Omaha daily bee., 1911-10-27
FRESHIES SCORE ON VARSITY
Warren Towards Place Kick Gives
Them Three Points.
OMAHA HIGH MAN A WONDER
Tearn Hustle 90 Prevent Ills
Attacks Accomplish In
tended Result.

LINCOLN, oct 2G.-(Special Telegram)
Warren Towards place kick from the
twenty-yard line with the ball directly
In front OF the gals saved the freshmen
from a blank score Thursday evening In
n regular practice game with the Corn
huskers Howard is an old Omaha High
school man whose work on the freshmen
team has been one OF the sensations OF
the foot BAN season. Besides scoring on
a place kick. Howard broke through the
varsity line for several long runs and
enabled the freshmen to throw a scare
into the varsity several times. Stiehm
put the freshmen and varsity at II for
seventy minutes OF scrimmage. The final
score stood: Varsity, "a: freshmen, 3.
The score does not represent the poor
showing Of the varsity line. however. for
the freshmen carried the ball at one
time for over seventy yards and were
within striking distance Of the varsity
goal before finally held for downs. on
another occasion the freshmen carried the
ball TO the varsity twentyyard line, where
Howard booted an easy place kick.
Toward the close OF the game the var
sity line played better ball and after
regular scrimmage the coach gave the
freshmen the bali on the ten-yard line and
on ten attempts TO score a touchdown
from this place the freshmen lost three
yards.
BacIficld strsnR.
The practice was very unsatisfactory
from the Cornhuskcr standpoint. As
usual the back field with owen and Ernie
Frank, Jerry Warner and Purdy played
in brilliant style. but the forwards were
wretched in their work. Time after time
on the defense the Cornhuskers were
completely outplayed by their freshmen
opponents, and the freshmen hnemen tore
big holes in the varsity for the first year
backs stiehm tried several shifts, but
all were unsatisfactory. the freshment
outplayng their opponents during nearly
the entire scrlTnmage. The work Of Stlehm
and Matters Thursday night was directed
entirely toward strengthening the line.
with the first snow OF the season the
grounds were muddy and fumbing was
frequent on both Sides Nebraska tried
several forward passes, but In nearly all
Instances they were unsuccessful.
scrimmage in preparation for the Mis-
souri, game closed tonight. Friday the
regulars will be put through a light sig
nal practice, probably at the state farm
the Tigers being allowed the use Of the
regular grounds II they desire 1t. The
Missourians win probably arrive in Lin
coin early Friday afternoon. As the game
is the first of the clashes between Mis-
souri,, Ames. Kansas and Nebraska for
the Missouri valley championship the at
tendance promises to be exceedingly large.
Missouri Admits Scouting.
In special correspondence to the col
lege paper, Missouri scribes admit that
Captain Hackney was at Minneapolis
watching the CornhnslSeEs play. mas
much as the Missourians were strong
adherents OF the suie TO do away with
spying nj the conference meeting, the
frankness OF the Missouri writer in adj
hitting that his school has not attempted
TO live up TO the rule Is Rrousing con-
siderable comment among the faculty
members. where there was a strong sen
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