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THE BEE: OMAHA, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1917. If BRINGING .UP ' FATHER Copyright, 1117. International News fisrvlc. Drawn for The Bee by George McManus ! ( vnt yoo TO ""J I : ( its too eAo-l jJohm ) r I HAVE TO tEE NV iT OoibNT Hff HffE ILL tAVE , TO ET A DREW VNEWHT: f ill HER C(kr4 OW.TH WMf TO PART AT V TO MATCH THE - - - l Omaha By Victory Captures the State Over Lincoln root Mall Lhampi High Lads in th onship e Rain OPEN PLAY OF MULLIGAN'S MEN PROVES TOO MUCH FOR CAPITAL CITY ATHLET Two Long Forward Passes, One From Maxwell to Noble, and the Other From Maxwell to Smith, Pave Way to Victory for Central High School; Final Score Is 13 to 0. ' Tin c Central yigh tucked the state intencholastlc champion ship in its spacious hip pocket yesterday afternoon by trouncing Lincoln High in a bitter combat on Creighton field. Mulligan's men returned victorious over their ancient rivals from the capi tal city to the tune of 13 to 0. Incidentally it might be mentioned.O trjt Central victory wai another mark against the direct formation Intro- duced to Nebraska by ', Cornhusker coach. The used the Stewart system and straight toot ball' and it failed. Omaha used . the regular formation and ' depended " a great deal upon fancy plays, and won. - ' 1 Superior ability, spirit and coach ing tell the story of the Central vic tory. Mulligans men entered the conflict with a fight that refused to be denied, pushed one touchdown over in the first quarter and repeated in the second period. The last half of the game was evenly contested with both sides on the offensive about sn even part of the time, but unable to gain more than a temporary advantage. Play in Rain. The game was played in an Inter mittent rain which began falling at the opening of the second period and continued at intervals until the final whistle blew. The moisture upset Mulligan's contemplated program as it checked Centrals open game; for ward passes were specially difficult to negotiate as a. result of the damp pig skin. , , Central's first touchdown came after 12 minutes of play. The local athletes placed the bail under the shadow of Lincoln's goal line when Maxwell flipped a beautiful forward pass for 25 yards. The throw was straight and true and Dave Noble gathered it into his expectant arms and planted it firmly on the soil a few scant yards from the Red and Black oat line before"" he was downed, hafer, the 'plunging tackle, was t called back for. a line drive and he battered his" way through for the touchdown, Maxwell missed the goal. Another Long Pass. ' The second touchdown was marked up in the middle of the second quar ter. Afte? receiving the ball well into its own territory, 'Omaha started a procession down the field that Lin coln, strive as it didtould not check. In quick succession, Maxwell uncov ered his little-box of : tricks. Each play was a different one and the Links were completely baffled. The march came to an end when Maxwell on a nifty trick play whipped a 25-yard for ward pass over the goal line to Smith. It was another of Maxwell's perfectly heaved ; passes.; Smith was waiting for the ball and Maxey sailed it right into his hands. This, time Maxwell booted' the goal, making the score 13 to 0 Omaha, and cinching the state ' championshrip for the metropolis - lads.,- - . . Lincoln put up a glme fight, but hcy were outclassed. The Lincoln ' backfield,' endowed with all kinds of speed, struggled against odds too great. Had both teams played only straight foot ball, Lincoln might have ' captured the game because of the su perior speed of the backfield. But it ' w as the 'old, old story, the team with . the box of tricks and a complete i knowledge of. the forward pass was the victor. -. ; . It 'would be impossible to "name an individual star. All of Mulligan's ; men p!ayed great foot bill. Maxwell played a masterful game at quarter. ; His judgment was good at all times and his passing remarkable. His two passes really made Omaha's victory possible. Captain Clyde Smith, Turk 1 Lotran and Dave Noble, the other i three members of Omaha's backfield, ; were Sensational performers. Logan ... reeled off some nice runs and Smith and Noble were big factors in the two Omaha scores by receiving Maxwell's , periect passes. Line Plays Great BaU - The Central line played great foot '. ball both on attack and defense, Payn , ter, Shafer and company were in . every play and time and again they piled up the entire Lincoln backfield ' when the foe attempted tov crash its TTfay through. The speed of the Lin coln backs enabled them to escape the Sport Calendar Touay ES Central ends occasionally, hut that was as far as they got, Omaha's sec ondary defense was on thfr job every trip, Sharp Goes Over. Omaha kicked off. After( two downs Lincoln punted 50 yards. Smith and Noble hit. the line for five yards each, after which -Smith kicked 20 yards. Omaha next received a pen alty of five yards. A serier of Lin coln line plunges failed , compelling a kick. Logan and Noble each gained 10 yards around the end. A pass from Maxwell to Noble for 25 yards placed the ball on the two-yard line. Shafer went over on ajine plunge for the first score. Maxwell missed goal. Gerard, Lamb and Cypreanson gained 50 yards between them during the Lincoln rally, but lost their chance through a fumble. Lincoln tried the aerial route next, but found that" it was no match for the boys from the hill in that department. Smith Around End. Fortune appeared to favor the Red and Black at the first of the second period, but the visitor's line soon gave way before the onslaughts of Shafer, the Omaha right tackle. Smith carried the ball around end for 30 yards. A double pass failed to help the central lads, so xsooie was given the ball for a 10-yard gain through the line. 1 Maxwell gained five and passed the ball to Noble for 10 more. A pass to Smith put the. ball over for an other counter. Maxwell kicked coal. Lincoln put isp the old fight after7! having been scored on twice and kept the ball in the center of the grid iron. Brighter for Lincoln, Things brightened up for the Capi tal City team when Moore broki away for 20 yards and Lamb added ten. Much was expected of the Lincoln captain but this one run was the only spectacular play on the huskey play er's part. The half ended with the ball on Omaha's 23-yard line. Score: Cen tral High, 13; Lincoln, 0. , A cadet company staged a military execution between halves with a red and black dummy. A funeral proces sion followed. Lincoln kicked off but failed to pre vent Central's march to the 15-yrd line. A pnnt and line plunges swept the Purple and White back to their 40-yard line, a punt which Omaha failed to fall on being responsible for the greater part of the gain. Central took the ball on a fumble. Smith kicked it 30 yards which distance Lin coin attempted to recover by means of a pass. Rain again threatened the continu ance of the fray Lincoln intercepted a pass but lost the ball when tackled by Noble. A pass from Maxwell to Noble added 10 yards placing the b allon Lincoln's 12-yard line at the end of the quarter. Omaha Loses Ball. Omaha lost the ball on downs. Lin coln was penalized 10 yards but Ger ard, the main stay of the Lincoln com bination, more than made it up by a gam right through the line. Lincoln kicked. Smith returned it half the dis tance. Omaha lost the ball on a fumble. Two Lincoln passes failed, the last of which gave Central High the ball when Noble fell on it Noble's line plunge and Maxwell's place kick gained 15 more. Lincoln again failed to gain by a forward pass, but nevertheless used two more. Smith grabbed the tllird. Eaton went in for T. Losran. who 1 was forced to quit because of his sore lew. Noble's 30-yard run that fol lowed was the sensation of the quar ter. Packard went in for.McGlasson, who went to the hospital with a broken collarbone. Smith kicked be yond the boal line from whence it was brought in according to rules. ""'Gerard finished the game with a 20 yard run placing the tfll amlost in the Raring Clone of the full meeting of the t.Hlonla Jockey club, I.atonla, Ky. v Illryclln Finish of the annuel sli-day race In Itoston, Field Trlnl Annual trial of Bird Dog club of Maryland at Hurler, Mil. Athletic National Amntenr Athletic union Junior eroMS-cbuntrjr championship at New York. (Jojf Opening of second annual Carolina tournament at I'lnrhumt, N. C. center of the field at the close of the game. Trie score remained the same as at the end of the first period, Central High, 13; Lincoln High, 0. Morris Is Injured. During the last three minutes of play Archie Morris, Lincoln High's right tackle, received an injury to the right collarbone in a line plunge scrimmage. He was rushed oft the held in an automobile to Dr. C. W. Pollard's office, where his injury was attended. It is not thought the bone is fractured. The lineup: cejtrai.i man. Scott Rockwell ., Paynter .... A. Logan ... Crowell .... Shafor Canon Muxwe.ll ... T. Logan .. C. smith (c) N'obla LINCOLN HIQH. . ..1.. E. L. E Roberta , . . . L. T. L. T Munn i,..L. O. L. Q McGlasson C. C Thomas ...R. O. R. O Lau ...R. T. R. T ".. Morris ...R. E. R. K Stahl ...Q. 11. L. H. B Gerard ,L. H. B. R. H. B Lamb R. H. B. L. V. B. .. Cypreaneon ....F.B. R. F. B (c) Moore Substitutes Central High: Eaton for T. Logan. Lincoln High: Packard for McQlea inn. Touchdowns, Shafer, Smith. Ooals after touchdowns, Maxwell, Penalties: Oma ha: 20 yards; Lincoln, 20 yards. Weights, Central High, 1 63 pounds; Lincoln, ISO pounds. Good passes: Lincoln, none out of nine; Central Hlnh: three out of eight. Of ficials: L. R. Mc.Cormack, Wesleyan, head linesman; E. Johnson, Peru, referee; R. L. Cams, umpire. Time of quartear, 19 min utes each. . l Special Train From Omaha "To Nebraska-Missouri Game More than 500 Omahans some old grads, others just plain foot ball fans are scheduled to journey to Lin coln Saturday for the. Nebraska Missouri game, which also is the feature of the annual homecoming at the Cornhusker institution. Tickets for the game are on sale at the Beaton Drug company and a number of good seats in the Omaha section still remain. A special train leaves for Lincoln over the Burlington at noon and re turns directly after the game. HUSKERS LOOK FOR MIZZU TOPLAY HARD Coach Stewart Unable Yet to Give Lineup for Contest Be cause of Injuries to Some of Best Players. Linro'ii, Nov. 9. ( fecial.) Coach E. J. i t wart of Nebraska said today he wouid be unable definitely to de termine his lineup for the Missouri game tomorrow afternoon at Ne braska field until a short time before the game starts. t The injury of Rhoades and Hubka's sickness may compel the Nebraska mentor to revise his plans at the very last minute. Hubka and Rhoades are very likely to start, however, and if they do the Nebraskans should put up a stronger front than against Iowa. Ends and Tackles. As now planned, Rhoades and either Hubka or Anthes will be sta tioned at ends, .-Wilder, De Teau and possibly Hubka at tackles, Young and Munn at guards and Day at center, with McMahon, Shellcnberg, Cook and Kellogg in the backfield. With Rhoades and Hubka both out of the battle, the Husker mentor will have to draw still further on his second string men. 4The Missouri team, scheduled to ar rive in Lincoln this morning, did not reach here and Coach Schulte will probably, wait until Saturday before invading Lincofn. No news has fil tered out from Columbia since the middle of the week and this has served to arouse the apprehension felt here among the rooters. Tigers to Play Hard Game. Schulte came forward with a state ment then that the Tigers would play a hard game and would make a better showing than earlier in the season. Nebraska will have a substantial margin over the Tigers in weights, but it is reported that Schulte is in tending to rely entirely upon the overhead pass to advance the ball. In this the Missouri coach is likely to meet with disappointment, for the Huskers have shown their ability all season to break up the forward pass. E. T. Birch of Cedar Rapids, la., who is to referee the conflict, has de vised a series of motions to communi- 21 mum SflTBRBAY Hew Tire, Radiator, Auto Repair and Supply Station Our Price $S50 Buy m Set Now and Put Them Away for Next Season. 35c 25 c 35c For Saturday Only 60 Sets New Gordon Seat Covers Complete, for 113-14-15-16-17 Model Fords. Regular Price $15 6-inch Wrenches, regular price 75c . '. "6-ihch Pliers, regular price 50c . ; . . : Unlce Sam Spark Plugs, and i-inch sizes, regular price $1.00. . Come in and see a sample of our rlew RE-TREADED TIRE We Guarantee All Tire and Auto Repair Work, yrite for Further Particulars. Omaha Radiator, Tire & Auto Mis 1819-21 Cuming St. Phone Tyler 917 OMAHA 9 cate to fhe rooters the penalties which the officials inflict and the reason for them. This is the system which Birch will use in the Missouri game tomorrow in order to keep the spectators in formed as to why a penalty is im posed: Grasping wrists: Holding, penalty IS yards. Shaking fistsuRoughing, penalty 15 yards. Crossed legs: Tripping, penalty, IS yards. Sifting hands: Ball illegally put in motion, penalty five yards. Hands on hip: Offside, penalty five yards. Arms aloft: Refusal of penalty. Arms extended sidewise: Incom pleted forward pass. Arms folded: Interlocked interfer ence, penalty five yards. If Omahans who attend the game will cut til is list -out and keep their eyes oa Birch after each play, they wilt understand when and why penal ties are inflicted. The game starts promptly at 2:30. The Huskers had another short workout on Nebraska field this after noon, Stewart sending the squad through signal practice, but eliminat ing scrimmage for fear of further in juries. The Nebraska rrnentor has de vised anentirely new series of plays for use against Missouri, intended to allow the speedy Nebraska backfield to play a more open game. With a dry field, as indicated by all weather con ditions now, it is coi,ridently predicted that McMahon will add a few thrills for the Cornhusker rooters in spec tacular runs. There is no betting on the game owing to the fact that what little Missouri money has been of fered seeks such odds that the Corn huskers will not give it. CENTRAL RESERVES TIE LINCOLMITES Teams Evenly Matched and the Gridiron Contest Ends With Score of Seven to Seven. The Central High reserves played the Lincoln High seconds to a tie, 7 to 7, yesterday. The two teams were fairly evenly matched and put up a scrappy fight. Both sides played an open game. Central had the best of its oppo nents during the greater part of the time, but lacked the speed to stop Chesney on his 90-yard run with the ball, taken on an intercepted pass that netted the visitors their touchdown. Henderson kjeked goal. Konecky re turned the kickoff 25 yards sonn, after which Omaha lost the ball on a fum bleble. Lincoln gained 15 yards on a pass, but its next attempt was inter cepted. Woodai started the secopd quar ter wtih a 20-yard run. A 25-yard pass from Hall to A. Smith followed. Hall made a fine tackle when a Lincolnite tried to get away with. an intercepted pass. Line plunges forced the ball to the goal line, where Hall went over on a scrimmage for a touchdown. Woodard kicked goal. 'Hall and Henderson did some good punting during the third quarter and Konecky demonstrated his ability as a hard and fast tackier. In the last quarter Central worked the ball to Lincoln's four-yard line; but was un- able to penetrate the stone wall put up by the opponents. The lineup: CEN. RESERVES. LINCOLN RESERVES Swoboda L. E.!L. E. Spangler . . .L. T.L. T. Vousen L. G U G. Vlnsonhaler C.;C. Carlson Tollard . .Puch ..Mariner ...Fagon ...Croaby ..Kosfiky ...Pollon . .Nickels . . .O. B. Q. B Henderson L. H.B.IU H. B Chesney F. B.R. H. B Hall f. B Tounfrmeyer Substitutions: Lincoln, Hlnilebrandon for Nickels, Murdock for Hlnderbrand. Officials same as second game. Time of quarters: 12 minutes. Touchdowns: Lincoln, CheRney, Omaha, Hall. Goals from touch downs: Lincoln, Henderson, Omaha, Wood- i ard. ..R. G.lR. G. . .R. T.IR. T. A. Smith (c)...R. E. R. E. Wiley ... Woodard Konecky American Association May Place Various New Teams Chicago, Nov. 9. The American association is ready to place teams in Indianapolis, Louisville and Toledo if these clubs decide to withdarw and merge with certain clubs of the tn ternational league, President Hickey of the American association said to night. Negotiations have been closed withmen with the necessary capital, he said. George Tebau, who only recently sold the Kansas City club, said he would attend the association meeting in Louisville next Monday prepared to accept a franchise in any of the three cities. Wesleyan Smothered By Grand Island, 19-0 Lincoln, Neb., Nov, 9. (Special Telegram.) 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