THE HESPERIAN
SUPPLEMENT.
ATHLETICS.
At five o'clock last Friday morning, the
Nebraska foot ball champions, with their packed
grips and inflated " pig skin," left for Denver.
The game with the Denver Atheletic Club was
scheduled to be played the following afternoon.
Our boys, fresh from their recent victory over the
Illinois champions, were in the best of spirits and
confident of winning more laurels. Uuless the
Denver club used very different tactics than our
club was used to, the game would surely be ours.
At 8 o'clock p. m,, Friday, the " Rattlesnake
boys" arrived at the depot in Denver. Here is
the story as told by our special reporter :
Denver, Colo., Oct. 29, 1S92.
Special to the Hesperian.
Our team was met at the depot and was con
ducted to the Brown Palace Hotel. The man
agement of the hotel did not wish to let Flippin,
stay there, but at last they consented, and the
boys put up at the best hotel in Denver. After a
good night's rest, our players felt very much
refreshed. The day was all that could be asked
for. There were about two thousand spectators,
although many had said that they would never
go to see the D. A. C. play again if they could
not put up a better game than they did against
Kansas. The Denver club was aware that they
had not played as they should, so they had
strengthened their team and were prepared to
play ball. It is admitted by man' that if Kansas
had played in Nebraska's place, they would have
come out in as dilapidated a condition as our
team. The crowd Avere well pleased with the
kind of a game Denver put up. It was, indeed,
a very exciting game, although the score w ould
not so indicate. Williams and Babcpck alter
nated in the two halves as umpire and referee.
There was some dissatisfaction on both sides, but
no more than common.
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Substitutes for Nebraska were Barnes, Mosher
and Stockton.
Fortune iavored Denver. She won the " toss,"
and took the ball. The ball was started with the
V and six yards were gained. They advanced
tiie ball seven yards in three downs by going
around the end ; but this was too slow for Den-
er, so Field went around for seven more. Spaul-
ding tried the other end, but was unable to escape
the grasp of Flippin. The halves and full played
around the end with good gain, until Field tried
the left and was tackled by Johnston. He dropped
the ball, which was accidentally kicked back
thirty yards, but Denver downed it. The center
was bucked for small gains, and then, behold, the
ball flying down the field from a punt. The ball
went out of bounds within five yards of Nebraska's
goal, and worse than all, Oliver did not get it.
Denver quickly gained the remaining five yards
and Berger kicked goal. Time, twelve minutes,
Nebraska started from the center with wedge
and then made small gains through the line. Pace
fumbled and Denver got the ball on foifrth down.
Denver made little gain, so Berger punted and
gained thirty yards but Nebraska had the ball.
Nebraska made good gains through center; Oliver
now punted and Denver's full gracefully fell on
the ball. Spaulding lost the ball in trying to get
past A. E. Yont. Jones saw his opportunity and
fell on the ball. Nebraska made small gains and
Johnston lost the ball in trying centre; but Den
ver followed suit and Nebraska again possessed
the ball. We now tried the whirling wedge from
which A. E- Yon't broke out, and gained fifteen
yards. The Denver team could not stop the
wedge and A. E. Yont soon placed the ball be
hind their goal line. Oliver failed to kick goal.
Denver again started the ball from the center, and
in the four remaining minutes got within two yards
of our goal. Score. 6 to o end of first half.
SECOND HALF.
We started the ball and gained ground slowly
until Flippin went around the end for forty yards.
The ball was next carried over the line, but the ref
eree claimed he had the right to call "down" at any
time: so the ball was brought back and we lost
it on four downs, so near and yet so far. Den
ver, by a series of brilliant runs, soon were in the
centre of field. They lost the ball on a punt, but
soon regained it in a like manner. It took them
but a few minutes now to reach our goal and score
6 more. Nebraska started again from the centre,
and, after considerable gain, lost the ball and our
boys were getting somewhat " winded." It took
Denver but a short time, by making end plays, to
score 6 more. Again Ave started the ball, which
goes flying back and forth across the field, but no
score is made before time is called. Thus the
game ends 18 to 4 in Denver's favor.
The game was very exciting, especially when the
long runs Avere being made. We Avere met by tac
tics which the team could not successfully oppose.
Denver's end playing was good but the Avedge Avould
not work against our team. On the other hand, Ave
made good gains with the wedge and through the
centre and several long runs ardund the end. The
boys did not put up their usual game, owing
greatly to the high attitude, and partly to the tac
tics of the Denver team. We now know our wealc
points and aviII surely strengthen them before
another game.
