Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-02
CREIGHTON TAKES THE GAME
Beats Team from Des Moines Col.
lege, 80 to O.
PRUCHA STARS IN LONG RUNS
Omaha Boys Prove Superior to
visitors I'm individual Play aud
Team wOrk-FOrward
Passes Work.

ANAoeH WORK.
Creighton university defeated Des
Moines by the score Of 80 to o. The game
was entirely Creighton's. Creightons SUI
periority over Des Moines in both team
work and individual play was evident
from the start.
Creighton had the advantage in weight,
but also proved faster in every way and
more accurate at the forward pass than
the visitors The Des Molnes team played
a gritty, uphill game throughout, but
the various ground-gaining plays of Coach
Miller fake kicks and passes, completely
bewildered the Iowans. Creighton, on the
contrary. seemed to anticipate Des
Moines' every play and had no difficulty
In breaking It up.
Visitors Can't Kick.
Scarcely once did Des Moines make
their downs and seldom DID they sue
cessfully execute a forward pass
Omaha's line was impregnable to Des
Moines plunges and Omahas ends Hal
Ter and Madden, we've too fast for their
open play. Creighton was In possession
of the pigskln most of the time and Des
Moines work was mostly on the often
sive.
was probably on par with that Of Jap"
Tamaseia. although neither side stood
out brilliantly in this respect. The play
ing Of Prucha was conspicuous. Not once
did he fail to make his yards and usually
squirmed and ducked through the entire
opposing team for thirty and forty
yard runs.
Mccarthy Picks Holes.
Mccarthy, CreIghton's other half.
showed splendid tact for picking holes
and following interference. In the first
half he and Prucha alternated at carry
ing the ball, and on every play refused
to stop until sat upon.
Mowry Miller, Creighton's crack quar-
terback, made his final appearance in
the game yesterday, owing TO graduation.
He was sure tackltr and consistent
player.
Fake Kick Mystifies.
In the beginning of the first quarter,
Creighton executed a complex formation
for a kick that seemed TO unnerve Des
Moines. Miller followed this up with a
forward pass to Madden that went for
thirty yards. From the forty -five-yard
mark, Jap" Tamaseia attempted a drop
kick that fell short of its mark. Des
Moines then got possession OF the ball
and began battering Creighton's line.
Two attempts without a gain seemed
convincing proof Of Its solidity, so Des
Moines punted.
Creighton now started on its march to
victory. From Creighton's thirty-yard
mark, Mccarthy went for ten yards and
NPruoha followed with five more. Mac and
Prucha repeated this performance with
ten each. Des Moines stopped their prog
ress when within scoring distance.
However, Des Moines Immediately
punted and Creighton again focused its
aim for the goal from it's thirty-yard line
A forward pass from Miller to Madden
netted twenty yards. Prucha added five
yards, Mccarthy following with five more.
Prucha repeated for five yards. A forward
pass by Miller to Madden advanced the
ball twenty yards and by a nice run
Prucha got fifteen more. With the ball
now a few yards from the danger line,
Prucha was called upon and went over
the line for the first touchdown. JAP
failed at goal and the score stood S to O.
After few more attempts at passing
and an exchange of punts the quarter
ended.
"JaD" Tries Drop Kick.
In the second quarter Pease replaced
Peppert at center for Des Molnes and
johnson went in for Meade at right half.
jap Tamaseia started this quarter
with a drop kick from the forty-yaro
mark, but it went wide. Black was sent
in to replace Heller. Jap" was severely
jolted ON the head in this half, but after
short rest gamely renewed play.
Prucha circled Des Moines' right end
for fifty yards, but an intercepted for
ward pass stopped the good work ano
gave Des Moines the ball. Des Moines
was unable to gain ground and punted.
Mccarthy plowed through center for
fifteen yards and Prucha for five. Miller
made pretty pass to Madden for twenty
yards. Madden stretched it for twenty
more and touchdown. Jap" kicked
goal and boosted the score to IL.
Des Moines tried a forward pass by
Davis to johnson. but 1t failed.
Des Moinea Close to Score.
In the third quarter, Hefferman re-
placed Hopkins at left tackle. Prucha
opened the third period with a run OF
thirty-five yards. Creighton punted and
Des Moines returned the compliment
But Mr.. Mutt of Des Moines recovered
his own punt and came perilously close
70 scoring and probably would have done
so were it not Tor a splendid tackle by
Mowry Miller.
Des Moines pulled off another thriller
when Davis attempted crop kick from
the fifteen-yard lie, But the team seemed
destined to be BANKED, for the ball re-
fused to eyca rise from the ground.
Miller Sccovers BaI.
Mowry Miller got 1t on the bound and
advanced the bail TO safe territory A
forward pass by Miller to Halter, who
again replaced Black at end, netted