New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1910-01-02
TARS In HARD FIGHT
OLD NAVY FOOTB.4LL
Stars SHIN E.
RED" Magrmder Leads the
Nebraska Eleucn tip Vel
Earned Tictory.


noon. by defeating the clever; of the bat
tleshp Missouri. by a score of IS TO 0.
Aided by a powerful quarttt of former
Annapolis gridiron stars, the men from the
Nebraska tore through the Missouri team
at viii and piled up touchdowns with
monotonous regularity
II Msdshipnan Northcroft who played
for Annapolis three years ago and earned
two championship stars al the Naval Acad-
envy. had been in better condition. and DR..
Pollard. the star quarterback of the Mis-
souri, team had been able 10 play, the
suit might have been different; at least so
said the jackies of the Missouri, they
watched the victorious players march off
the field escorted by the ships band ON the
way to their vessel to celebrate.
The game was of the slapdash kind from
the start. and although the men from the
Missouri were outplayed they fought hard,
and the Nebraska eleven. headed by Mid
shipman Red Magruder. who won his
spurs as a gridiron star against the West
Point team two years ago last fall, had TO
fight with every bit of effort to score the
FIVE fouchdowns. Magrudsr played left
tackle and was a tower OF strength, slip
ping through the opposing line and smear
ing the runner with all ais oidtime ac-
curacy and speed. He was not slow on the
offence either, and opened big holes for his
backs and afforded splendid interference
for men carrying the bali. His playing
went long way toward bringing victory
TO the Nebraska eleven
LANCE who was the aE-Eastern quarter
hack on some elevens a year ago, also shone
forth in the most marvellous football way,
selling every opportunity when it offered
itself and running the team with the dash
and spirit that characterized his playing
against the army team at Franklin Field
in 1905 At the most unexpected moments
he completely bewildered the Missourians
b. letting loose an accurate forward pass,
and then, again, employing straight line
formations TO drive his team through the
breaches in the Missouri line. Late in the
second half when the game safely
won, LANCE gave way to higgins, who al
most scored another touchdown in the last
FIVE minutes.
Mtdshiprcen Soule and Steward, both
former Navy players. were the other half
~ the experienced quartet that the Ne
braskans used. Soule WIS a wonder in
getting down the field under punts, and
ne showed that he was adept at pulling
down forward passes and running with the
bali steward showed UP better on the de-
Tense. for he played hard game and never
let his less experienced opponent get the
upper hand. Jonas Ingram, who captained
the Navy eight that rowed at Poughkeep-
sine in 1907, was down TO play in the sec
orad half, but he was ION leave, and ap-
parently could not tear hirlself away from
his New Years calls, for ne failed 10 ap-
pear on the field
The crowd that greeted the rival sailor
men as they ran out on the gridiron shortly
after . o'clock was larger than any that
saw the college games on the same field
The greater part Of the bleachers and
good portion of the grandstand were filed
by yelling, dancing and singing sailors. and
there were not a few lovers Of the game
who were not connected with the navy
hand 10 extend New Years greeting TO
the sport Both batueships were repre-
scented by full bands, so. that the game
had much OF the attractiveness of a college
contest.
There was not particle Of snow on the
entire field for the jackies had cleaned
off every hit earlier in the week, and as a
result the gridiron was in; better condition
than il was when Fordhanl and Syracuse
brought the local college season to an end
On Thanksgiving Day. The ground. how
ever. was hard from the frost. but although
the men tackled hercely there were no in
juries from that or from ANY other cause
IL was decided Before the contest that as
neither team had had much time to get in
condition the halves shorld be limited 10
twenty minutes
LANCE was responsible: for Nebraska's
first touchdown after league had brought
the ball TO Missouris 1e-yard line by a
brilliant 5O-yard run five minutes after the
game began. Before the Missourians had
recovered from the surprise of leagues
Sh eli through n
and was across the line for a touchdown.
He failed TO kick the goal, but the Ne
braska team had an advantage of five
points
A lot Of punting near The middle of the
field followed, with the Missouri eleven
losing ground on the exchanges, until at
last il was pushed intD the last ditch.
LANCE, with ceaseless energy drove his
team right after the retreating team, and
finally, just few minutes before the end
of the half, eague brushed aside the last
defence and scored the second touchdown.
This time LANCE kicked the ball fairly be-
tween the uprights, and the score was IL
TO O.
Both teams came out On the field for the
second half determined to do better. The
boys from the Missouri knew that their
shipmates had wagered 5000 in hard
earned cash on their chances. and they
were eager to get into the fight and retrieve
themselves for the disasters of the first
half But they reckoned without LANCE
and the ever ready Nebraskans, who set
out the minute the whistle sounded. COM
pletely smothered their rivals under an
avalanche of touchdowhs. Within three
minutes Lange set the ball on a beautiful
forward pass 10 Soule; and the nimble end
lost no time in getting down Ifle field for
twenty yards for a touchdown.
After that the game became more or less
of a procession for the Nebraska players,
who ripped the MissoUri line TO pieces and
in less than ten minutes added two more
touchdowns, che being made by league,
and the other by Harrigan, who took Whe-
Ian's place at fuf back when the latter
retired from the game After Lange
stopped playing and when Higgins had
chance 10 show what he could do the Ne
braska eleven was in d fair way to get
other touchdown. In three plays Harrigan
carried the ball almosts the length of the
feid and il was on Missouri's S-yard line
when the final whistle blew, which ended
hostilities.
The lineup follows:
Nebraska S2s). Position. Missouri 0b
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