Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
Team Defeats Nebraska at
Foot Ball.
SCORE AT END OF GAME rs ~ TO o
Gophers Start Whirlwind Play and
Keep it Up to Finish.
CONTEST WON WHILE STILL YOUNG
That McGovern of Last Year is Yet
Shining Star,
AT RIGHT PLACE WHEN NEEDED
During One Stage of the Play for
Time e Looked aH ThOuEh the
Nebraska Eleven Might
Score,


Score,
MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, oct. i6-(special
Telegram. )-Speed and strength concen-
trated in one of the best backfield quarteh
ever played on a western grtdiron enabled
the mighty Minnesota foot ball team to put
the Nebraska eleven TO rout on NorthrOT
field this afternoon in the finest exhibition
Of the new game seen in Minneapolis this
fan. The score was "a 70 O
The Gophers began a whirlwind attack
in tho opening minutes of the struggle ara
claimed victory before the playing was
four minutes old. by rushing a series OF
plays down the field and sending the won
derful McGovern over the Cornhusker line
for touchdown before the small band OF
Nebraska rooters could realize that the
game was under way.
Those who watched the work Of the Min
nesota backs at once seemed certain that
the proteges Of Coach williams would roll
up a score OF huge proportions. Then, as
II to verify this presentment the Minnesota
men came right back in the next few
minutes OF play and scored another touch
down.
Before the final Of the first quarter the
score had been increased TO sixteen points
through a well-executed series OF end runs
and split plays that enabled the backs to
pierce the Cornhusker line for cnastent
and lengthy gains.
Come Right Back.
Though hopelessly beaten in the first
quarter Of the game the Cornhusker play
ers did not give Up. but came back at their
opponents with a display Of grit and stub.
born defense.
In the second quarter the play called forth
comment from the large crowd OF specta-
tors that had made their way to the field,
expecting to see the Minnesota team held
to a low score. The secondary defense OF
tho Nebraska team held up wonderfully in
this quarter and would have held the local
team seoreless, but for the fumbling Of the
ball on the Nebraska twenty-five-yard line
BY Warner.
A long time in the game It looked aa
though the Cornhusl1ers might score for
they were racing down the field with the
ball and were within thirty yards Of the
Minnesota goal At this juncture, how.
ever a kick was blocked and q husky
Gopher picked up the oval, shooting half
way across a clear field for a touchdown
All credit for the victory OF the Gophera
must 80 to the backfield, for the men
playing there were wonderful in their at
tacl1s and any one OF the four was able
to gain ground against the Nebraskans.
The same McGOvern.
Johnnie McGovern, the man who was a
terror in the game at Omaha last fall, was
the scintiilating head OF contest His end
runs and darts through the line were the
best that he ever essayed. To those who
saw him perform in the game at Omaha Il
seemed that he could do no better work,
but today he surpassed anything that ne
accomplished year ago.
Only for few minutes In the third
quarter was the Nebraska defense able to
hold this wriggllng play in tow. At all
other stages of the game he took the ball,
and either fleeing around the wings Of
lodging through the line, he ripped Oft
yard after yard toward the NebraBkaa
goal. He was tackled by the alert Corn
huskers, but like a slippery eel he twisted
and squrmed and got loose.
Rosenwald, Stevens and Captain john
ston also did some great playing against
the Cornhuskers. Rosenwald, next TO Mo-
Govern, played the best ball for the
Gophers. His gains on end runs and drillG
through the line were substantial,
The Gopher line played better game
than had been expected and at times was
the equal OF the Nebraska forwards. In
the first half, the work Of the Minnesota
line kept the Cornhuskers from making
their downs Despite the heroic efforts o.
the Cornhusker line, the local forwards
would create holes and dive through in timG
to break up interference and stop plays
In their infancy.
Nebraska Offense Weak.
At practically all times the Cornhuskeg
offense was weak and no advance could be
made against the wall that Williams haS
formed. No gains were made at the MIN
nesota wings, while on the line plays the
yards won we're very few.
The contest today was a hard one foI
the Cornhuskers TO lose as they had ons
pected to get away with a low score. The
| fight they made was a stubborn one. but
they were up against a better team and
had TO suecumb TO defeat
! Nebraska thought Minnesota had a strong
team last fail, but this years Gopher
eleven Is 40 per cent bettkr than the one
that held Nebraska IA to at Omaha.
! Only one serious injury occurred 10 mas
/ the game. Elliott left guard for the Corn
huskers, was thrown in hard play durins
the closing minutes Of the first half and
sustained broken collarbone that prob.
ably will cause him TO be out OF the game
/ for the remainder OF the season.
] For the Cornhuskers. Collins, Temple and
/ o. Frank were the men who threw Joy int
the Cornhusker rooters at times. They
played doGEed ball on the offenSe ana
stopped many Minnesota players. Every
little while Collins could be seen buci1inG
through the defense and pulling down a
runner. o Frank killed several attempted
end runs. Temple held up his side OF the
line and broke down offensive Gopher plays
| frequently
Two Expensive FumbIea.
In the exchange Of punts the CornhuskerI
lost many yards. McGovern and Pickering
kicked better than Frank many times and