The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-24
NEBRASKANS ARE
A DANGEROUS FOE
WHIRLWIND OFFENSE EVOLVED
FOR MINNESOTA GAME.
Gophers Facing What Now Looks to Be
the Most Dangerous Opponent of the
1904 Schedule Must Be
in Fine Fettle to Win-Cornhusker
Likely Looking Lot.
Nv a Staff Correspondent.

by Staff Correspondent.
Lincoln Neb Oct. M.-There Is going to ne
q football game in Minneapolis, Minn.' SATURDAY
afternoon There will not be score or l4oO,
and there will not be score of 1870 II Nebraska
improves this week on the game put up against
Knox college here Saturday.
The situation is not at all unlike when the
miner met the grizzly in the mountain pass ana
prayed: Lord, if you can't help me, don't
help the bear, but just stand aside and watch
the hottest bear. fight you ever did see. Ne
braska is rejuyenated; has an empty nospltal
list; Is going FAST is big and strong ana the
gophers are facing the worst fight of their sched-
ule when they take on Booths men BOOM
has done all of his training with an eye OIL the
Minnesota game, and has evolved lighting ma
chine that Is going to open the eyes OF ticket
holders at Northrop field Saturday afternoon.
Bender Benedict ANA Eager.
These three men for Minnesota TO watcn'
and watch all Of the time. If any one OF them
gets the ball. and gets away for three rect, 1t IS
as good All touch down, no matter In what part
of the field they may get the ball. Ihese rel
lows with Cotton and Fenlon, are the offensive
section Of the Nebraska team. big" Mills,
about whom so much has been said, Is simply
blocking material. He is an impeachment to
offense and not an aggressive resisting force
His work is purely negative in its quality, but
he is imposing IN appearance. ,..
Nebraska's offense is a whirlw1nd IN raploity'
Saturday, against Knox, they worked the crisis
cross on two occasions thru the failure OF Knox 8
end to get behind the cornhusker line to preaR
It up. On the other hand. Knox duped the Ne
ska team nicely with fake pass Nebraska
sent her ends into the advance Tor gooo gains
and called the turtle-back into life on one or two
occasions. The play upon which they relied tor
short gains, when necessary necessary uo was
sn.ra mass p esnter play and F1 Knoa could
not hold It, If Minnesota's backfeld works
right. this push play Of Nebraska If tried here
Saturday. will work disastrously to Nebraska
but it will have to be met just right or 1t Will
go thru If the backs meet 1t too quickly, IL
will go as surely as if they neglected to get Into
the play at ALL. It must be- nicely timed.
Backfeld IS Strong.
Nebraska's backheld is a strong one. Barwick
was at the quarter and kept his team going fast.
Bender and Eager, the halves, are on springs
every instant, and to them is chiefly due the
credit for winning from Knox. Mason, as a
fullback is not the equal Of Earl Current. altho
steady, dependable man.
To get comparative line on Nebraska with
Minnesota, it may be safely asserted that Knox
has n much better offense than Ames. and as
good If not little better defense. Knox was
too light to Withstand the plunging of the Ne
braskans but, on the other hand, the lady from
Galesburg went thru Nebraska's line at times
In the first kickoff, Nebraska sent the ball to
Knox's 2O-yards line and 1t was run back five
yards. Right here, 1t would be well. to remark
that Booths men have been exceptionally we'll
trained in getting odwn the field under punts.
Knox hit the cornhusker line and gasps of sur
prise went up from the Nebraska legions. Knox
tore thru for her first downs and soon had the
ball In the center OF the uelu 1eEe SLeSlcy
got away on his fake pass to within seven
yards Of the cornhusker goal. Nebraska braced
up with jerk and held for downs getting the
ball and Immediately kicking 1t. Knox could
not gain and Renders two runs made the first
touchdown. The battle for touchdown was
fought entirely in Knox territory. Benedict pull
ing off star advance Bender went over for
the touchdown. Benedict made the following
touchdown thru gateway q criss-cross, after
Bender had made a 4Oyard return Of the Knox
kickoff. Bender ran the next kickoff back to
the center Of the field and Nebraska kicked
The battle ragged back and forth, Knox going
thru Nebraskas line once or twice, but not max
ing big gains. Nebraska worked the ball up to
within five yards Of kno1's goal, and the I'LL
nois men beld for downs, the half ending with
the ball in Knox's possession after good adj
vance by linebucking.
= Knox Held Nebraska.
In the second half Knox again held Nebraska
for downs. Johnson, the colored left end. got
into the going for several good gains. Eager,
Benedict and Bender did most of Nebraska's
carrying. Borg went in at center apparently a
sound man. He can be figured as held safely
by Nose Strathern without further worry, but
Moses will have his work cut out for him. Red1
dick replaced Bender at this stage Of the game,
but did nothing to justify extended comment
Another crsscross, gave Benedict chance for
a 50-yard rum and he accepted It, The next
score came after kicking bout in Knox terri
tory, and the half ended with the ball in Ne
braska's possession on Knox's 5-yard line. Cot
ton got into the going for 25-yard advance in
this part of the play. .,.-. L.-1 a.
Nebraska's strength lies in her fast offense,
her splendid team play and finely developed In
reference This offense is a fashy one, looking
faster than 1t really is, but fast enough at thai
to kick up all sorts of trouble for any team
which Nebraska will meet, Minnesota included
Shook and Manson ("Cy'') were in the left wing
and Knox pounded these hard. The back
field did not jump into the secondary defense
quick enough on this side. On the other ha nd
the heavy Knox. men went Cotton and
Monolith Mills on several occasions. The col
ored boy, Johnson. plays scrappy left end and
is quick to get after poachers around his wing.
Benedict. on right end, Is of Nebraska s
best. Most Of his advance was off tackle and
he is dodger hard to hold to tackle Weller
the center, who played Saturday, will hardly be
in the Minnesota game. 4
Bender is almost Nebraska, and while this is
broad statement 1t is true. He is fully as
good man as Davies, Durgan or Irsfleld and as
fast as Hunter. In saying this it is not lowering
these boys thousandth of an inch from their
positions in western football.
Bender Is Good.
Bender Is good. and SO is Fenlon but If the
gophers don't keep their eyes upon Bender Satur-
day Minnesota will be beaten scored on just as
sure as the creating power evolved little APP
pies. Every gopher ought to have three eyes
One for Benedict and Eager, one for Cotton and