Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-27

the bah was called back and Nebraska
penalized ten yards.
Beltzer buckcd right tackle for three
yards. He was then forced to punt and
booted the ball twenty yards TO Gipe, who
was down after making a three-yard re-
turn Of the oval Colbert hit the left side
OF the Nebraska line off tackle for two
yards. steirs bucked center for another
yard and the ball went TO Nebraska on
downs.
Krfoger drew one yard on tackle on the
right side OF the wabash line. Beltzer
punted thirty yards TO Hargrave on the
Wabash forty-five-yard line. There was
no return. Gipe plunged through left tackle
for five yards. Garvey managed by des-
perate work to add another yard. Hsrgrave
pbnted twenty yards to Cooke on the Ne
braska forty-yard line, There was a small
return.
Birkner plunged through right tackle for
four yards. Cooke was thrown for no gain
on an attempted end run around the left
wing. The Little Giants were playing a
plucky game at tlis point and the Corn
huskers could not gain consistently. so
Beltzer punted. The ball went thirty yards
to Hess, who returned it twenty yards.
Colbert failed to gain at center. The ball
was on wabash's forty-yard line.
Hargrav?e united thirty-five yards to
Cooke, who brought the oval back ten
yards. Better failed on an end run. on
the next play he punted thrity-five yards
to Carver, who was downed in his tracks.
Hargrave then called for a "peek-a-boo"
play in which he was to carry the BAH.
The Nebraska ends were ready for this
play, though, and easily broke 1t up.
Nebraska First to Score.
Hargrave punted to Better at the center
Of the field. He returned the ball ten
wards. Chaloupka carried the ball on a
play Of tackle for five yards. Nebraska
had held, though, and the ball was called
back and the Cornhuskers penalized ten
yards. Beltzer and Cooke each made three
yards on end runs. Beltzer then punted to
the Wabash forty-yard line. Stairs failed
to gain on the first play. On the next play
he fumbled the ball, but recovered IT. Har-
grave punted to the Nebraska fifty-yard
line. steirs picked the ball up.
Hargrave made twenty yards on an end
run. There was holding in the Wabash
line, however, and the ball was called back,
the Little Giants being penaliZed fifteen
yards. Hargrave punted to Better on Ne
braska's thirty-five-yard line. Beltzer re-
turned the ball ten yards. A forward pass
from Better TO Harvey hit the ground and
Nebraska lost fifteen yards. The ball was
on Nebraska's tw~enty-yard line. Beltzert
on the next play. ran around left end fol
twenty-five yards.
Beltzer punted to Hargrave on the Wa.
bash fifty-yard line. The little quarter Of
the viistosr fumbled the ball and Captain
Harvey Of Nebraska picked it up and rar
fifty yards for the first touchdown Of the
game. He failed to kick goal. Score: Ne
braska, s; Wabash, o.
Bowman kicked off to Kroger on thu
} Cornhuskers' one-yard line. The fullbacl
returned the ball twenty yards. Chaloupkt
on two plays made six yards. Colbert wal
hurt and time was taken out.
Better booted the bal Ito the Wabasl
forty-five yard line, steirs and COLDER
, failed to gain on two attempts at the line
and Hargrave punted, but the kick wa
T blocked and the ball went to Nebraska
Kroger made seven yards on three trials
and the ball went to Wabash on downs
Hargrave advanced the ball eight yard
on two attempts at end runs. He punteC
to BeltEer on Nebraska's ,forty-yard line
The kick was for thirtyf-ive yards.
tumble Brings Another Touchdown
A fake quarterback play in which Cook
was to have carried the ball around lef
= end was broken up by Burns. Belize
punted to the center OF the field, wherr
Hargrave again, for the second time durinI
! the game, misjudged the ball and Chal
\ oupka picked It up and ran forty yard
. for the second touchdown, with johnson
a making good interference for him. Harve,
q failed to convert the touchdown INTO
goal. Score: Nebraska, 10; Wabash, o..
Bowman kicked off to Beltzer on Ne
: braska's f~ifteen-yard line. There was
return Of fifteen yards. Beltzer and Kor
: ger carried the ball seven yards; Birkne
8 added another yard. Then an onside kic,
$ by Better went to Hargrave on tn
e Wabash forty-five-yArd line. Hargrav
( gained eight yards on a fake quarterbacl
run. Steirs could not gain on the next pla
n and Hargrave punted to Better at tn
r center OF the field. Miner was substitute
n for Johnson at left end. Beltzer punte
s to the Wabash twenty-five-yard line, Car
Q tain Harvey running down the field fas
s recovered the ball, BiFkner and Kroge
I carried the ball to the ewe~lve-yardlin
8 Birkner took it two yards farther. an
q Kroger carried Il over from the nine-yar
r line for the third touchdown,
d Harvey kicked goal. Score: Nebraska. II
Wabash, O.
n Bowman kicked off to BeltEer on Ne
y braAka's ten-yard line, Chaloupka wa
called on to carry the ball at this poir
and made twenty-five yards on two play
. at left tackle. The Little Giants could NJ
gain and Hargrave punted to the centC
of the field. where Cooke secured the ba
q and made a long return Of thirty-frN
yards. The first half ended at this poin
: with the bah in possession OF NebIaska.
SscOhd Half.
king" Cole put in many substitutes Il
the second half. At4the beginning Temp
ut took Kroger's place and WOlcott too
err Collins place at center. Later Hascal
ne Frank, Bowers and Slaughter were Gel
ID into the Nebraska lineup.
or Harvey started the second half by hcl
ing off for Nebraska to Colbert on Il
n Wabash twenty-yard line. Colbert tumble
I'd and Beltzer picked up the Oval. An o.
III sled kick by Beltser put the ball ON q
re Wabash twO-yArd line. where HargraV
m fell on It. aHe kicked out from behir
ne the goal line to Cooke on the Waba
thirty-yard line, There was no return.
IN Nebraska failed at straight foot ball
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