Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-10

Ma teams will be the largest
I1 w ever gathered at an
STR FANglS athletic exhibition in the
~ west. Already almost all
%5 the big tallyho outfits
~ have been engaged and
81 the Harvard boys will
" try to Guido themselves
as well as everyone else. The Omaha medical
students are going out for a time and have
already planned to have eight horses hitched
to two rigs fastened together and will make
people know that Omaha has a melical
college. Additional bleachers will be built
by the University club and everything done
to add to the convenience Of the spectators.
No criticism is made on the way things were
handled at the last game, as the crowd was
kept back from the field and all had an
excellent view OF the whole play, especially
those on the tallyhos. Last Thanksgiving
day these two teams attracted a crowd Of
5000 people to the park and considering the
fact that the general interest in the great
college sport has been largely augmented this
season 1t is reasonable to expect that this
really enormous attendance will be surpassed
on the 2Sth. II Is not only the college
alumni and school boys who are enthusiastic
over the game this year, but it exists through
out all classes and conditions, from the arab
on the street to staid business men who
seldom give time to any amusement save that
derived from figuring up the profits of the
day. Everywhere men Congregate you hear
root ball discussed, and speculation is now
busy over the outcome of the all-important
Thanksgiving day game, two weeks from
thursday next. Last year Nebraska kicked
the everlasting daylights out of her op-
ponents, the band from the land of prohibi-
ton, SO to 0 being the score, and the vast
crowd that looked on went wild with excite.
ment. Again will the Iowans be the Prairie
states antagonists this year, and again will
they strain every fiber and every muscle to
repeat the dose of "a. Anyway, they will
spare no effort to win, but whether they will
be able to again shut out the sturdy Hawk
eye athletes is a question. Some say Iowa is
much weaker and Nebraska much stronger,
but, like base ball, the sport is an I'M
certain one and it takes a wise man to pick
a winner out Of two teams evidently so well
matched.
Almost rivaling in size the crowd of last
Thanksgiving day was the crowd at Uni
Versity park Saturday a week ago to see
the great Missouri Nebraska game. Almost
all the swell four and six-horse rigs of the
city were present and there was more color
and enthusiasm at the old park than she has
seen for many a day
II
1t looked to an outsider as if the Mis-
souri, team had four or five pounds ad-
vantage in weight orer the Nebraska boys,
anu lulS, together Win the splendid end
rushes, seemed to bt winning the day for
Missouri, but such a reversal of form was
never seen before oh a foot ball field.
From word Of encouragement and advice
given to the Nebraska boys by their coach
between halves, they came upon the field
and completely turned the tables and car
ried the ball just where they pleased.
think that MissourIs ~ er-confdence had a
great deal to do WIN losing her the game.
On the other hand, Coach Thomas brought
his men on the field With their nerves witch
ing, but with that determination which wins
games.
Some think that the block kick gave Ne
bEaska the game which should have gone to
Missouri, but such is not the case: figures
are against them. The Missouri team was
completely outplayed in the second half.
both on defensive and offensive work. The
Missouri team carried the ball 202 yards in
fifty plays, While Nebraska carried it. 300
yards in just forty-fve plays, so that Ne
braska averaged four and three-ffths yards
at a play, while their opponents only ad-
vanced an even four.
1t was quite a sight. to see little Sharpe,
Nebraska's right end, and Little Sin
nit playing opposite one another. Neither
were heard to say one word or seen to smile
during the whole time of play. There was
not a play in which both did not take part
both were the first down the field on kicks
and neither full back was able to return the
punt or carry the ball back a yard on ac-
count Of these ever watchful ends. They
play the kind Of ball the cranks like to see,
If We all had the nerve of Bud Jones a
few Of us might go down and fix up Cuban
affairs without much ado. With his leg
twisted in almost the first rush ne stayed in
the game on one leg and never was heard to
whimper. No substitute was on hand and
Coach Thomas was fearful lest Missouri
should plugging at the weaker spot
II Jones went out, so he stayed gamely in
the fray and Missouri never came his way at
all, well knowing that with Jones in condi-
ton it would be useless.
Fair hucked the center seven times for a
total gain of ~ffty-ive ~yards-almost eight at a
plunge. Nice? Well l guess yes. HAYWARD
carried the ball nine times for a total of
ffty-eiEht yards, while Conoves, right half
back, of Missouri, took it eleven times for a
total of ffty-siX yards. Packard has the
best average, as he was only sent once and
then made twenty-five yards. Fair kicked
once for an even sixty yards, while .Alee's
largest and only kick was fifty. He had two
punts blocked with a loss, from one Of which
Nebraska made her first touchdown.
Lieutenant Billie Wright makes a first
class umpire and he does not hesitate an
instant to give the penalty to either side
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fragrant violations Of rules at all in the
Observation-Disclosures game, although the boys
were sometimes a little eager and would
start before the ball was snapped.
Kansas seems to have the call on all
teams In these parts at the present writing
81 to 0 was all she did to Iowa. But viii
she be able TO do it to Nebraska? We think
that if Fair and Shedd keep up their gait at
smashing interference Kansas will have
to take her medicine from Nebraska. She
has a remarkably heavy line. Howell, the
left guard, weighing 210, and the tackles POS
apiece. Pope and Foster at tackle are both
good. Piatt has gone out to end. He has
indeed had a cheekered career, starting at
guard, then to fullback, then tackle and now
on the end. But he is a good man and
Nebraska will have to brace up on her in
reference If she wishes to gain around him.
Williamson is Also playing his usual brilliant
game while the new men are showing the
proper stuff under the guidance Of the great
Hector Cowon of Princeton fame.
Tom Maston, one Of the coachers OF the
Kansas team, was getting points from the
side lines On Saturday. His team plays
Nebraska at Lincoln on November 16 and he
wanted to find Nebraska's weak points. An
amusing incident occurred during tha progress
Of the game. Pop Bliss and Maston were
together when Wilson and his gang" were
half, and Bliss was worried for his team AT
the time and Maston was thinking what
would become Of his team when the rusbers
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