Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-20
ATTACK OF TEAM EXCELLENT
Cornhuskers Show Kansas Best Scor.
ing Plays Of Several Years.
MUCH DRIVING POWER IN BACKS
Line sf Forwards Displays Attacking
Force that skaters specially
Prepared Defense and Gives
IOien for Gains.


have the Cornhuskers had ar eleven that
worked 20 smoothly. so precisely and that
was 80 sure of itself as the team that
whipped Kansas ON McCook field Satur-
day There was lit and drive TO the
attack that certainly never was seen on
Cornhusker eleven coached by Cole.
ana Il vas unlike anything that has been
displayed by the cornhuskers In any
game this fall.
In tho Mis0ouri battle the Cornhuskers
ran away with the game berause they
had absolutely. no opposition. II was
simply case OF taking the ball and
running through shattered line or
around two extremely weak ends. But
IN the Kansas game, IL took brains, speed
and concentrated efforts to win, and the
Cornhuskers had all
The Kansas line was torn 10 pieces
simply because the Nebraska forwards
took the jump on their opponents every
lime and showed them out OF tho way.
The Nebraska tackles did not walt for
the Jayhawker opponents TO come at
them: they went into the Kansas tackles
and bowled them over. The guards Of
the Nebraska side ripped through. Elliott
WAY. This big Cornhuskor played with
such show of strength and ginger that he
deserves n high place IN Missouri valley
fsot ball records this fall.
BaekfieId Past and strnnE.
IN the baclcfield THO cornhuskers had
an attack that could not be checked.
owen Prank. who proved the star OF the
game. was marvel. Hts ability TO
carry tho ball through any part OF the
line or around ends was astounding.
frank. did not wait for OPENINGS to be
pointed ont: he found them himsosf with
remarkable auicltness and ducked into
them. lie charged against taohlerT
sluded them and pushed on for great
gains He must have averaged fhtesn
yards on his bail-carrying attempts
most remarkable feat
TO prove that his work was not simply
that oecasloned by sudden strength In the
opening half. Frank went back into the
game ia the third quarter and brought
touchdown. AZ soon as he entered the
same the attack OF the Cornhuskers be-
came effective and the ball was rushed
down the field for a score Of ak more
points.
Little Ernie Drank displayed his excel
lent dodgiBg and running qualities on two
brilliant occasions One OF these was his
sensational return OF punt for q touch
down. The second came at the Kickoff
OF the second half The little fellow
caught the ball and raced Il back NIFTY
five yards before he could be brought to
) tho turf.
Gibson Kicks Exeeiiently.
afa Fxrilh an. ha
ing half, was never SO brilliant as in this
game. His punts were very long and OF
the sort that is hard for backs TO handle.
rhey went Oft quickly. Gibson did better
than usual In carrying the ball, and his
plunge with the oval for the second
touchdown. after being tackled. was one
OF the really good features OF the game.
Nebgaska's ends were stars. Their rapid
down field work prevented gains on tho
return OF ptfnts and time after time Guar
terbsck FIeu Of the Kansas eleven was
tackled where he caught the oval.
Warmers ganeralship VAS the best he
has ever shown. The plays he called in
The first quarter could not have been bet
ter. ana to him much credit for the first
touchdown must be given.
The success OF the forward passes OF
the cornhushers, encourages Nebraska
sipporters 10 tho belief that the team win
lie able 20 score ON Michigan. When the
c0rnhuskers really wanted 20 cross the
goal lino OF the Jayhawkers Saturday
they used the'pass and made good. War
ner and o. frank both passed the ball
accurately. and the receiving players al
ways grasped the oval, and with three
exceptions. held IL.
IsteFference Rest OF rail-.
Nsbraska's interference was the best OF
mo fall. IL formed rapidly and there was
deal OF Il before the runner. The game
was free from fumbling. and neither team
lost much through this fault The Corn
huskers held the ball securely all the
Zine. and were the gamers once through
a bad tumble near the Kansas goal