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Old Mizzery, 'twas eas'ly done:
You got just nit we forty one.
After all, those Missouri 'tigers' were not
so very ferocious. As football players they
were clearly outclassed by Nebraska's sturdy
'leven. But once during the game did they
stand the least show of scoring. This was
during the first part of the second half when
a fumble bj- Cowgill allowed the Missourians
to advance the pig skin to Nebraska's ten
yard line. "While the so-called 'tigers made
nit, Nebraska ran the score up to forty-one.
The bug-eaters won the toss and took the
south goal. Howard kicked low for fifteen
yards. The ball was returned five yards but
Missouri secured it on a fumble. After twice
failing to make gains Holman punted five
yards and again the tigers fell on the ball.
Missouri lost seven yards in the next three
plays and Nebraska tcok the ball. Shedd
went through center for five yards. Two
gains, of about six yards each, followed. Ben
edict went around the end for four yards,
Shedd through the center for eight and Hay
ward for six. A three yard gain followed and
the ball was on Missouri's 20-yard line. Here
the wary Benedict went through the tigers
for a twenty yard run and a touch down.
Shedd kicked an easy goal. Time, 4:30;
score, G-0.
Missouri kicked o(T twenty yards. Pearse
returned the ball five yards and a gain of five
yards followed, when Montgomery received a
slight wound on the head. The ball was
again shoved through the tiger's line for four
yards. Montgomery carried it through center
for a seven yard gain. Gains of three and
five yards followed. Benedict went around
the end for ten yard; Pearse through the line
for eight. Pearse carried the ball for another
slight gain. Hayward went through the line
for six yards. Rapid gains followed. Bene
dict pushed his way forward for four yards,
Montgomery for five and Shedd three. Shedd
received slight injuries in trying to go through
the tiger;, center. Two more short gains were
made, then Pearce shoved the pig skin over
the line for a touch down. Shedd kicked
another easy goal. Time 12:30; score, 12-0.
Missouri kicked oil thirty yards; Wiggins
returned ten. Cowgill punted twenty-five
yards. Shepherd gained ten yards for Mis
souri. Turner stopped the agile Shepherd,
but came out a little worse for the
skirmish. Nebraska took the ball on downs.
After two attempts to make gains Cowgill
punted ten yards. Wiggins prevented the.
Missourians from making any return by his
excellent tackle. After two short gains Mis
souri lost seven yards and the ball on a fum
ble. Benedict went around the left end for
twenty yards. Two short gains followed,
when Shedd made a hole through the tiger's
center for a ten yard gain. Hayward made his
way for seven yards, Montgomery for five and
Hayward six. The ball was less than a yard
from Missouri's goal line. The next time it
went over and Shedd kicked goal. Score 18-0.
Missouri kicked off twenty-eight yards, but
Hayward returned the pig skin eight yards.
Benedict made one of his end runs for nearly
twenty-five yards. Montgomery went around
the right for a similar gain. Shedd gained
ten yards but fumbled. Wiggins recovered
the ball and gained eight more. Several short
gains followed. Montgomery took the ball,
was tackled by Jones, and fell squarely on his
head. Williams was substituted. After sev
eral slight gains Nebraska lost the ball on a
fumble. Missouri tried twice with no gains.
Holman punted sixteen yards and Perry fell
on the ball. After several small gains the
bug eaters got the ball on a fumble. Shedd,
Williams and Benedict pushed the pig skin
through the line for large gains. Shedd fum
bled the ball within two yards of goal line.
Cramer got it with an open field but stumbled
after a gain of eight yards. Harris gained
twenty yards in a criss-cross play. Hayward
stopped Harris by a clever tackle; Missouri
made slight advances. Holman punted. Ne
braska made steady gains for thirty yards.
Cowgill repeated the Wcsleyan antic by kick
ing goal from the 25-yard line. Time was
csilled. Score 23-0.
In the second half Nebraska kicked ofl
thirty-five yards. Holman punted for twenty
yards. Several short gains were made. Wil
liams made a large gain by an end run. Bqn
edict dodged around left end, taking the ball
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