Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-29
SHUTOUT FOR Willy SIOUX
Omaha High Triumphs Over Adver-
ssries, Eleven to Nothing.
MUNNEKE SCORES FIRST TINE
Gideon, Particular star, Races
Across Field Tifty-Three Yards
for Final Touchdown of
the Game.

Omaha High triumphed over the fast
| Sioux eleven in a hard-fought game
by the score OF II to o Saturday after
noon at Rourke park.
| The game was one of the cleanest ever
! played on the local gridiron and was un-
marred by penalties or disputed decisions.
The style of play during most of the
game was open and Omaha worked sew
eral forward passes to good advantage.
Munneke, the purple and white left half,
scored the first touchdown In the first
two minutes of play on a trick forward
pass. Omaha failed on the kickout and
the score stood TO 0. the way it stood
until the fourth quarter, in favor OF
! Omaha.
Gideon made a spectacular fifty-three-
yard run for Omaha's second touchdown
at the beginning OF the fourth quarter.
| The ball was in Omaha's possession on
their own seventeen-yard line at the open
| ing OF this quarter and on the first play
made Rector punted for forty yards.
Gideon was down the field like a streak
OF lightning and surprised the Sioux
backs by recovering the punt on the
bound ana running the remaining fifty
three yards for a touchdown. Munneke
kicked a difficult goal and the score was
II to 0, as II remained until the end of
the game.
sioux Unable TO Gain,
Sioux City was unable to gain through
omaha's line to any advantage and was
forced 20 play a kicking game. Rector,
oms has fullback, outkicked Phelps, who
did the toe work for the Sioux. by about
five yards. averaging forty yards on most
J Of IL Na M In h. Q
met a stonewall defense I'm the Omaha
line and It was only on end runs that
they were able TO make their yards.
omaha's line was especially strong on
breaking through and blocking punts.
intercepting three OF them in the first
two quarters. The line was also strong
at critical moments and during the last
five minutes Of play held back the fast
Sioux machine like stonewall.
The whole Omaha team played a star
game and the team work play. which has
been laoking6 so far this season, was
much in evidence. Selby. at quarter. ran
the team like a veteran and displayed ex-
oelIent headwork in the first quarter by
playing a trick forward pass from the
Sioux fifteen yard line. which resulted in
Omahas first touchdown.
Pterce sioux Line.
Gideon, right end; Rector, fullback. and
Crocker, right half. were the particular
stars" for Omaha. Rector tore through
tho Sioux city line time and again for
gains of from five TO fifteen yards and
did some excellent punting. and Interfer-
ence work. Crocker, who has been
shifted from his regular position at left
end, rhayed a great game at right half
and was especially active In intercept.
ing forward passes Of the Sioux.
Rowe. the little Sioux city left end,
was their star" and was the nerviest
player ON the team, often pulling of
an end around end play for a gain OF
ten yards or more. Aldrich at quar-
ter played a consistent game but was
handicapped considerably by the weak.
ness OF his line. Phelps, fullback, played
a good kicking game but Holmes at left
tackle, who was touted as a star did
not show up very well much 10 the sur
prise Of the Sioux contingent
No one was injured during the game
and only one player was substituted OF
either team, shafstall going In at left
guard IN the third quarter for the Sioux
\ large crowd. was on hand and were
kept waiting until s;i5 when the game
started. As consequence, the quarters
we're lessened 20 ten minutes.
Four Regulars Out.
Considering the fact that four OF
Omaha's regulars were\sut OF the game
and that the substitutes who filled these
positions have only been working Out
In practice this week. the purple and
white put up remarkable showing.
The following regulars were out OF the
game: Bowman, captain and right half;
Carlson, right tackle; Rachman. left
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