Omaha daily bee., 1908-09-27

CORNHUSKERS WIN IN Mud
Heavy Field Renders High Score with
Peru an Impossibility.
FORM OF ELEVEN DISAPPOINTING
SLOW in Getting Plays started, hut
ooke' Return Expected 70 REM
edy Thts-Defense shows I'D
Exceptionally strong.

LINCOLN. Sept. ~2s.-(specisl Telegram)-
on q muddy field, which made fast playing
or rapid scoring impossible, Nebraska sue
seeded in defeating the Peru Normal school
by q score Of % to o at Antelope park this
afternoon in the opening game Of the sea
Son.
The Cornhuskers secured fifteen OF their
points in the first half on three touch
downs, and managed to get another touch
down in the second half, which Captain
Harvey failed to convert into a goal. The
time Of the halves were twenty and fifteen
minutes.
Nebraska played straight foot ball most
OF the time, only on three plays resorting
20 the forward pass. and infrequentiy try
ing either the on side kick or end runs.
Nearly all OF the gains were made on plays
directed against tho Peru line. which man
aged 70 hold the ~Cornhuskers for downs
only twice, and those occasions being near
the close OF tire second half, when several
Of the Nebraska regulars had been re-
placed by substitutes.
The work of the Comhuskers failed to
come MP to expectations and tonight the
rooters are feeling rather disappointed over
the showing of their team. Although the
condition OF the fiald and the drizzling
rain prevented any spectacular playing. yet
the Nebraska eleven failed to do the work
that had been expected of them under
even such conditions. Only occasionally
did any of the veterans show brilliant form.
II was not Peru's strength, but rather the
Iistless and slow playing Of the Cornhuskers
which kept down the score on the Me-
braska side The Cornhuskers had little
a-~,ANs O., Ala~ar-fo~ Nka Aafanaa oF YIa
9aormals and made gains at will through
the line ana around the ends. But the Ne
braFka eleven got their plays off with a
ulowneas that characterized their play at
times last season.
On the densnse the ~Cornhuskers were i'm
preRnAbl0 10 the Peru team. The Normals
sid not make their downs once on their
own playe. They had possession Of the ball
only q few times during the game and
Was forced to punt in every Instance.
Game starts in Rain.
The game was started in a %downpour Of
rain ana with the players shivering on the
field. The rain stopped after play had been
IN q few minutes Nearly 800 of the faith
tul rooters 5ourneyed out to the park to
witness the Cornhuskers workout and they
huddled together in the grandstand at the
west end of the field, where they were un-
able TO get a good view of what the teams
were doing. The mud kept the Cornhuskers
from showing what they had accomplished
in the kicking department. Better did the
punting for them, but none OF his kicks
went over thirty yards. In this line Stew
art for the Normals excelled. He made two
or three punts OF forty-five yards. Two
trials at goal from placement were flat fail
ures. Tho ball neither time went as high
as the Gross bar. No drop kicks were at
tempted.
Better, at left half. and Kroger. at full
back. were the stars for Nebraska They
were given the ball TO carry repeatedly
and nearly every time made good gains.
Rathbons was tried out at quarter and ran
the team fairly we'll. although the plays
were gotten off slowly Arnold. q new man,
was tried out at high half and proved to be
y hard line hitter
NsbgaAkA sent IN several substitutes in
the second half. and they were able to
get only one touchdown. Peru. toward
the close OF this half. showed a squirt of
speed. and during the last two MINUTES Of
braska's thirty-five yard line. where It
was when the game was called.
swenssn. thu Peru center, put up a hard
game. and helped his team keep down
the Nebraska SCORE. His tackling Of Har-
Vey in the first half. when the captain
had secured the ball on a forward pass
and was running for the goal with a clear
Gield, robbed the Cornhuskers of that
touchdown. Renfrowe. quarter for Peru.
also was good at tackling and often brought
down a Nebraska runner.
Nebraska showed a weakness at quarter,
which the return of Cooke lie expected 70
do away with. The little midget quarter
back OF the last two seasons came back
20 Lncoln today and reported TO King
Cole that he would be ready TO put on the
mole skins Monday afternoon
RsfereeI Stevens OF Lincoln. Umplres;
Cornell and Elliott OF Lincoln. Head lines
man: Or. Vance. Peru. Field Judge; Pin.
neo Of Lincoln. T~ouchdowns: Kroger, Cd;
Arnold. Slaughter. Time OF halves: Twenty
and fifteen minutes.
BeItAer and KrOgeP Galn.
Play was started with Nebraska defend.
ing the east goal. Swenson kicked off foI