Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-18
Neither Nebraska Nor Minnesota Able to Score Walkaway for Boys from Omah
CREIGHTON BEATS CRlNNELL
Locals Win Nerve-Racking Contest by
Score Of Eight to Seven.
ON DEFENSIVE MOST OF TIME
CreiEhtOn shows superb Ability 20
Brace Against the Attacks Of
the Enemy at Critical
Times.

BY a nervy brace in the second half
Creighton university snatched victory from
what appeared to be defeat and won an
exciting foot ball contest yesterday after
noon at vinton street park from Grinnell
college by the score Of s to Z. The first
half was nerve-rscking to the frenzied
Creighton supporters and almost from the
kickoff to the call of time the local team
was on the defensive with the ball danger
ously near its goal. the slope of the ground
against It and the doughty Iowahs fighting
like tigers for the touchdown that was
always just out of reach.
Creighton showed a superb ability to
brace against the attacks OF the opposing
team at critical moments and with the dis
advantage against them allowed the visitors
only two points in the first half. the result
of a safety. In tho second half Creighton
had the ground advantage and took the
aggressive from the start. Tieing the score
by forcing Grinnell to a safety, the locals
kept up the good work by pounding the
Grinnell limo for a touchdown and a goal
from touchdown. A few minutes later Loos
Of Grinnell caught the ball on a. bad for
ward pass and darted seventy-five yards
down the field for a touchdown, but Wells
failed TO ktck an easy goal and Grinnell
lost its only chance of evening up the score.
The game was witnessed by a fairly good
crowd of Creighton supporters, who gave
strong support from the sidelines. The
game itself was spectacular from the OIL
lockers standpoint. Both teams were
evenly matched, though Creighton appeared
a little heavier. Creighton was in better
form than the visitors and held out better
under the hard pounding of the second half.
Both teams tried the forward pass, but it
was not very successful. Once or twice
Creighton gained, but the single Grinnell
touchdown was the result Of an effort TO
use It.
Some Lively skIrmIshinE.
Grlnnell kicked off from the south goal
to Grlnnelfs forty-yard line, but in a few
minutes Wells took a sprint of thirty yards
and carried the ball to Creighton's twenty
five yard line. Grinnell was penalized and
Creighton got the ball on downs. After a
few trials Bakule tried a punt, but FUN
bled and lost fifteen yards. Grinnell got
The ball and carried TO Creighton's ten-yard
line, where Creighton got it on downs.
The first score of the game came on a
bad pass TO Bakule. Standing within a few
feet of the Creighton goal he missed the
ball rolled over the goal line and Bakule
fell on it, making a safety and giving Grin
nell two points.
During the remainder of the half GrinnelI
kept the ball in Creighton territory and sew
eral times rushed it down to the danger
point, when Creighton would brace and
stand up like a stone wall against the
assaults of Wells, Shinstrom and Bair.
Wells heeled the ball on the thirty-elght
yard line and tried a place kick, but it fell
short. Wells, Flanagan and Bair made a
good triple pass, but Creighton braced and
stopped the progress of the ball. Morgen-
thaler got the ball orr a tumble on Creigh-
toms twenty-yard line.
Looks Like n Touchdown.
Grinnell rushed the ball to the Creighton
twenty five yard line and and II looked like
a touchdown, when Shinstrom broke
through right tackle for fifteen yards, but
he was stopped and for two down the local
line held solid. Wells then tried a
drop kick, but it fell short. on. the
free kick Wells rushed the ball back
TO Creighton's thirty-five yard line and
when the locals braced again the ball was
within twenty yards of the goal, Wells tried
another drop kick, but again failed.
Creighton got a bad scare when Turner
skirted right end and carried the ball
across the line. He was forced out three
yards from the goal and the bail was car
ried back and given to Creighton ON downs.
Bakule punted out and on a tumble Creigh-
ton got the ball on the fifteen-yard line.
Brennan brought the crowd TO it's feet on
a sensational flfty-yard run around Grin
nelrs right to the twenty-yard line and
the half closed there with the ball as close
TO the visitors goal as It had been during
the half. The score was 2 to 0 in favor OF
Grinneil,
Creighton tied the score near the begin
ming Of the second half. Creighton had
forced the ball to Grinnell's ffve-yaro
line and lost it there. Shinstrom started
a run around end, but Morgenthaler caught
him and forced him across the Grlnnel
line for a safety, making the score ? to ?
Creighton's touchdown came after a series
OF short line bucks. Grinneu fought hard
and so close was the play that Grinnel
gained first down by less than a foot
Marin gained the last yard and the mex
play Bakule took the ball for a straight
center rush, landing 1t a foot over the goa
line. Bakule kicked goal, making the score
s TO in favor of Creighton.
GrInneH Follows Soon.
The Grinnel touchdown came soon after
The ball was in Grinnel territory, Bakul'
tried a forward pass. but Loos caught I
and, With Flanagan fightins OH the Creigh
ton tscklers, made a wide circle aroun'
~Creighton's right end for a touchdown
Wells missed an easy goal making tn
score s TO T.
Creighton spent the rest of the hal
fighting to keep the ball near the middl
OF the field. Bakule punted repeatedly
across the Grinnell goal and the visitor
kicked ont each time to the center Of tn
field. When the half closed Grinnell ha'
the ball and was making short gains towar
the Creighton goal.
CREIGHTON RINNELL
Hannifn ....-......L Err. E..... Turna
Morgeuthaier .......L Til. T........ Ziegle
Lynch .s...........L O. r. G.......... Greenwood
Sierecks s......s...-- C................ Spark
Bioedorn ....--.....h Oil G............ Pisre