Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
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CREIGHTON BEATS CRlNNELL
Locals Win Eerve-Raoking Contest by
Score of Eight to Seven.
ON DEFENSIVE MOST OF TINE
CreishtOn shows Superb Ability 20
Brace Against the Attacks Of
the Enemy at Critical
Times.

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BY a Merry brace In the second half
Creighton university snatched victory from
what appeared to be defeat and won an
exciting foot ball contest yesterday after
noon at Vinton street park from GrinneIl
college by the score of s to Z. The first
half was nerve-racking TO the frenSied
Creighton supporters and almost from the
kickoff to the call Of time the local team
was on the defensive with the ball danger
ously near its goal, the slope OF the ground
against It and the doughty Iowahs fighting
like tigers for the touchdown that was
always just out of reach.
Creighton showed a superb ability to
brace against the attacks OF the opposing
team at critical moments and with the dis
advantage against them allowed the visitors
only two points in the first half. the result
of a safety. In tho second half Creighton
had the ground advantage and took the
aggressive from the start. Tieing the score
by forcing Grlnnell to a safety, the locals
kept up the good work by pounding the
Grinnell line for a touchdown and a goal
from touchdown. A few minutes later Loos
Of Grinnell caught the ball on a. bad for
ward pass and darted seventy-five yards
down the field for a touchdown, but Wells
failed to kick an easy goal and Grinneli
lost Its only chance Of evening up the score.
The game was witnessed by a fairly good
crowd Of Creighton supporters, who gave
strong support from the sidelines. The
game itself was spectacular from the OIL
lockers standpoint. Both teams were
evenly matched, though Creighton appeared
a little heavier. Creighton was in better
form than the visitors and held out better
under the hard pounding Of the second half.
Both teams tried the forward pass, but It
was not very successful. Once or twice
Creighton gained, but the single Grinnell
touchdown was the result Of an effort to
use 1t.
some Lively skirmishfnE.
Grlnnell kicked off from the south goal
to Grlnnel's forty-yard line, but in a few
minutes Wells took a sprint Of thirty yards
and carried the ball to Creighton's twenty
five yard line. Grinnell was penallzed and
Creighton got the ball on downs. After a
few trials Bakule tried a punt. but fum-
bled and lost fifteen yards. Grinnell got
The ball and carried TO Creighton's ten-yard
line, where Creighton got 1t on downs.
The first score of the game came on a
bad pass 70 Bakule. Standing within few
feet of the Creighton goal he missed the
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fell on II, making a safety and giving Grin
nell two points.
During the remainder of the half Grinnell
kept the bali in Creighton territory and sew
eral times rushed 1t down to the danger
point, when Creighton would brace and
stand up like a stone wall against the
assaults of Wells, shInstrom and Bair.
Wells heeled the ball on the thirty eight
Va ri line md triad a pIaoa EfcL hut IL fan
short. Wells. Flanagan and Bair made a
good triple pass. but Creighton braced and
stopped the progress of the ball. Morgen-
thaler got the ball or a tumble on Creigh-
toms %twenty-yard line.
Looks Like a Touchdown.
Grinnell rushed the ball to the Creighton
twenty-five yard line and and it looked like
a touchdown. when Shinstrom broke
through right tackle for fifteen yards, but
he was stopped and for two down the local
line held solid. Wells then tried a
drop kick. but it fell short. on. the
free kick Wells rushed the ball back
10 Creighton's thirty-five yard line and
when the locals braced again the bali was
within twenty yards of the goal, Wells tried
another drop kick, but again failed.
Creighton got a bad scare when Turner
skirted right end and carried the ball
across the line. He was forced out three
yards from the goal and the ball was car
ried back and given to Creighton on downs.
Bakule punted out and on a tumble Creigh-
ton got the ball on the nfteen-ysrd line.
brennan brought the crowd TO its feet on
a sensational fifty-yard run around Grim
nelrs right to the twenty-yard line and
the half closed there with the ball as close
10 the visitors goal as II had been during
the half. The score was 2 TO o in favor OF
Grinnell.
Creighton tied the score near the begin
ming Of the second half. Creighton had
forced the bah 70 Grinnelrs five-yard
lire and lost it there. Shinstrom started
a run around end. but Morgenthaler caught
him and forced him across the Grinnel
line for a safety, making the score ? to ?
creighton's touchdown came after a series
OF short line bucks. Grinnell fought hard
and so close was the play that Grinnel
gained first down by less than a foot
Marin gained the last yard and the mex
play Bakule took the ball for a straight
center rush. landing It a foot over the goa
line. Bakule kicked goal. making the scor.
s to ? in favor of Creighton.
GrinneH Follows Soon.
The Grinnel touchdown came soon after
Tia ball was in Grinnel territory. Bakul'
triad a forward pass. but L0os caught I
and, with Flanagan fighting off the Creigh
ton tacklers. made a wide circle aroun'
Creighton's right end for a touchdown
Wells missed an easy goal, making tn
score s TO 7.
Creighton spent the rest of the hal
fighting 10 keep the bali near the middl
OF the field, Bakule punted repeated
across tbs Grinnell goal and the visitor
kicked ont each time TO the center Of TN
field. When the half closed Grinneil ha
the ball and was making short gains towsr
the Creighton goal.
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