Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-10-16
Foot Ball Teams of Rival Schools Put
Up a Strong and snappy Foot
Ball Game.
LOCALS TOO FAST FOR VISITORS
Contest is Decided in the First Of
the Halves.
FIGHT, HOWEVER, WAGED TO END
Hard Tackles and Long Runs Are the
Star Features.
GOOD HEADWORK rs SHOWN
Wiley, the Captain of the out-Of-
Town Aggregation, Does some
Real star Acts I'm Making
Touchdownss
GOOD HEADwORK IS SHOW

Outplayed and outwitted at almost every
point OF the game, the York High school
eleven went down to defeat at the hands
Of the Omaha High school eleven in 81 to
8. at Vinton Park Saturday. York fought
bravely to the last gong. but Omaha had
won It's game in the first half and the
visiting lads had no chrnce to retrieve
themselves in the last half, although
Wiley the fast York captain, got away for
a touchdown on a fifty-flve-yard run on
one occasion.
Although the teams averaged almost
evenly on weight. the beef on the York
team was in back of the line, while the
Omaha team had It's big men In its line
AS a result the York team found It impos-
sible to puncture the Omaha stonewan
while the local tackles and guards, not
only tore big holes in the York line on
offense, but in defensive work. they went
through It continually, and broke up many
a well planned play before It was started.
Victory Hurried Along.
Victory, and such an easy victory, came
as great surprise to the crowd of Omaha
rooters and supporters on hand for the
game. Such q crowd as the Omaha High
school never before got out 80 early in the
season was anxiously shifting It's feet when
the referees whistle started the game,
within six minutes the Omaha lads had
recovered the ball from their kickoff to
York and Rector had put over a field goal
for fear that delay meant possibly their
one chance Of victory gone.
with one wild whoop the people on the
bleachers rose from their seats. for all
who knew foot ball could easily see in
that time that York was being steadily
outplayed. From then on to the end OF the
half, Omaha scored easily, ending the half
% % 0, and the defeat Of three years ago,
when Omaha lost the state championship
was wiped out, in defeating the present
champions OF Nebraska.
Captain Wiley of York received the un-
sunted admiration Of both friend and foe
in the game, for he was easily the star Of
both teams. Understanding she game, he
managed his team well the only critiscism
OF the day being his trying many forward
passes, even after Omaha had practically
scored on a couple Of them In running
with the ball the only man, who came
near edualing him was Klopp, the little
quarter and general of Q Omaha eleven,
and In defensive tackling Wiley's track
record stood him in good stead, for not
a man on the field could escape him with
out a long lead.
some of the other stars.
Other stars on the York team were
Beaver, the big full back Blood the end
and Wideman half and Crosan tackle. All
played well. but not together. Omaha $
chief performers were the whole team,
big Andrus the tackling hitting the line
for some good gains.
First Half-Omaha kicked off and
within the first quarter had made a field
goal and two touch downs and one goal
Kicked, IA TO O. In the second quarter
both teams settled down and Omaha found
II necessary to do some heavy line plung-
ing TO make the goals, but took two more
before the quarter half ended.
Second Half-Both teams changed lineup.
Omaha put in Raehman and Dow and
York put in Miller at quarter, Wiley took
half and Samuelson took place at left
guard.
After some preliminary scrimmage
work in the center Of the field, Wiley
picked Up the ball and maze fifty-five-
yard dash for goal lie swears he broke
his track record doing It. FloPp made q
seventy yard goal run, but In passing the
edge OF the field one foot had slipped
outside and ne was brought back Omaha
only got one touchdown in each quarter
forward pass TO Gall, folloVie4 ~ = line
Euek gave the first one and The ther ZANE
IN the second quarter by seetay hne uCoks
Dow going over
The lineup;