Omaha daily bee., 1902-10-12
CORNHUSKERS HUSKY ENOUGH
Victorious Over Their Visitors from
Grinnell, 10 10 0.
THREE ToUcHDowNs is GAMES RECORD
Iowans Are O~utweigbed Ten Pounds
to the Man, hut Put Up Active
Resistance on a soaked
Field.
Iron a san Correspondent.l

LINCOLN, Oct. 1l-(Special telegram
In a drilling rain, which drenched the
players to the skin and converted the field
into a sea of slush, Nebraska university
administered a decisive defeat to Grinnell
college at foot ball today. Three touch
downs for Nebraska in halves of twenty
five and twenty minutes, represented the
sum total of the Cornhuskers' efforts, while
the Iowa lads we're forced to do without
even an approach to a score.
Grinnell was outweighed fully ten pounds
to the man and stood little chance to
shove their huskier opponents down the
field. Nebraska was penalized frequently
by Umpire Clarke and lost the ball and
many yards also at critical points, while
Grinnell suffered but once on that &C
count. The Cornhuskers expected to score
at least a quartet Of touchdowps, but the
penalties. the soggy field and the short
halves prevented. Once Nebraska had
pushed the oval down to Grinnell's two
yard line and a touchdown seemed ~inevita-
BILE. In the next scrimmage, which lacked
but a few inches Of carrying the ball over,
a Hawkeye emerged with the ball. The
C~ornhuskers asserted 1t was stolen after
the call of down, but the Official ruled
otherwise and Grinnell Immediately punted
out Of danger and saved the touchdown.
The second half ended with the oval on
Grinnell's three-yard line, Nebraska having
rushed it there from the middle of the
field. A moment more and the touchdown
was secure. Thus the Cornhuskers lost
still another score.
For the Minnesota Game.
Booth tried out a half dozen substitutes
during the game by way Of preparation for
next Saturdays game with Minnesota at
Minneapolis. Bender, the smashing right
half. whose runs and bucks are already the
sensation OF Nebraska's eleven. was kept
out Of the game to nurse a bruised shoulder.
His failure to participate and the absence
of Molony, the giant right guard. weakened
the Cornhuskers' defense, although the team
was held but twice for downs during the
entire play. Bell and Benedict, the latter
changing from quarter to half, gained per-
slstently on tackle bucks against the Grin
nell line, while Nickel at full back hurdled
and plunged effectively. Benedict punted
superbly, excelling with ease Kiesel, who
cid the kicking for Grinnell, but who had a
poor chance from 'he failure of the line to
prevent the aggressive Cornhuskers from
breaking through and blocking the punts.
Rally.
In the second half, Grinnell in one des-
perate rally advanced the ball upward Of
twenty yards by attacks on Nebrsska's left
wing. Guard Ringer, however, finally solved
the play and threw the Hawkeyes back.
Forcing a punt, Nebraska captured the ball
and turned the tide. At all other times,
the Nebraska line held firm against as
sault. Grinnell meanwhile, although out
classed in avoirdupois, played pluckily and
checked the ~Cornhuskers frequently in their
onward march. Westover, Ringer. Borg,
shedd and Cortelyou in the line contributed
largely to Nebraska's triumph. Cortelyou
performed with particular brilliance at right
end, Nebraska's final touchdown coming
when he grasped Benedict by the hipstraps
and showed him ten yards through the
Grinnell right wing and across the goal. The
Iineun.