Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
LOSES TO IOWANS
Beaten by Highland Park II to 5 OF
Home Grounds.
LOSERS COME NEAR TO VICTORY
Captain is Criticised for Sending the
Sturdy Back Against Impregnable
Wall when other Plays
Were Open,

Failure to push the ball over the line
with but two yards to so and three trys
to make 1t cost Bellevue. the game with
Highland Park at Bellevue Saturday after
noon by the score of II to s. Three times
Duke Enfield carried the ball into the
center of the line in response to his signal,
but three times did the stone wall of High
land Park keep him back.
Considerable criticism was heard Of the
field captain for sending the sturdy back
against the impregnable wall when there
were so many other plays to be tried, such
as a plunge outside the tackle or a sweep
around the end, but Duke had never failed
before and the captain had confidence in
his delivering the goods when needed and
sent him in.
Highland Park presented a much more
formidable array than it did two weeks
ago against Creighton. The line had been
materially strengthened and the mon
worked more harmoniously. The play which
cost Bellevue the game was q forty-yard
delayed pass, which was permitted to work
without excuse. A feint was made at an
end run. but instead Dlllinger plunged
straight through the Bellevue line and past
the back field for a touchdown. Marvel
missed a chance for a pretty tackle, al
though a little straight arm work made
the tackle hard for him.
Highland Park Wins Toss.
Highland Park won the toss and took
the wind, which was a considerable ad-
vantage on top of the hill, as 1t was blow
Ing quite a gale. The ball was booted
forty yards and returned twenty by Steig.
The ball was worked forward and back
with honors even. Highland Park trying
once for a drop kick. which failed. Belle
vue held the Iowans on the forty-yard line
md they were forced to punt. but re-
covered the ball on a tumble. A fake end
run and a plunge through the center, fol-
lowed by some successful line bucks, gave
Highland Park the first touchdown, but
the geal was missed.
Bellevue tried for a goal from field
toward the end of the first half, but failed
and the first half ended 5 to 0 I'm favor OF
Highland Park.
Bellevue had the wind at the opening OF
the second half. but did not use It for
the players had been gingered up during tn,
intermissIon by the coach and went after
the game, hammer-and-tongs. Highland
Park was unable to stop the terrific PUSHES
of the wearers OF the purple and gold al
the start of the second half and after q
series OF line bucks Racely carried the
bail over for a touchdown, which tied the
score. The goal was missed.
Battling in the center Of the field with
first one in possession OF the ball and ther
the other, Highland park took a spur
and carried the ball to the fifteen-yard line
Here no gains could be made and th'
quarterback deliberately threw the ball or
a forward pass for a touchback. Belle
vue kicked out and then Highland Parl
made the fake plunge through the center
which won the game.
The Bellevue team showed good coaching
and several times looked hike a winner, bu
poor judgment in the signals at critica
times kept them from gaining the advan
tage. Enfield played a splendid game and
the running and lodging of Marvel was O.
high order. Phelps at end was fast OF
kicks ard made a score Of good tackles
Morton was a trifle slow, but he Is ar old
"B" man and may round to later I'm tn
season. The halves were twenty-five anC
twenty minutes. The lineup;