Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-11
Omaha Team Plays Nebraska q
stsndEtilI in the First Half
Good Crowd sees the
snort.

colors were galore. Crimson and white and
blue and white were everywhere and every
body seemed to be roofing for one side or
the other, A green ribbon was pinned on
those who claimed to be entitled TO stand
along the side lines. and these ribbons were
cut in two and three and four until the /
side line crowd amounted TO nearly 100
people. These formed an obstruction to
the spectators who had paid their money |
to see the game. The west bleaehers were
packed with a mass Of bowling and footing |
humanity. The grandstand was we'll flled
and the east side OF the field was lined |
with rooters three and four deep, and back
Of these were autos, sightseeing cars, band |
wagons, tally-hos and all sorts Of vehicles
Creighton Crowd Is Large,
The Creighton NEEDLES and Creighton |
dents we're out in force and marched !
around the field behind banners declaring |
who they were, and these furnished amusc-
ment fer the crowd and subjects for the |
camera men until play was called. During |
the intermisson the gTtdiron was soon filed |
with students OF both universities, who.
marched around the field behind the bands. |
The cadet band from the University of |
Nebraska led a crowd of several hundred
around the field several times.
After FIVE minutes of play Cooke, Ne |
yard squirt for touchdown amidst the
widest kind OF cheering from the Ne
hraska rooters, who had come to Omaha
Saturday morning 800 strong. A fumbled
punt enabled Craig to score the second
touchdown in the first half for the Corn
huskers, a two-yard plunge through the
center being all that was required after
Cooke had fallen on the ball following the
tumble. Matters, left tackle for the Corn
huskers, scored the third touchdown in
the middle OF the second half when Bronze
tried to kick into safe ground from the
south line, and the ball was secured by
Matters. who crossed the line so far TO
the east that punt out had to be tried.
but it failed. leaving the score II too. 4
creIghton's Only Chance.
Creighton had the ball near enough to
the Cornhusker goal on two occasions to
try for goal from the field, but failed on
both attempts and except these two times
the Cornhuskers goal was never in danger
Nebraska made q fourth touchdown in
the second half, when Chaloupka captured
the ball on a punt and made a phenomenal
ffty-yard run with good interference and
placed the ball behind Creighton's goal
This was not allowed, as the umpire ruled
there Was holding in the line and called
the player back TO the point from which
the ball was kicked.
| Creighton won the toss and Bronze chose
the north goal. with strong wind at his
I back to help his kicking game, and this
! side also had the slight advantage Of down
hill. After an interchange OF kicks Creigh-
ton held Nebraska on downs end the hopes
OF the rooters were raise for here was
the team which had made such a showing
against Minnesota, the team which yester-
] dafea Ctbfpano hainu 10, a.,
the required distance on the first try. The
ball was kicked back and forth for Ave
minutes. each side trying for an end run,
until finally, after five minutes of play,
Cooke, behind perfect interference and by
superb lodging succeeded in getting away
from the field for a sixty yard run and a
touchdown. from which he kicked a goal
Score, S TO 0.
HrOnek suppIants MnEirI.
Magirl was forced to leave the game and
Hronek took his place. On the kickoff Tay-
lor, the colored CornhusRer giant, fumbled
the ball and Bronze fell on g. Nebraska
was penalzed for off-side play and after
two attempts and no gain Creighton tried
for drop kick and failed, the ball hitting
the line OF scrimmage. Creighton lost the
ball on downs and Nebraska was penal
lied for holding after a ifteen-yard gain
After several exchanges OF punts Nebraska
tried some trick plays which fooled aud
johnson was forced to kick. Cooke fell
on the ball on the courtyard line and one
plunge put It over and goal was kicked.
Score. Il to o.
Creighton had the wind on the next kick
off and after a few interchanEes OF punts
and few penalties had been imposed upon
Nebraska, Bronze held the ball for a place
kick by Ellsworth but the ball went for a
touchback. Nebraska was penalized as
many as twenty times. while Creighton MS
set back half dozen times The Corn
huskers did not seem to relish the fact Of
the lighter Creighton team holding them
80 we'll and keeping them from scoring
when they had expected 10 run up such a
, large score. The players we're furious and
resorted to holding and the use Of hands
which are more strictly prohibited under
the new rules. For this they were penai-
lied time and again
The second half ended With the BAH near
! the middle Of the field.
second Half n KIcAxfest.
The second half was largely a kicking
game and, although Bronze got his Kicks
| on the best, the COrnhuskers handled the
punts in better form. Drain took the place
{ Of Cooke as leader OF the Cornhuskers In
/ the second half and he and johnson. ia,
/ veteran colored end. and Little played back
TO receive the whirling punts which Bronze
sent spinning through the dir On the
! other hand, Bronze had most Of this WorE
{ to do himself, although Hronek was In,
. structed TO play, back 10 help him. he wa,
seldom back in time. Bronze was easily
E the hero Of the game and 10 his headwort
Z and kicking is in a large measure due tn,
small score against Creighton.
1 Nebraska had no individual stars in IN,
e game. with the exception OF Cooke in tn,
! FIRST half and johnson. who WAS Quit,
busy. Although Bronze had the wind
e against him at the beginning or the sec
Z ond half, he was not afraid 10 boot IN,
. ball and kicked II at every opportunity
n The game was more open in the seeonC
= half. az there was more kicking and Ne
Z braska was trying all sorts Of scheme,
to get a man loose that a touchdown Nigh
be secured. In the opinion Of many alon,
the sidelinss Creighton played Nebrask,
2 20 a standstill IN this half The only scor,
!, made was on a kick Bronze was force,
q TO make while close 20 the grandstAn,
= At the south end. The ball did not ge
away well and Matters cabbssed Il an,
crossed the coVefed line. Csuf side ~ fbi