Omaha daily bee., 1902-11-16
One Touchdown and Safety Accounts for
the Oornhuskers' Points.
GAME is PLAYED IN THE RAIN AND MUD
Nothing Like Fast Foot Ball Possible or
Score Would Be Larger
KNOX UNABLE TO STOP LINE PlUNeES
Nebraska Advances Ball n Total of
22O Yards, while the Hest the
IIIInOisans Could DO was
Forty-FOur.
(From a star Correspondcnt.l )


LINCOLN. Nov 15.-(Special TeleEramD
Before an assemblage OF 5000 rain
soaked gridiron enthusiasts today Nebraska
universitys unbeaten eleven vanquished
the strong Knox college team, scoring
seven points and maintaining the princi
pie that their own goal line is forbidden
territory on which opponents must not In
trude. Both teams nouudcred about in
mud, which reached almost to the players
ankles. The mire prevented any SEM
blance OF fast play but Ncbraska's SUI
perior prowess was conclusively proven by
the fact that the Cornhuskers advanced tine
ball 220 yards in scrimmage play, while
the best Knox could do was forty-four
yards. Knox had to its credit victories
over NotTe Dame and Northwestern bv
decisive scores, and Nobraska's achieve
ment Of today. along with previous vic
tories over Minnesota and other strong
teams, establishes the prestige OF the Corn
huskers as belonging in the front rank in
collegiate foot ball circles OF the middle
west.
The Knox line had a slight advantage in
weight over their adversaries, but this
was moro than counterbalanced by the ex-
cess of avoirdupois Of the Cornhuskers
backs. The inability of Knox to stop Ne
braska's favorite formation, a revolving
mass on tackle with one of the halfbacks
carrying the ball. tells succinctly the story
of the Galesburg teams defeat. Occasion
ally the Knox forwards charged effectively
and forced the Cornhuskers to punt, but
Nebraskas defense in turn held firm and
forced Knox almost Immediately to kick
and surrender the oval. A long punt by
Benedict early in the first half was FUN
bled by zalusky near his own goal line
A,.
Zealusky over the Knox goal, scoring a
safety and giving Nebraska two points.
start Line PIunsinE.
After the first kickoff Nebraska inaugu-
rated a series of line and tackle plunges,
which did not end until seventy yards had
been negotiated. and Bender was showed
for touchdown. Ringer missed the goal,
The half ended with the ball on kuoxs
yard line. but in Nebraskas possession,
and the backs charging along for steady
gains.
The second half was almost as uneven as
the first. On q solitary spurt Knox scored
gains totaling thirty yards, but Nebraska's
defense stiffened and took the bali on
downs. Twice thereafter Booths proteges
we're within Knox's ten-yard line and gain
ing steadily, but surrendered the ball be-
cause OF penalties for holding. Two
minutes before the final whistle the Gales
burg aggregation braced and by a display
Of Spartan spirit captured the ball on
downs when the Cornhuskers had but two
yards to go for another touchdown.
Nebraska did not push its protest against
Hopkins and Martin, two of the Knox play
ers. Knox insisted that both we're elegible
and Nebraska entered no further objections.
The Thanksgiving day game with North
western university in Lincoln concludes
Nebraska's schedule. Coach Booth now
predicts that his pupils will go through the
season without a defeat and without per
mitting anyone to score. The lineup today