Omaha daily bee., 1899-11-19
MEDlCS WIN FROM CLASSICS
Omaha Medical College Scores Three
Touchdowns Against CreiEh-
ton University.

Omaha Medical College scores Three
Touchdowns Against Creigh-
ton University.
Omaha Medical college defeated Creighton
university Saturday afternoon in the first
foot ball game of the season contested by
gridlron representatives of these insttu-
tions of learning. The score was is to O..
| The victory of the NEEDLES is attributable
to superior strength. Their opponents were
for the most part small lads and had not
witness nor scientific ability to counter
balance this unfavorable condition.
The game was witnessed by small
crowd, but the stereotyped expression that
| what was lacking In numbers was more
| than made UP in enthusiasm was never
more applicable. Students from the medical
college and the university made up the en-
! tire number of spectators and a more en-
thusiastic, exuberant crowd of young men
would be hard to find In numbers the sup
porters of the two teams were about
/ equally divided, but owing to the one-sided-
ness of the game the medics controlled the
lions share of the cheering.
When the two teams lined up on the field
at Ames Avenue park for preliminary prac-
tice the trained eye of the foot ball expert
made possible comprehension of the
games result. The medics were great,
powerful fellows. Their team work was
fairly good, the ball was deftly passed and
the only defect apparent from the first was
a lack of speed. The university gridiron
warriors looked like mere boys In compari-
son with their antagonists and from their
practice work before the game was called
1t was easy to see that what they lacked in
beef and Drawn was not made up in any
other direction of superior play. From this
1t was. easy to forecast the finale of the
struggle.
Captain Moore of the medics won the
toss and chose to defend the west goal.
Nebraska autumnal afternoon was fur
nished for the game and there was hardly
a breath of wind stirring. Captain Lynch
started the game off by kicking toward the
me0icS' goal. The leather returned to
the medics forty-yard line and it lowered
about that section of the gridiron for sew
Both sides had chance to show their
strength during the early minutes of the
game, but neither displayed any bottled-up
science nor had any spectacular plays on
tap ready to spring upon an anxiously
waiting crowd of spectators. In these pre-
liminary scrimmages the points of @ both
was but little indication of science. 1t was
merely a struggle of Drawn against Drawn
and h the weaker eventually suffered When
battered by their heavier opponents until
it seemed that they must be crushed be-
sume sumo the offensive and Continued it
throughout the game. First they worked
the pigskin over into Creighton's territory
and it stayed on the east side of the center |
line during the remainder of the half.
At one time Creighton got the ball on it's
own thirty-yard line. Dudley and Lynch
both went through the tremendously i'm
posing line of their opponents and, the
spheroid was delivered to Butler for one
of his fierce rushes. through the line. He
with headlong impetuosity. His head was
down, when he was thrown with mighty |
force against one of the big medics. He |
fell to the ground limp and faint and the |
blood spurted from a ragged wound in his
head. Instantly the eagerness of the op-
posing team to make use of its medical in.
struction was asserted and no foot ball
player hurt on the field was ever more
zealously assisted The flow of blood was
and aching. pluckily continued to
play the game, When the game was con-
tinued the medics rushed toward Creigh-
toms goal and Lee was pushed between the
posts for touchdown after several slow
but sure gains. Moore's goal was made
just an instant before time was called for =
In the second half Turnholm sent the ball
sailing toward the west goal. 1t landed
after a fifty-yard flight and Lynch was
downed before he could advance with 1t;
The pigskin was Creighton's five-yard
line and Furay very promptly kicked it out
Of danger on the first lineup. Interspers-
splendid punts, one made by Fullback Lee
Of the medcs, which landed the ball close
to Creighton,s goal; and another by Butler,
field toward the center at a period when
the medics were almost abreast with the
goal The pigskin was gradually worked
and from the five-yard line Lee was thrust
through the Creighton line for another
lOuCnuOWn. Again MOOTe hlCheu IL pretty
goal
After the second touchdown Furay kicked
off for Creighton and with the ball in the
medics' territory one of the prettiest end
runs of the game was made when Dudley
skirted around the medics' end for a
twenty -fve-yard gain. This was accom-
plished by means of the best interference
during the game. The support
ers of Creighton university were given an
opportunity to enthuse to their hearts con-
.ent by reason of Dudley's gain and they
urged the wearers of the blue and white on
10 what seemed to those on the side lines
and in the grandstand as an inevitable
touchdown.
The medics took brace at this exhibition
IF strength on the part of their opponents,
however, and nipped in the bud any further
of a score. Again the ball was
secured on downs and then Allen. Kerr,
Lemar and Lee tore through right and left |
tackle, around the end, and in fact went
through almost any point they chose until
Lemar carried the pigskin between Creigh-
.ons goal posts for the third touchdown,
followed by Moore's goal kick The end of
he game came soon after this and because
,f the inequality of the struggle the
were not at all sorry when the
whistle sounded.
The lineup was as follows:
omaha Medics Position Creighton
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