Omaha daily bee., 1905-10-22
Defense Of the oornhusksrs WithstandS All
Assaults Of Wolverines.
BEATEN DOWN BY Drawn IN LAST HALF
Superb Condition and Extra Weight oi
Michigan Tslls the Story.
YosT GREATLY ELATEO OVER RESULT
First Half the Most Fierce and Finest
Exhibition of Foot Ball Ever
Seen on the Michigan
Field.

ANN ARBoR, Mich, oct 1.-(special
Telegram )-After holding Yosts champions
powerless during the entire first half the
| pucky Nebraska defense staggered and
failed under Achigans terrific onslaughts,
losing by a score of 81 to o,
| Nebraskas superb defense kept Michigan
safe at all times in the first half Once
/ Nebraska had the ball on Michigan's
seven-yard line and 1t looked as though
nothing could prevent a score. Then
| Michigan held. Both sides were forced to
| punt frequently, and Cotton invariably
| bettered Stuart, the Michigan punter.
Michigan concentrated It's attack on the
| Nebraska tackles. The heavy backs, Long
man. Hammond and Clark. reinforced by
Curtis and Rhlenschild from the iine.
crashed at Cotton and Weller, Stunned,
breathless. they fought on gamely and
were able to hold their own until the end
Of the first half.
Nebraska's defense was much more ef-
fective than her offense. She held Michi
gan repeatedly, but was only twice able
! to mark FIRST down. Michigan fumbled at
| critical points.
strength Determines Result.
In the second half the superb physical
condition of Michigan's giants began TO
tell. They were as fresh as at the be-
ginning of the game, while the lighter
Nebraskans were weak. Cotton, Wei
Ter and Borg were easy for Sur
tbs, Schultz and Schultz, who ripped
holes through them at will. Il was walk
away for Michigan, whose weight and
strength were their strong points, Ten,
twenty and thirty-yard gains came one
after the other. Poor tackling by Nebraska
allowed many a score which should not
have been made. Benedict, the veteran
end repeatedly circled for long end
runs. Michigan's ends, which had been
picked the weakest points on the maize
and blue team, proved stronger than had
been expected.
Before the game Yost had declared that
Nebraska was stronger than Wisconsin.
The first half bore out his prediction as
II was one Of the best periods of play
ever seen on Ferry field. But Nebraska
didn't have the STAYING power. Yost was
wild With JOY over the result and he
claimed the ball as his personal trophy.
1t was the first time he had ever beaten
Booth.
I'VE were beaten by sheer beef and
strength" said Booth. THE first half was
great We're disappointed, but we will
have to make the best of it,"
Details of the GasAe.
light west wind blew over the Erid-
iron. The weather was just right for foot
ball. In the south beachers an organized
= crowd of 1000 Michigan rooters hurled de-
fance at the visitors and encoura cement
at the Wolverines. The Nebraska rooters
numbered less than 200. but they made up
in energy what they lacked in numbers.
Booth brought his men on the field at
2;3O Michigan greeted them with loud
cheering.
+, First Half.
| H.,
2 west goal favored by the wind. At 2:40
3 Stuart of Michigan kicked of to Cotton
3 behind the goal line Nebraska took the
: booted to Dunlap at the flfty-yard line.
y Dunlap was taken out and Clark went in
carried the ball ten yards in two downs
Nebraska was penalized five yards. on
left tackle drives Michigan went through
/, Cotton for ten yards. Longman was in
Michigan steadily advanced the bali on
4 off-tackle plays. Nebraska stiffened and
- the gains were much shorter. Then Curtis
cut through Weller for five yards. With
one yard TO gain on ten-yard line Me-
braska failed, but punted at once to Nor
cross at the center of the field. Michigan
lost the ball on the thirty-yard line. Ne
H. braska made one yard and then
l. Cotton punted out of bounds al Michigan
,s thirty -fve-yard line. Nebraska was penal
70 | lied five yards Hammond made seven al
$ right and Clark FIVE through left guard
81 4 Michigan gained on its terrific tackle
plunges but Iafea on s ne enas "sn
!. FIVE yards. Michigan fumbled on the hf
N teen-yard line.
ID NOrcross Makes a Run.
IN Nebraska kicked to NoTcross at cente
ut of the field, but he returned TO the thirty
yard line by "A sensational dodgtng u1n
agSa PpH[Sed PpeS 10 oass kek IRON
n forty-yard line, but the ball was fumbled
= going to Nebraska on downs. Nebraska
IL head, downing him on Michigan's tenyar'
The wolverines carried the ball to tn
thirty-yard line, where they were forcet
to punt to the flfty-hve-yard line. Nebra SKI
. loss. The punt carried the ball to Michi
Ban's ffteen-yard line. Michigan was nov
ed Payis Pot tbe ia' bali ON the I fteenyard line. Ne
.r I braska lost the ball on the next play o
- the seven-yard line, having lost, grea
m chance TO score. Hammond gained thirtee
on yards through Cotton. Nebraska got N
&c bali on curtis tumble on Michigan
IN tried, with 'hve yards loss. Nelson trie
e. for a place kick but failed. Norcross gel
he MAS carried straight down the hed 10 III
ict ffty-hve-yard line on offtackle plunges an
bIed. A criss-cross fake failed Cotto
o. punted out of bounds at twenty-seyen-yar
line. stuart punted So to fordty-ySsrd In, e,
Ia failed 70 make lrst down p, and and puntedi
Da, the thirty-hye- yard line Time was calle'
ew Michigan scores Early.
ed: Nebraska kicked to Rhenschild at III
49,, thirty -hve-yard line, Michigan game
ON twenty yards in two downs through rigf
ew tackle end. on steady but short gair
an Nirbipan took the ball 10 Nebras SKA
twenty-yard line. where the Woverin,
ON were penalized iye yards for offside pla,
Hammond kicked goal from thirty-yaI
Nebraska kicked 70 Clark on the fiVe-yar
for line He ran II out To the twenty-five va
line Curtis made eight yards throue
ON Weller Continuing their terTif1ic off-tack
Onslaughts, Michigan carried the ball
ON the twenty-fye-yard line. Miehigan's stror
line men had their lighter opponents goin
es, 10 the forty-yard line, Then Norcroi
circled Benedict for thrty-ive yards n,
rk bTaska took out time on It's own hfteei
ew ward line. One and two-yard gains wei
the best Michigan could do. Clark wei
eU, through Cotton for a touchdown from n
four-yard line. Norcross failed 10 cate
On, poor punt out. Score: Michigan. 8; M
-evg braska, o.
Nebraska Goes 10 Pieces.