The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1897-11-15
DAILY NEWS OF SPORT.
Il. S. Z. Sore Over Their Defeat
at Lincoln.
More Practice and Less Brag-
ging Will Probably be Done.
The Eleven Undoubtedly Received a
@Raw" Deal at Nebraska's Hands
but Whining Doesn't Help 1t
*. S. U. Student Loses
$166 in Bets, is Jailed

Lincoln, Neb., Nov. 15.-The foot ball
game between Kansas and Nebraska
was called at o'clock on account of
darkness Saturday evening, the score
then being to in favor of Nebraska.
Coach Woodruff of Kansas claims that
there was no game, and the score will
not count.
Manager Quray OF Nebraska says
the score will be counted and that he
will protest the five points made by
Kansas and awarded by Referee Cor
nell of Lincoln on the goal from the
field made by Speak The Nebras-
kans claim that the ball missed the
goal posts by several feet. The game
was wrangle all the way through.
Trouble began as soon as the Kan
sas boys reached town, and it did not
end until the game was ended. Many
times during the game the spectators
crowded upon the field to argue with
the teams Nebraska objected to
Referee Kleinhans of Topeka on the
grounds that he was a Kansan and
sympathized with his home team.
Manager Quray wished to put in
Wilson of Omaha, which would have
made two Nebraska officials. Klein
hans had already been agreed upon,
however, and Kansas refused to play
unless he was retained It was time
for the game to be called before Ne
braska submitted to the Kansas ulti-
matum.
Nebraska won the toss and. chose
the south goal, giving Kansas the bail.
Speak kicked from center, As yards.
BY successive line ruSheS Nebraska
carried the ball to within yards of
Kansas goal, a total distance of 81
yards without once losing the ball. The
Kansas line could not stand against
the terrific OnslaughtS of the heavy
Nebraskans. Shedd pounded the line
and went through for long gains at
will He was Nebraska's star and play
ed the game of his life.
1t was at this stage of the game that
the first dispute occurred. Nebraska
fumbled and Avery got the ball. In
the scrimmage Cowgirl slugged Block
berger in the jaw and the umpire or
dered him off the field. Capt. Shedd
protested, but the umpire was firm.
Then there was a half hour of wrang-
ling, Coach Robinson declaring that
he had not a man to put in CowgilPs
place. Capt. kennedy finally, in or
der to play the game, consented that
Cowgirl stay in and play his position.
Kansas could not gain. Hess and
Speak hit the unyieIding line of Ne
braska and lost The ball on downs.
Shedd carried the ball over and kick
ed goal. Score, to 0, after Is minutes
actual play.
For the remainder of the half Kan
sas played a punting game. At one
time the ball was within two yards of
the Kansas goal. but by Speaks long
puntS and by Foster and MOSSe with
the tandem play the ball was carried
to Nebraska's 80 yard line Speake
then kicked the field goal which is in
dispute. After a wrangle for 40 min
utes the game proceeded. Cowgirl
kicked from center As yards. Kansas
Fingered up, and rapid work carried
the ball to. Nebraska's 40 yard line,
when the first half ended.
In the second half Cowgirl kicked
from center 80 yards. Hess carried the
ball back three yards. Foster gained
3 yards on tandem play Kansas failed
to gain and Speak punted % yards and
Nebraska got the ball. Benedict
made short gains. Line bucks failed to
gain and Cowgirl tried a quarterback
kick. The bal Invent over the goal line
into crowd of spectators. Hess was
after it and had distanced the Ne
braska players, but the crowd held him
while Virgins got the ball and touched
it down. The score was not allowed.
Cornell then called the game on ac-
count of darkness.
F. D. Cornell, referee, in a signed
statement, reverses his decision of
Saturday, giving the game to Nebras-
ka by a score of to