Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-01
NEITHER SIDE CAN SCORE
+ ercs Struggle on GridirOn Between Omaha
High School and Tarkio College
GAME ESTABLISHES ABILITY OF LOCALS
Science PItted Against Drawn with
Satisfactory RcsuIts-iinrd Line
Bucking Instead of Thrilling
Plays Characterize Game.

Neither Omaha High school nor Tarkio
college was able to score iu fierce, snappy
and interesting game OF foot ball at the eA-
position grounds Tuesday afternoon. The
game ended to o, but despite this iaet the
friends of the High school lads considered II
a great victory. 1t was the first game oil
the season in which the LEGAL team had peen
pitted against team of acknowledged apll-
ity in the foot ball world and Omahas sue
cess in keeping the visitors from scoring
was sufficient reason for rejoicing ana CON
graduation. The representatives from the
Missouri university were great, husky, beelS
fellows and lowered above the 1.-the lads VINO
carried tho colors OF Omaha High echool'
The exhibition, therefore, was one wherein
science kept Drawn from scoring and II was
50 cleverly done that the Omahans could
hardly have felt more elated had their team
won tho contest.
The game was played on the race course at
the exposition grounds While the side and
crossliues were being marked off the crowd
rent the atmosphere with shouts OF encour-
agement, college yells and songs.
From start to finish the game was hard
fought. Every inch of territory was gained
by either side only after desperate struggles.
runs. Each line was hammered so desper-
ately that 1t seemed to the spectators time
and again that 1T must yield for a touch
down. Especially was this so with the
line of the High school, composed largely
OF light young fellows, when the big Mis-
sourians battered against it with the
strength of battering RAM But never did
it yield sufficiently so that the leather could
be carried safely behind the goal line. Not
once did the High school lads lose their
heads and it was this scientific, brainy work
which made 1t impossible for Tarkio to
sCors.
Some Hard Kicking.
The game was important in that it shows
the local team to be of ability sufficient to
contest with superior teams. Tarkio has al
ways been considered one of the leading
teams of the middle west and is classed with
the western universities. When the eleven
big fellows came trotting out on the grid
iron it seemed certain that they would
crush the High school team and pile up
scores increasingly. That they did not shows
that they were pitted against team worthy
to trot in the same class.
When the ball was first put into play II
looked dark for Omaha and the big crowd
of spectators watched the struggle with
Omahas defeat had come. Thomas kicked
off and then followed series of scrim-
images, but Tarkio steadily advanced the
spheroid down the field toward Omaha s
goal. Omaha's line was hammered for gains
and the onward rush of the Missourians
seeed inevitable. On Omaha's fifteen-yart
line, however, the High school lads bracet
themselves for heroic stand and secured
the ball on downs at a time when it seemed
that a touchdown by Tarkio was absolutely
certain. Then the ball was sent scurryins
back toward the center by Marsh, Thomas
Engelhard and Welch. But Omaha eoult
= not advance farther than the middle of tn,
ield- and there lost the ball to Tarkio Bacl
= across the field the leather was slowl!
worked and was again on the fifteen-yart
line. with favorable chances for a touch
down, when Merchie fumbled the pigskil
and Engelhard carried it back five yards
On the lineup the signal for fullback kicl
was given and Thomas lost no time in punt
Ing the ball away to the middle of the fell
put of danger. The first half ended will
the ball on 0mahas forty-yard line. Dur
Ing the first half Tarkio's line was changed
time and again by reason OF its players sue
cumbing to the severity OF the play. Tim
was called frequently to give them chanc
10 revive. Not an Omaha lad was even s.
nuCn us WlHueu III tllueT lue uTSl OF SeCOu
halves.
Second Half.
The second half was largely a repetition o
the first. Tarkio advanced the pigskin sew
eral times dangerously near Omahas goa
and then the High school players brace
themselves and checked the advance. The
seemed able to call up their greatest strengt
and resistance just at the moments whe
they were most vtally necessary. The long
est run of the game was made near its end
when Lowe got the ball on trick play an
plunged through Omaha's line for forty yards
He got no farther than Omaha's forty five
yard line, when he was cleverly downed an
the brightest opportunity Tarkio had for
score was spoiled. Scott's kick to Omaha
thirtyyard line gave the locals the ball whe
time was called and the game ended with
out a point being scored.
The lineup was as follows:
Omaha. Positions. Tarkio
Fairbrother..... Right end ............P Pett
Welch. ..,...,,. Right tackle ......... .Easto
Seecrist ........ Right guard ........,.. Begg
Waller. ..........,. Center .......... .Chisholl
Roberts..,,...... Left guard ....... .Lampke
Criffith........... Left tackle ...,..... Bonnie