him success nnd tho
championship tf he cccuroa tho posi
tion of coach at Brown.
Tho prospect of tho election of Cap
tain of the foot ball team Is causing
quite a stir among the foot ball p ay
ers. There are already two or three
candidates In thp field who are wl ling
to accept the honor. Every man who
has played at all In any game on tho
first team will' have a voto. An un
usually large number of men this year
will elect the new captain.
ALL-WESTERN TEAM.
The following all-weBtcrn team haa
been named by Coach Robinson, and
wll prove of great interest, .a the
students ot&jwa. Kansas1 Missouri,
and Nebraska. As NebrnBka wins the
pennant this year, It Is but natural
that she should have the greatest num
ber of players on this team. Nebraska
heads the list with six players, Kan
sas comes next with two, Iowa two,
and Missouri ono. Nebraska has
Shedd, Bonedlct, Turner, Pearse, Hay
ward. and Wiggins; Kansas has Ken
nedy, who Is also named as captain,
and Volghts. From Iowa Is selected
Wright and Meyers, and Hill from
Missouri.
Coach Robinson would line them up
something like this: Voights (K), left
end; Pearse (N), left tackle; Hill (M).
left guard; Wright (I), center; Tur
ner (N), right guard; Hayward (N),
right tackle; Wiggins (N), right end;
Kennedy (K), captain, quarterback;
Meyers (I), left half; Benedict (N),
right half: Shedd (N), full back.
Coach Robinson said that he would
put In Hnnsen Instead of Hill were it
not for the latter's long experience in
foot ball. Otherwise ho considered the
two men equal. Stringer also would
undoubtedly bo named were It not for
the fact that he Is a freshman.
A PENNANT SUPPER.
As Nebraska has won tho foot ball
championship thlB year, Chancellor
MacLean will banquet tho team at tho
Lincoln to-night. Tho chancellor haB
Btyled tie banquet a Ponnant supper,
and tho boys will all doubtless hear
over agtln how they won the pennant,
but as tor seeing It well, nobody has
over succeeded In getting sight of It.
VILL WEAR INSIGNIA.
At a meeting of tho Pershing Rifles,
held last evening, it was decided to
adopt is a company Insignia bronze
croBB rifles, with tho letters "P. R.,"
which vlll bo worn on tho collar of
tho uniforms. Tho Rifles will also
wear white cross bolts at tholr drills
to further distinguish them from the
other cadets. It was also decided to
have a competitive Individual drill
j onco over month, and ?15 was appro
priated with which to (" tf a gold
j medal to bo drilled for at ach Indi
vidual drill. Tho modal will become
tho pormanont property of any mem
ber who wins It threo successive tlmo3.
MIbs Blanche Palmer, of Ulyses, has
entered tho University school of music.
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Pkioe' 5 Gijnts.
TBEf JUDGB SYSTEM SETTLED
at
Debaters Finklly Agree on How They
Will Be Marked.
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WILL TAKE THREE EVENINGS
Tho New Plan Considerably Shorlones tho Pre
liminaries Divisions Have Boon Formod
and Questions Soleclcd.
Interest In' tho preliminary debates
1b steadily Increasing as tho date for
tho great ove'nt approaches. Only two
weeks of preparation remain to those
who have registered In theso contests.
Owing to tho extremely large num
ber of studeutB who are to tauo part
and tho complications arising from
tho two additional debates with Mis
souri and Colorado, many sorloust
questions have como beforo tho asso
ciation for settlement At the prosont
time all of theso difficulties have been
satisfactorily adjusted and there now
romalns nothing but tho debates them
selves. The Blxty participants havo bean
divided by lot into seven divisions, nnd
tneso divisions have chosen their own
subjects, arranged the order of speak
ers, and attended to other details
which might havo arisen.
By tho plan now provided theso
seven divisions will debate on threo
evenings of tho week commencing De
comber 20. The first division will
speak on the first night and will bo
judged by nine judges, two being re
cently added to meet tho requirements
of .tho now plan. Theso judges will
take tho first speaker, who happens to
bo Mr. Berge, as the standard and will
mark him 100. Tho other speakers'
will bo nirkgdJiiglier or lower as xthey
oxcell or fall'talow the first speaker.
On therriecond evening tho second,
third, and fourth divisions will speak
in three different rooms and each divi
sion will be marked by threo of tho
nine judges, who havo been divided
into threo divisions In order that tho
debates may proceed more rapidly. On
the second night the fifth, Blxth, and
seventh divisions will debate, each bo
foro one of tho three sets of judges.
By this plan tho Beven debates may
be completed on throe evenings in
stead of seven, as would have been"
tho case had tho old method of having
all the judges listen to all of the
speeches been followed. As at pres
ent provided, each of tho nine Judges
have tho same standard and wlh Jud ;e
the debaters they hear in accordance
with tho first speaker.
From the sixty persons In the de
bates there will bo sixteen chosen to
compete in the flnalB. Theso sixteen
successful competitors will bo divided
into two divisions and each of these
divisions will chose their own question
and debate on different nlghtH beforo
all of tho nine judges. From thote
sixteen there will bo nine chosen to
represent tho University of Nebraika
in the contests with Kansas, Missouri,
and Colorado.
In order that thoro. might bo no
troublo as to where the debaters will
go, It has boon provided that tho per
son receiving tho highest mark sha 1
mako his own choice as to with whom
ho 1b to dobato, tho ono ranking second
shall havo next cholco, and so on dowa
tho list. By this method no diaputo
can possibly arise aB to whoro each
person shall go,
The Bovon divisions havo questions
and are composed as follows:
First Division. Resolved, That
President Jackson wns Justified In his
attitude toward the bank of tho Unl ed
States. Affirmative, Bergo, Pearson,
Moyor, and Stewart: negative, Deal,
Sloan, McNaughton, and Hutchinson.
Second Division. Resol-od, That
the United States should annex Hawaii
as a torrltory. Affirmative, TayLr,
Kemp, Hager, and Goodwill; nega lve,
Dennison, Lowrlo, Grlfilth, and Tolli
son. Third Division. Resolved, Tl' mu-
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