Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-02
MAGIC CITY SHOWED UNDER
Omaha High School Lads Run Rings
Around South Town Boys.
DIETz PARK SCENE OF BATTLE
Local Team Much Larger and
Faster and Able to Score
Every Few Minutes OF
Play.

Tearing up the South Omaha line for
long gains just when they were needed, the
Omaha High school boys added another
easy scalp to their belt Saturday afternoon.
the final score being So to 0, in favor OF the
Omahans.
The game was witnessed by a Eood crowd.
which utilized the new bleachers which are
being prepared for the N~ebraska-Ames
game next Saturday. The roofing was
mostly for the Omahans, but the Magic
City had a good bunch along the sidellnes
and in the bleachers and they got busy in
proper style at times.
The one-sided score was due 10 the strong
aggressive playing of the Omaha boys on
the offensive. The South Omaha line was
weak in defense and the Omaha bucks tore
through 1t for long and repeated gains.
Omaha was better when carrying the ball
than when defending, but as their oppo-
nents either lost the ball or punted every
time they got It the weak points In the
Omaha team did not show up glaringly.
Twice the visitors threw a scare into the
Omahas, at the end OF the first half and
near the close OF the second. Neither time.
however, was their playing consistent
enough to give them a license to score on
anything but a fluke. A couple of times a
South omahan got away with the ball. but
both times he was nipped just in time to
prevent a score.
First Early.
The first touchdown was made in quick
time. Nash put the ball down five yards
from the South Omaha goal after a run of
twenty yards. Mckinney made three more
and the South Omahans braced. but not
quite hard enough to prevent the score.
Nash put the ball just across the line and
Gardner missed goal. Score. 5 to o.
Mckinney and Nash made runs OF thirty
five and twenty-five yards during the next
few minutes, Mckinney carrying the ball
over the line. Gardner kicked the goal.
George Rapp, the plucky little quarterback
for South Omaha, began a punting game
and kept kicking the ball on first down
In an effort to keep It out OF South Omaha
territory. but the defense was weak and
Omaha tore great holes in the line, through
which the backs plunged for gains. En-
.ricken made the next touchdown, and
Gardner missed goal, A few minutes later
Mckinney carried the ball across the line
after almost losing 1t on a tumble, Gardner
kicked goal Howard got the ball on a
forward pass and carried II to the South
Omaha five-yard line, and Gardner bucked
II over. Omaha failed on the kick-out Tor
I position. Sears made the next score after
a seven-yard plunging run, and Gardner
missed goal. This made the score 30 to O.
where It remained to the end of the half.
Before time was called South Omaha took
a brace and once, on a fumbled forward
pass by Omaha. Stryker almost got away
with a clear field ahead of him, but Gard
ner saved the day by a flying tackle and
prevented the score. During the last few
minutes OF play South Omaha succeeded In
keeninK the Omahans on the defensive.
Nash scores In n Minute.
The first score in the second half was
made in the first minute Of play, Nash
covering the last twenty yards in a spec
tacular run. Gardner kicked goal. Gardner
was sent over the line for the next score
when he again kicked goal. Klopp, who
had been sent in at quarter tore over foI
the next touchdown, and Thompson kicked
goal, sending the score to 50 to O.. Sears
went over for the last touchdown, sending
the score 20 IS to 0.