Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-03
LRASKA MAKES
POOR SHOWING
ould Do Was to Hold South
akota to a Six to Six
Score.
lees MEN REALLY 0UTPLAYED
nj -
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
Dakota Ia Most Instances
was solid.

Was solid.
LINCOLN, Oct. Especial Telegram)-
5 9. 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 it's 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.
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 backfield al
most at the same time started to tumble
the ball and the story of the game was
then foretold.
For ten minutes the ball was in South
l&dhOAd AtlIlAbI9s ANEbI dHhd BOoStSSiOh
Of II most Of the time, carried once to the
South Dakota t~en-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
ball, 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 1t
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 a 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 ror thirty-five yards, the longest one
OF the game.
I fHarte and Temple were the real heroes
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 proveF himself TO be one of the best
defensive players Nebraska has ever had.
plarte was fierce on the o~ffense, making
possible several good gains for the Corn
huskers.
Stars for south Dakota.
Thackabery and p. Coffey were the stars
for South Dakota. The former made sew
eral good advances around the Nebraska
wings and his punting was a feature of the
visitors play. Coffey charged the Corn
huskeT line for big gains.
The South Dakota line on most occasions
was a stone wall. The Nebraska line,
especially at center and tackles. was weak
HaIte. who was at fuuback 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 cast 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
vas made. the ball being on the visitors
twonty-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 aud Beltzer recovered the ball for the
CoTnhuskers.
on the next play Sturtzenegger made a
gain Of five yards through left tackle
Beltzer dashed through right tackle fol
six yards, The ball was on the soutl
Dakota flfteen-yard line, but sturtzeneg,
ger fumbled The ball on the next play and
il went TO South Dakota,
Thackaberry Immediately punted, send
ing the ball to Frank on the South Dakota
forty-five-yard line. a forward pass iron
\ NFtank to sturtzenegger gave twenty yards
the next play Frank fumbled the bal
d South Dakota got H.
rhaekaberry punted TO the center Of tn,
Aeld and Frank returned the ball ten
yards. An attempted forward pass b,
Reltzer hit the ground and the Cornhusk
ers were penalizcd fifteen yards Tempt,
made five yards at right angle. Hart,
added three yards at right tackle, an,
Beltzer made four yards more. BeltzeI
fumbled the ball on the next play an,
a Frank recovered IL.
The ball was on the South Dakota ff
| Neen-yard line, Beltzer made five yardl
al leftend. on the next play limbs brok,
throuah aud secured the ball from IN,
S~CoTnhuskers.
eouth Dakota took no chance on a fun
Me but punted al once 10 the center o.