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PART T.VE
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PAGES I TO I
VOL. AXXIX-NO. 16.
OMAIIA, SUNDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 3, 1009.
SINGLE COfY FIVE CENTS.
Te.braska, 6, South Dakota, 6. Minnesota, 41; Iowa, 0. Creighton, 6; Yankton, 0. Chi, 40; Purdue, 0
VETERAN MEN
lUASIvA MAKES
This' Bunch Lays Claim to the Amateur Championship of Nebraska
POOUSHOWING.
EEW0N TEAM
fcould Do Was to Hold South
Nebraska Eleven SUrts Season with
Unusually Small Number of
Tried Players.
ikota to a Six to Six
Score.
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3 MEN REALLY OUTPLAYED
ROOTERS GLOOMY AT PROSPECT
i HE
Omaha
Sunday
SPOBTS
VI
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t
y Off at Though They Were Goinj
' to Make it a Walkaway.
MBLES PUIN THE CHANCES
'M Frank Saves Vi. Game by a Good
Tackle in Closing Minutes.
IIAETE AND TEMPLE THE STARS
Mrhrnskn Line Unable to St nnd
A-.ilnt MUfk, While Snnth
Daliotn In Moil Instances
W.H Solid.
LINCOLN. Oct. 2.-Kpecial Telegram.)-
'-'! ska was lit Nl to a tie score In the
opci.mg game 01 the season this afternoon
nt Antelope park, with South Dakota, the
points ma1 by each eleven being fl.
A weak line, one of the weakest thnt
has ever represented the state school, r.nd a
4. great number of fumbles were responsible
for tin? poor showing of tho Cornhuskers.
South Dakota scored Its touchdown In
the opening half and NebraHta failed to
make a point In that (tension, nnd only by
the hardest kind of playing, with constant
encouragement from 2.000 rooters, was it
ablo to crops the visitors' goal line In the
final hRlf and even up the score,
y The Cornhuskers never during the forty
minutes of the same played winning foot
ball, and only during a few minutes at the
opening of the contest and for a short
period In tho second session were, they able
to outplay their opponents.
They opened up the game after the klck
eff with a brilliant spurt that seemed to
mean an easy victory, but the backfleld al
most at the same time started to fumble
the ball and the story of the game was
then foretold.
For ton minutes the ball was In South
Dakota territory. Nebraska had possession
of 'it most of the time, carried once to the
South Dakota ten-yard line and then lost It
on a fumble. There were three of these
fumbka In the first ten minutes. The third
one save tho Coyotes their chance, ana
they booted the ball out of their territory.
Month Dakota Scores First.
In five minutes more they had possession
. of the ball again. Tills time they were In
y Nebraska territory., X forward pass was
J worked successfully and they were on Ne-
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fa urasaa n iweniy-yaru line, ou 0.11,111. tuut
( ball, through tackles and around ends, put
the ball over the line for a touchdown.
f Nebraska could do nothing during- the re-
. 1 . A 1 1. n knlf 'T I. ...w. .... oAUI..n
Iv looked like repetition of the first. As it
opened South Dakota ent into Nebraska
V territory. A fumbled Dunt. hovecver. soon
gave Nebraika the ball and then a forward
pass carried It to the visitors' twenty-yard
line.
Hard line drives gave Nebraska Its
touchdown.
South Dakota came back fighting like
j ,'J rojans ana wnen time was caiiea naa me
ball on Nebraska's ten-yard line.
f f Frank did most of Nebraska's fumbling
j and really killed his team's chances of
I seorlrm in the first half. lie. however.
played u brilliant game In other respects,
saving the game at the last minute by
catching Kelllng of South Dakota when
the latter had a clear field for a touch
down and was on Nebraska's ten-yard line,
lie also made some sensational runs, one
being for thirty-five yards, the longest otie
i,I tin
Har
tho game.
rte and Temple were the real heroes
or Nebraska. They played a great game
on the defense, breaking up play after play
and keeping the fighting spirit In the other
men on the team. Temple was a wonder
and proved' himself to be one of the best
defensive Diavers Nebraska has ever had.
larto was fierce on the offense, making
'possible several good gains for the Corn-
hunkers.
Stare for South Dakota.
Thackubeiry und P. Coffey were the stars
for South Dakota. The former made sev
eral good advances around the Nebraska
wings and his punting was a feature-of the
visitors' play. Coffey charged the Corn
husker line for big gains.
The South Dakota line on most occasions
wt.s a stone wall. Tho Nebraska line,
specially at center and tackles, was weak.
Ilaite, who was at fullback in the first
half, went to guard tn the second session
und strengthened the line a great deal.
if Piny In Detail.
! Play was started with Nebraska defend-
1 i lng the tast goal and a strong wind blow-
1 mm from the west.
? Frank kicked off to Thackaberry on the
twenty-yard line. A return of fifteen yards
was made, the ball being on the visitors'
twi nty-rtve-yara line, j nacitaoerry punteu
v to Frank on the Nebraska forty-five-yard
Una.
A return punt was at once made by
Beltxer, who sent the ball to the South
i Dakota thirty-yard line. On the first play
Might Half Onborne of the visitors fum
Mtd and Reltxer recovered the ball for the
, CVrnhuskcrs.
Ou the next play Sturtzenegger made a
gain of five yards through left tackle,
liultaer dasiied through right tackle for
h - Ix yards. The ball was on the South
Dakota fif H'en-yard linS, but Sturtxeneg-
t Hi luiuuita I lie pan on me next play ana
it Vi lit tit S.tiilh Duktitit
Thackaberry immediately punted, send
ing the ball to Frank on the South Dakota
f ir I V-f I V A-VM r.1 Una. A furi&nril ni( frimi
to
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'lauk to Slurtxeiit KKer gave twenty yards.
V the next play Frank fumbled the ball
Id Scuih Dakota got it.
Irhackabtiry punted to the center of the
eld and Frank returned the ball ten
''yaids. An attempitd forward pass by
lleltser hit the ground and the Cornhusk-
i rs were penalixid fifteen yards.- Temple
ttt:i.1 flVA VaidS at l-ivlit anula Hurt.,
added tliree yards at right tackle, and
licltser made rour yards mure. lieltser
fumbled the ball on the next play and
Frank recovered It.
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ball was on the South Dakota fif-
rd line. Heltxer made five yards
at It fiend. On the next play Imbs broke
i Uirou!4)i aud secured the bull from the
Cotnhuekers.
i Bouih Itakota took no chain on a fum
e, but punted at once to the center of
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GOPHERS TRAMP OVER IOWA
Coach Williams' Men Able to" Toy
with the Hawkeye Squad.
SCORE FORTY-ONE TO NOTHING
Johnson, the Minnesota Halfback, and
HcGsmn, Quarter, Blake Bl
Gains Apparently at
Will.
MINNEAPOLIS. Minn., Oct. I.-(9pcclal
Telegram.) Overwhelmed by the surpris
ing speed and superior Interference of the
Minnesota back field, Iowa was easily de
feated here this afternoon on Northntp
field by a score of 41 to 0. At the end of the
first half Minnesota, through the splendid
dodging runs of Johnson and McQovern,
had scored four touchdowns.
Johnson's play was irresistible. Tlrne and
again the half back, distinguished by his
black hair, dodged and writhed through
the Iowa team for long gains. Not only
on end runs did the speedy half make
touchdowns possible, but In returning punts
he twice ran half the length of the field
for scores. Aside from the phenomenal
play of the Gopher left half little Cap
tain McGovern shone at quarterback. He
ran the team well and also made sub
stantial gains. As he was being tackled
after a thirty-yard gain from a double
pass he tossed the ball forward to Rade
macher who crossed the line for a touch
down. Minnesota's play was a distinct surprise
for the Hawkeyes. They had expected no
such mid-season form. The Gopher line
charged fast and not once did It waver
In the victorious play. One time in the
second half Hazard broke through and
blocked' a punt. Stevens and Pickering ran
excellent Interference and made possible
the wlxaid-llke performance of the nimble
Johnson. Hut Johnson was apparently un
stoppable after the interference was
smashed and he dodged and warded off
tacklers with marvellous ease,
' Four Minutes to Touchdown.
Farnham kicked off at S OT, but Hyland
was soon forced to punt. Then the first
Inkling of the fast assault of the Minne
sota back field became apparent. Johnson
gained four yards by dodging Kresensky.
Tho Iowa line held and Johnson was called
on to make first down. Four minutes later
he carried the hall over the line and Far
ham kicked goal.
The rest of the game was the same story
with Johnson, t ie dependable, assisted by
the clever little general, McQovern, as the
main cogs In Dr. William's powerful scor
ing machine.
Stewart of Iowa called for a forward
pass In one of the short i allies made by
the Iowa team toward the close of the
game. He threw the ball to Hyland.
Koscnwald, who had been put in for the
tired Johnson, caught the ball and raced
for a touch-down. Stewart, endeavoring
to stop him, dove. The Gopher's knee hit
the Iowa quarter's head. He came to and
while staggering fought off Trainer
O'Brien and Insisted on staying in the
game. After the next kick off he was led
crying from the field and Iowa, already
crippled, was compelled to make many
shifts to present a line-up of eleven men.
Hyland starred for Iowa with Captain
Gross a close second. Stewart and Khret
played plucklly. However, despite the ef
forts of these men the Minnesota backs
dodged through for long gains.
Ottra Pla,a Snereaafal.
Minnesota tried forward passes six times
and twice the open formations netted good
points. However, end runs were the favorite
Gopher ground gainers, with a double pass
occasionally. Line plays were distinctly
in the minority. Iowa gained as much
ground through the center as did the
Gophers and no consistent gains were
made over the guards and tackles. Mur
phy successfully made a thirty-yard run
for Iowa Just before the final whistle blew.
Young, the Gopher tackle, was not In
the game, owing to a condition In his
studies. Schaln, center and Schroeder sub
stitute fullback, were not used either
Penalties were few and the ufUelailng was
exceptionally satisfactory. Minnesota was
penalized for holding once and also for
offside .play, while Iowa players Interfered
with a fair catch and the Hawkeyes lost
five yards for being off side.
Following is the line-up:
MINNESOTA. I IOWA,
ratttjohn LE.iRK Hjlaod
(Continued on Second Page
Chicago Plays
Brilliant and
. Speedy Game
Purdue Team Swept Off Its Feet by
Rapidity of Attacks, and Fails
to Score.
MARSHALL FIELD, Chicago, Oct. 2.
University of Chicago foot ball team inaug
urated Its 1909 season by the defeat of
Purdue by the score of forty to nothing
at Marshall field today.
The Purdu team was simply swept oft
Its feet r)y the speed and brilliancy of the
Chicago attacks. The early part of the
first half Chicago profited by Purdue's
mistakes, but the visitors, became demor
alised and Chicago scored frequently.
The score at the end of the first half
was 23 to 0, and 17 more points were added
to the Chicago total in the' second half.
Stage's team as usual employed new
foot ball when Purdue least expected It.
A brilliant repertoire of forward passes on
side-kicks and unexpected returned punts
all played havoc with the heavy, but slow
defense of Purdue.
. The heavy llne of the La Fayette team
was often torn to shreds by the fast
charging pony forwards of Chicago.
The first touchdown of the second half
came when Page ran around the left side
of the Purdue team for 15 yards on a fake
forward pass.
The second score was made by Sauer
after a brilliant dodging run of 35 yards
and Worth wlna'H steady plunging through
Purdue's line resulted In the final score.
The lineup:
CHICAGO 4.
KaaFuikar
Hoftman L.T.
Ehrhorn. Badenochr.U.O.
PVRDfE o.
R K Ooebl
R.T Mitchell, Klumpp
H.G? Kubr
C ; MrKarlund
L.Q Speck. Franki
Hadenuch. O. smith t:
Hlrwhl, Keller ...
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Kellcy. Oerand ...
Young. Pae
Pane. Roger
Rnicvra, Davenport
Sunderland, Bauer
Worthwlne
KT.I L T Esman
RKL..E Trees, Eltensmtth
.O..B.Q.H Gfiipel, Dinner
J,.H R.H llrwltl, Ogen
R.H . ; L- H Hanna
. F.B. F. B Kamebatim,
Touchdowns: Kelliy, Worthwlne (3,
Page, Sauer. Goal from field: Page (2).
Goals from touchdowns: Sunderland 2;
Worthwlne 2. Refeiee Connett, Virginia;
umpire. Captain King, West Point; field
Judge, Seller, Illinois; linesman, Fleager,
Northwestern. Time of halves, 3r minutes.
STEVENS SCORES ON PRINCETON
Result of Gnme la Distinct Surprise
to Home Team.
PRINCETON, N. J., Oct. 2. Although
Pilnceton won Its opening game of the
season with Stevens' institute here today
by the score of 47 to W the fact that the
visitors scored twice came as a distinct
surprise. The locals rolled up eight touch
downs by literally walking jthrough their
opponents' line In two short periods, but
Stevens took advantage of two blunders
by the Princeton backs and scored with
out the slightest hindrance.
Pangburn of Stevens blocked a forward
pass and, picking up the ball near the side
lines, ran fifty yards for a tally. Captain
Harris of Stevens also took advantage of
a fluke following an attempted pass and
scored after a thlrty-flve-yard run. Head
of Princeton ran the length of the field
for a touchdown on the becond kickoff.
Halves: 20 and 30 minutes. Touchdowns:
Read (3, Cunningham, Smith, Sparks, Mc
cormick, Kennedy of Princeton; Pangburn
and Harris of Stevens. Goals: Waller, 7;
Hurris, t.
E0WD0IN EASY FOR HARVARD
I'rlmeoa Ualne Almost at Will In the
First Half.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 2.-The suc
cessful use of the forward pass and the
end runs of Corbett gave interest to to
day's game at the stadium. In which Har
vard defeated Bowdoln, 17 to 0. During
the first half Harvard gained almost at
will, making the first touchdown within
four minutes after the game started on a
thirty-seven-yard end run by Corbett and
line plunges. The second touchdown came
after a fumble on Bowdoin's fifteen-yard
line, when Corbett carried the ball over
In one rush. In the second half Harvard
used many substitutes and scored the third
touchdown by clever use of the forward
pass. The Crimson line was impregnable
and Bowdoin got first down on rushes but
once.
8core: Harvard, 17: Bowdoln, 0. Touch
downs: P. Smith, 2; Corbett. Coals from
touchdowns; Withlngton, 1
HASTINGS BASE BALL TEAM OP 1909.
tions
CREIGIITON LINES UP STROX
bor.
Outlook for Successful Season is Md 20
orient xor ao Jiariy. m 13
Zl ft
MEN NEEDED ON SECOND ELEVlf 24
10 4
29 19
12: 10
22 15
Players Are Past Bounding In
Shape and Are ShOTrln Ac
earner and Speed lu Hand
ling the Ball.
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51
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78
Over a fortnight cf hard practice for t
Crelghton foot ball team has been cot
pleted. The men of the regular team a!
rounding Into shape nicely and alrea
show much speed and accuracy of pltf 7
A theoretical knowledge of the game seetlj
to be pretty well assimilated and many y
the new' plays which Coach Snyder hSi2
been drilling the team on are now thq fl
oughly understood and used In every pra,
tlce. , q
While there has plenty of lme elaps HI
atnrn tho hparinnlnir rtt tha. Ramnn thaa.n
are still some of the old warriors of last
season's team who have not as yet shown
up on the field In suits. Some of these
old men promise to be out this week.
Every night brings out a few more new
met., many of whom have played before.
With this new material to strengthen the
team which he Is building, Coach -Snyder
feels particularly good concerning the pros
pects of the Crelghton team this year.
Among a multitude of things which tend
to throw sunshine on the Blue and White
this fall, there are, however, a few other
conditions which are not quiet so bright.
One of the most glaring obstacles now to
be overcome is the absence of plenty of
good material for the second team. How
ever, this is to be expected partly because
a general call for candidates has not as
yet been issued.
Sometime this week the call will be sent
out to the various departments for ma
terial and It la felt that a goodly number
of those who have the real college spirit
will respond. In the call the fact will ba
urged that a man is none the less a foot
ball hero though he may play most of the
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Lee of Creighton
RIGHT TACKLE OK THE TEAM, WHO
WILL UPHOLD OMAHA ON'. THE
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Potts, Omaha 95 107 20
Landreth. Topeka 68 3 7
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Olmstead, Denver 19 71 9
Smith. Sioux City 48 76
Hartrnan, IXnver 309 371 70
Aitchtson, Wichita 9 KB 8
Alderman. Sioux City 8 1 H
Welch, Sioux City 18 276 50
Westerzil. Wichita 2U 250 62
Misse, Lincoln 33 36 8
K. Locke, Pueblo 90 143 27
Colligan, Des Maine 290 358 75
Thoinason. Toneka 43 25 8
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Holmes. Sioux CUy 43
Swift. Pueblo 18
Hassler, Wichita 5
Isbell. Wichita v 8
MoUee, , Pueblo 3
Pitchers' Records
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The record of pitchers who have
In four or moio games arc as follows:
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Olmstead, Denver ".
Lang, Des Moines
2t
Holes, Topeka ti
Alderman. Sioux City 23
Wright, Topeka 20
McGregor, JeB Moines 7
t'habek, Sioux City, 19
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Nebraska-Minnesota and Nebraska
lowa Reach Agreement.
LINCOLN, Oct. 2. (Special.) Manager
Eager today announced that officials had
been ngreed upon for both the Minnesota
and Iowa games. For the Gopher contest
at Omaha, the following men will of
ficiate: Ralp Hamll, ex-Chicago, referee;
Captain E. L. King, ex-West Point, um
pire; Lieutenant Beavers, ex-West Point,
field judge.
In the Iowa game at Lincoln, October 23,
Lieutenant Beavers will be feferee and
Captain King will act as umpire. Ted
Stewart, ex-Michigan, will be the field
Judge.
These officials are on the approved west
ern Intercollegiate list and are considered
among the best In the country. Ralph
Hamll has been used in many games In
which the CornhUHkers have played during
the last four years und has always given
perfect satisfaction.
Nebraska field is to be ready for a
formal opening on October 23, when the
University of Iowa foot ball team will
come here for Its annual game with the
Cornhusker8.
The athletic board this week ordered
that the construction of a fence Bhould
be started next week. It aproprlated $3,500
enclosing the field with a pine board fence
and for erecting a new grandstand and
portable pleach. ts. The portable bleachers
will be built In Omaha, used there for the
Minnesota game on October 16, and then
brought here and put In place for the Iowa
contest.
YALE
DEFEATS
SYRACUSE
Victory
of Blues line
to
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" arity of Plai
NEW HAVEN. Conn.. Oct. 2. -Varied
playing won the game against Syracuse
for the Yale football team, 16 to 0.
One touchdown was Nmade as the result
of line plunging, a goal was kicked from
the field and the second touchdown fol
lowed a forward pass. Howe showed up
well at quarter aud the run of the veter
ans. Hobbs, Goebel and Murphy, strength
ened the team greatly.
There were several changes In the second
half In the Yale lineup, Howe going In
at .quarter and running the team like a
whirlwind. Haines sprained a knee in the
first half and will be out of the game for
several days.
Score: Yale, 1,1; Syracuse, 0. Touch
downs: Daly, Vaughn. Goals from-touchdowns:
Hobbs, 2. Goal f r. ... field: Daly.
CORNELL WINS FIRST BATTLE
Heuaaalaer Scores ou Louie Kirk hy
Captain lualla.
ITHACA, N. Y., Oct. 2-Cornell won its
first foot ball battle of the season today,
defeating Henssalatr Polytechnic institute,
16 to 3. The fact that Cornell was scored
upon was due to the excellent kicking abil
ity of Captain Ingiis of the visitors, who
landed a goal from the forty-five-yard line.
The playing was rather ragged, for all
save four men un the Cornell team were
new. During the second half substitutions
were made In nearly every position to try
out the second team men, many of whom
excelled the playing of the original team,
Summary: Goal from touchdown: Tyde
man. Touchdowns: Gass. 2; Tvdeman, 1.
Goal from field: Ingiis. Time of halves: 20
and 15 minutes, respectively.
Ions ( llf Wins.
IOWA CITY. Ia., Oct. 2 -tSpecial Tele
gram.) The Iowa City High school foot
ball team defeated Newton here this after
noon by a score of 16 to &.
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.84i"naha High school won Its first foot
?inie of the season yesterday by
ig the Nebraska City High school
engaged t the Young Men's Christian assoc-
Dark, by a score of 12 to 0.
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a little heavier than the vlsl-
ld had an advantage In that wav.
but on j the other hand It was handicapped
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by having four of its best men out.
Befoiv- the game began Nebraska City
entered a protest against Andrus, the right
tackle of Omaha, being allowed to playIt
claimed he had already played four years
of high school foot ball, three with Weep
ing Water and one with Omaha, but it was
shown that he had not played as many as
three with Weeping Water and protest was
not allowed.
The stars of the Nebraska City team
were the Gilmore brothers and Miller. On
the Omaha side, Underbill, DowV and
Mills, the three backs and Rector, the
risht tackle, did especially good work.
Warren Howard, Omaha's quarter back,
made some fine tackles and a number of
large gains for his team.
Visitors Kick Out of Bounds.
The game started with Nebraska City
Kicking out or bounds. The ball was
brought back and kicked over. Fumble
on first down, Omaha's ball. Mills took
the ball for a fifteen-yard gain, then Dowe
and Andrus gained a little In line smashes
ball fumbled. Omaha's ball. Omaha makes
a double pass and Howard goes over the
goal. Point Is protested by Nebraska City
because referee had thought the ball dead
and had blown the whistle. The scofe was
allowed and goal-kick missed. Score
Omaha, 5 and Nebraska City, 0.
Nebraska City kicked off and on first
down Dowe gained ten yards. Howard rook
the ball for a thirty-yard gain on an end run
Omaha made a series of line smashes for
small gains and then tried a forward pass
and failed. Nebraska City got the ball for
the first time. The result was three downs
and no gain and a. fumble on the third
down, Omaha holding the ball. Omaha lost
tho ball on a fumble on an end run. Ne
braska City made a couple of line smashes
for small gains and lost the ball on
fumble. Omaha made two Ineffectual line
smashes through the guards and then
punted. The ball Is fumbled within ten
yards of the goal and knocked back behind
the goal. Miller of Nebraska City falls on
It and makes It a touchback. The ball Is
brought out and seesawed back and forth
until time was called.
During the Intermission, Referee Barack
nan reversed his decision on the grounds
that the ball had been dead when he ble
his whistle. Score end of first half: Omaha
0, NebYaska City 0.
Second Half.
O.naha kicks off and fumbles the ball,
giving Omaha possession of the ball. Ne
braska City Is penalized five yards, Omaha
fumbles the ball, which gives the visitors
the ball. Nebraska City makes a series
of line mashes, fumbling the ball, which
goes b.icU to Omaha. Omaha fumbles,
but manages to keep the ball, and Ne
braska City Is again off side, which gives
Omaha another five yardsL Ornaha tries
a forward Iai- and Nebrika City gels
the ball. Porter makes a tmall gain for
the visitois and they then fdmble the ball
on the next down, giving the ball bark to
the home team. Omaha makes a couple
of line smashes, Underhlll makes two good
gains and puts his team over the goal.
Dow kicks goal. Score: Omaha, (; Ne-
brasl.a City,
0.
Nebiaska City kicks off. Miller downs
D-iwe In his tracks when he catches the
ball. Dowe makes a good end run. Mills
gains fifteen yards un a delayed pass
through center, Howard makes an end run,
galniug twenty yards, Dowe makes two
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Only Two Linemen Whose Weight Ap
proaches Two Hundred.
ENDS LACKING IN EXPERIENCE
Mogor and Lofe;ren Have Much to
Lern cf Game.
THREE GOOD MEN INELIGIBLE
Frank Appears III Find of Sensnu
and May Soon Re a Rival for
Honors Like Johonny
Render's.
LINCOLN. Neb., Oct. . (Special.)-It 1
a gloomy lot of rooters that Is following
the fortunes of the Cornhusker foot ball
eleven Just now, deploring tho weak condi
tion of the eleven and nt the same time
trying to buoy up its spirits with the
thought that the squad will undergo a
great change soon that will Rive the stato
schorl a winning foot ball mnchlnc.
Few of the rooters have deceived them
selves during the two weeks of practice
with the belief that the present team Is a
strong one and thnt It stands any chance
of beating Minnesota or Kansas. What
they think, nnd what Is a fact, Is that the
present squad which "King" Cole Is couch
ing Is ono of the Weakest that hns been
at Nebraska In several seasons.
There are but five veterans of last fall.
one of the year before, and one of three
years ago on the team just now five less
than the squad started with a year ago,
when Minnesota was played a tie gnme'
and Kansas proved nn ensy winner In the
contest that settled the title to the Mis
souri valley championship. There are,
then, s the team played against South
Dakota this afternoon, four new men, all
Inexperienced In college foot ball, and two
letter players who have not had much
training In tho game for a. year or more.
Wenknesa Ia In the Line.
The veterans who were In the line-up
today were Captain Beltier, Harte. Bentley,
Johnson, Temple, Wenstrand and Perrln.
Three of these men were last year stn
tioned In the backfleld. Only two were In
the line last fall. Harte at gunrd apd
Johnson at end. Perrln won his "N" the
season before In the St. Louis game by
playing at center. That was the only game
of the Reason, though. In which ho played
a full half. Wendstrnnd won his letter
three years ago In the annual battle with
Minnesota, playing at guard.
The old men who did not come bnck to
school were mostly linemen, leaving tho
present weakness of the Cornhuskers In
that part of the team, for It Is there that
the new men who are selected for the
eleven will have to play.
,On tho present squad, because of a lack
of good line material and nn abundance of
backfleld men, "King" Cole hns been
forced to make several shifts In attempt
ing to solve the great problem of getting a
line that will hold against the henvy teams
that are to be met later In tho fall.
During thP week, for Instance, Temple,
the plunging fullback of last year. hai
been played nt tackle, and Johnson, last
fall's left end, has been posted at the
second tackle. This has been done In
order to add more beef to the line, for
there are not enough, heavy men on (ho
squad to permit the playing of the old
men at their former positions and yet give
the line the desired weight.
The only really big linemen are Shonka
and Wendaiend, the former weighing, over
200 pounds and the latter just missing the
double century mark by three 'pound1.
Perrln, who has been playing center,
weighs under 180; Harte, at guard, Is a
little heavier than Perrln; Johnson, tackle,
weighs 1S2, and Temple, tackle, weighs a
little better than ISO pounds. The two ends
who have appeared to best advantage dur
ing the week, Mogor and Lofgren, are
both light fellows.
No Solution Jfust Yet.
So far, this composition of the line has
failed to settle the problem of getting a
front that will hold."" Perrln hi yet In poor
form, having been out for practice but a
few days this week, and it is hard to
prophesy just what he can do. It Is safe
to say that he will nof be able to fill the
position as satisfactorily as Sidney Collins,
who was In the pivotal post for two sea
sons on the varsity and for four years on
the Lincoln High. He Is new, In many
ways, to the fine points of the game and
lacks the strength and aggressiveness that
marked the playing of Collins.
Shonka, playing guard for the first time"'
In his life, Is handicapped by his Inexperi
ence and yet does not know how to use
his great strength and weight, two quali
fications that do a foot ball player no
good unless he has learned from hard
games just how to handle himself.
Harte, In his old position of guard, Is
one of the dependable men In the line and
can take care of his position without any
trouble. Wemtstrand, at either tackle or
guard, gives . promise of getting hold of
the points of the games before long and he
Is likely to hold down any Job he Is given
with considerable exhibit of strength on
both the offense and defense.
Temple proved a great offensive player
in the backfleld last year and may develop
Into a good man for the line If he is re
tained there. Johnson has never played at
guard or tackle and Is not likely to make
a very good man for either of those posi
tions this year.
At the ends Mogor and Lofgren are yet
totally lacking jn experience and can not
play their positions, as la necessary to
give the 'varsity a strong line, both on the
offense and defense. They have yet to
learn how to prevent un opposing end
from getting by them on the punts or from
creeping through and breaking up plays
that the backs are trying to pull off.
Time May Bring Chanae.
The situation regarding the line may be
summed up by saying that part of the
men there know how to play the game
well, can do thflr share of the work to
satisfaction; but that most of the men
are not hardened to the work, nn'd that
these players will have to ft throuxh a
few big games before thev will learn the
cardinal points of good ' line playing. If
