Omaha daily bee., 1898-11-20
TIE CANE AT THE BLUFFS
High School Teams Unable 10 Decide the
Question Of Supremacy.
EACH SCORES TWICE BY GOOD PLAY
Husky Boys Hammer ach other All
Afternoon aud Quit with Doth
. Claiming the Champion
ship Which Was at stake.

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The foot ball elevens Of the High schools
Of Omaha and Council Bluffs organized
themselves into human augers and bored
tunnels In each others columns at the Driv-
Ing Park across the river yesterday after
noon. 1t was a case Of six OF one and half
q dozen Of the other and consequently, as
Dam Fortune refused 10 take sides in the
ISSUE, the struggle closed without a set
Element Of the question of superiority. The
score was IL to IL In favor OF neither team.
The battle was for the championship Of
the Interscholastic league Of the upper
Missouri valley and was a fight from start
to finish. Both teams we're strong on the
offensive and were about equally matched
when It came to the defensive. Council
BLUFFS carried Of the palm when long runs
are considered. but for steady, short rush
ing Omaha captured the laurels Of superb
GRITTY. Weighed In the balance. the two
teams were on a par. and the Ana. score is
a true index OF their relative merits as
shown on the field.
Both aggregations claim the champion
ship Of the league. Council Bluffs bases its
contention on the fact that the only scoring
against II In the league games consisted Of
the twelve points that were made by Omaha
yesterday. Omaha POUNDS its argument on a
league rule that declares that the team that
runs up the highest total lumber Of scores
is entitled to the championship. Omaha's
record il superior to Council Bluffs in this
respect and 1t. therefore. insists that 1t is
entitled to bear the laurels Of champion
ship.
The game was Witnessed by a goodly
bunch OF foot ball enthusiasts. Among the
attendants we're numbered a large proper
ton that wore the purple and white OF this
side OF the river. While perhaps the Coun-
Gil Bluffs contingent was stronger when
numerical account Is taken, the Omahans
were as vociferous as the wearers OF the
blue and the red and It seemed like a tossup
as to the hackers that the teams had. The
field was a new one. but promises to be an
excellent scene Of battle for the warriors Of
Nebraska and Iowa when they meet together
upon Il next Thursday.
Hammer and Tongs from the First.
The toss Of the coin favored the Blufhtes
and Captain Dyer selected the south end of
the field. . gentle zephyr playing from that
direction. Thomas inaugurated the contest
nv kicking thirty-1ve yards, Council Bluffs
feturntng the ball ten yards Council Bluhs
tried the line. but found 1t a stone wall
and lest the ball on downs. Line bucking
by Lehmer, Engelhard and Dickinson car
ried the oval to the twenty-fve-yard line
of the Blufites. where an additional ten
yards was secured on an offside play by
Butts. On the fifteen yard line the ball was
turned over to Engelkard, who made four
yards. Tracy added a yard and Roberts
four yards to the grand total, planting the
pigskin only six yards from the goal line.
Then Engelhard bored through center for
three yards, Dickinson did likewise for q
bit more of gain and Engelhard finally
pushed his shape over the line eleven min
utes after time was called. Tracy kicked
goal. Score, 6 to 0 In favor Of Omaha.
On the next kickoi Dyer, assisted by the
southern zephyr. punted the ball forty-five
yards and Engelhard advanced 1t fifteen
Thomas kicked back to the center OF the
neld. On downs the Blufhtes gave up the
ball. Tracy was the only Omahan who
seemed able to find riffs In the enemy's
line and he advanced the ball a total Of
fourteen yards. Lehmer's offside play then
gave the pigskin to Council Bluffs. Dyer
oozed through the local line for seven
Yards and followed this up almost i'm
mediately with the first long run Of the
game. He succeeded in skirting Omaha's
right end for twenty-five yards. planting
the yellow oval on Omaha's ten-yard line
Graham, Saunders and Hanchett carried the
ball TO within half a foot Of the goal line
and In the next push Graham was landed
not more than a half inch over the fnaI
chalk ribbon, HfteoI minutes after the call
Of time. Dyer safely booted the ball be.
tween the posts. Score, 6 to 6.
Omaha's Second Score.
Dyer was the friendly receiver Of Thomas
thirty hvs-yard punt and advanced the pig
skin fifteen yards. Hanchett and Butt
we're Drought to earth without a gain AM
then Quarterback DeKay pushed the bal
30 Graham for q kick. Graham juggied tn
ball, but recovered in time to make a ten
yard sprint. The ball was given to Omah1
on the Bluffs nifty yard line. however. TO
this play, because the rules provide tina
Graham should have been the third maj
10 touch the BAN. Dickinson crowded
through for a seven-yard gain. Engelhard
Rasmussen and Tracy plunged their anat
omies into the columns Of the Iowans Il
succession and planted the pigksin on tn
ten-yard station. Engelhard ploughe
through Hanchet Tor Ave yards and Rob
erts hammered through the other side O
me line for four more. With the bal
within half q yard OF the goal Oman
funbled, but Prltchard regained the ova
and on the next play Engelhard was shove
over the touchdown line for Omaha's secon
score. Tracy again located the goal post
with ease, and the score was IL to 8 l
Omaha's favor. Lehmer was laid out In thi
struggle for points and Thurkles took hi
place.
On the kickof Dyer made another forty