Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-01
GRIZZLIES SWAMP CREIGI
Boys from the Mountains Too Fs
Local Lads.
GAME FAST AND SIN
Brussels Good Right Foot Score
First Points of the Game nj
Teammates Keep Up
the Scoring,

Denver University, 30; Creighton,
Creighton's football team was III
swept off its feet at Vinton street
Saturday afternoon when the fast
university aggregation outplayed Gre
at every stage of the game and W
the score of 30 to 0.
Early In the game It was to be see
DR.. Koehler's squad was thoroughly
in all branches Of the game, that tn
ran low and hard, that they had a
did kicker in Captain Brusse, that
interference was about the best ths
been seen in Omaha and that they
tricky aggregation and were not afraid
to use their trick plays.
The teams were, of different build al
thong the weight seemed to slightly favor
Denver. The Mountaineers linemen were
long and rangy and fast, while the
Creighton line seemed much more stocky.
But once was Creighton able to gain the
required distance to make a first down
and that was a sort Of a fluke on a de-
layed pass. Denver made two field goals
1 nthe first half, the first after fourteen
minutes of play making the score s to o
at the end of the first half. In the second
half they played harder and faster and
SItl6blOh at Ni1 oNiiiN NiAAO IN ~
lose the necessary nerve to keep the pace
and Denver trotted up and down the field
at will, making long runs and forward
passes and when necessary kicking the ball
for good punts, Creighton being unable to
stop the cyclone.
interference Strong.
The style Of interference which the Den
yer lads put up around the endsh seemed
to puzzle Creighton and often % and 30
yard runs resulted. When Skidmore would
start around the end he would have at
least five men to interfere for him and the
Creighton ends and tackles did not seem to
be able to break up the play. They made
the mistake of all trying to get the runner
instead of breaking up the interference.
Around the ends was not the only place
Denver went. for gains for Schroeder as a
plunging fullback is a corker and when
several yards were needed on a pinch he
was simply sent blowing through the line
and invariably made good. aFflure to call
upon him in the first half with the ball
near the goal line cost Denver a touch
down, but 1t was practically made up for
a moment later. when Captain Brusse
kicked a goal from placement for forty
six yards. Creighton had kicked the ball
fro mits three-yard line and Brusse made a
lar NdNCh dnu hGtltu lht jail re lueH
sent 1t soaring squarely between the goal
posts for the second field goal Of the game.
When Coach Kenney in the second half
saw the game was irredeemably lost he
called upon his pony backs and several
! other line men, but the new blood was not
able to stop the rushes of the Grizzlies. DIR.
Koehler did not call upon any of his SUBJ
stitutes until there was but ten minutes
still to play an dthe game was won beyond
recall, when he relieved the members or his
back field, who had been doing such heroic
work. Things were getting a little rough
and he desired to save his men for the
big game with the Colorado Schol of Mines
next Saturday.
Creighton Was POwerIess.
The stocky Creighton team, the same
lineup which had won from the strong
Grinnell team two weeks before, seemed 10
be toys 1 nthe hands of the Mountaineers
1t was the consensus of opinion among the
foot ball ~roooters that Denver has a re-
markable team with a backfield such as
has seldom been seen on a western gridiron.
This bunch OF backs, however, had great
support from the line men. so that when a
straight plunge was called for. there was
almost invariably a hole and when the
backs weer sent around the ends they had
A0oNy ihAeSheu 10 interfere Tor them.
Denver won the toss and chose to kick
the ball. giving Creighton the north goal
with the wind blowing almost from the east
Schraeder kicked out Of bounds on the first
attempt, but his second went better ant
the game was on. Stevens made a return OF
ten yards and then lost three on an at.
tempt at the end. Creighton kicked forty
yards and Skidmore was downed in hi:
tracks. Crowley made seven and Skidmort
failed and Denver kicked to Creighton'i
twenty-yard line. Stevens made two anC
Creighton kicked for thirty yards, Stevens
downing Brusse in his tracks. Crowley
made a courtyard gain and Skidmore ter
and Schraeder plunged three into the center
The ball was soon carried to Creighton'i
twenty-five yard line, when Russ circleC
the cad for a seventeen-yard gain. AfteI
two vain attempts to gain a Harvard pass
Melted a touchdown. but an offside play
saved the score against Creighton. A tr,
at goal failed.
Plenty OF Kicking.
Creighton kicked to the center and Their,
was no return. Two trials with no gain anC
Denver kicked to the twenty five yard line
Continued on Second Pase.)