Omaha daily bee., 1909-10-24
Omaha LADS WIN
FAST BALL GAME
South Omaha Scores a Safety on
the Omaha High School
Team.
THOMPSON STARS WITH BOOT
Shows Last Years Form, Although
Playing His First Game.
OMAHA TEAM PLAYS FASTEST
Shows Better knowledge Of the Fine
Points Of the Game.
BOYS DO SNAKE AND WAR DANCE
Follows the Hand Around the Grid
iron Daring the I~ntermIssisn IN
Real College Fashion, 60
Delight OF Rioters.
THOMPSON STARS WITH BOOT
Shows Last Years Form, Although
Playing His First Game.
IAHA TEAM PLAYS FASTEST
BOYS DO SNAKE AND WAR DANCE

Delight OF Rioters.
Omaha IND South Omaha high schools
met Saturday at the Vinton street park
in an exciting foot ball game and Omaha
won. There was a good crowd out TO see
the game and both schools had an en-
thuslastlc bunch Of rooters out to root for
their teams. The South Omaha rootera
took possession Of the grandstand on the
south. while the omaha boosters held the
west grandstand and the west bleachars.
The Omaha boys won by the score Of Is
to 1, South Omaha's two points having
been made on a safety.
South Omaha made steady gains in it's
line pIunges, but seemed to be weak on the
Interference for end runs and forward
passes. Its line held finely all through the
game, although Rector and McWhinney
were able to break through ana spoil some
good plays.
Omaha kept up a fine interference, Kiopp
and Howard being able to make some end
runs for long distances by means OF it.N
The Omaha team work was as a whole a
little better than that OF South Omaha.
especially on the more open plays.
Thompson. who was In the game for the
first time yesterday. showed that he was
able to punt every bit as well as during
last year, when he did such work. .Klopp,
omaha's fast quarterback, made some fine
runs, often carrying the ball back some
distance after receiving South omaha's
punts. Stryker OF South Omaha went
through the line often for good gains, and
also did some good kicking. Rapp, the
South Omaha quarter. made some fine end
runs and IL he had had better interference
could have made some large gains for his
team. Meany and Dickman, the two half
backs, are hard 20 beat on defense work.
but they both were a little weak on gain
ing ground.
Details of Play.
South Omaha won the toss and chose
to receive the kick. Andrus kicked off,
stryker received. but he was unable to
gain anything. South Omaha tried two
downs, but could gain nothing. so punted.
Ctnderhill received II but was downed.
After the first down Omaha punted and
Rapp OF South Omaha carried the bail
back for a mail gain. They were unabie
to make their yards and the ball went over
to Omaha. Omaha made their yards
twice and then fumbled' the ball but re-
covered II. Thompson punted It almost to
the South Omaha goal line, and South
Omaha fumbled the ball. Klopp. the
Omaha quarter. got the ball and had q
clear run to goal. He dropped the ball
Just as he got over the goal line. but Payne
OF Omaha fell on It Immediately. Nc
Whitney kicked goal. Score: Omaha, 6;
South Omaha, o.
Andrus kicked and South Omaha carried
the ball back for ten yards. South Omaha
made its yards by an end run n a cou-
pie of line smashes by stryker. Omaha
got the ball on the next down ana Payne
made an end run for twenty-five yards.
Klopp made a forward pass to Mills for
fifteen yards. but after a couple Of line
smashes South Omaha. got the ball.
Omaha was penallzed five yards for being
offside and South Omaha tried a forward
pass. but failed. South Omaha punted.
but Mills and Underhil carried the bali
back to within two yards and then Howes
put it over. Thompson punted the ball out
to Klopp and Mcwhinney kicked goal.
Score: Omaha, Il; South Omaha. O.
Striker kicked off. and Omaha gained
nothing. Omaha penalized five yards for
being off side. Omaha fumbled the ball
and South Omaha got II. stryker punted
and Klopp carried the ball back for over
twenty-five yards, but Howard had sig
nailed for a fair eaten, SO the ball was
brought back. Omaha punted and Payne
downed stryker as soon as he got the ball.
Stryker went through the line for eight
yards. but South Omaha could gain nothk
ing In its next down., so they punteA.
Klopp fumbied the ball almost on the goal
line and Omaha was downed for q safety.
Score: Omaha. IL; South Omaha. 2
During the intermission the Omaha root
-. Ill., A. 49,
dance around the field. Then they did a
fancy war dance around the band.
The second half started with stryker OF
South Omaha kicking off and Klopp re-
ceiving. Mills and Klopp made some gains
of about ten yards apiece and then Klopp
made a forward pass to Payne on the
forty-yards line. Payne dropped the bail
when he was tackled, but Howard grabbed
Il and ran for a touchdown. McWhinnsy
Kicked goal. Score. Omaha, 49,; South
Omaha. 2.
Andrus kicked off and Shields received Il,
but Payne downed him almost as soon as
he got It. On the second down South
Omaha tried TO punt. but the punt was
blocked and Omaha got the ball on South
Omaha's eight-yard line. For a minute
II looked like another touchdown for
Omaha and Mills made five yards more
towards the goal, but then Omaha was
showed back three yards and Kiopp tried
a forward pass TO Howard and gained five
yards. South Omaha got the ball within
enc yard OF its goal line and stryIer
punted Il back into the middle OF The
field. The rest OF the half was spent In
seesawing back and forth In the middle
Of the field. Klopp and Howard OF Omaha
each made a couple OF sensational and
runs. but neither teams goal was IN
danger.
Final score: Omaha, IS; South omahs. z.
LineuD OF Teams.