Omaha daily bee., 1900-12-16
0MAHA.LINCOLN GAME A TIE
Forty Minutes OF Fast and Furious
Foot Ball witnessed by an En-
thusiastic Crowd.

Forty minutes Of as fierce and fast foot
ball as was ever played on an Omaha grid
the all-star teams of Lincoln and Omaha
played at Vinton Street park Saturday aft
ernoon. The crowd which witnessed the
asts who turned out lost all thought of
tlngling noses and hnger-tips and gave at
tention alone to the progress of the play.
IL was exhllarating and exciting.
The teams were matched to the point OF
perfection and the struggle was see-saw
from IRON, beglnning TO end AZ times, either
tary spurt but for the most part II was a
nip:and-tuck race with neither in the lead
IA There were any number of eYcellent plays
produce so many stars. 1t would be diifi-
cult to single out any one man who sur
Visitors re Raymond m played S PlRRs lRe enG ife me
was In the game at all stages and nearly
every play originated by the Linconites re-
Omaha line we're productive of splendid
gains, but at the crucial times the Omaha
team banked itself into solid phalanx
through which even his magnificent unges
Toward the latter part OF the second half
when plucky little Pritchard was forced to
Raymond's bucks ceased to be so effective
Lehmor had been watching the game from
the side lines and Just before the scrim-
mage In which Prltchard was hurt ex-
Claimed, ".,oh, l wish I could get at that
RaymondN'
His chance came and what he did to
Mr.. Raymond wasn't by any means In
consequential to the result of the game.
He had sized up Raymond's procedure
while he was running along the side lines
wishing for n chance to get into the game
and he used to advantage the pointers he
had been able to CLEAN from his vantage
point of inspection. After Lehmer's en-
trance into the game Raymonds plunges
were always met by firm resistance and
that resistance was none other than young
Mr.. Lehmer.
Every man jack on the Omaha team COW
cred himself with glory at some stage or
other OF the struggle Mike" Thomas
manipulate a foot ball since he has taken
TO mathematical computations In the
freight department OF local railroad and
Esterbrook shone with his usual brlliance.
Englehard, Secrist, Tracy. Marsh and in
fact all OF the Omaha boys were in fine fet-
tie and played magnifcently:, Pritchard re-
second half with what DR.. Beatty pro-
nounced n dislocated shoulder.
The visitors had a little the better OF this
argument during the first half of the game
and the Omaha goal was In dire danger OF
being crossed at one time. a determined
stand, however, saved the day and pre-.
evitable touchdown. The most exciting
feature in the whole contest was sem
sational ground gaining series Of line bucks
made by Omaha near the close of the sec
ond half. Captain Tracys squad marched
down the field and employed various evou-
tions in the accomplishment OF the march.
There were hair-raislng plays without num-
ber. First a clever double pass, then
feint by one Of the halfbacks and all In all
nearly every tactic In the catalogue OF
modern foot ball was used to advantage.
Clear down to Lincoln's eight-yard line the
local team marched and then its progress
was checked by brilliant defensive stand
made by the capital city boys. Their line
was impregnable and Omaha lost the ball
almost within reach of the coveted goal.
When the second half was over there was
quite a general disposition to play on until
either side should score. Five weeks ago
practically the same teams played a tie
game and the second tie was a most un-
result. II is probable, however,
that a third game will be played in this
city on Christmas day. when the supremacy
of one or the other will be established. The
lineuD.