Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-09
BELLEVUE DEFEATS II SCHOOL
Team Too Heavy and Fast for the
Omaha Eleven.

Omaha Eleven.
In order to lend a little variety to the
beilevue foot ball practice. Coach Cher
rlngton brought his squad of Omaha High
sGhool men to the Bellevue gridiron
Wednesday afternoon. A regular game was
not counted, but a better line was got on
me BELLEVUE team than has been possible
pefore. 1t was a one-sided affair. the coll
ieglans running their plays almost at will.
me nigh school failed to make it's downs
once. the ball being in Bellevue's possess
sion practically all the time. While gritty
game they were simply outclassed at every
point OF the contest. The entire Bellevue
squad was tried out. The game opened FOR
Bellevue with Barry at Center. Primrose
az left guard, Carey at left tackle, Paulsen
at left end, Rice at right guard, Pearson at
right tackle, Racely at right end, Marvel
at quarter, 'Morter at left half, Enfield
full back and Munger at right half The
part of the collegians. Marvel was in bet
ter form than at any time before this
season. He made three sensational runs
around end, and used Judgment in hand
ling the team,
Munger. the South Omaha acquisition. is
doing some surprising work at 4tte shalf-
back position, 1eft open by aBroMne. This
was a hard hole to fill and Munger helps
settle the proposition. Another acquisition
OF great value Is Pearson. the new tackle.
eligible under the State league rules. Pear
son played a terrific game, carrying the
ball for ten yards again and again., He
fierce line plunging. He has rnadAgSthe
open tackle position look much better.
the bali in the position Kearns left va
cant. Is doing some good work. His, pass
Ing of the ball could not we'll be, improved.
His work, too, has steadily become more
heady' and aggressive. Much is expected
Of this man in his new position. Phillips,
the new man who has all along promised
to- develop into a. mountain of strength at
stacde. began making good today when
time and again he tore off ten TO twenty
yards on off-tackle line bucks, Altogether
the Bellevue team showed immense Inn
provement over the practice game played
2 week ago, The interference formed
much more accurately. Line mon. got into
the plays with a. dash and vim pleasing in
the extreme.
1t MUST be said OF. the local high school
team that they played. a most consistent
every phase OF the game, did some star
work for a high school team. One un-
pleasant feature of the game was the in
players. Klopp. the Omaha quarter, was
badly hurt near the close of the last half.
He had not recovered consciousness late
IN the evening, aud perhaps may. be dan
Fgerously injured. Gardner, another Omaha
man, was badly knocked out.
Coach Cronk has spentsthe week In per-
fecting and Tightening up the interference
which has so far PLAYED a rather ragged
style. Todav's scrimmage gives promise
ally effective one with a couple of weeks
more practice. In fact 1t Is already getting
off In a way pleasing to coach and cap
tain.
Some Bellevue men are stfl out of the
game. Stookey, from a sprained ankle
Phelps. from a broken shoulder. and Row,
last years end. Is III with typhoid fever
in the Omaha hospital. The loss of these
men is discouraging, but does not actually
cripple the teams.
Another matter of discussion in college
| circles at present is the value of the state
league OF colleges to Bellevue. By the
provision OF this league no league college
can have athletic relations with any Ne
braska college that does not agree to the
provisions Of said league. Thus Bellevue
is prohibited from playing many teams
which are close to home, among others
Creighton. at Omaha. Creighton has al,
October Is. While Bellevue desires this
game, and a Bellevue-Crdighton game al,
ways arouses intense interest, still Belle
play the game. Bellevue has offered ia
play a post season game, but It has not
been accepted as yet. The real value OF
this league to Bellevue is a doubtful
quantity. The financial aspect is decidedly
TO the wrong side OF the ledger. Bellevue
Is tied to teams that must be brought
draw large crowds. Also, although win
ming the state championship for two years.
It has not gotten the real foot ball adver-
Using that a few games with lowe and
eastern Nebraska colleges would give. II
Is likely that some change will take place
In this matter before long. While the
league was instituted purely in the inter
est of good clean athletics, and insofar as
Il accomplishes that end is a benefit ia
college athletics, sim the real issue with
Bellevue seems rather a matter of paying
too heavily for the sake of the league.
A rousing rally was held Wednesday
morning. There is no doubt that the old
Bellevue spirit is getting hold OF the stud
emit body again. This Is the most prom
Using feature that has thus far developed
| for the success OF Bellevue athletics. There
Is more material than Bellevue ever had
before, and Coach Cronk, with the aid OF
a strong college spirit viii turn out q
winning eleven.