Omaha daily bee., 1905-11-12
COLORADO IS OUTCLASSED
oOnhuIksrs outgsnsrAl Their Opponents
from the houAtainL
NEBHAsKANs ALSO IN BETTER CONDITION
Defense Of the Mountaineers in First
Half Causes some worry, but
Breaks Down in the
Last Half.
lFrom a stan Correspondent.l


gram -Booths Cornhusker's won In de-
cisive fashion from Colorado university on
the gridiron today, thereby annexing the
intercollegiate championship of the Mis-
souri, Valley and atoning for their defeat
Of a year ago at the hands OF the Noun
taineers Three touchdowns and as many
goals, totaling eighteen points, were
harvested by Nebraska, while the west
erners were never within hailing distance
of the Cornhuskers goal.
Nebraska had only a slight margin in the
weights, and in the early stages Of the
conflict the two elevens battled almost on
even terms. Then superior condition and
tactics began to tell in Nebraska's favor
and the Boulder aggregation. while resist
ing gamely to the end, was ground down
by the Cornhuskers' fierce offense.
Benedict, johnson, Borg and Little were
the stellar performers for the Cornhuskers,
while the honors for Colorado were easily
annexed by Galley. 1t was due to Caley's
prowess in punting, in fact, which alone
prevented the Cornhusxers from adding at
least two touchdowns to their total.
Caleys spirals seldom failed to cover less
than forty yards, while many OF them
went for sixty yards and in one kickoff
he booted the oval a full seventy-flve
yards.
The generalship OF Benedict, Nebraska's
quarter, was brilliant, and his sprints
around either of the Colorado ends were
virtually the long gains of the day. john
sons fierce tackling nipped Colorado's
almost every effort to skirt his end, while
Little, Nebraskas left half. was the Corn
huskers' most persistent ground gamer,
his line charges netting from four to ten
yards on his every effort to advance the
ball.
MOdntalneers Forced to Kick.
The statistics of the game disclose that
Nebraska gained $50 yards on straight foot
| ball while Colorados total was but fifty
eight. The tandem formation used by the
westerners gained only in spurts, the
Cornhuskers rallying invariably, dumping
| the plays and forcing Galley to kick. Colo
| RADIO was never In possession OF the ball
| nearer than forty yards to the Nebraska
goal. The sturdy defense of Colorado,
however, taxed Nebraska's best efforts to
overcome It, The Westerners charged low
| and quickly and until they were worn
down in the final half most of Nebraska 5
| charges through the center positions OF
the line were largely of no avail. Tackle
masses and quarterback runs by the feet
| footed Benedict were Nebras ka's main re-
lance, and toward the closing moments
| the Cornhuskers were charging ahead al
most as they pleased.
| Colorado's defense worried Booths pu-
/ pills considerably during the initial stages,
and for twenty minutes the Cornhuskers
| could not get within hailing distance. AT
this juncture Johnson. Nebraska's colored
end. ran around Sahlberg for twenty yards
and but for stumbling might have gone ten
| yards farther. Weller fell back for place
kick from the thirty-yard line, barely miss
ing the try, the BAH striking one of the
goal posts and bounding back into the
field. Colorado was baked in two line
charges and Galley punted poorly, Benedict
returning the ball to the twenty-yard line
from which, on the first down, he tricked
christensen on fake buck at center and
ran around the end for a touchdown, be-
ing downed in the corner of the field. Ben
edict kicked out, johnson heeling the catch
and Weller booted the ball between the
posts. The rest of the half was fairly
even contest.
In the final half the Cornhuslers soor
forged to the front After an exchange
Of punts Nebraska took the ball on II,
own thirty-yard line and turned loose &
succession of gains. which did not END
until the Cornhuskers had hurled Cotton
through for touchdown. A quarterback
sprint for a twenty-five yard run was tn
only spectacular feature OF this steady ad
vance, while the charges of Little ant
Cotton yielded most Of the remaining dis
lance.
Colorado Weakens I'm Last Half.
: Colorado's resistance weakened material,
after the second touchdown and the Corn
huskers were soon plunging ahead int
their opponents territory. The westerner
once rallied and held for downs on thei
own twenty-fve-yard line. Nebraska scente
another score. however, and threw bac
two attempts to gain through the line
Galley sought to punt out OF danger but tn
Nebraska forwards broke through tn
waverinB Colorado line, blocked the kic
! and captured the ball Reinforced by tw
fresh halfbacks Nebraska resorted to
series OF tackle masses, and Eager wa
finally pushed through for the final touch
down. Weller kicked the goal.
l Booth retired Wenstrand from left guar
after the third touchdown, substitutin
! Taylor, the big negro freshman, and Tay
, lor's line charges Immediately became
factor in the threatening fourth score. TIL
time was short, however. and with les
than a minute to play the CornhuskeT
tried two trick plays. Both efforts faile
and Benedict fell back for a drop kick o
the thirty-yard line, the final whistle bein
blown as the ball went wide OF the posts.
Both elevens played clean foot ba
l throughout the struggle, which was vii
messed by 5000. enthusiasts. Four hundre
Boulder rooters occupied one section Of tn
$ stand and gave their favorites vocal SUI
. port. The lineup:
EEBRAsKA-lS CoLoRADo-0
johnson ,....,.......L D. r. E....,......,. Sahbe
Weller Lundin. ...,L. T. r. T................ Roll
Wenstrand Taylor. L. G. r. G.............., Jord
Berg Captain, ......-C, C..........,.. FarnBwor
Gotten q. L. G.................. Ba
Burns ...............R. T. l. T............... Foo
| Avery, Mcdonald r.. X. L. E.......... Christens
Benedict ..,.............Q. Q........,...,.. Trudg
Wilson, Schmidt. r. n. n. H............... Cal
Little. Eager. II. L. H.. sigmund. Moo
Mason ,......,.....F. .. F. B.. Roberts Capital
Touchdowns: Benedict, Cotton, cage
| Goals: Waller 90. Umpire: Coach Cha
mers OF Iowa university. Referee: ROtl
geb ex-IllInois. Head linesman: ErYl