Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-05


fumbled and the Nebraska man fell on It on
the ten-yard line. The referee called II
Iowa's ball on down and before Iowa could
make play the time was called for the first
half.
Second Half.
After breathing spell Of ten minutes the
teams again appeared taking different goals
to defend. Benedict kicked high in the air
for fifty yards and Morton, who caught the
ball, was tackled in his tracks by Pearse be-
fore he could return a yard.
Iowa tried the left end twice for no gain
and was forced to kick.
Warner kicked thirty yards to Gordon,
who was stopped from returning by skills
full tackle and on the next lineup Stewart
gave Nebraska another five yards for OFF,
side play. Iowa's line here showed it's gu
periority and by tearing the Nebraska for
wards to pieces forced Crandall to tumble
on the next two plays so that it was neces-
saTy to kick, Iowa getting the ball on its
one-yard line. The old gold wearers could
not gain much on the next four or five downs,
as Nebraska wac playing desperately, and
Warner was again forced to kick, punting
ffty-five yards, and Gordon failed to re-
turn it. Nebraska failed to gain an inch
in two plays and Benedict kicked for twenty
yards.
A double pass gained three, Morton three
more around the left and Edison had skated
eleven yards around the right before he was
stopped by Crandall. A thirtyyard gain
by Morton around the left placed the ball
on the ten-yard line. tandem plunge
gained two Morton three and then Nebraska
secured the ball on downs right between
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yards and after few plays Iowa brought
the double pass into play again and placed
the ball on the three-yard line. Griffith
gained two and on the next play was pushed
across for touchdown. Warner kicked
goal. Score: "a to 0.
| Benedict kicked as usual for fifty yards
which was returned fifteen. Morton went
out of the game, Stratford taking his place
and Iowa failing to gain the ball again II
went into possession of Nebraska. Just
| to show that he had the right kind of stuff
| in him Benedict loped around the left enc
for twenty yards and Gordon tried the cen
ter for three. crisscross from Pearse tc
| Benedict netted FIVE yards and Gordon fount
pretty hole in the center, where he coulC
gain five more.
On the next down Nebraska failed tc
gain and Iowa came into possession OF th'
ball on the four-yard line. Stratford coult
not gain and Edison only took two, so tha
Warner thought it would be safe to kick
which he did for twenty-five yards, Ben
edict returning it ten.
Williams gained one yard around the righ
end and then Crandall tried a place kicl
from the field, which failed, and 1t wa!
Iowa's ball on the twenty-five yard line.
Stratford couldn't gain, Griffith advanced
two, when Little took the place of Brock
way and Warner kicked for thirty-fve yards
A double pass by the Nebraskans izzled on
and the kick signal was again given ant
Drain downed his man before he could re,
turn the ball
Griffith circled the left for twenty anC
Edsnn plunged straight in for three. 1
was Nebraskas ball on the twenty five
yard line and Benedict Immediately kicked
for twenty yards.
The Iowa guardsback play fooled the Lin
colnites and Griffith slipped through the cen
| ter for q gain of fifteen yards. Several small
| gains were made and Nebraska gained pos
| session of the ball one yard from home. Th
ball was fumbled on the next play, but Bene
dict picked it up and carried it back on th
field thus saving a touchback, and, on th
next play, with the spectators crowdin,
around and hardly room to move it. liftet
it safely back onto the field for thirty fiv
yards. AS the time was nearly up Iowa triet
for goal from the field. The ball wa
| blocked by a Nebraskan but rolled in toucl
when an Iowan fell upon it, scoring touch
down from. WHICH Warner kicked goal. Score
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