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THE HESPERIAN. 9 before until another touch down and goal were made. The bull starts again from the center and is soon in the hands ol the freshmen who by carrying it and kicking it place it at last not far from the seniors' goal. The seniors now how ever got possession of the ball and the signal wrs given to pass it to White for a kick. The pass was made but Chursch broke through the line causing While to drop it. Farwcll was close by and carried it across the line. Nusz missed goal. Score: seniors, 30; freshmen, 10. .. Pace had his ankle sprained dining the game and was relieved by Fanvell. Marsland, referee. Pound, umpire. THE YOUNG PEOPLE PLAY TOOT PALL. High School, 10; Second Elovon, 10 How It was Done. "A conglomeration of a heterogeneous mass" of high school people hied themselves to the university campus Tues day altcrnoon, November 10, to witness the fool ball game between the high school team and a picked eleven of the uni versity. The picked eleven had never been on the campus together before. The high school eleven had been trained for the occasion for some weeks. The picked eleven showed fighting qualities fiom the start and had it been 11101 c steady at eiilical limes would have won the game wilh case. As it was l hey weie ahead when darkness enveloped the faoc of the earth, but when judges Pound and Troycr read the scoie by the aid of the electric light on the campus it vns found '.hat during the night, whilst (heir opponents slept, the high school team had scored eight additional points, thereby win ning the game. The first half of the gam: resembled a prizefight when ths crowd had broken over the ropes. It was' difficult lo tell sometimes whether there were twenty-two pluyers and two judges or twenty-two judges- and two players. At other times it was difficult to distinguish the players from the unorganized public. When the first half was called, how ever, the picked eleven had ten points and the high school six points. In the last half President Johnston of the ath letic association, with a goodly number of assistants succeeded in keeping the crowd outside the lines. Hut wilh all their power they could not, like Joshua of old, command the sun to stand still and live to see it go down on victory instead of defeat. Hut alas! the sun sank to rest 'nealh ihc gloiious hills of the west, blushing at the deeds of darkness about lo be committed by the high school eleven. After varying suc cess from one side to the other the ball was kicked across the second eleven's goal line, but, owing to ihe darkness, Moshcr was unable to find it. Now Professor Marsland ol the high school eleven, having made a special study of unseen and unfindable things while in the laboratory of ihe university, soon detected a bug-like object which, upon closer examina tion, proved to be the lost foot ball. No one being near, this keen observer sat upon the ball and yelled "down" at the top ol his uuharinouious voice. Judge Pound soon appeared upon the yccne and declared that, according to the revised foot ball rules of the high school associations, the finder was the keeper, and promptly awarded the team four more points. It was while this search was being made that most of the picked eleven fell asleep, thus . allowing their opponents lo win the game by a score of 16 to 10. a 4 '. THE HATTIiE AT CltETK. 'listen to OurTuloof Woo Wouno, 14 5 University, IS. -''The'secotid game with the Donne college feam was playjcd at-Crcte oh Saturday, November 14. A large number of students-accompanied the team and saw it suffer its first defeat. The tmivcisity played four now men but in justice to them it should be saiil that they seemed to piny with as much vigor as nicsl of the old me 1. Tl e university played w'th an over con fidence at first and toward the last a few seemed to play with a lack of confidence. The choice of goal was won by the uni versity and the first touch down by the same team was made in a few minutes. In spite of this, however, Doane was but two points behind when the first hajf was over; university, 6; Doane, 4. In the second half Doane had much the advantage on account of the wind, just ns the univt- ity had the advan tage in the first half. 1).); ne blocked and tackled excellently all through. It seemed impossible for the university to send her half backs around tl e ends as in the first game and very little was gaincJ in k -king the ball. Doane gained the lead near the end of the game making the score stand 8 to 6. Then it was that the university played her best ball. Ity a few trials Johnston made a touch down and White kicked goal making the scorc'for the university, 12, and for Doane, 10. Only five minutes remained now to play and of course everybody thought the game was won for the university. Not so. Doane takes the ball to thejecnter and with the wind in her favor made an extraordinary long' kick. Nusz got the ball and at first started to run instead of kicking the ball. He attempted to kick, however.'whcn too late, and the ball was not advanced much. Sweeney caught it and by good blocking he made a good run but was finally tackled well by Nusz, but Nusz was badly hurt and Sweeney passed the ball and a touch down was made for Doane. ' Williams missed goal. Score 14 to' 12 in favpr of Doane. Only three minutes now remained to play. Pillsbury took the place of Nusz and the ball was taken to the center. The university died haul but she died and that was sufficient for Doane. Doane is to be congratulated. Her team work was excellent and she well deserves her first victory over our team. No fault was found wilh Umpire Marsland or the referee. Some were inclined to think that Sweeney was purposely rough during the game. We would not like to believe this, but if the remarks reported to us be tine he certainly showed wry little sympathy for his victims. We would be very glad, however, to correct any false impres ion that may arise, as we may have been misinformed. ( The deciding game between the two teams will be played in Lincoln in a few weeks. This will be a game worth going miles to see, and should be witnessed by every lover of foot ball. Team practice will be the watchword with us from now on, and it is safe to predict that Doane will not be idle. "What lost the game for us today," was asked us the evening of the 14th inst.? "Lack of team practice and poor luck," wc answered. Mostly on account of the former reason, but every one must admit that there is always more or less luck in every game and the atternoou of the 14th inst. it hung closely in the vicinity of the Doane team. For instance, when llarklcy made his excellent run, crossing Doanc's goal line by two feet o'r more and was thrown so hard by Sweeney as to knock the ball from his grasp giving Doane a touch back which should have given us a touch down and the game. In the last touch down, too, that Doane got, luck was a prominent factor. Perhaps it is better not to win all the time but the next game is ours. Hiiro niici Hound Itnco.' F01 some days past the boys who were not immediately connected with foot ball interests, have been planning a hare and hound chase. Accordingly, Saturday the two hares who had been chosen and four holindswho presented themselves for game ran the chase. This is tlid first thing of the 'kinchin the history of athletic sports at the 'university, at leasts 'the writer so understands it. The schedule was as follows: harcf, F. G. Dreckcnridgc and A. P. Brown1, hounds. C.'C.'Lowry; w
