Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-15
CREIGHTON MAKES SHOWING
Though Losing to St, Louis, Really
Puts Up the Better Game.
ONLY SCORE ON A LONG RUN
Lindsay, at Center for st. Louis, Only
Stumbling-RlOck to Several
scores by the Creighton
University Men.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 1~4.-(Special Telegram.)
st. Louis university eleven this afternoon
just did manage to defeat Creighton, the
final score being 6 to 0. The day was cold,
reporters fingers literally freezing.
Although defeated. Creighton outpiayed
st. Louis from a technic standpoint. Many
and many were the times that the fast
and fighting Creighton players went
through the st. Louis line and downed the
runner before he had fairly started with
the ball. Hill was continually thrown for
big losses behind the line. Creighton UNI
doubtedly showed one OF the best ends that
has hit st. Louis this season. Hannafin
putting up a sterling game for the visitors.
The visitors held the blue and white
scoreless In the first half, and had 1t not
been for the sterling defensive play OF
Lindsay at center for the locals, the charges
of Kenney and Schneider would probably
have scored. The touchdown came in the
second half, following a pretty fifty-yard
run by Wilson. Cornet kicked the goal.
Devlin was hurt in an early scrimmage
and was succeeded by Berry, a colt.
Murray, the st. Louis boy, was badly
hurt in being heavily thrown by Lindsay,
and Wilson was knocked out in catching
one of Sullivan's long spirals. Murray was
harshly thrown on ~Creighton's twenty-yard
line, and time was taken out while he was
being brought around. He pluckily stuck
in the game.
Creighton won the toss and elected to
defend the west goal. 1t was st. Louis uni
versity's kickoff. For five minutes the
battling was of an even nature. The colors
OF the two teams are identically the same,
and this puzzled the players and spectators.
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crowded st. Louis university back to its
twenty-yard line. Lin smashes by Hsw-
kins and Hill netted but little ground and
Sullivan was forced to punt.
Luck with st. Louis.
Fullback Bakule OF Creighton made a
short punt from the forty-yard line. 1t
was missed by some four st. Louis univer-
sity men and as many Creighton men and
went bounding over st. Louis goal line.
Luckily for st. Louis Robinson fell on the
ball for a touchback and st. Louis univer-
sity kicked from it's own twenty-five-yard
line.
st. Louis university's line held splendidly,
with Lindsay playing tackle on the defense,
distinguishing himself. The big fellow
worked like a demon, and but for his sharp
work the light Creighton team would likely
have scored. The pigskin was in the exact
center Of the gridiron at the end Of fifteen
minutes OF play. Sullivan punted forty
yards to Bakule, who fumbled and the de
mon" Lindsay recovered. Wilson and
Wagner were showed into the line. but both
failed. shoemaker was also stopped and
the ball went to Creighton on downs.
Bakule promptly punted out OF danger,
Cornet getting his slap on the fifty-yard
line. Cornet tried an onside kick and booted
into the Creighton line. Hill luckily saved
the ball for 81! Louis. The first half ended,
0 to 0, with the ball in st. Louis university's
possession in the center OF the field.
After eight minutes OF play in the second
half. Quarterback Stratton retired and Muir
ray, a st. Louis boy. took his place. STRAIT
ton was hurt from taking a nasty tumble
on the hard field and was wabbly when led
off the field. Hawkins made a forty-yard
run between tackle and end. carrying
tine ball TO Creighton fifteen yard line.
Schoemacher and Wilson failed and
Cornet tried a drop kick from the twenty
yard line. He kicked square into the line
and Stevens fell on the ball for Creighton.
He had a clear field, but Cornet came up
from behind and made a spectacular tackle.
Hannafin kicked to Wilson on Creighton's
fifty-yard line.
Wilson helped along by splendid inter-
ference. ran down the field for a touch
down. cornet had an easy goal to kick, and
tackled on another point.
Score; st, Louis university. s; Creighton,
o Lineup;
ST. LOUIS. CREIGHTON,
Deylin, Berry,
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