Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03

put on the other hand II was handicapped
by having four of it's best men out.
Before the game began Nebraska City
entered a protest against Andrus, the right
tackle of Omaha, being allowed to play. It
claimed he had already played four years
Of high school foot ball, three with Weep
ing Water and one with Omaha, but it was
shown that he had not played as many as
three with Weeping Water and protest was
not allowed,
The stars of the Nebraska City team
were the Gilmore brothers and Miller. On
the Omaha side, Underhill, DOVE and
Mills, the three backs and Rector, the
right tackle, did especially good work.
Warren Howard, Omaha's quarter back,
made some fine tackles and a number of
large gains for his team.
Visitors Kick out of Bounds.
The game started with Nebraska City
kicking out of bounds. The ball was
brought back and kicked over. tumble
on first down, Omaha's ball. Mills took
the ball for a fifteen-y yard gain. then Dove
and Andrus gained a little in line smashes,
ball fumbled, Omaha's ball. Omaha makes
a double pass and Howard goes over the
goal. Point is protested by Nebraska City
because referee had thought the ball dead
and had blown the whistle. The score was
allowed and goal-kick missed. Score,
Omaha, . and Nebraska City, o.
Nebraska City kicked off and on first
down Dove gained ten yards. Howard took
the ball for a thirty-yard gain on an end run.
Omaha made a series of line smashes for
small gains and then tried a forward pass
and failed. Nebraska City got the ball for
the first time. The result was three downs
and no gain and a tumble on the third
down, Omaha holding the ball. Omaha lost
tho ball on a tumble on an end run. Ne
braska City made a couple of line smashes
for small gains and lost the bali on a
umble. Omaha made two Intellectual line
smashes through the guards and then
punted. The ball Is fumbled within ten
yards Of the goal and knocked back behind
the goal. Miller of Nebraska City falls on
it and makes it a touchback. The ball is
brought out and seesawed back and forth
until time was called.
During the intermissiOn, Referee Barack-
nan reversed his decision on the grounds
that the ball had been dead when he blew
his whistle. Score end of first half: Omaha,
0, Nebraska City 0.
Second Half.
Omaha kicks off and fumbles the ball,
giving Omaha possession OF the ball. Ne
braska City is penalized five yards, Omaha
fumbles the ball, which gives the visitors
the ball. Nebraska City makes a series
OF line smashes, fumbling the ball, which
goes back to Omaha. Omaha fumbles,
but manages to keep the ball, and Ne
braska City is again off side, which gives
Omaha another five yardsk Omaha tries
a forward pass and Nebr aska City gets
the ball. Porter makes a email gain for
the visitors and they then tumble the ball
on the next down, giving the ball back TO
the home team. Omaha makes a couple
Of line smashes, Underhill makes two good
gains and puts his team over the goal.
Dove kicks goal. Score: Omaha, 6; Ne
braska City, 0.
Nebraska City kicks off, Miller downs
Dove In his tracks when he catches the
ball Dove makes a good end run, Mills
gains fifteen yards on a delayed pass
through center, Howard makes an end run.
gaining twenty yards, Dove makes two
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