Omaha daily bee., 1908-11-22
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DOANE DEFEATS BELLEVUE
Hard Contested Game Goes to Former
Proteges Of s. L. Main.
FAST WORK FOR BOTH TEAMS
Bellevue Makes First Touchdown,
but is Unable to the
Advantage and Loses
GrueIIInE Contest.

CRETE. Neb.. Nov. H-(special Tele-
gram)-In a desperately contested game
Bellevue lost to Doane Saturday by the
score OF IA to 8 The weather was ideal and
the play fast and accurate.
Captain Marvel won the toss and chose
70 receive the kick. on the first kickoff
Captain Marvel made a pretty catch and
returned ten yards Bellevue here failed
TO gain through the line on first down. On
second down Captain Marvel tore off forty
yards to Doane's fifteen-yard line. The
ball was here taken on a penalty half the
distance back to the goal. Bellevue lost the
ball on downs and Doane tried to plunge
the line. They failed and II was Bellevue's
bail on their own twenty-yard line. Here
Bellevue seemed to have slightly the better
of It. The ball surged back and forth in
the middle OF the field. Then Doane lost
the bail in the middle OF the field. Bellevue
gained its ten yards through the line twice,
but failed on a forward pass and was
penalized fifteen yards. Again Bellevue
was penalized for hurdling. placing the ball
tho bail on the fifty-yard line. Captain
Marvel called the ends and halves out TO
the side as IL for o forward pass and in
stead shot the plunging fullback through
the line on a buck. The fullback broke
free through the line and lodging two men
dragged a third over the line with him for
a touchdown. Pearson failed to kick goal
Score: Bellevue. 5; Doane. o.
DOane Takes n Brace.
Doane kicked off to Bellevue and Marvel
returned ten yards. Enfield made five
yards through center. Johnson failed to
gain on an end through center. Here Heart
well was disqualified for kicking a Belle
vue played and put out of the game. Belle
vue punted. Doane failed to return. Doane
was thrown back for a loss and punted.
Marvel was downed in his tracks. Enfield
made e yard through center. Marvel made
two more off end. Here occurred a costly
error which nearly gave Doane a touch
down. Barry passed high over pearson's
head and Doane got the ball on B~ellevue's
ten-yard line. Doane worked a fake
through center for two yards. but fum-
bsed the ball on the next down and Bond
erson got the ball for a touchback. Belle
vue kicked out and Doane returned ten
yards. Doane carried the ball twenty
yards ON bucks, then failed on a forward
pass. Bellevue was penalized for off-side
play and Doane missed another pass. Belle
vus's ball. Bellevue lost two yards and
then Racely gained ten yards around end.
Enfield fpmbled the ball on a, line buck.
Doane got THE bah and again missed a
forward pass and punted outside. Belle
vue kicked out and Doane returned ten
, yards. The Doane quarter worked a pretty
fake. carrying the ball to Bellevue's ten
yard line, It was the last minute OF play.
Doane bucked the ball over for a touch
down and kicked goal just as time was
called. Doane. 6; Bellevue. 8.
DOane, o. Bellevue, 3.
Bellevue kicked off and Doane returned
ten yards. Bellevue held for two downs
and was penalized for offside play. Doane
was forced to punt. Munger returned
twenty yards. Bellevue was again forced
TO punt. Doane smashed the ball to the
thlrty-yard line and made a pretty place
kick.
throughout the rest of the half the ball
sursed back and forth. Doane making one
more place kick from the twenty-five-yard
line. AT the end of the last half the ball
was In Bellcvue's possession in the middle
of the field. with the score IA to 8 In
Doane's favor. Perhaps an advantage lay
with Doane in the matter OF weight. they
being about ten pounds heavier. Captain
johnson Of Doane did splendid work and
played a clean. fast game.
The Bellevue subs who were forced to
0rontinued on Sacopd pazo