Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
PURPLE AND WHIGETRlUMPH
Beat Strong Shenandoah Lads by
Score Of IA to 0.
TEAMS PLAY ABOUT EVEN
VaBst8gu sssm 90 EEoe1 Ia th@ Baot
Yield, bat An Able 70 do
RStAlag with the IsepaI
s4sas wall.
TEAMS PLAY ABOUT EVEN

Omaha, lls Shenandoah, O.
After four quarters OF the hottest high
school foot ball that Omaha has seen
since the Llncoln-omaha High school game
in 1908, Omaha High school bested Shenan-
do&h High. winning. "a TO o
Both teams fought fisFOsiY foe every
yard the bali was moved, first threatsninE
one schools goal and then with q few
Fllsiiss the struggle moved into the danger
sons Of the opponents Pew sensational
plays were made and fewer long gains.
Harold Andrus. the big $50 pound tackle
81 Omaha. ptanged through ths Shsnsn-
dOah line and breaking away from this
opponents vino opposed him. he made a
fifty five yard dash over the goal, drag
ging two man with him for the last five
yards OF has run, The play was made jrst
three minutes bsf0rs tins was called %
end the game.
s0sRs fa FoUR Raiautsa,
omaha's nFst SCORE came in the first
four minutes Of play. Omaha kicked off
ana after q few downs Shenandoah lost
the ball. Howes made an eighteen-yard
gain. and AHdrus and Rector took IL for
ten and five yards, respectively, Andrua
made tins touchdown ia a tWslve-yard line
plunge and Rector kicked goal
Shenandoah throughout the whole gama
never lost heart. but Esmsiy stuak 10 IL
TO the end, Tho interference Of thu visit
ing team was far ahead Of the Omshans,
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 shsnan7
doah men carrying the bali almost got
away for a touchdown. In line plunging
the visiting backs found themselves up
I against something TOD strons for them. not
more than tive or three times getting
more than a few yards gain.
vinisGas Hack Yield strong.
4 The backfield Of Shenandoah far exoelled
/ tho Omaha backs, Captain Gault was the
: head OF oyery play, carrying the bali Tor
/ long gains, and was always Ga 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 ptats down much better than the
Omaha men, but were q little weak on
breaking up a play. The line OF the Iowana
was weak, however Andrus, undsrmll and
Hnwes finding big holes IN IT,
Klopp, the little quarter and general o.
( the omaha squad, played his usual bril-
!
doah man, Simmons, Besides directing his
team Wal and returning punts IN fine
fashion, he was out FOR several good gains
and was ~ the center OF all the plays
both offensive and defensive On one coca
sion he saved the team from being scored
against stopping Blackburn, the shenan-
doah left end, on forward pass play after
he had distanced all tbs other omaha
players
Andrus the bis tackle, was the other
star for Omaha breaking through CON
unuany for ten and twelve-yard gains and
proving the nemesis 81 the shenandonhans
Ihe line OF the Omaha men was imoene-
trable and the team work developed BY
Coach Burnett showed up well in the faoi
that II was hard TO find a star.
play D. rough.
Omaha opened the game with a touch.
down In four minutes and then followed q
grueling fight, with rough play on the par
OF both teams. Much amusement vas &C
casioned among the Omaha fans wher
Shenandoah tried one Of the same oper
plays that Lincoln used last year ans
failed Tho feature OF the quarter was 1
trick forward pass OF the visitors. passing
from the quarter TO the half and then
forward pass 10 the center a play whlcl
almost got the Omaha men.
both teams buckled down In the secoas
quarter and the fight was Tor blood Botl
tried 20 kick a goal. but failed
In the third quarter Omaha rushed IN,
hall 10 within Ave yards % sheuandoah'i
goal. but was unable 10 make H. shenan