The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-14

back run, but johnson. who got the
ball on the next play, carried it
twenty-seven yards. Glen Mason went
| through the line for two and a half
yards and Bender carried the ball
around the end forty-four yards. This
placed the ball on Haskell's 215-yard
line.
Glen Mason made three attempts to
go through the line, but could not gain
an inch, and Haskell was given the
BALL The Indians called for punt
and Felix passed the ball over E.
Houser's head. Archiquette fell on it
back of the Cornhusker line and it
counted as a safety. for Nebraska
Score: Haskell IA, Nebraska 3
P. Houser kicked off for Haskell at
the opening of the second half, and the
ball was returned ten yards. By buck
ing the line the Cornhuskers carried the
ball forty yards to their own 50-yard
line. Bender attempted another quar-
ter back run, but was downed for a
loss of ten yards. Johnson could only
gain two yards. and Bender was forced
to punt. He sent the ball thirty-five
Johnson dropped on it on HaskelPS p
yard line. The Cornhuskers could not
gain, and We're forced to try for place
kick. Bender placed the ball between
the goal posts from the 2Oayard line.
Score: Haskell IA, Nebraska 6.
On the next kickoff the ball hit the
Haskell center and bounced back to
the 10-yard line, where johnson fell on
bucks the Cornhuskers carried the ball
ten yards. At this place Aiken was
substituted for e. Houser. Eager,
Mason and Bender carried the ball
twenty yards. BY straight football the
Cornhuskers carried the ball to Has
kell's 4-yard line, where the Indians
held it. p. HouSer punted thirty-five
yards to HaSkelTS So yard line, where
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his tracks by ArchiQuette. The Corn
huskers carried it to HaskelFs 1O-yard
line. where the Indians again held for
downs.
The Indians carried the ball to their
own 45-yard line. where they were
forced to punt. Falls punted fifty
yards, and Bender returned the ball
five. Fenlon took Eager's place at left
half. Straight football carried the ball
to Haskell'S 50-yard line. where the
Redskins got the bali on downs. The
Indians could not gain and Falls
punted to NebraSka'S 20-yard line. Ne
ed twenty-five yards. The Indians be-
gan bucking. the line, and when the
ball was on Nebraska's 5-yard line the
game was called. Score: Haskell IA,
Nebraska 6. The line up:
Haskell-P. HouSer, right end; Du-
bois, right tackle; Oliver. right guard;
Felix, center; Warren, left guard; z.
Houser, Aiken, left tackle; Guyon
back; Archiquette, right half; Porter,
full back.
Nebraska-Robertson. right end; Cot
ton. right tackle; Mills, right guard;
Berg, center; Hunter, left guard; c.
Mason. left tackle; Johnson, left end;
Bender. quarter back: Birkner. right
half; Eager, Fenlon, left half;G. Mason
HoUser. Place kicks-P. Houser, Ben
der Drop zick-P. Houser. Goal-E.
Houser. Safety-PQrter. Officials
0utland, referee: Hoagland, umpire;
Cosad, head linesman. Time
Of halves-30 minutes.
Coach Herrnstein's cup of joyis over
lowing. He said at the conclusion of
he game; 81 don't know how happy
am; words fail to express it, Coach
Booth was gloomy and took defeat very
1ard, but spoke in glowing terms of
Haskells wonderful team He said:
1t was simply a case of going up
against a better team
For four years the Haskell Indians
nave been trying to defeat Nebraska
md at last their hopes are realized. In
-act, they are now the undisputed !
champions of the Missouri Valley, ana |
hose who saw the great contest be- |
-ween the Redmen and the Cornhuskers |
will certainly give the former full |
credit for winning the game on its |
merits; it was a we'll earned victory; |
lot on the ''fluke'' order. On the other |
land, it may be truthfully said that |
Nebraska was lucky to score at all, |
md also to keep Haskell from running !
Up a larger score. Time being up was |
Ill that kept the Indians from making /
mother touchdown, as they were play |
ng in whirlwind fashion and had the |
)all on Nebraska's five yard line. The |
fumbles came at critical times |
md just at the close of the first half |
hey simply handed Nebraska their first |
score of two points on a safety by |
sostly tumble behind the line. and |
again early in the second half the /
tumble of a Nebraska punt allowed the
Cornhuskers to kick a goal from the /
ield. bringing their total score up to
six points.
The Haskell team played like ma
chine, there being little, or no indi-
yiduaI star work, although if there is
me Redman who deserves special |
praise for brilliant work in the game it |
s Pete Houser who played three diff |
erent positions during the contest and
Ill equally as we'll. OF course, Archi-
Iuette distinguished himself as he al
ways does by his long runs, as did
Bender for Nebraska, and Captain
iuyon is also entitled to prominent
MENTION 1t was he who urged the n
iians on and on. He repeatedly told
lis team it was the game of their lives;
hat they must win it, and no one was