The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14
SPORTING NEWS.
Haskell Indians Win the Foot
ball Championship.
The Red Men Clearly OutpIayed
the Nebraska Eleven.
CROWD WAS NOTLARGE
C0rnhuskers Failed to Show Up
as Well as Expected.
Bendsr's Playing Was the Most
Spectacular Feature.

Kansas City. Mo-, Nov 1.-THE Has
kel1 Indians defeated Nebraska Satur-
day on a Kansas City gridiron by a
score of II to 6. There was considerable
feeling between the two teams and
much rough play, but no one happened
to get ruled out for foul work. A crowd
of 1000 persons was in attendance. The
game in detail was as follows:
The Indians won the toss and chose
the east goal. Cotton kicked off forty
yards for Nebraska and Z. Houser re-
turned the ball 30 yards. On the next
play Falls fumbled the ball but a
Haskell man fell on it. E. Houser car
ried the ball through the line for 5
yards and repeated the trick for the
other two. Archiquette went around
the end for three yards and Gokey did
the same thing for 20.
Archiquette went through the line for
three yards. Oliver and Dubois each
advanced the ball three yards Will E.
HouSer added four. Archiquette could
only gain one yard on the next down
but E. Houser made the other four on
the next play. By two more line bucks
i. Houser carried the ball four yards
and Dubois added the necessary one
yard by going through tackle. GOkey
went around the end for seven yards
and Oliver went through the line for
one. At this stage Haskell fumbled
but an Indian fell on the ball. Falls
advanced the ball the necessary four
yards on an end run. The Indians
We're penalized fifteen yards for hold
ing. The ball was in the right position
for a place kick ana p. Houser made
one from the 35-yard line. Score, Has
ken f. Nebraska o.
Z. Houser Kicked off for Haskell
sending the ball forty yards down the
field. Bender returned it five. Birkner
went through the line for three yards
and then Bender punted forty yards.
Archiquette returned the punt fifteen
yards. Nebraska was penalized five
yards for holding. Falls for Haskell
carried the ball around the end for
thirty yards. The ball was then on
Nebraska's 5-yard line. Gokey went
through the line for a yard and Porter
added three more. On the pext play E.
Houser was pushed over for touch
down. P. Houser kicked the goal
Score. Haskell 10. Nebraska 0.
E. HOuser on the next kickoff sent
the ball to Nebraska's 7-yard line. G.
Mason returned it three yards. Bender
on a quarter back run carried the ball
three yards. Eager added the other
yard. Robertson tried an end run but
lost eight yards. Bender was forced 10
punt and sent the ball to the middle
Nebraska'S 35-yard line. On the next
play Dubois went through the line for
two yards. The Cornhuskers held on
the next down and the Indians could
not gain. T. HouSer dropped back for
a kick but instead of punting he kicked
the ball between the goal posts. This
KICK WAS IlduG from Ine oJ-YdTQ line.
Score, Haskell IA. Nebraska o.
On the next kickoff r. Houser sent
the ball forty yards to Eager, who re-
turned it fifteen yards. G.. Mason went
through the line for two yards and
Eager added the necessary three. Birk-
ner and Glen Mason carried the ball six
yards and Robertson and G. Mason
added five more. With the ball on Ne
braska's 35-yard line the Cornhuskars
fumbled and Falls fell on the ball.
Gokey went through the line for three
yards and Bull" Dubois broke through
on the other side for twenty yards. On
the next play, however, the Indians
fumbled and a Nebraska man got the
ball, which was then on Nebraska's 10
yard line. Eager went through tackle
for yard and q. Mason went
through the same hole for two more.
Bender did not wish to risk trying the
same play again SO he punted thirty
five yards to Archiquette, who fumbled
the ball. and Johnson, Nebraska's negro
left end. dropped on it.
G. Mason could not gain. while Birk-
her added only a half a yard. Bender
was again forced to punt. He sent the
ball forty yards to Archiquette who
returned it twenty-five yards. He was
downed by Bender on HaskelI's 5O-yard
line p HOuser made four yards
through the line and Dubois added
twenty more. Haskell fumbled on the
35-yard line and G. Mason fell on the !
ball Bender lost a yard on a quarter