Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-29
FRANK HERO OF CORNHUsKERS
v. chhNh hEhU VI OVhNhUShEhS
Wonderful Halfback Reminds Spec
tators of Johnny Bender.
MANY LONG RUNS HIS FEATURE
One Sprint of Eighty Yards and
Another of Seventy.Five.
CHAUNER ALSO IN GREAT PLAY
C0rnhuskers strike stride in Last
session and Race Away from
Opponents, NIaEinE Twenty
Eight Points.
ALSO IN GREAT PLAY

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct 2S.--(Speciol,)--
Nebraska whipped the University OF Mis-
souri, team on Nebraska field this after
noon In the first conference battle for
the Cornhuskers by score of "a to
The contest was held In the master hands
of the pupils OF Coach Stiehm from the
begging of the first quarter. and the
Tigers were held helpless throughout.
Nebraska made its first score In the
second quarter. though II was so danger
Gus in the first session that II pushed the
ball over the Missouri goal ine, but lost
touchdown because there was holding
in the Nebraska line. The rest Of the
scores came in rapid succession after
the opening of the second half.
o. Frank, that whirlwlnd left halfback,
was the ecintillating star Of the game,
playing one of the most sensational con-
tests that ever was featured on a Ne
braska field. Tonight the man who gave
away his chance TO be elected captain
that big Shonka might have the place, is
the hero OF many thousands of Nebraska
undergraduates and alumni He swept
tacklers out of the way and ran through
n broken field on several occasions. max
ing seventy and eighty-Yard runs and
crossing the Missouri goal line for touch
downs that brought JOY to the hearts Of
the Cornhuskers. He was every place,
and even was fast enough to get down
field after his own punts and recover
them when they were fumbled.
Frank ana Cbauner star.
But owen Frank. great as he was in
this wonderful game that he played, was
not the only man of the local team who
did himself great credit There was
Chauner, left end. who. on two oc-
caslons that came in quick succession.
raced down field fast enough to recover
punts~by o. Frank. The Nebraska line
held like stone wall at all times.
Missouri did not make first downs but
once. and that time the Tigers were
aided by a penalty. Missouri's maneuv-
ers which were calculated to skirt the
Nebraska ends, failed every time. Not
once did the line at any place bulge.
Center, where Nebraska was weak last
Saturday against Minnesota, did not give
for any gains.
Nebraska scored its first touchdown
after the ball had been raced to the
Missouri five-yard line on runs and
Gibson was pushed through left tackle
and o. Frank at once registered goal.
In the third quarter owen Frank, one
minute after the playe began, raced
seventy-five yards through a broken
field for a touchdown. He failed to kick
goal. The next touchdown was scored
by Purdy from the two-yard line, after
end runs and brilliant dashes had placed
the oval within easy striking distance.
Purdy was showed through left tackle
for this score. o. Frank kicked goal
Nebraskas next score came soon after
Purdy made his registration.
o. Frank Again shines.
o. Frank was showed through left
tackle after the oval had been worked
down field with forward pass and drives
at the line and ends. o. Frank missed
goai.---Within four minutes after this
score o. Frank raced eighty yards for a
touchdown after intcroepting a forward
pass by Woodward to Mills. Purdy
registered the sixth touchdown through a
plunge at center. following a race down
field on the forward pass and end runs.
Missouri did fairly well in the kicking
department owen Frank showed up TO
much better advantage In this line than
he did in the Minnesota game. He got
his kicks off rapidly and they went for
long distances some of them making a
total forty-five and fifty yards. Mills
Mills was not so good as o. Frank, but
Hail. a tall, rangy fellow, had an eX-
cellcnt boot and sent the oval twisting
for fifty and sixty yards, and prevented
the Cornhuskers from doing more damage
than might had Mills continued TO do the
booting.
Mills in the Fray.
For Missouri Mills. however. was q
very brilliant player, and for while, in
the opening minutes Of the contest. broke
up some of Nebrsska's attacking plays
lie intercepted a forward pass from
Warner to Chsuner and raced TO the Ne
brhska fifteen-yard line, where Warner
pulled him hown. The Nebraska line held
here and Missouri lost the bell on downs
A boot by owen Frank soon sent the hall
out OF the Cornhusker territory, and fol
the rest Of The first half play was
always In Missouri territory. once IL
the third quarter recovered punt gave
Missouri the ball on the Nebraska
twenty.yard line, but Nebraska's wal
held and the Tigers gave up the ovs
without endangering Nebraska's goal line
Lineup;
NEBRASKA MISSOURI
Chsuner. Mulligan L. 3 r. E................ Aill'