Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-12-03
Foot Ball Selections by Elliott for
Missouri Valley Team Do Corn
hukers Great Honor.
DRAKE AND AMES GET TWO
Colville, Reeves, Burge and Rut-
lege Fine Iowa Players.
OWEN FRANK TEAM LEADER
Chosen Because of Mastery of All
Critical Situations.
REVISION HAMPERS COACHES
TutOrs Unable 60 Devise Plays 60
Negotiate Last Twcnty-Five
Yards for Touchdown and
scores Come Hard.
DRAKE AND AMEs CIR Two


scores Come Hard.
| ALI.-MIssoURI VALLEY ELEVEN.
LeIt e1d: ,..... Nhaaner ,...,... Nebraska
Left tackle. go. shonkR ........ NEBRASKA
Lett guard. .nuuedge ..........,A mes
Right guard. -. Reeves ............ Drake
Right tackle. Elliott Nebraska
6 6,gh, enc ;.,... khoigren ....,.. NesrasAe
Left helfback...O FRANK, capt. Nebraska
kullback. ..,.,,. Purdy .,........ Nebraska
Right hanback,. Surge ...,....,...... .Ames
This Missouri valley eleven was Sc
lected by Clyde &c. Elliott for The Omaha
bee ana the Chicago Tribune.
Coaches in the Missouri valley made
tho most OF the material az their hands
during the season just closed. but found
they could not perfect plays which could
be used with any great degree OF assur-
anoe In negotiating the last twenty-five
yaros for a touchdown. Nebraska, Ames
and Drake, the leading eievens OF this
conference, we're batIled time and again
in several OF their games by the ten
) arus-ln-t nree-downs RUE when within
twenty and twenty-five yards OF the last
white mark.
Al Nebraska, where Coach Ewald
Stiehm, a former University Of Wisconsin
payer produced the highest type OF foot
bail, both offensive and defensive, that
was seen in the vEiiey. the forward pass
was the weapon CHOSEN for making the
last fow yards. rhls play resulted In
scores for the Ccrnhuskers at Aines and
kansas. where two OF the ohief oppc-
nents Of the LINCOLN team were played
But 70 uncertain OF SUCCESS was this
forward flip that the Cornhuakers were
oenied toucndowns at Ames and Michi-
observation-disclosures that would have meant
vlctory-oeSause the play was not COM
plsted. At AmeB a pass was intercepted.
An the wolverine battle the NeDraska
receiving end could not reach the bah.
; when wax hurled too high for =. 500
. cessful gain.
9 Anes AEgies strong Team.
Z The Ames Asgies, an eleven that Ia
! enutied 90 nigh rating In the valley be-
| cause OF its tic battle with Nebraska and
ats victory over all tho otner Iowa
schools. tried 10 make the final yards by
charging the line and running the ends
Unsuccessful In TINS action they resorted
to the KICK, and here were successful
against Nebraska and Iowa. Two goals
IRON field gave the Agg,es a q to tie
with the Cornnusksrs. ana one boot for
three points In the Hawkeye struggle
cl,nohed the game by adding the trlD
score TO o touchdown that waa regis
tered through tumble.
Kansas Riso tound me goal from field
q savior ana was enaoied 20 ooxe out a
victory IN two OF Tia Garner games mainly
through tho toe work OF Deisncy. Drake
and " asninston were forced 70 resort to
trails for field goais. out ne.tner o. them
mao amy notable success. Alissouri forced
kansas 10 a tie witn a soccesstui boot.
FIay AT kankas. Missouri aud Wash-
lngton universities WAS noL improved ovor
that OF the season before. All three were
put out OF the running tor the Champion
snip through ciean-cut victories Aonieved
by teams tnat played q superior brand OF
the new game. Drake university lost ali
CLAIMS for the utIe by a defeat IN lie
OattIe with hanhas. The Les Molnaa
} school. however. played very good bad
; aLIer that reverse, And baIued tne
Ames eleven 80 hard that the Asgies were
aDle to WIN oniY py racing tumbled
Dali to the goal.
Clyde " nnaIlis improved much on the
eleven OF lylU aud created an otrenae that
was second to tine whlrlwInd rushing at
tack or the Cornhuskers. Two OF HIS
backs were terrific line plunge and
would have been placed as aii-sIsrs but
for the wonderful backs OF Nebraska'o
eleven. In Burge, " illlAms had the
premier punter and field goal kicker OF
the valley.
Stiehm'a Powerful Eleven.
Coach suehm had the most powerful
gridlrOh machine AZ Nebraska that has
graeed a conference gridiron In several
years Its like has not been seen in Lsn-
coin since the days OF the famous
BUNNY" Booth. The success when this
team had I'm the Michigan game, when
the " olverines were ouJplayed in nearly
every department, proved the power OF
the Cornhusker attack. The defense OF
the cornhuskers was tearing one that
did not walt TO be charged. but which
pushed into the opposing line and ripped
up offensive plays. The attack was
flashing and powerful. The team play
was effective because there was won
derful Improvement in Interference by IN
dividuals. The backs played a wonderful
running game and were aided BY for
wards. who made yawning gaps. The at
tack formed quickly. and was strong. fast
and versatile. The interference was thu
p~oN va ahJ ANctt aShN NicNCA IN many
years and was not approached by any
other Missouri valley team with the eN-
oeption Of Ames.
Nebraska's remarkable team ia given
seven places on the AIl-Missourl valley
eleven. These awards will not be Ques-
TONED BY anyone who has watched the
play Of the cornhuskers.
In cRfunsr and LofEren Nebrasks had
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this section. Their wings were me-
turned for consistent gains. and the Do
erful Michigan backs could not negotiat
n creditabIe disfance ~ atther .w,r...t...