Omaha daily bee., 1908-12-03
Thorpe sprints Forty Yards.

on getting down on the ball. These ends
were most active and seldom did a Ne
braska man have a chance to return with
a punt, for at least two of the redskins
were on his neck the minute he got the
ball. Birkner made six yards through
tackle and as the Indians line was a stone
wall, Beltzer kicked to Thorpe, who made
the prettiest run of the day, lodging in
and out through the scattered Nebraska
men until he had passed them all, but
Cooke was too speedy and nailed him from
behind, but not until he had moved the ball
forty yards nearer the Nebraska goal The
tackling of the Nebraska forwards as well
as the back field was wretched and the
Indians kept the ball moving up the field,
Payne making six yards and Thorpe four
through tackle. Payne added four more
through the tackle and Little Old Man
annexed eight more. The ball was now on
the Nebraska one-yard line and Payne was
pushed through the left tackle for a touch
down. Pete Hauser failed at goal, making
the score Nebraska, 6; Carlisle, 9.
Indians show superiority.
It was now evident that the Nebraska
team as it was playing the game was
completely outclassed and that the red
skins could push through the line and
sprint around the ends at will. Nebraska
could not make enough consecutive gains
to keep possession of the ball and was
continually forced to kick and as the In
dams excelled in the handling Of the ball
when descending from punts, every time
a punt was made it gave the Indians just
that much more advantage and distance.
Nebraska kicked east fifty yards and soon
again had possession of the ball In the
middle Of the field. A forward pass for
twenty-five yards was fumbled, but Ne
braska regained possession of the ball
Minor had replaced Johnson and he tried
to circle the opposite end without avail.
Cooke made five yards around the left
end and Better kicked for thirty yards
and the ball was returned five by Thorpe,
putting the ball on the twenty-five yard
line. Payne was pushed through the line
for fifteen yards and Thorpe for three
when Nebraska was penalized five yards
for offside play. Payne made eight more
and Hauser plowed through the center
for ten yards. The Indians were penalized
fifteen yards for holding in the line and
failing to gain kicked twenty yards, to
which there was no return. Chaloupka
carried the ball forward four yards and
Kroger added five more, when Beltzer
kicked for thirty yards and Nebraska re-
covered the ball. Birkner made a fifteen
yard run and the ball was in possession of
Nebraska in the middle of the field.
Cooke is Injured.
Cooke tried a quarterback run, but Lit
tie Old Man tackled him so hard that
Cooke was knocked out and dropped the
ball besides. Cooke remained in the game
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gave way to Bentley. on the first down,
after gaining possession of the ball Thorpe
made one of his characteristic runs around
the right end. He is the most consistent
dodger who has been seen in the west for
some time. With his long legs and great
speed he is able to worm just out OF the
reach of the tacklers ana is an extremely
hard man to down. The Indians made a
couple of more short gains which put the
ball in front of the goal posts, when
Hauser again kicked a field goal from the
thirty-yard line. making the score: Ne
braska, 6; Carlisle, 10.
Nebraska kicked to the west end and
in a twinkling of an eye the redskins
had scored six more points. Bentley had
replaced Cooke and the first chance he
got at a ball which was kicked at him, the
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it and sprinted forty yards for a touch
down. Thorpe was first sent for foul
yards, but this plan now seemed too slow
for the speedy red boys and a kick was
called for. The ball sailed for about
thirty yards and as Bentley was a little
slow getting under It the ball hit hin
on the shins and bounded back into tbs
arms of a charging red, who seized th'
ball and with a clean field made a forty
yard run for a touchdown, from which
Hauser kicked a goal. Nebraska, s; Car
Isle, 10. After the next kickoff time wa
called for the first half.
Second Half Just as Bad.
When the Indians appeared for the sec
ond half 1t was quickly seen that Thorp'
had been left out Of the lineup, He wal
a marked man because OF a plaster cas-
Of heavy bandage he wore on his lef
arm from the wrist to the elbow. Hop
raised in the Cornhusker ranks when /
was seen Thorpe was missing, but tina
did not seem to matter in the least, al
Coach Warner seemed to have just al
good a man to replace every man wht
was taken from the game, and there
were quite a number OF them, too. Mos
of them were replaced because of injuries
except Belanti, the star quarter and di
rector general Of the plays, who was takel
out simply to save him for the game a
Denver Saturday.
Nebraska really started the second hal
as though a brace had been taken and a
though the Wanted Cornhuskers would re
deem their lost laurels. but the brace wa
short lived and Carlisle was soon working
its schemes, which resulted in scores. n,
score was made during tine first fifteel
minutes OF the second half and Nebraska
was more than holding its own, until FINAL!
by a series OF spuTts the ball was carriet
to the Nebraska three-yard line, where tn.
Cornhuskers held on downs. Nebrask.
kicked thirty yards and Hauser trie'
another place kick and failed. Belize
licked into safe territory. but a successful
forward pass by the Indians brought tn,
ball back twenty yards and Winnie carrie,
It across, and Hauser kicked a goal. Ne
braska. 6; Carlisle, 25.
A fifty-yard kick soon placed the ball il
Nebraska's possession on the twenty-fiv,
yard line, where, after Chaloupka ha'