Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
PURPLE AND WHIGETRlUMPH
Beat Strong Shenandoah Lads by
Score Of IA to 0.
TEAMS PLAY ABOUT EVEN
visstsrs s@~R e Excel e. the BaSiZ
Riesd, nut Are Abs to do
Nothiag with ths LEGAL
Etsns Wall.
,EAMs PLAY ABOUT EVEN

Omaha, IA Shenandoah, O.
After four quarters Of the hottest high
school foot ball that Omaha has seen
since the Lincoln Omaha High school game
in 1905 Omaha Bigh school bestsd shenan-
doah High. winning. "a TO o
Both teams fought fisrosiY Tor every
yard tia ball was moved. FIRST threatening
enc schools gOai and then with few
rusiiAa the struggle moved into thu danger
zona Of ths opponents Pew sensational
plays were made and Tower Long gains.
Harold Andras. the big $50 pound tackle
o. Omahs, plunged through the Shansn-
dOah linz and breaking away from the
oppoaents VINO opposed him. he made a
nfty-hVs yard dash over the goal, drag
Ring two man with him Tor the last five
yards Of his run, The play was made just
three minutes befOrs time was called td'
end the Eama.
sooss a. FOus sliautss.
OmAha's first SCORE came In the first
four minutes OF play. Omaha kicked off
ana after a few downs Shenandoah lost
the ball. Howes made an eighteen-yard
gain. and Andrus and Rector took Il for
ten and i've yards. respectively, Andrus
made tins touchdown ia a twelve-yaFd line
plunge and Rector kicked goal,
Shenandoah throughout ths whole gana
never lost heart. but gRmeiy stnnk 10 it
to the end. Ths interfersRes of the visit
ing team was Tar ahaad Of the Omahans,
only the most strenuous work on the part
Of the Locals breaking up many Of their
long runs in trick plays Shenandoah had
the best also, working Omaha for a num-
Der OF forwards and fakes, ending In end
runs. On several Of these. the Shsnan-
doah men carrying the bali almost got
away for a touchdown In line Dlunging
the visiting backs found themselves up
against something tod strong for than. not
more than tive OF three times getting
more than a few yards gain.
visiting Hack Field stFoaE.
The backfield Of Shenandoah far exoslled
tho Omaha backs, Captain Gault was the
head OF every play, carrying ths bail Tor
long gains, and was always on hand to
break up the Omaha runs. Castle, full, and
simmons, quarter, also acquitted them
solves well. The ends we're fast and fol-
lowed punts down much better than the
Omaha men, but were q little weak on
breaking up a play. The line OF the Iowans
was weak, however, Andrus, Undsrmn and
lIcwes finding big holes In IT,
Kiopp ths little quarter ana general q
the Omaha squad played HIS usual bril-
liant game and far excelled the Shenan-
doah man, simmons. Besides directing his
team vel and returning punts in fin'
I fashion, he was out FOR several good gains
and was ~ the center or All the plays
/ both offanzlve ana defensive on one coca
sion ne saved the team from being scored
against, stopping Blackburn, the shenan-
doah left end, on a forward pass play aftel
he had distaneed al the other omaha
players.
Andrus, the bis tackle, was the othei
star for Omaha breaking through con
unuany Tor ten and twelye-yard gains and
proving the Nemesis 81 tao shenandoahans
The line Of she Omaha men was impene
trable and the team work developed By
Coach Burnett showed up well IN the fac
that it was hard 10 find star.
Play o. RouEh.
Omaha opened the game with a touch
down in four minutes and then followed
srueling fight. with rough play on the par
OF both teams. Much amusement was oc