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About The Hesperian / (Lincoln, Neb.) 1885-1899 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 19, 1897)
THE : HESPEIUAN N-1i'uh1jv lt'iVm- 1-iitiiKaix. SfNKLOWKIUa OUT-ClVSSKD 1SY TIIK GOLD1SC KOI)S. You bottvrs, quibblers of the Kaw. You simply got it in the jaw. Saturday wis an ideal football day. Twcn- campus who saw the foul if then was out. In order to keep Cowgill in the. game Kansas was given the hall and ten yards but she lost the pig skin on downs. Williams went around the right end for ten yards and Shedd was ty-Hve hundred enthusiasts gathered about pushed through the center for a touch down the in-id-iron to see the contest. Kansas nnil kw.kod m:il. .-... f...... came up loaded to the muzzle. Along with her famous team and coach came a crowd of sports who had money in plcnt. They were not content to bet even but gave odds of two or three to one. It is reported that they brought up something like eight thousand dollars and well, most of them had money enough to get home on. IJut, jus Kudyard Kipling says, that is an other story. The game of football played on the campus Saturday, was one such as every lover of the sport hopes never to see repeated Kansas kicked off from center; Nebraska secured the ball and made some splendid gains. Schwartz went around the left end for twenty yards: Williams around the right for fifteen: Shedd went between center and guard for fifteen; II ay ward between guard and tackle for ten. Nebraska's attack was fierce and sudden and made great holes in the line which is absolutely impregnable (vide Wily Woodruff.) Cowgill tried for goal but failed. Kansas now made some good gains but was forced to punt. Nebraska The greater part of the time was spoilt in punted and Kansas made a fair catch. Speake quibbling and debating. The umpire, Klein bans, was a ICansas man and olliciatcd in spite of the earnest protect of Manager Oury. The referee, Cornell of this city, seemed to be under the influence of Kleinl.ans. In spite of the fact that both umpire and referee fav ored Kansas: in spite of the fact that avovy disputed point was given to Kansas. Nebras ka's doughty warrior.? came out as victors kicked for Kansas. Cnvgill caught it but fumbled and a Kansas man secured the ball. Kansas forced the ball to Nebraska's twenty five yard line. Sp.-ake made a trial for goal which, by the testimony of every man who was in a position to see, was a failure. Speake shook his head and the Kansas team made a dash to secure the ball for a touchdown. Hut the referee decided it was a eml. Nebraska and placed the scarlet and cream in the front objected and tried to reaon with the umpire rank of western teams. TJiev broke thronirh Kansas' boasted line anywhere for good gains: they sent Schwartz or Williams around the ends successfully; and they broke up the Kansas interfcrance readily. From avavy point of view Nebraska outplayed Kansas. TIIK fl.VMK. The game began at three o'clock and with a vigor that seemed to promise a splendid contest. Nebraska won the toss and chose the south goal. Kansas kicked off for forty yards and Cowgill returned the ball ten. Ne braska hit the line for steady gains and car ried the ball up the field at a lively rate. The rooters on the bleachers went wild with joy when Shedd and Hayward smashed through the Kansas line and Schwartz and Williams circled round the ends. When Kansas had been forced back to her five yard line and a touch down seemed inevitable, Cowgill was but continued the game with the five points protested. In the second half, Nebraska kicked oil' and the ball was downed on Kansas' five yard line. Kansas punted. Williams and Benedict made gains around the ends for Ne braska and Cowgill punted the ball over the line. Wiggins fell on the ball scoring a touch down but it was not allowed because the um pire claimed that Wiggins was off side. Then there was a dispute that lasted until darkness settled down on the field and the game was called. The referee gave the score as 10-5 at the end of the game but later in the evening changed it to O-o. SCJUIIW WITHOUT A FORT1IOUOUT. My, but didn't the old Qui. show her colors! Who snid "There is im Kiifb i,Uir a tt: uuui.il uuvvu buuiuum UieviUlUJC, lOWglll WHS . . w " - ordered olY the field for slugging. Umpire verfi,ty Hpirit?" Kleinhans was seemingly the only man on the Scarlet and cream everywhere. Even the
