Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-27
Fast Iowa Team Added 90 the
List of Victories Won by
Omaha High school
Team.

On the second play Bowers attempted an
onside kick, missed hitting the ball squarely
and sent It into the hands of Captain Nc
Kinney of Omaha. Mckinney had a clear
field and ran thirty yards for a touchdown,
amid the ecstatic squeals Of the Omaha
High school girls and the yells Of their
companions.
This was the only score of the first
half, which was full of excitement never
theless. Three times Omaha charged down
to within striking distance. Twice fumbles
gave the ball to Lemars and once the ball
went over on downs. Lemars twice adj
vanced the ball into Omaha territory,
though it did not get as near the goal line
as Omaha did the other end OF the field.
The progress of both teams indicates each
was superior in offensive to defensive plays,
although Mckinney played a star game for
Omaha In this as well as other respects,
and the Lemars backs did some excellent
tackling. They tackled harder on the whole
than any high school backs seen here this
year. and had the Lemars ends been up
to their standard, Omaha would not have
gained as many yards as 1t did.
Omaha Leads in First Half.
Besides making the only score of the first
half, the general advantage of this part
OF the game rested with Omaha. Thomp-
son. who had the wind behind him after
the first score was made. punted for long
distances and the wind always carried
the ball to the southwest section of the
field which Is not sodded and in which the
Lemars backs labored in the mud when
playing back to receive kicks. The oval
got slippery, too. from the mud and this
was in large measure responsible for the
f.--AIG-. - HAAI GtIna fhrOr1C oh
the game. This did not mar the contest,
however, but added an element OF excite
ment.
In the second half Omaha took the field
with lineup unchanged. but the Lemars
coach sent r. Coffey on the ~gridiron in
place of Bowers. Omaha went down the
field again and threw away one chance
to score by punting when there was no
necessity for It. Coming down again a
drop kick was fruftlessiy tried, but on
a third time near the opposing goal line. a
forward pass was essayed. Lehner threw
the ball accurately to Howard, who was
standing one foot from the line. He
! plunged over for the second touchdown OF
tho day.
Lemars' score came next Lehmer had
gone ten yards on a quarterback run when
he fumbIed the ball. Hentges. Lemars'
left tackle. picked It up and sprinted sixty
yards across the line. Goal was success
fully kicked. Omaha soon scored It's third
touchdown, Mckinney making It on a de-
layed pass.
Omaha worked both the forward pass
and the onside kick to good advantage
through tho game and made fair gains
around the opposing ends. Lemars gained
around both Howard and Mills and scored
considerable distance over Carlson. The
right side OF the line and center 1t found
more difficult. however For Lemars p.
Coffey at quarter. and Ewers at full, did
ccnspicuously well.
Mckinney In LimelIEht.
McKinney's defensive play was a feature
of the game. He has an ends instinct for
following the ball and II not the man bring
ing down the opposing runner was at least
always near the spot where the ball went
down.
While exciting, the game was not as
heartburning an affair as Saturdays con-
test with Lincoln. The Lemars men were
far less proficient in the forward pass than
the Capital City lads who have excited the
admiration OF all for their work in this
respect. Nor had Lemars the vim and dash
of the Lincoln tenn. This was partly
because 1t is q much beefier aggregation
and partly because the Iowans had
played = game with East Des Moines the
day before.
Penalty was most often inflicted for for
ward passes which failed to work, Lemars
not really succeeding with the play but
once. omahs missed occasionally and
once it did so when a Lemars man was
offside. The official added the plus fifteen
and minus five yards together and gave
Lemars ten wards on the nlav
Lemars HAD ArduOus Task.
Now that the game is over and the vic.
tory is won. It is we'll enough to say what
many people knew to be a fact, that Omaha
High school devotees anticipated this con
test with the Iowans with just a bit OF
misgiving, though intending. of course, Il
win. Lemars Is a good team, has done ex-
cellent work, and these facts were i'm.
pressed on Omaha beforehand sufficiently
to give the local boys a very respectful
opinion OF the visitors. Nor does the fac
that Lemars lostitend to lessen the degre,
Of that respect.
Lemars lost fairly and isn't kicking, buf
Il has an explanation to make, which, OF
its face. looks worth while. superintendent
Palmers of the Lemars High school sale
last night;
I'VE were beaten fairly and are not com
planning; We are good losers, but / thought
II might not be amiss to say this; oul
boys played a game yesterday, whifh, Of
course. made todsy's undertaking AL th'
more arduous for them. We had a gam
on with the East High of Des Moines some
time ago and they couldn't play us 1T the
time. We were notified a few days age
that Des Moines would play "wednesday
and, while we objected 10 playing before
our game with Omaha. IL was necessary fol
US to play. Des Moines in order 10 have
some standing in the state, and as We bad
scheduled a game with Omaha two or three
weeks ago. we did not want TO throw this
city down. so decided to come and take our
chances"
The attendance was large. there osing APP
prOximately 1900, The lineup.
OMAHA. LEMARG
Mnls ........-.-.L z l. E...."...-g Edmoadu
Carlson ...........L e R. T...--.-. -. Adlss
Rsavles -....-...--.L " Y. G--....... Nfdentelder
McWhinney ....-....--CI R. E............t- Hark~r
! Thompson ..........-R- O. C......-.....-- Bushlsr
Andrus ........-.-..h- l.iL G.....v."..--. kreige