Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
lRASKA MAKES
POOR SHOWING.
1tould Do Vas to Hold South
!akota to q Six to Six
Score.
MEN REALLY OUTPLAYED
b Off as Though They Were Going
to Make it a Walkaway.
JMBLEs PUN THE CHANCES
Frank Saves the Game by a Good
Tackle in Closing Minutes.
HARTE AND TEMPLE THE STARS
Nebraska Line Unable to stand
Against Attack, while south
DHlsotn In Most Instances
was solid.

was Solid.
LINCOLN, oct. Especial Telegram)-
\ .cbraska was held TO a tie score in the
opening game OF the season this afternoon
at Antelope park, with South Dakota, the
points made by each eleven being G..
A weak line, one of the weakest that
has ever represented the state school, and a
) great number Of fumbles were responsible
for the poor showing Of the Cornhuskers.
South Dakota scored its touchdown in
the opening half and Nebraska failed to
make a point in that session, and only by
the hardest kind OF playing, with constant
encouragement from 1000 %rooters, was 1t
able to cross the visitors goal line in the
final half and even up the score.
Z The Cornhuskers never during the forty
minutes Of the game played winning foot
ball, and only during a few minutes at the
opening of the contest and for a short
period, in the second session were they able
to outplay their opponents.
They opened up the game after the kick
eff with a brilliant squirt that seemed to
mean an easy victory, but the backfleld al
most at the same time started to tumble
the ball and the story of the game was
then foreto1d.
For ten minutes the ball was in South
Dakota territory. Nebraska had possession
Of il most Of the time. carried once to the
South Dakota ten-yard line and then lost it
on a tumble. There were three of these
fumblcs in the first ten minutes. The third
one gave the Coyotes their chance. and
they booted the ball out of their territory.
south Dakota Scores First.
In five minutes more they had possession
Of the ball again. This time they were In
Nebraska territory. a forward pass was
worked successfully and they were on Ne
braska's twenty-yard line. Straight foot
bali, through tackles and around ends, put
the ball over the line for a touchdown.
Nebraska could do nothing during the re-
mainder OF the half. The second session
looked like a repetition Of the first. AS it
opened South Dakota vent into Nebraska
territory. A fumbled punt, however, soon
gave Nebraska the ball and then a forward
pass carried 1t to the visitors twenty-yard
line.
Hard line drives gave Nebraska its
touchdown.
South Dakota came back fighting like
.Trojans and when time was called had the
, ball on Nebraska's ten-yard line.
Frank did most of Nebraska's fumbling
and really killed his teams chances of
scoring in the first half. He, however,
played Il brilliant game in other respects,
saving the game at the last minute by
catching Keeling of South Dakota when
the latter had a clear field for a touch
down and was on Nebraska's ten-yard line.
He also made some sensational runs, one
being Cor thirty-five yards, the longest one
OF the game.
/Harte and Temple were the real heroes
I Tor Nebraska. They played a great game
on the defense, breaking up play after play
and keeping the fighting spirit In the other
men on the team. Temple was a wonder
and proved himself to be one of the best
defensive players Nebraska has ever had.
l&iarte was fierce on the offense, making
possible several good gains for the Corn
huskers.
Stars for south dakota.
ThacNaberry and p. Coffey were the stars
for South Dakota. The former made sew
eral good. ADVANCE around the Nebraska
wings and his punting was a feature of the
visitors play. Coffey charged the Corn
husker line for big gains.
The South Dakota line on most occasions
WIS a stone wall. The Nebraska line,
especially at center and tackles, was weak.
Haite, who was at fullback In the first
half, went to guard in the second session
} and strengthened the line a great deal,
Play in Detail.
Play was started with Nebraska defend
ing the east goal and a strong wind blow
ing from the west.
Frank kicked off to Thackaberry on the
twenty-yard line. A return Of fifteen yards
was made. the ball being on the visitors
-five-yard line. Thackaberry punted
= TO Frank on the Nebraska forty-five-yard
line
A return punt was at once made by
Beltzer, who sent the ball to the South
Dakota thirty-yard line. On the first play
Right Half Osborne Of the visitors FUN
bled and Beltzer recovered the BAH for the
Cornhuskers.
on the next play Sturtzenegger made a
gain Of five yards through left tackle
Boltzer dashed through right tackle foI
3 six yards. The ball was on the South
= Dakota fifteen-yard line, but Sturtzeneg-
ger fumbled the ball on the next play and
it went to South Dakota.
Thackaberry Immediately punted, send
ing the ball to Frank on the south Dakota
torty-fve-yard line. a forward pass from
NVIank to s-turtzenegger gave twenty yards
the next play Frank fumbled the bal
ID South Dakota got it.
tThackaberry punted TO the center Of the
keld and Frank returned the BAH ten
yards. An attempted forward pass BY
Beltzer hit the ground and the Cornhusk-
ers were penalized fifteen yards Temple
made five yards at right angle, Hart,
added three yards at right tackle. and
Beltzer made -four yards more. Beltzel
fumbled the ball on the next play and
Frank recovered II.
The ball Was on the South Dakota iii.
Neen-yard line, Beltzer made five yard.
NJ leftend. on the next play limbs brok,
throuah aud secured the ball from tbs
Cornhuskers.
South Dakota took no chance on a FUN
Ne but punted at once 10 the center OF