Omaha daily bee., 1909-11-07
ROmps Away with the TarkiO Boys
In the First Half.
MORTOR KICKS FIELD GOAL
Il Injured in Second Half and Team
Does Not Score Again.
CONTEST CLOSE TO THE FINISH
Game Enes with Ball Inside the
BeIievus Five-Yard Line and in
Possession Of the Fast
TaFkto squad.

Bonnres burned bright in Bellevue Sat
urday night, for the purple and old gold
has beaten Tarlio and the students
thought they had good cause to celebrate.
In n warmly contested battle on the
Bellevue campus Tarkio was forced to take
It's medicine to the tune of Q to 6, the local
lads making a field goal more than their
opponents.
with the result I'm doubt until the final
minute Of play the spectators were treated
10 a fine game Of foot ball and many on
the field ~rejoioed with Bellevue because
Of the standing Il gave that team to de-
feat Tarkio. which had won earlier in
the season from the heavy Creighton lads.
AZ the end Of the first half the score
was 0 10 o in favor Of Bellevue, but the
Prosbyteriana were unable to score In
tho second. lille Tarkio made a touch
down, followed by a goal and came within
a yard Of scoring again as time was
called. Morton was injured in the second
half and this nearly cost Bellevue the
game. 80 he continued 20 play and made a
costly tumble which rave Tarkio the ball
within the nve-yard line, but the sturdy
Missourians we're unable to push the ball
over the goal. hat was their chance to
win the game and they missed II.
Credit for winning the game goes
largely 70 Morton, ~Claybaugh. Primrose
and Jones. who were in every fray and
did themselves proud by their superb tack
ling and the way they carried the ball into
the camp OF the enemy. Morton saved
the day several times by bringing down
his man after he had passed the line and
Curtis broke through and spoiled several
plays that otherwise might have been ex-
pensive for Bellevue. Dow had his eagle
eye on the opposing end and spoiled sew
eral attempts At a forward pass. Clay
baugh was n consistent ground gamer when
called upon to carry the ball. Jones and
Dow make a good pair of ends and on
several occasions were on top Of the op-
posing backs before they had a chance to
start after receiving punts. The line as a
whole played well, but Lacked snap in
charging. At times some one would be
thrown to break up a play, but there was
not the consistent charging that is notice
able IN the Creighton team or In the Corn
huskers.
wind FavOrs TarkiO.
Tarkio won the toss and took the south
goal with the aid OF the wind, but this die
not help much, as the first score Bellows
made was when Morton booted a dror
kick between the bars from the thiry-yart
line before tho middle OF the first half
Neither side had shown any superiority be
fore that time. A forward pass had giveI
Bellevue the ball on the ton-yard line. bu.
Il was lost on downs. Tarkio made
couple OF good gains when Bellevue got thu
ball again on a tumble which Ed Gowd!
made because OF the dive through tn,
line made by Curtiss. Morton tried for
field goal and was successful. Bellevue, 3
Tarkio. o.
nsn - A. -
ball rolled along the ground to the twenty
five-yard line. where Thompson fumble'
Il and Dow secured the ball for Bellevue
Mortor missed a try at goal and Tarki
lined up on the twenty-five-yard line. o.
the first play the bail was fumbled an
secured by Bellevue. On the next play 10
Ciaybaugh circled the left end for twenty
five yards for a touchdown. from whieI
Dow kicked goal. Bellevue. 8; Tarkio, {
After swaying back and forth for fiv
minutes In the second half a successfu
thirty-yard forward pass gave Tarkio pos
session OF the pigskin on Believes three
yard line and on the second fry Thompso
carried Il across and a goal was kicked
the only score Of the second half.
Bellevue turned out one Of the larges
crowds Of its foot bail career 10 watch II
favorites defeat Tarkio. and the player
were spurred 10 their utmost endeavors b
the songs Of the eo-eds. who. bedecke
with eolors and me~gaphones, sang IN
songs OF old Bellevue and cheered theI
best.
The game was marked by many attempt
az forward pass. but both teams SCENE
loash 20 give up the oval by punting. seen
ing % prefer 20 try for the distance b
some trick play or forward pass.
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