Omaha daily bee., 1910-10-23
NEbRASKACRUSHES DENVER
COrnhuskers Win by Score Of Twenty
Seven to Nothing.
BETTER IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
BTountAineers Unable TO stop OpDO-
nents at Any stage Of Dame
Cole Able TO save Pct
Formations.
BETTER IN EVERY DEPARTMENT

LINCOLN. Oct z2.-(specisl Teiegram.)
With the most powerful attack Nebraska
has developed In two, years. the Corn
hushers crushed Denver university satur-
day afternoon by the score OF q to O.
The Nebraska backs lugged the ball for
many yards through the Denver line and
Cole was compelled 10 use none Of the
pet formations which he has UP his sleeve
The score does not indicate the relative
metrits of the two teams. Denver was
badly whipped and at no time could the
Mountainous stop the powerful rushss OF
the Cornhuskera' backfield. Owen Frank
and shonka were the bright stars for the
COrnhuskerH and Jerry Warner did some
wonderful taokling IN the second half
owen Frank played the game Of HE nfo
doing some OF the fierceat taokling that
has ever been seen on q Nebraska field
Sbonka was a mountain OF strength on
the Offense and carried the ball on tackle
formations for long runs. o. Frank played
wonderful game on the defense and did
some wonderful puntinE.
OutDIHy Denver I'm Every Way.
Excluding the gain made on forward
passes the COrnhuskers carried the ball
for go yards as against iS7 half for Den
Yer. Nebraska was thrown for a loss OF
yards, while the Mountaineers lost 70
half yards, Nebraska pUnted u times for
total OF ls2 yards. Denver punted times
for q total Of 2Ss yards. on forward passes
the Cornhuskers were successful four times
for a net gain OF 1875 yards. -Four OF the
passes were unsuccessful. Denver gained
% yards on forward passes and failed on
g. Nebraska was penalized twice for 30
yards and Denver three times for s. yards
The game was clean throughout.
Nebraska rushed the Mountainssrs off
their feet in the first quarter and scored
two touchdowns. The Denver players came
back hard in the second ana third quar-
ters and held Nebraska In the last quar-
ter Nebraska made three more touch
downs. bewdldering the proteges Of Koch
Ter with q series OF end runs, quarterback
fakes and line smashes. After the game
Koehler said that Denver was defeated by
better team, but he did not believe that
they played nearly as well as last satur-
day Cole said the Nebraska defense was
good, but the offensive work was ragged
in spots and needed considerable attention
before the Kansas game. Crowley played
a strong game for Denver doing some par
ticularly pretty line plnging. The weather
was ideal for the spectators and players
A light wind was blowing from the ives,
and gave Denver a decided advantage in
the earlier part Of the game Fully 25Oc
roOters saw the contest
Details az Game.
The game started at 8;O2, Denver winning
the toss and choosing the east goal Frank
kicked fifty yards to Crowley. who re-
, turned che ball twenty yards. Bailey
slipped 70 the side lire and Walker executed
forward pass across the field, but the
play resulted in the loss of a yard Walker
lost yard on a line plunge and Nebraska
got the ball on downs. o. Frank made five
yards on an end run. Warner took the
BAN for five more. Rathhone made eight
yards through center Temple added six
( teen yards and Rathbone fumbled on the
ono-yard line but Harmon recovered the
ball behind the goal line D. Frank kicked
out 70 r. Frank and then kicked goal
Score; Nebraska. 6; Denver o.
/ Hammil kicked over the goal line. but
the hall was brought out and Warner made
seven yards on the first down. H. FrapR
/ got through the line for six. O. Frank
circled the end Tor five and a half Yards
Warner made four and a double pass from
Z Warner TO Frank resulted IN the loss OF
a yard Nebraska was penalized fifteen
yards. Nebraska punted and on the frs,
play o. Frank intercepted forward mass
/ chauneer made eighteen yards on pretty
forward pass. Temple plunged through
tackle for two more Nebraska was penal.
ized fifteen yards. Frank made a shorl
punt but Hammeii fumbled the ball and
Lofgron fen on a. o. Frank was pushed
/ over Tor the second touchdown but he
missed goal Score Nebraska. II; Denver. o
Denver kicked thirty-five yards TO T.
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