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BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBSBBBBBBBBBBHBBaBBB19HaHBHBBBHIrMS79Hl. . Km:, BBBBSBBBESBBDBBBSSKBBKarlSl Huskers NEBRASKA HOLDS IOWA'S , FIERCE RUSH, GIVING 12-0 l nnuT to uiwi cy men uki i.n i iv RUTHERFORD AND PURDY TAKE OttL OVER LINE Cornhusker Backs, Aided by Splen did Team Work, Bring Victory -to Scarlet and Cream. ' . . TOWLE WONDERFUL GENERAL Excels Gross in His Management' of Gridiron Army. SPREAD PLAY FAILS TO GAIN Beck and Halligan Pile Up Players at Every Attempt. SAVAGE FIGHT IN THIRD PERIOD Nebraska Holds Enemyi Within Few Inohes of Goal. HUSKERS USE LINE ' SMASHES Injury to Houghton, Iowa Cenlfr, Knrly n Game Accounted in Part for 4nnccurnte ramliiK anil FnanbllnR. 1 Nebraska, 12i Imv)a, 0. w- 1 Br FRED luS'TEH. ' MNCOLN, Nov. I2.-(t!pecial Tele gram.) Eleven turd) stalwart and sinewy Cornhuskers of Nebraska, mad yrttU the Just for viotory, met Iowa on geraska field this afternoon and crushed all hopes the Hawkeye pos sessed for secondary honors In the -west. "When the final whlstel blow at the end of the fourth kuorter, announcing that the J 91 J foot ball season, with a 12 to 0 victory for Nebraska, had corno to a col bo, nearly 12,000 supporters of the Cornhuskcrs Jubilantly crowded out of the huge gates of the field, confident that to Nebraska belonged the champion ship of the west. Fired with a spirit 'as Irresistible as the Incoming tide, the Cornhuskers bore down upon the defenses of the Hawk eyes. A line that 'had staved off tie attacks of the t rnlghtlcs' melted .Jjeforo, ,the onslaught, and wearers of tho scarlet, and cream crashed "their way to glory In what was perhaps the greatest "foot ball battle of the year. Tear Holm la Iown J.lnc.. The hundreds of Iowa! suppprt'ers, who came to see Iowa bring her most suc cessful foot ball season to a fitting climax, remained not to cheer and sing of the praises of the tlawkeyes, but to wonder at the wonderful prowess of tho wily Cornhuskers. Twice during the magnificent struggle, the Cornhuskers took the ball from mid-field to the goal line In well sustained rushes that brooked no opposition. The outer guard of the towa team was torn from end to end. tThe gaping holes loomed largo as Ne braska centered Its attack on tho line "With remarkable agility, the Nebraska Jlnemen secured the Jump on their op- i . . ... ponents ana rippea me ine open pre-; paratory to the plunges of the back- j Iieia men. inrougn guara, uirougu tackle and around that Incomparable trio, Purdy, Halligan and Rutherford, carried the ball and It was well nigh Impossible to withstand their ferocious attacks. Even Iowa's secondary defense, ,ho 'defense that has drawn forth many adjectives of praise, crumpled before X braska's ground gainers . and only the goddess of luck prevented the Corn husker trio from making two more touch downs. Battered, frayed and as resisting as Taper, the Hawkeye defenses failed, Substitutes, fresh front the side lines were rushed In at the last quarter, but till the home boys propelled their course through for one mora touchdown. To ward the finish, Peunngrotth himself, was called from the field and" with teara streaming down his tired and worn Iftce, he knew that Iowa's -paramount Hop and ambition would not be realized. Stravlsrat Foot Ball for Nebraska. Nebraska stuck to straight foot hall throughout tho crulcial contest and it never failed for a minute. Iowa's lino, although many degrees stronger than re ported, was the weakest spot on the. (team, and It was against that vulnerable point that the wonderful little field gen arable, Towle, directed his attacks. Only at ono position did Nebraska ex perience reverses. Kirk, the big right tackle, proved a tower bf strength for his team, but his colleague on the line lacked his extraordinary strength and recuperative powers, and after one or two plunges had been directed at them they withered before subsequent attacks, allowing the long gains (hat eventually resulted In touchdowns. SVom the standpoint of defense, Ne- trraaka was imeomparable. Never mm the eleven players on the same Corn jhuaker foot ball team that put up a fight (Buporlor or even the equal of ;the husky Solve Spread Play. Whether Iowa played straight foot hall. attempted a forward pass or tried the famous spread play, tho Cornhusker heroes were right at the sDot to bnwk up the play. All five players occupying tne center of the line spilled their op ponents and mode it a relatively simple matter for the seeonary to advance and tackle tho runner before he had made even a respectable gain. And the secondary defense was .Irre proachable. It has been acknowledged that Nebraska's strongest point was Its secondary defense, but the work of Pwdy, Howard and Rutherford behind tho lino yesterday waa miles ahead of ttetr previous work. Their defensive Unbeaten During the iimii.i.1 mi.li MAKES FIRST SCORE FOR NE BRASKA AGAINST IOWA. RUTHERFORD. playing was perfect; It was Impossible o get through or around. No amount of dodging, although exhibited by past masters nt Mint art. Gross' Pennington and Dick, c6uld shake off 'the' hard and sure tackles of thoeo three. On the offense the Carnhuskers showed stronger thnrl they havo before Their work In the Minnesota, contest could not even bo compared to their playing yes terday. Halligan was the most consistent ground, gainer on tho .team. Time after time; Towle called upon ythe-blg North Platte boy to carry the ball around tackle where Ross had opened a hole, and every time, the sturdy tackle was' equal to the occasion Tfclile round plays, play? that'' aro dnfy conceded to net from, three, to five yards, brought gains of ten and'Vven fifteen-yards- with tha massive IrallfgaH jiigglhg tlie pigskin. It was his consistent grpund gaining that put the ball In a position for Rutherford" to hurl" himself over' tha line for' the first 'score". 1 Purdr, Playing his last game in a scar let and ' cream uniform, clearly demon, strated, h's worth as a captain. With an injured leg that would drive he ordinary man to the hospital, the huge halfback played tho best foot ball of his careen Through the very center 6f" the , lino or off the opposing tackle, the giant would1 Plow his way through. In the' final quar ter he thrust his head down nnd darted through center with tho nnlrWn... . cat nnd carried the pigskin twenty-five Vards before a swarm of Iowa tacklers uiuvbcu nun 10 me ground. Immediately after, he made a second plunge, and that time he squirmed seven more' yards for the second and last touchdown of the last nmi nf v. n Rutherford, the newcomer this year and the man who Is nold up as a duplicate of the historic Johnny Bender, convinced tho spectators that he was the best choice for all-Mlssourt Valley halfback, and many would assert that he should be given a position on tho Wostern team. Around end and through the line, the old Beatrice High school player carried the ball. He never1 failed toVgaln his ground, and when Towle needed a man to carry the ball over for a touchdown when there was only one more down In which to make it In,. Rutherford was the man to whom the tmi he carried It so fAr ., M'v 1110 low a Si?. ""d e goal post S CK lnat was t follow. Towle, the light but hrf.. tan the team In iaultles, fashion. Ills .u boneraump was far superior to that of Gross. He appeared to know the right piay 10 use on ovpry occasion and It wasnt his fault that Nebraska did not make more scores, when nv an advantageous noaltinn iu.en.. .v.. Hawkeyea' goal line. He was not as sue cewm carrying the ball and his kicking was Inacurate. but noboriv the two additional points that might have Dcen maoe in that manner. The sweepln? north wind mado it more than difficult to kick pecurutely and he Is not tobe censored. Iowa's bright, particular star vere all backfttld men with one exception. Kirk, nnd Kirk cant gloom on his record by his weak puntlt.g. He failed mlsrobly to make long, punts, when long punts were necessary, but for that matter so did Howard.' Neither punter made u long kick during the game, even when they had the strong wjnd to assist the flight of the oval. Gross, tho. whirlwind, that was given such praiseworthy advance notice, proved to bo the wonder that he was heraldeu but he atood llttlo chance to get away yesterday,- Tjhe Nebraska line- was so quick to seture an advantage on his own defenses that he was unable to break away. TWO Or thrtA tJmAl tllA ftllnnarv lMtfn quarter, did break away and when he did It looked very dangerous for Ne braska, but the danger waa averted every tlmo by the secondary defense end Gross was forced to be content wit hthe shorter galnr. Penningroth and Dick, two other Hawk eye baeU field men, were on their mettle yesterday, but thoy were playing men who were worthy of their mettle. The two half backs broke through several times for good gains, but the majority f BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBbv ML (Continued en Pags Two.). SPORTS SECTION of The Omaha Sunday Bee CHARLES' BRIOKLEY Captain-fullback of tho Har vard' varsity squad, whoso" won derful ability as ft kicker has made him the brightest star in the 1913 foot ball , firmament and broke the hearts of tho Yale rooters, , MAROONS DEFEAT BADGERS Chicago Clinches Western Title by 19 to 0 Victory. WISCONSIN TEAM OUTCLASSED Most Spectacular Feature of tfnme: Is Slxty-Tro-Yord lian by Gray, "Who Intercrptrd ' Forrrard Pass, , . ( CinCAGO, N6V.a.-Chlcago's Maroons clinched - tha conference championship this afternoon ' by beating ''Wisconsin,''' 19 to 0. Tlie Badgers were outclassed by Sugg's men and though at 'times ihe$ showed fashes of brilliant' offensive ability they ' lacked the strength or spirit to ' continue steady gains. The . . t i .isHHHHHH n 1 mmm wj FS'.?AI5SJfS- li9W-.X?''?iMT,,B. CENTCK WHITE. HUB., DAKBH, UOFT TACKL.H. BOOra, IUOHT TACKL.E, M nSSTTiSrt7 HALF JONES, SUB, MUXEH. SUB., IXJYD, BUB. BOTTOM KO W O It ICO Q, ItlGUT END, COOL, QUAR1 Omaha, sunday morning, November' 23, 1913. Year's Greatest Foot Ball V sbbbbsbbbIbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbBsbbbbbbbBsbV J"' WW gamoV most spectacular feature wa a jjj . Chicago won-the toss 'and Choeto de- 'jHflf. 1 fend 'tho north, goal; Baumg&rdnor ran' jjKBSKjK i North Platte Foot Ball Team Plays Here Thanksgiving Seaso Star 1 BBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBslBBBBBBBBBBHlBBSBlia sssssssssssssssssssssHssHMaBBssWsW ,'2M?iii3)aSSBl5 WINNING CHAMPIONSHIP, BRICKLEY GAME'S STAR FAMOUS HARVARD HALF SGORESFIVE 60ALS This Exploit Equalled Only Onoe or Twice in History of American Gridiron. MaaMSsna FOUR FROM HELD BEHIND LINE Yale Points Ceme on Goal from Field by Guernsey. , O'BRIEN'S MISTAKEN SAFETY Latter Error Made After Slue Kick- Off Strikes Foe's Post,' ELIS OUTPLAYED GENERALLY Few Minutes in First Period bf Con test Only Exception. BOTH BIDES' DEFENSE STRONG Korty-Srvcn Thoasand People Watch Rattle and Kntlre Ci-otto R ' mains far the Berpeatlne Celebratlen. , ' f i.'. .' I ' - L if Yale, 5. 'CAMBRIDQK. Mas..- Nov. at-Charla B. Brlcklcy, with the uslstanco of tha rest of the Ilarvard varsity tram, broke down all Crimson tra<loas today by defeating Tale 15 to S. The.fawious half back scored with his educated- right foot four goats 'from tho. field. from bthlnw his rush line and one from placement This exploit has "only been equalled: once or twice In- the history of American foot ball. The Tale scores came on a' goal from the- Meld by Guernsey and a mistaken safety by'O'JJrien of Harvard. The latter was made after tho Yale, klckoff had xtruck the Havard goal post and tho Harvard man picked It up and thought lessly touched It down behind the line. Harvard outplayed Yale except for' a few minutes Jn tho first period, when the Yalo offenso made a grand march down the ileld. of forty-nine yards. The nearest that Yale reached to Harvard's goal Una was the twenty-nlne-yari line, while Harvard came within eleven yards of the Yale back line. The defense by both teams was so rigid that scoring by f(eld goals was the only chance at p6lnt mak ing. Forty-seven thousand people sat In summer sunshine .and the entire crowd remained for the Harvard serpentine celebration, the first ever made in a Yale game In .the stadium, and the first cele bration of a double victory of .trie Crim ton. against the Blue, At game time , there . waa considerable NEVIUJ3, COACH, SMITH. RIGHT ts, MWII4.IAXB, FUIjI.HAt'K; QUARTEM, HOOD, BUB., KKL.L.Y, wind blowing down the gridiron, Thl gave an advantage to the team having the west goal. Htrona Wind from I3aat. Haughton sent the Harvard n!vr onto the field for a preliminary warmlni up half an hour bfor ihn called, Thla exercise waa' wholly for the KicKing department, there being no lineup. 4 Fifteen minute befora thn S0.W0 of the ,0W spectators expected were In their seats. Tha Yale team appeared at 1:E0 and h Yale cheering section Immediately went into action. i Five minutes later Hat-tram peered and was greeted with the usual long cheer. Just before! o'clock Heferei Jngford called the two captains to th center of .the field and tossed the coin for choice of aides. Harvard Wins the Toss. Harvard won the toss an1 rvk h west goal with the wind and sun at their backs. Yale ran down tn tt ikI goal with theJUckoff, Guernsey kicked off over the goal line, but Mahan ran tha bnll nut int.t ni making a touohback and went to tin twentynve yara Una. He tried the blu line for no gain, then kicked and with the sun In kla face Wilton fumbled, bill recovered the ball on the twenty-yard line. Am worth Wt tackle for five yards, then leet a Mt on an end run and Knowle punted to Harvard's tfelrty.flve yard line 'The SluedofenSe forced a rtiturn kirk which waa also' fumbled, but recovered. The return Bunt was run baek bv Miiian to Yale'.j ferty-aeven. yard' jlne. Three Brick, for A tewenbaek. 'Twlee more when Har vard filled to. gain after Yale had punted, Bri cider's kicks were converted Into to Ueh backs. Then as Brleklev dnuiivxl back for another try at goal Bradt took; the' ball and ran Jt to Yale's elgh-tten,-yard line. From that point Brick ley had no trouble bootIrk a field sroai. Score: Harvard, S; Yale, 6. auerneey'a klckoff hit the goal posts and Maiian touched the ball down bock of .the. line. The referee awarded Yale a safety, Scorei Harvard, 1; Yale, 2. Ma han kicked from the twenty-yard line and the ball rolled to Yale's seven-yard mark as the period ended. Second Peris Begins, The first nl.v of h iMinA naHnrf r a fair catch bv Mahan nn Yaln'a hlr4v. nine-yard lino. Drlckley easily kicked a fleld goal from placement, Bcore: jtarvam o. Yale 2. An exchange of .Dunta after tha kirk off gave the ball to Yalo on Harvard's ttrriy-sayefl-yara line, tne -first tlfae Yalo had the ball In crimson territory. The Yale shift was stonned fnr nhnrt I gains, then Knowles mse4 a goal from ' the forty-five yard. mark. Mahan kicked to Wilson and the bis- Yal iurtp nma back twenty-six yards to Harvard's niiii-iuur-aru line, xwo snuis yleleed eight yards and Guernsey .dropped a goal from the thlrty-elght-vard mark. Score. Harvard , Yale 5. Brlckley's klokoff went fnr tnur.k. down ' and from the twentv-vanf tin. Yale rushed eight yards In Uiree tries. iogan caugnt the resulting punt and was forced out of bounds at Harvard's thlrty-thfee-vard line. BrtcItW through for nine yards and Bradlee made me nrst oown. o'Brlea ran nine yard more and on a double doss Hardwlck went to Yale's thirty-one-yard line. Two isks hick lormauons made seven yards and Yale took tha halt on lt (ntr.toA. yard line. Knowles kicked and Harvard started rushing again from Its thirty. uv-yara line. Tale forced a punt, and on a fake kick Knowles ran twenty seven yards, passing all Harvard men except Brlckley. who downed him In the center of the field. On a wing shin Ains- worth struggled to the thirty-five-yard Una Guernsey missed a goal by a few feet and Harvard was saved. The first nau enaea tnlrty seconds later. IlrlcUley Kfcka Off. In tha .Second half Ilrnnw annuHi Carter: for Tale. Brlckley kicked off and (Continued on Page Two.) The 1914 Harley-Davidson is Buro the only machine for 1914 is tho exclarnaUoa of every exper ienced motorcycle rider upon exam ining and riding the new HaWey Davldson. 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