Omaha daily bee., 1911-11-22
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First Year Mea UsinE Michigan
Tactics score On Nebraska.

First Year Mea Usinn MichiERn
Tactics score on Nebraska.
LINCOLN Nov. 2l.--(speclal TeleEram.)
lin by far the fiorcest scrimmage work
OF tho season OF 1911 Coach stehm's
proud Missouri valley champions were
hnmblcd this evening In thirty-five min.
utes Of the fastest foot ball seen on Nee
braska field in many months, the fresh.
men team defeating the regulars by a
score OF Is 90 a.
That was not all. Preceding the fresh
mon game the substitutes were sent
against the regulars for twenty-five min
utes OF fast scrinmago and walked off
with ~ TO 6 score IN their favor. When
darkness finally forced stehm 10 call a
halt IN the play the varsity was given
the worst drubslng Nebraska has bean
forced 80 suffer. The score should have
given the freshmen at least two more
touchdowns, for with Halllgan and How
ard tearing around the Nebraska ends
and through the nhe the first year men
ugged tho ball for. nearly double the
distance the varsity Vas able to negotiate.
Coached In the Michigan style OF play
by Assistant Coach Rathbone. the fresh
men presented an oftense which seemed
unsolvable to the regulars. and In a few
minutes after the first Kickoff had car
ried the ball over the varsity goal. HALT
san breaking away with Howard Tor sew
cral long runs. Tho varsity came back
and held the freshmen FOR downs after
the first year inen had returned the kick
OF 20 the center Of the field Ernie and
owen Frank alternating carried the ball
over for a touchdown for the varsity.
Then the freshmen held and the varsity
was forced TO give up the bali. ilalhgan
again starred with Howard and this pair
finally iusgoa the ball over Tor the seo-
ond score. The third touchdown was
medo after a lonB run by Ernie f'runk.
while Jerry warner broke loose Tor the
,arsity's third touchdown, The varsity
FAXED In one attempt at soal, leaving
the nrEt-year men the winners IN the
bitlereat serlmmage OF the season.
Nepinska's stonew0ll line. which played
90 brilliantly IA the Kansas game, seemed
made OF paper before the fierce line
planginy Of tae shifty Halligan. while
Howard. the old Omaha High school
player, shot around the ends for runs
averaging from ten to thirty-fivs yards.
The varsity ends were repeatedly boxed
In behind tho freshmen interference, and
only toward the close OF the sorimmage
dld Chauner aud I.0fgren show anywhere
near the form displayed IN the Kansas
game.
The freshmen line Outplaycd the varsity
In nearly every detail, while Halligan and
Howard proved so elusive as 20 battle
tue VARSITY taeklsrs
with warner Ia the quarterback posi-.
ton ana with Fufdy at half, 10 scrubs
outcharged. outtackled, outpunted and
Outplayod the regulars In every depart
ment. winning their sorimmaBe by one
touchdown. purdy played a wonderful
game, as II anxious 10 Establish his place
ON Saturday. once he broke loose on a
long run and scored one OF the scrubs
ltouchdoWns. WARNER played great bah
for the scrubs and scored the other touch
down made hy the substitutes.
Raeeiy. who has been held Ia reserve
Cor tlo M.ohisan game, injured his lsg
again tonight and may not be able 70
play
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