The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1896-11-28

They choose to lose the remaining five
and keep the ball. 80 they placed 1t SO.
But they kept 1t only one play more, then
fumbled.
Iowa played hard and advanced to Ne
braska's ten-yard line. but lost to Ne
braska on downs. Nebraska could not
gain, so punted. Holbrook carried the ball
hack about fifteen yards. They had but
seven yards to gain now to make a touch
down. Once, twice and three times they
tried to gain. but didn't make the necessa-
ry five yards. But the referee, Mr.. Supp,
either was negligent in watching the ball.
or his training in addition is poor, for he
said it was only the third down.
NIP AND TUCK.
That time they crossed the ive-yard
mark and had three downs 10 go two
yards In. But they never made it. Ne
braska did her star playing here. Her line
was impervious to anything and she took
the bah on downs as II lay foot from the
line.
Good line work took II fifteen yards or
more away before Iowa succeeded In get
ting IL. About this time ii was discovered
that the time-keepers watch had stopped.
The half was already ten minutes too
long. so the play stopped here.
Score, Iowa 0. Nebraska Q.
During the intermission the rooters
made the air hideous with their yelis,
and everybody ran around or huddled in
fence corners to keep warm.
The second half began at 40 O'Clock,
and Iowa Kicked OF. Nebraska now was
favored by the wind.
NEBRASKA GETS OFFENSIVE.
From the kick of Nebraska advance
the ball rapidly, and did the bsst Often
sive work OF the game. By easy line
gains they went fifteen or twenty yards
Then Thorpe punted and luck was with
the scarlet and cream, for Hoffs muffed
the ball and DUNCAN got it just forty
yards from where the punt was made.
Then they went on again in the line
work. Now, IL they had continued this
kind Of play the wise ones say a touch
down would have been a certain result.
But Thorpe happened to remember the
beautiful little kick and run he and Wig
gins made in the Ames game, and so he
kicked, but an Iowa man got In Virgins
way and the ball went to Iowa.
Just five plays and the ball was back
at center again. This was discourxging,
but 1t was owing to the slippery ground,
for Iowa's heavy men slid the little Ne
braskans along like a boy does his 81 ID.
Nebraska took the ball on fumb,e,
and punted, but il went over the line for
a touchback. and Iowa brought it out to
the twenty-five-yard line and punted.
Nebraska downed II at center again.
but had to punt.
1t soon returned to center, and Hol-
brook and Meyer advanced 1t rapidly by
long end runs. But finally Nebraska held
their advances and they punted.
DARKNESS CONES.
Now Nebraska took the ball, xs it hap
pened, for the last time. 1t was already
SO dark that 1t was hard to distinguish
objects across the field. There was u
little rise in the ground at this point,
about fifteen yards from Nebraskas goal.
and they failed to climb up it In their
downs Thorpe gave the signal for a
punt and fell back to get the ball, hut
in the darkness he missed it and it went
over his head.
A CLOSE SHAVE.
Quick as fash he turned and followed
ii into the crowd and luckily downed 1t
just before it crossed the fatal line.
Iowans thought they had a safety, and
Nebraskans were not sure but what they
had, but when 1t was figured out the ball
lacked about an inch and a half Of being
on the line.
Then a dispute arose as to whether the
ball was Nebraska's on account of having
lost twenty yards, or Iowa's on downs.
This point was not decided, and as thgre
darkness was deepening so fast, 1t WAS
mutually agreed to call the game finished,
and the score stood: Nebraska o; Iowa o.
TEAMS COMPARED.
An accurate description of the relative
value OF the gains Of the two teams
would be hard to give on account Of the
Vineyards lines being obliterated by snow.
But IL Is safe to venture that Nebraska
would stand a much better show OIL a dry
field.
This opinion is concurred in by Coach
Robinson and Manager Curry as well as
many Of the players. II is figured out this
way. Iowa's gains were largely made by
her heavy interference, which slid the
lighter Nebraskans along yards at a time.