Omaha daily bee., 1895-11-17
KANSAS WINS BY Two TO One
Jayhawkers Make Double the Touchdowns
Scored by Nebraska.
SAD DEFEAT FOR SCARLET AND CREAM
Desperate work In the Last Few
Moments of a. Hard Game saves
the Lincoln Team from
shut Out.

LINCOLN, NOV. 16.-tSpeclal Telegram.)-
Kansas is on top, and the cry tonight is
Rock, Chalk Jayhawk, X U, oh. My, o."
The score is to in favor of the Pad
erewskls from Lawrence.
Two touchdowns to Nebraska's one tell the
story, and the heart of Lincoln in bowed
down. No horns are footing tonight on the
street and the red lantern is absent from the
jackstaff of the university.
Il was ideal weather for foot ball Lincoln
people could easily understand the wonder
ful interest which is taken in this game
among the people OF the east, who witness
the autumnal contests between the scientific
giants Of Yale. Cornell, Pennsylvania, Har-
ward and Princeton 1t would hardly
have been dreamed a week ago that
this city would spring to the
height Of enthusiasm that today
1t reached. Headquarters Of the Kansas team
were at the Capital hotel. They were seven
teen in number, including cripples. Dan
Green, Of the Law department of the Kansas
university, was In command, and his aide
de-camp was Il. X. Moody, treasurer of the
university. Early this morning the streets
were lined with enthusiasts wearing the col
ors, cream and scarlet. Of the Nebraska
'U." Some of the Jealous young men
ranged this combination into neckties From
countless lapels, umbrellas and cane
heads streamed long ribbons of scarlet and
cream. Business houses were decorated, one
enterprising Arm presenting window dressing
of foot ball field, with eleven brownies in
full uniform doing the punt and touchdown
acts. Gay equipages began to crowd the
streets soon after l p. m. Many of them
were filled with students who mingled the
university yell with the bass blare of fog
horns The Cadets band made a parade
The Kansas boys chartered a tallyho and
took in all the principal streets In the city
At the grounds the multitude concentrated
and 1t was said by those who knew that the
attendance was greater than had ever before
been witnessed in NJ strest park. Governor
Hocomb was present with the greater por,
ton Of his official staff. Society as en-
tirety turned out in full autumn regalia, and
tho sight was a credit to any city. Every
seat was occupied in the grandstand and
the bleachers overHowed with shouting dey-
otee2 of the great university game.
STARTED WITH A WHOOP.
Game was called at $3.50. For Kansas
Williamson kicked off and forty yards were
made. Hayward got the ball back ten and
buck by King, five. Then both teams
seesawed in the territory of Kansas and
the ball was lost on downs. Williamson had
1t and made five yards, and after a buck by
half the tackle lost the ball by four downs.
Nsbraska's ball King carried it four yards
Bud Jones broke the line for ten. King
went around end for two yards Fair tried
Pope punted for two yards Williamson broke
for the same distance, with Burney around
the end for two yards. Nebraska's ball.
Fair bucked for four, Shedd for ten, Jones
for five, Watson for four yards and William
son spun around end, but made no gain. Ne
braska makes no gains. Fair punted
for forty yards and Thorpe
knocked the ball from Kansan and Jones
fell on It. Nebraska's ball. Whppe bucked
for three yards, Fair for four. Shedd for six,
Whipple ten and lost the ball on a tumble.
Kansas fell on 1t and had the ball VIII
Hanson went around the left end for two
yards Outland bucks the same and Gump fer
one yard Nebraskas ball on downs. Whip
pie bucked for ten and Fair for two yards.
Strauss secured the ball on tumble which
was now but twenty yards from Kansas goal.
Williamson punted for thirty yards. but
Spooner caught 1t and carried 1t back into
the Sunlowsr territory ten yards. At this
point Stone took Williamson's place and
Shedd made two yards around the end.
Gains on this play were made by Nebraska
all through the first half. Fine tackling
by Kansas was the offset to this. and at one
critical period Nebraska had but five yards
to gain. Kansas got the ball here and sent
Stone around the end for twelve yards, when
he was tackled by Fair and Plat made
Huka around vacant end for no gain.
Burney fumbled on Nebraskas twenty five
yard gain, and King fell on the ball. Ne
braskas ball, and Virgins went around the
end for ten yards and Shedd for fifteen
mora. King fumbled and Kansas got it.
Gump bucked for two yards Outland made
fifteen around the end and was downed by
an elegant tackle by Thorpe. Time was up
for the first half with the ball in Kanras
garden for twenty-five yards. The ball was
in the Sunhowsr territory all of the first
half. Score nothing to nothing.
TOUCHDOWN IN TWENTY MINUTES.
In the second half Fair kicked off for forty
yards, but Outand cut this down to thirty
by quick return. Burney made one yard
around the end, and Nebraska had the ball
on downs. Fifteen yards around the end were
gained by Shedd. and Wilson added three
and Fair tried to punt, but was blocked
Eleven yards gained in fractions. and
then Stone added twelve yards around the
end Twenty yards were made, and Outand
added twenty-one around the right end. The
ball went off the side line and carried
In fifteen yards. 1t was now within ten
yards of Nebraskls goal. Stone bucked for
two yards. Outland went around the end
for six and shot it over the goal lire for
the first touchdown for Kansas. Time,
twenty minutes from first of the second half.
Fair kicked Off for Nebraska Outland
caught it on Kansas forty-yard lire and made
fifteen yards back Four more yards were
added and Nebraska had the ball on downs.
Fair, Shedd and Jones gained twenty-one
yards and landed the ball ten yards
from the Kansas line, from whencs it
was slowly pushed up to the fveyard line
and Nebraska made her first touchdown. Then
the Kansas line stiffened up like a stone wall
and Nebraska lost the ball on four downs.
The locals from this out seemed to go to
pieces collectively and Individually. Shedd
missed goal and Kansas kicked
OF for thirty yards. Fair caught
and returned II fifteen and Nebraska
on downs lost the ball. Outland went around
the end for Ave yards. Hin for fifteen and
the ball was on Nebraskas fve-yard line.
Outland cantered around the end for touch
down and the score was to in favor of
Lawrence. Outland failed TO kick goal. Ne
braska kicked on Pratt caught the ball and
gained twenty-five yards. The ball was now
In the center OF the field and time of the last
half was up.
The teams lined up like this:
Nebraska Position Lawrence
Dnngan' ,.,,.,.,.Left tackle. Pope
Whlpple
Wilson (Capt)...Left guard. Hamin
Milford, .....,.,,... Center ,..,.,.,.,.,. Walker
Bud Jones. ...... Right guard d....,...... Griffith
Hayward. Right tackle, Foster
Thorpe. Right end..........., Burney
Spooner,,.....,.,,,Q Quarter ,...,....,......H Hill
Shedd. d...,......... Right half .......... .Outland
king................Left half f..... Williamson
Burney
Attendance, $500 Nebraska won the toss
aud chose the west goal. Referee: Lieu
Sweeney, Crete. LLnesmen: Fisher and
Burkeley, Time: Two thirty-nve minute
halves,
Association Foot hall.
When the Young Mems Christian assocla-