Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-25
CORNHUSKERS HARDPRESSED
One Touchdown All They Can Secure
from the Haskell Indians,
GAME PLAYED ON MUDDY FIELD
Mach TumbIinE ON Both sides aud
Fast work tmpossibIe-IUdisDs
Unable TO score m
C~Ornhuskcrs,

LINCOLN. oct. A-(Special)-At SI5
o'clock the teams faced the whistle. Has
kell won tho toss and chose TO defend the
east goal. Means kicked off 20 Birkner
on Nebraska's fifteen-yard line. Birkner
returned the bail fifteen yards. Sturtz-
neEser was sent around left end through
the flying mud for three yards. The Corn
huskers were forced to punt and Bsrkner
sent the ball to Baird or the Haskell forty
yard line.
4 play by Means through left tackle
Jailed to gain. The next play was an on
side kick from Means 20 Mstoska- 1t was
good for a twenty-five-yard gain and the
ball was on Nehrasks's forty-yard line. At
this point Island. the fleet Indian quarter
back, was given the ball to carry, ard he
ploughed through a mire around left end
for ten yards. II was first down, and ON
the next two plays Baird made only three
yards on two attacks at tackle. Means
punted to Temple on the Cornhuskers'
thirty-flve-yard line. Temple was downed
after he had gone two yards.
Both teams were now playing IN an inch
Of water and Nebraska on the offense was
not able to work fast enough to make any
considerable gain. Temple on the first play
hit center for a gain of one yard. The ball
was then passed back to Birkner for a
punt out tne ReDraSka naltDdCk missed
the wet ball, which slipped through his
hands and rolled to the twenty-yard line,
where Jake Of the Indians fell on the ball.
Island and Means each failed on two
plays around end. The first forward pass
of the game was here attempted by Ka-
lsmms TO Means, The bail hit the ground
and Nebraska was given the ball on its
thirty-five-yard line.
Birkner made ten yards around right end.
At this point Quarterback Bentley decided
to try a punt and the ball was passed to
Birkner, who sent the bail TO the center OF
the field, where it was caught by Baird.
Matoska went around left end for a run OF
ten yards, Kalamma on the next play
threw the ball TO Matoska for a forward
pass, but the Haskell end was bothered by
three Cornhuskers and let the ball hit the
ground.
Referee Changes Decision.
Nebraska took the ball on its forty-yard
line. The first play was a nice forward
pass from Bentley to Harvey, which took
the ball to the Indians thirty -five-ysrd
line. Temple plunged into tackle for g one
yard advance. Sturtznegger punted the ball
on the next play, sending It over the
Haskell goal line. Baird, left half for the
Indians, fumbled the bail back OF the goal
line. and Frum fell on it.
This at first was declared a touchdown
by the referee, and Harvey failed to kick
goal. During the intermission between
halves the Indians protested this touch
down, saying that It had not been touched
by a player after It was punted and before
1t went across the goal line. Umpire Clev-
enger said this was true and 1t was agreed
by the officials not to allow the touchdown.
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yard line and Harvey secured the ball.
He made no return, slipping in the mud,
where Matoska fell on him. Nebraska at
once punted. Birkncr bootinE the ball TO
the Cornhusker forty-five-ysId lire. Here
Mstoska fell and johnson took possession
OF the ball.
An end run by Sturtznegger gave seven
yards. Temple was badly injured IN the
scrimmage in this play and was forced 10
leave the game. Harte was shifted from
right guard TO fuIlback and Bowers went
in at right gusrd. Hsrte on the next play
shot through left tackle for three yards.
Another line buck by Harte was stopped
by Roberts without a gain Birkner
kicked to Kalsmma on the Haskell thirty
yard line. Frum downed him before he
could advance with the ball.
The Indians worked the forward pass
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Means punted and johnson secured the
ball.
Nebraska now began a steady advance
toward the Haskell goal. Chaloupka car
ried the ball through left tackle for twenty
yards. Island was injured in the back
and hewitt took his place az quarter.
Frum followed with a ten-yard gain. lie
added seven more and Bentley carried the
ball three yards through center on a line
buck. Harte was given the ball and made
a good gain, but fumbled the bali. II was
the Indians ball on their own ftvs-yard
line.
Touchdown After FamAAO.
Means at once punted out from back Of
his goal line and sturtznegger caught the
ball on the thirty-yard line. Harte tried s.
line plunge, but Nebraska was offside and
was penalized five yards. Harte fumbled
on the next play. bat Frum picked up the
ball. Harvey went around Smith for five
yards. Nebraska could not make its downE
and the ball went % the Haskells on the
fifteen-yard line. hewitt could make no gain
on a forward pass to Matoska. and Means
was forced TO punt. II was a low kick and
went only a few yards, Harte fell on the
ball for Nebraska. II had rolled around 10
the ten-ysrd line. Harte was given the ball
to carry ON the first play, hut Nebraska
was offside and there was no gain. The
Cornhuskers were penslized five yards.
Bentley fumbled on the next play, Bowers
getting the ball on the two-ysrd line, whers
the Nebraska quarter had carried Il around
left end. On the next play HsFte was
showed through left tackle for . touchdown,
Harvey failed to kick goal The touchdown
was made In the last half minute OF play.
Score Of first half; Nebraska, 5; Hsskell, O.
second Half.
Nebraska started the second half with itH
lineup intact, but the Indians had two new
men in the game. Dunlap took Jake's place
al left guard and ROwlodge was substituted
for Green at right guard.
The time OF this half was TO have been
twenty-five minutes but between halves the
captains esreod to make 1t only mt en- min
utes' long on account Of the muddy condi-
tion Of the field.
Nebraska defended the east goal. Birkner
kicked off to Simpson on The Haskell forty
Vineyard line. The Indians worked . for
ward pass ON the first play for twenty
yards, Baird % ssing the ball 70 Smith,
hewitt here did some sensational running