Omaha daily bee., 1911-12-10
BY A. Il. HOLsTE.

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BY A, II. HOLSTE.
! HASTINGS, Neb., Dec. 9.-(Special)-
The foot ball season among the colleges
Of Nebraska has been an interesting one
and, as is the case in most sections,
full of surprises. 1t has marked the en-
trance of two additional colleges for this
spcrt-Omaha university and Cotner.
Both, did creditable work and may be
counted on for better showing next year
Peru and Nebraska Central played only
a few games this season and did not
show much strength. Grand Island, with
very good squad of men, played good
foot ball, but lost all its important
games by close scores. With proper
coaching they would have been in the
race to the end.
Kearney Normal, by defeating Hastings
october II, had sweet dreams of a foot
ball championship until the rude awak-
ening on Thanksgiving day, when its was
defeated by Peru, a team which had been
efdeated by Doane, A TO 0. Omaha uni
Versity lost TO Peru, II to 10 and was
defeated by Hastings, 50 70 O. These
overwhelming scores must prove that
Kearney is not in championship class
year. .,.....
AS has been the case for number of
years the race for supremacy was by
the teams OF Bellevue, Hastings, Doane
and Wesleyan. At the beginning OF the
season Doane looked like certain win
ner of the coveted honor. With eight of
last years strong eleven and a large
squad to pick from It won all its early
season games by overwhelming scores 1t
seems as though the team struck its
stride too soon and then slumpedI 1t
lost to Wesleyan, Hastings and Bellevue
"a disastrous season as viewed now.
Next to DOane the early season indica-
tions were very promising for Bellevue.
They, too, had eight of last years team
back and a good squad to fill up from.
The men individually, however, were not
as experienced and capable as the Doane
players. After losing to Hastings and
Wesleyan the team pulled itself to-
gether and beat Doane, an unexpected
victory to many who had seen both teams
play
Hastings Team IL Light.
Unlike the outlook for Doane and
bellevue the prospect at Hastings was
after a month OF practice. the writer did
not expect to win a single college game.
The squad consisted of but sixteen boys
inexperienced and very light. The two
ends. one guard. one tackle and one half
back and four subs of last year were
back. On October IA the team was de.
feated by Kearney Normal In a contest
previously considered a practice game
Very little attention had been paid Ia
signal work up to this time, all effort
being given to the fundamentals of foot
ball Then the team began to improve by
leaps and bounds, defeating Grand
Island, Bellevue and Doane in succession
On November u Hastings faced ewes
leyan for the state championship which
II lost by the score of u to s. Although
outweighed ten TO fifteen pounds to the
man ana with one regular end and one
regular haifback out Of the lineup 1t out
played it's opponents. earning one touch
down and carrying the bah twice to tn,
one-yard line. where IL lost on downs
Wesleyans luck was too great getting
one touchdown from a DETECTED pun
and another from an intercepted pass II
the last few minutes of play. Points
however, are what count and Wesleyan
got the big end of the score. Hastings
strength lay entirely in tricks and for
ward passes and although the PLAYS werl
known by its opponents they were unab!,
TO stop them.
Wesleyan's outlook was uncertain
Most OF the old men failed to return bu
the squad to pick from was large. TIL
team showed no great strength I'm tn
early games, winning by very small
scores. Like Princeton of the eastern
big Four" Wesleyan won all it's i'm
portant games by reason of disastrou
offensive plays on the part of It's oppo
nents and not because Of its own aggres
siye strength. After being outplayed b,
Grand Island It finally won by blocking
a punt on the 25-yard line and getting
safety. In the DOane game, with onl
three minutes to play and when ii
seemed certain, Doane fumbled and Yves
leyan recovered the ball and carried
forty yards TO within a few yards OF tn
goal, from which point a touchdown wa
easy. In the Bellevue game one touch
down was made from an intercepted for
ward pass and another from a tumble
PUNT, out Of sixteen points made, and 4
the Hastings game all the points wer
Of this character
That such a record IS possible certainl
gives food for thought as 70 whether tn
present game does not make it too diff
cult TO advance the ball, especially whe
within ten or fifteen-yaTds OF the goG
line. where too treacherous plays az
often resorted TO.
In keeping with the well estabiishe
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