Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1911-11-26
Locals Score is Earned Through
Hard Straight Foot Ball.
VICTORY NARROWLY MISSED
Umpire Says Blew Whistle Before
Owen Frank Started.
IMMENSE THRoNG ON THE FIELD
COrnhuslserS Claim work OF Ne
brasIsans Darine GaIne Menns
Positions ON AIi-west-
crn Team.

LINCOLN, Nov. 25.--(Special Telegram.)
-NcbraslSa outplayed the famous Michi-
gan eleven this afternoon In one Of the
Rrandest foot ball battles ever fought on
Nebraska field Wolverine luck gave the
visitors a tie score OF to Q.
with tho exception OF a few minutes
In the opening quarter, the Michigan
eleven was exceiled in every department.
OF the game punting excepted. The Corn
huskers carried the ball three times as
far rs the Michigan players. The Corn
husiSer forwards more than held their
own with Hosts heroes. The Cornhuslser
back field was wonder and its brilliant
dashea and charges were the best that
any Nebraska eleven OF recent years has
seen.
Both schooie scored a touchdown. Me-
brnslSas was earned through hard
straight foot ball. while Michigan made
It's score through the blocking OF a kick.
Captain Conklin rushing through and
keeping Gibson's boot from advancing.
lie picked up the ball and raced across
tho goal line and then kicked goal This
score OF the Wolverines was made soon
after the second half opened.
Touchdown for NebraaIn.
Nebraska came back In the next threa
thirty-yard line When a wolverine
fumbled Shonka made powerful lunge
! into the Michigan line and advanced TO
the twenty-yard mark Purdy twice
rushed and showed the bali across the
goal line. Potter Kicked goal
The playing OF the cornhusker back
field was the most remarkable that the
eleven has displayed this fall. The two
/ No.. a
greatest gains Purdy plunged into the
Michigan line for many gains Of four and
five yards and made some OF them good
for ten and twelve yards. The Michigan
line and secondary deense seemed un-
able to stand up under the terrific on
Blaughts OF the Nebraska backs.
That the game should have been won
| by Nebraska, none who saw It doubt.
Michigan rooters declared that Nebraska
played the better ball. Before the contest
all expected Nebraska to be the defensive
team and to be forced to struggle to avert
defeat. But II was Michigan that had to
fight all the time in order TO keep the
giant Cornhuskers from rushing over the
last chalk mark.
| In the final five minute of PLAY the
cornhuskers carried the oval from the
center OF the field on straight foot ball
10 the fifteen-yard line Of the Wolverines.
owen Frank fell back TO the twenty-yard
mark and tried a drop kick The pass
was poor and the star Cornhusker re-
ceived the ball on the bound. but even
with that, Frank made a creditable kick
which went to the south OF the uprights.
COrnhusISers Robbed of Game.
| NebraslSans always will believe they
were robbed OF the game ana Coach
stiehm feels that his men we're done in
! justice. In the second quarter owen
Frank carried the ball over the Michigan
goal line on a forward pass from a fake
punt formation. The ball was passed to
him by Warner The umpire declared he
blew his whistle just before the play
started. The men OF neither eleven heard
the signal and all were In the gage for
all their strength. The ball was cS~sd
back and Nebraska denied a justly e:Nned
touchdown.
Play In the last three quarters was
mostly In Michigan territory. In the last
quarter the CornhuskerE threatened the
Wolverine goal at all times and seemed
certain OF scoring ON several occasions.
The Cornhuskers' defense was magnifi-
cent. Yosts players had the bali on the
Cornhuskers' twenty-flve-yaTd Hne in the
first half and tried all their trick plays
In their desperate attempt to register a
touchdown, but the Cornhuskers soon
solved every formation and kept the
visitors away.
Two forward Dassss were tried at this