Omaha daily bee., 1898-10-30
HIGH SCHOOL BEATS TABOR
Long Game Ends with a Touchdown Just
Before Time.
LOSERS DEBARRED FROM THEIR POINTS
Touchdown Disnllowed by Referee
Because of on side PIay-DetaiIs
of u very Lively
Contest.

The Tabor coleglans went down in defeat
yesterday afternoon before the High school
lads on the gridlron at Union Driv-
ing park by a score Of s to 0. The game
was hotly contested one from start to
finish and neither side apparently had any
advantage Of the other until just before time
was called on the second half that Dyar, for
the home team, made the star play OF the
day, securing a touchdown after running
through the entire field One dsagreeabe
feature of the game was the manner in which
the crowd at times refused to keep back
Of the lines and seriously nterfered with the
players. The game was witnessed by a
fair-sized crowd made up almost entirely OF
friends of the home team. as the rooters
which were expected to accompany the
Tabor men failed to show up.
Tabor won the toss and chose the north
goal. Barnard kicked off to Genung, who
returned ten yards Then ensued series
of line plays during which Tabor gained
from two to five yards on every play, bring
ing the ball in close proximity to Council
Bluffs goal, where it was fumbled. Council
Bluffs got the ball and took it one yard
Dietrich for two and Graham for one and
then 1t was fumbled, Tabor getting the ball.
Tabor used three plays over tackle and
Council Bluffs got the ball on downs again.
Council Bluffs lost five yards when Dyar
made another ten-yard run and the ball
was once more fumbed Tabor gained ten
yards and the ball went to Council Bluffs
once more on downs. Then followed a
ifteen-yard loss for Council Bluffs till
Barnard fell on the ball, leaving the ball in
Council Bluffs ten-yard line. Laird then
made touchdown for Tabor which was dis
allowed by the referee who decided it was
OF "a ntH do yN1a -
place of Dietrich at right tackle, Dietrich
going to left end and Richmond out On the
next play Council Bluffs was allowed five
yards on Tabor's offside play. Dietrich,
Baldwin and Dyar advanced to Tabor's
twenty five yard line when time is called for
the first half, neither side having scored
and the ball being in Council Bluffs possess
sion.
Tabor kicked off for thirty yards in the
second half, Chamberlain returning fifteen
yards Dyar took the ball seven yards round
the right end, then there was an exchange
of punts by which Council Bluffs gained
ten yards, stin having possession of the
pigskin. Graham bucked the center for
three yards and then punted thirty yards
Askin getting the ball for Tabor and came
back ten. De Kay Is substituted for Barn
ard, who twisted his knee cap. Tabor then
commenced once more it's tactics of buck
ing the line, but only gained about ten
yards on account of the good blocking and
tackling of Graham and Riekman. Council
Bluffs then finally secured the ball on downs
on their own twenty-five yard line. Right
here Dyar made the longest run of the
game, twenty-five yards, and but for being
tackled by Askin would have made a touch
down. Severaf plays by Chamberlain, Dyar
and Graham then brought the ball to within
yard of Tabor's goal. Dyar ran out of
bounds one-half foot from goal line, which
was follo@ed by a fifteen minute wrangle.
Tabor was then given the ball and Council
Bluffs held them until they were forced to
punt. The punt was only fifteen yards
when Council Bluffs secured the ball and
on the very first play Dyar secured the ball
and went through the whole field, securing
a touchdown. Dyar failed TO kick goal
Tabor kicked off, Riekman catching the
ball and returning five yards Graham
bucked the center for two yards, when time
was called with the ball in possession of
Councif Bluffs on their forty-yard line.
Score, to 0.
The lineup was as follows:
Council Bluffs. Position. Tabor.