Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-22

'Rah' Rah! Rah, omaha has got the halI,
'Rah! Rah! Rah. Just watch old RAZOR
And when we hit their line
They'll have no line at all
Thcrell be a hot time in Omaha tonight
Youths and maldens excited to that pitch
which comes only to the enthusiastic ad-
mirers Of foot ball game, cheered the lads
OF the Omaha High school to another victory
Saturday afternoon. with the strains OF
popular choruses, suitably worded for the
occasion, floating out upon the grdiron from
the well-flled grandstand and ringing in
their ears, the High school eleven held the
upper hand over their opponents, Tabor col
lCge, from the beginning OF the game until
the close. The score was 2S to 0.
Eleven husky young men, flushed with vic
tories in two out OF three games played dur
ing the present season, carried the colors Of
Tabor college upon the Ames avenue field,
intent upon taking fall out OF the proud
lads who wore the purple and white and for
whom the plaudits and cheers of the Omaha
contingent were given with a Will. But
they were doomed to disappointment The
High school lads were wide awake and their
adrotness gave the Omaha people who
crowded the grandstand a chance to create
a cheer-rent atmosphere from the beginning
to the end of the play On the part of the
locals the game was replete with snap.
Tabor, however early discovered the su-
periority Of the opposing team and for the
most part played a lstless game, which, be-
cause of it's onesidedness lost considerable
Of its charm. The ball had been in play
but a few moments before the visitors
learned that they had tackled the hardest
proposition of their lives. The locals never
played better. The feature OF the playing
was the splendid work of Marsh, right half
A MI mi no Of ha long
gains were credited to him. After the kick
off in tho first half the locals followed the
ball right down the field, with but one in
terruption. Thomas kicked off and Hazen
corralled the spheroid, but had not advanced
far before he encountered Fairbrother, who,
by the way, put UP an amazingly good game
all the way through and now reads his title
clear to holding up the opposite end from
Mike Thomas. Tabor failed TO gain the first
five yards and when Omaha got the ball the
game was Immediately enlivened by Marsh's
twenty five yard run. He Zig-Zagged among
the Taborites and was enabled to proceed
because of splendid interference. Tracy at
tempted the next run, but dropped the ball
when downed, and Tabor made another at
tempt to advance toward the east goal. Fail
ing in this Omaha again took charge OF the
pigskin and after two or three successful at
tempts in bucking the line, got the ball on
the fifteen yard line. Dusty Roberts came
within a scratch OF being credited with the
first touchdown, but when downed the ball
was three yards from the goal. Again the
Omaha lads lined up and the Tabortes We're
swept away like so many marionettes in the
fierce onslaught of WelCh and his colleagues,
the former crossed the line for She first
score. After the first touchdown the game
was easy. The pigskin continued to remain
in the territory of the visitors and when
time was called three touchdowns and three
goals had been made by the locals.
Kicking in Second Half.
The fast and furious playing of the first
half showed that it had made a noticeable
impression on the visitors during the sec
ond half-hour's play, although the High
school lads entered into the game with as
much zest as before. 1t developed into
kicking game and in this respect the Omaha
boys showed themselves to be experts.
Thomas sent the ball at will through the
atmosphere for long gains Fairbrother
and others were always on hand when it
came down. In this way but few gains were
made by the visitors in catching these punts
On the kickoff by West, Thomas got the
ball and returned it with a punt which COW
cred fifty-fve yards. 1t fell in the arms of
Laird, but Fairbrother had him downed be-
1OTe ne WAS dDle 10 ADVANCE. Inc VlSltOTS
were unable to break through the impreg
nable line of Omaha and resorted to a punt.
giving Tracy the chance for thirty-yard
run and placing the ball in position where
on the next lineup DUSTY" Roberts went
through for another touchdown. After the
locals had made their fourth touchdown,
Tabor began to nerve up and scored the
best playing OF their side during the game.
The ball was kicked off from the center and
when Tabor gained It's possession, for the
first time it seemed to the spectators that
a score would be made. Laird went around
the end and had almost n clear field before
him for the coveted goal. The only bar
rler loomed up in the shape OF Captain
Tracy, who proved equal to the occasion,
for Laird was deftly tackled and feled to
the earth. He made a twenty-five yard
gain, however, which was the best record
made by any of the visitors. Again the
pgskin was maneuvered down in the field
by the High school players and in due