Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-20

Vineyard punt. but II was beyond his ends.
and Engelhard corkscrewed his way through
BLUFFS Drawn for thirty yards. The play
was not allowed on account Of the crowd
flowing into the field. Dyer made another
forty -hver and Thurkles, Just to inaugurate
his entrance into the contest, brought the
pigskin back a full thirty-hve yards. Dick
inson wormed his way through the line for
seven more and then Thomas booted the
leather twenty yards to Council Blufs'
forty yard line. Dickinson's interference
gave the foe ten yards more. Dyer could
do nothing, but Graham tucked the oval
under his arm and advanced twenty yards
to Omaha's Hfty-yard line. Line hammer
ing carried the ball for the Bluffs twenty
FIVE yards further. but there Butts ofside
play gave the ball to Omaha. Thurkles.
Dickinson and Engelhard conspired to land
the pigskin on Council Bluffs thirty yard
line, where the Blufiites secured 1t on downs.
Saunders then showed the Omahans a spick
and span pair OF heels In a thirty-yard run
around left end. Tracy topping him over
with a pretty tackle. The ball was then
hammered down to the thirteen yard sta
ton In Omaha's territory, where the whistle
brought 1t to a halt.
OMAN Resorts to Kicking.
In the second half Thomas took Dyer's
thirty-fve-yard punt and made a twenty
yard return. Butts blocked an attempt at
a kick, but Thomas secured the ball ana
Immediately punted 1t thirty yards into the
back territory. From Omaha's ffty-yard
line the Blufites carried the ball far into
their opponents territory, but on the
twenty yard station lost 1t on a tumble. 1t
was a case OF labor lost, for Thomas at once
punted to the center Of the field. Council
Bluffs could not find any openings and
Omaha secured the pigskin- on Towns.
Thomas kicked thirty-ive yards far into the
Blufates' territory but line hammering
again brought the ball to the center OF the
field. A ffteen-yard sprint by Dyer. sup
plemented by short rushes through the line
and another ten yards for offside play ena-
bled Council Bluffs to land the ball on
Omaha's ten-yard line. Hanchett and Dyer
carried the ball almost to the touchdown
line and Graham took 1t over. Dyer kicked
goal. Score, IL to IL.
Thomas kicked off forty-fve yards and
Butts made one of the ~prettlest runs Of the
day, covering thirty-ave yards before he
was keeled over. From this point the fight
ing was desperate. Council Bluffs lost the
ball on downs on its forty-fve-yard line
and by a series Of short, fierce rushes
Omaha carried it about ten yards and then
surrendered 1t to the Bluffites on downs.
Council Bluffs forced 1t bach just over into
Omaha's territory and there on a tumble
lost the ball. Engelhard, Dickinson and
Cathroe were used to rush 1t back and were
forging their way to the enemy's touchdown
line when the whistle sounded and the half
ended on Council Bluffs forty-yard line
with the score a tie. The lineup was as
follows:
Omaha. Position. Council Bluffs.
Griffith. .......... right end ..............B Butts
Dickinson...... right tackle .~...Chamberlain
........ right guard .......Hanchett
FRI eman........... enter Miller
Roberts. ......... left guard .Bolin
Rasmussen. ..... left tackle ..........Dietrich
Thomas. ......... left end .........Richmond
Lehmer.Thurkles right halfback. Saunders
Tracy (Capt.). left halfback. Dyer (Capt.)
Engelhard.. ...... fullback ........... Graham
Score: Omaha, 70; Council Bluffs, IL
Touchdowns: Engelhard, .2i Graham. 2
Goals: Tracy, Q; Dyer; 2. Long runs: Dyer
yards; Graham, twenty yards; Saunders,
thirty yards; Butts. twenty-five yards and
thirty-fve yards. Umpire: Charles Wilson
OF Omaha. Referee: Dick Stewart of Coun-
Gil Bluffs. Linesmen: Hess and Whipple
Time: Two thirty-minute halves.
Halfback Lehmer of the Omaha High
| school foot ball team was badly injured In
yesterdays game at Council Bluffs. In one
! OF the scrimmages he received a blow on the
head that rendered him unconscious for sew
eral hours.