The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1906-10-19
CARL AUSTIN IS INJURED
NORFOLK FOOTBALL PLAYER WAS
HURT AT SIOUX CITY.
KIDNEY INJURED, ANKLE ALSO
He Was Hurt In the Early Part OF the
Game But Played Right Straight
Through TIL the End-Rested Bet
ter Last Nluht Norfolk Lost.
utrom MondnY'a Dnlly ]

ton of center rush In the Norfolk high
school football team, was quite seri'
ously injured in the game Mt sioux
CITY Saturday afternoon against the
Sioux city high school, which resulted
i'm n score of 40 To 0 In favor OF the
Sioux city boys Austin was injured
carly in the game but said nothing
about IL and played through to the
end. A heavy opponent poked MS
knee In the back of Austin and injured
his kidney. The boy also sprained his
ankle lie was brought home Satur-
day night and taken from the train to
the house in The Heights in cab.
He was unable to walk into the house
and was carried in by Ross Tyndall.
Last night he rested somewhat better.
Three Sioux City players were put
out of the game by Norfolk players.
The Sioux City Journal said: Nor
folk was decidedly on the ragged edge,
their backs failing to get together in
single play, although they out
weighed Sioux City slightly.
Larry LongneCker was by long odds
the star for the local high school, max
lux MS gun NhCISNNl hS NhS N"i'NN
on and carrying the ball thirty and
forty yards on several occasions.
Chauncey Hobson, who played full
back for the first time, showed an un-
usual ability in the position. Schott
played n pretty game at quarter and
Browning starred at end. Hoffman,
right half, and Erskne, right end, for
Norfolk, were the Norfolk stars.
Throughout the game the Nebraska
high schoolers displayed an ability to
tackle hard and iiercely. This was
the only point in the game in which
they excelled Sioux City.
Norfolk kicked to Sioux Citys 10.
yard line. After gains of ten, four
and five yards they We're held and
forced to kick. Norfolk fumbled the
ball and Schott, the Sioux City quar-
ter, caught it on the bounce and car
ried 1t over for Il touchdown. Brown
ing kicked goal nicely. Score, to O.
Sioux City kicked to NorGolll's 20
yard line. After II gain of some yards
they were held for downs on the 10
yard line. Turner then bucked the
line for four yards followed by three
cross bucks by Hobson, who carried
the ball over for the second touch
down. Browning failed to kick goal
Score, IL to 0,
Hard Scrmmage.
Norfolk kicked to Sioux City's 20
yard line. Longnecker carried tn,
ball around the end for six yards. The
Norfolk quarter then forgot to pass
the ball and the visitors were forced
back fifteen yards. They kicked, bu
the ball was blocked and downed b.
Turner Sioux City was forced bacl
on an attempted end run by Schott
Sioux City kicked.
Norfolk again failed to pass the bal
and was forced back ten yards, bu
Immediately recovered on 25-yar
run around left end Sioux City thel
forced the visitors back and they ha
to kick. Browning blocked 1t and fel
on the ball. Sioux City, after fruit
less bucks, kicked, the ball being re
covered by Patterson, Sioux City
fast little right end, out of bounds
Hobson, by repeated bucks throug
guard and tackle, netted thrice
yards. Browning netted ten NOR
around right end. There the Norfol
boys took brace and Sioux City wa
forced to punt. The kick was blocke
and downed on Norfolk's 55-yard lint
At this stage Schelly, the Nebrasli
quarter, tried something new. Ate
the ball was passed to him he deli
erately threw it down, evidently e
pectng it to get up and walk over til
goal line, but the grounds were Ii
tie new and the ball didn't respon
Sioux City downed it and Turner &,
away around right end for touc
down after brilliant run of fort
yards. Browning kicked a goa
Score, II to 0.
The Second Half,
Sioux City kicked to Norfolk's
yard line BY failing to make the
necessary ten yards the visitors fc
feited the ball Longnecker, playil
low, plowed through right guard +
eight yards Hobson waded throu!
for twelve yards, making anoth
touchdown, Browning kicked so
making the score % to 0.
Homer kicked off for Sioux CT
to Norfolk's 10-yard line. The b;
was downed on the 14-yard line a,
continually forced back until on {
S-yard line. Sioux City now took t
ball and Patterson was substituted
Peterson at right end. After a ga
of seven yards, Hobson carried t
ball over for another touchdown. T
goal was again made by BrowniI
Score, 20 to 0,
After this the play became loo
Norfolk was penalized for off ST
play and fumbling became quite +
quent. Turner and Hobson, by ere
bucks, netted twelve yards. LoI
necker was then sent over for anoth
touchdown. Browning failed to Xxi
goal Score "a to O.