The Saint Paul globe., 1904-10-30
NEBRASKA MAKES
TWO TOUCHDOWNS
SGophers Cross CoEnhuskers'
~ Line Three Times by Hard,
y '--A>S Fierce Playing

16 to IL, the ngureS teiIlng tHS diSap-
pointment of the Gopher following better
than any words. Costly funbling on the
part of Minnesota and the alertness of
Nebraska to take advantage Of every
missplay. contributed to the narrowness Of
the Gopher victory. Five times in the
course of 20 minutes play did Minnesota
fumble the ball to Nebraska, and three
times the blunder was made when the
ball was on its way to Nebraska's goal
lime.
Nebraska earned every point the team
scored and clinched the claim for equal
consideration in Western football which
they made two years ago when they de-
sfeated the varsity Nebraska scored the
first touchdown by straight football early
sss4fl the first half. The second touchdown
was the result Of a blocked place kick,
Bender getting the ball back of the line
and scoring without any effort. Harris
made the first touchdown for Minnesota
by a 5e-yard run and straight football
brought the other two.
The game was the first real trial of the
Minnesota team and when they went
against a hard proposition their greenness
which was Subdued in the minor games,
showed glaringly. In the first hail. when
Nebraska started gaining ground, the de-
tense went to pieces in spots and it was
through these spots the gains were made.
A poor punt by Kremer gave Nebraska
: the ball On Minnesota's 33-yard line and
the Cornhuskers bucked the line for small
but steady gains until the ball was over
That Nebraska should score on Mime
sofa was no great surprise to those who
followed the work of Coach Booths team.
1t was known that he had some fast,
tricky players capable of taking sudden
advantage of anything that might turn up
but few had any idea that they could
force their way through Minnesota's
strong line for touchdown. Their fierce
hard line buckfng when Minnesotas goal
line was in sight was a revelation to those
who had been predicting a score of 80 to
o. and so quickly was the touchdown
made that many expected to see the Ne
braskans walk off the field victors.
The fumbling is what counted against
Minnesota
The varsity gained enough ground for
three more touchdowns than they Sc
cured. Nebraska was only able to hold
them for downs three times and forced
them to punt four times. Twice it be-
came necessary to punt by reason of loss
through penalties.
.sz.s.s-. Varsity Lost on Punts
Benedfcte easily outpunted Kremer.
g@dfhfee times when the ball was fumbled
to Nebraska Benedict punted when the
varsity defense held solid and then the
work of gaining ground had to be begun
all over again.
From the viewpoint of the spectator
that game was all that could be desired,
: If Gopher loyalty were eliminated. Hunt
s er's5 50-yard run for touchdown was a
pretty exhibition The speedy little quar-
ter started out for long journey end
waFds,zbut noticed a big hole at tackle.
Quick as the proyerbial flash he lodged
back and shot through the opening Sew
eral NebraSkans were just picking them
selves Hp as he landed in their midst, but
a he shurdled and squirmed through them
all. He got the bali again on a punt on
Minaesata's goal line and lodged through
the entire Nebraska field, and was only
sdowned after he had made a 72-yard run.
On this occasion Bender came in for
nearly as much glory as Hunter. The
fleet halfback was mixed in the crowd
when Hunter went by, and when the
Gopher quarter got into the open the Min
nesota fans saw another touchdown.
Nothing daunted by Hunters lead Bender
started after him and brought him down.
Bender's run of 65 yards for a touch
down was less spectacular but quite eff
fective. Minnesota was lined up for a
place kick with the balance of the team
on the right side to guard against Bender
and Benedict Hunter broke through and
blocked the ball almost as soon as it left
MarshaHs s boot. Bender had been forced
off to the side and the ball dropped in
front OF him on the rebound His hands
Closed around it and then there was
red and white streak tearing for Mime
sOta'S goal, outgoing the Gophers at
rate that made pursuit useless.
Game Was Hard Fought
The game was hard fought and neither
team wasted breath in being uselessly po-
lite. There were several minor engage
ments of a fStic character, but they were
brief and the officials saw fit to overlook
them. Nebraska suffered pretty severely
from offside play and holding in the line,
the total penalties of the .Cornhuskers
amounting to 55 yards, while Minnesota
got off with 25. =.
Minnesota found Nebraska's left line the
weaker and the greater number of gains
were made either through Hunter or c.
Z Mason, with an occasional sprint around
Johnson at end. The gigantic Mills, who
didnt make any of the Minnesota linemen
look small, proved to be no great obstacle
: and frequent gains were made through
him, although the right side was not
s'atFied. very frequently. Right end was
bad place Benedict lived up to his repu-
tation all the time and again and again
tackled the runner for a loss when the at
tempt was made in his neighborhood. He
S. .apeared to have peculiar faculty of
lodging the interference when Davies was
s~ carrying the ball. Borg at center gave
Strathern plenty of work to do. and on
one occasion laid the Minnesota captain
prone for repairs. "Mose" never let up
for a moment, however, and his game
told so On Borg that he was retired in
favor of Weller.
. Vita Does Great Work
. Vita. on the offensive, surprised his
most ardent admirers by his headieng
pfuH1ges. He was always good for the dis
fance and good as often as called upon
When Minnesota scored the second touch
down it was the result of eight plunges
by the long tackle, which netted 81 yards
without let up. He was not so strong on
the defense but still put up as good a
ganleAs some Of the older hands Burdick
was 10 at right end and did no end of
<eeed work on the defensive and fully his
share on the offense. He was exceedingly
ssHard to get around and several times
tore in and tackled Nebraska for loss.
Nebraska used the back field for ad-
vancing the bail; while Minnesota used
. the linemen to a great extent Davies
made some good gains when sent against
the line, but appeared to be unable to get
away from Benedict. Krener had little to
do on the offensive and Current was not
overworked. Current played a strong de
fensive game in the second half
Hunter at quarter ran the team fast
and with Judgment He fumbled the ban
twice to Nebraska, but did enough spec
tacular work to make up for his biunders
O'Brien replaced him in the second half
and played a brilliant game. He made ali
kinds of gains quarterback Rms He is
an erratic and speedy runner and a hard
proposition to tackle. He got into the