Omaha daily bee., 1914-11-27
OMAHA WALLOPS LANE TECH
Pride of Chicago Falls Before IRE
sistihle Attack Of Locals.
TEAM WORK PROVES AN AID
Coaching of TOmmte Mills Trans
forms Omaha Into Improved
Team aud Lane Boys
Never HID Chance.

Bruised and bleeding under terrible
purple and white avalanche that brooNed
no opposition, Lane Tech, one OF tho
prides OF Chicago, tasted ignominious de-
feat at the hands OF Tommie Mills gal
liant little band Of Omaha warriors yes
terday, &c 10 g, TTeralded as a squad of
assassins who would sweep all before,
the Lane men fought hard. but they were
like pygmies trying to stop a giant.
Battered and frayed, the Lane line
crumpled like paper before the well-sus-
tanned attacks of the Omaha lads and
Johnson, Lutes. Berry, Morearty and VIII
son followed through the great, gaping
holes made by the incompatible line for
yard after yard and first down after
first down. Occasionally Quarterback
Nichols called for a forward pass and in
variably long gains were made by the
aerial route with Lutes heaving the pig
skin. and Whitney or Wilson on the re-
ceiving end.
Game a Gripping Display.
Both teams fought with a determine
ton that made the fray an exhibition of
the most gripping foot ball seen around
these parts in many day. Combative,
maneuvering and plodding with untiring
ambition and fighting with uger-like
ferocity the match was fought. but al
ways with Omaha earning an advantage
Omaha drew first blood in the opening
period when Lutes booted a drop kick
through the posts from the twenty-five
yard line. That score galvanized Omaha
into a band of irresistibles. II they were
peppery before they we're demoniacal now.
In the second quarter a touchdown was
pushed over and in the third period n
second touchdown was counted and Lane
could but make one field goal on points.
Game Starts Slow.
The play opened slow. neither team
quite sure of itself. But gaining conf
dence Omaha started to run the ball and
Lutes slipped his kick over for the first
invoice of points.
A few minutes later Lutes cast the
ball high over the heads of the Lane
men. The ball sailed fast and true to
the irrepressible Whitney, who had just
entered the game. Whitney made a clean
catch and was not downed until forty
yards had been made. Then the quarter
ended.
Touchdown Scored.
Soon after the second quarter opened
Blueitt touched the ball on the bound
and Wilson, sneaking down the field like
a frightened rabbit, fell on the ball on
Lanes fifteen-yard line. The backfield
was called into action and the ball was
pushed up under the shadow OF Lanes
goal post. Phillips carried the ball on
a tackle through tackle play and fumbled,
but Captain Berry, ever alert for mis-
haps recovered over the goal line for the
touchdown which made the score to 0.
After the kickoff Omaha again started
TO work the ball toward Lanes goal. but
this time to fail. The pigskin was car
rled to tho twenty-five-yard line from
where no further gains could be made.
Lutes attempted another drop kick, but
it was blocked and Knop. the star OF the
Lane team. snapped up the ball and ran
forty yards toward his goal before downed
by Berry and Morearty.
Lane Makes Field Coal.
But Lane could not gain and Blueitt
dropped back to boot field goal from tho
thlrty-yRrd limo for Lanes lone three
points.
Omaha for the third time started
rush toward Lanes goal after the Kick
off. A beautifully executed forward pass
from Lutes to Neville netted forty yards,
placing the ball on Lanes ten-yard line.
But Omaha fumbled and Captain Baer
picked up the ball and started for his
own goal. lie had good lead and he
sped over the chalk marks with the
swiftness of a deer. From out of the
mess of athletes little Wilson was seen
to emerge. After the flying Bacr went |
Wilson, and after a chase of eighty |
yards he tackled Baer on the ten-yard |
line. Just then the whistle blew, ending |
the half and Lanes last chance was gone !
tumble IL Costly.
In tn third quarter Omaha started a |
fourth rush for touchdown. but this time
failed throuh a costly tumble. Morearty
lodged and squrmed his way for forty
yards on the kickoff from his ten-yard
line for the middle OF the field. A for
ward pass, Lutes TO Wilson. netted first
downs Then Morearty again took the
ball and scrambled thirty yards to the
three-yard line. But Nichols fumbIed the
next pass, due TO Knop breaking through
and throwing him in the act OF passing,
and Lane recovered the escaping ball.
Lane punted out of danger and Omaha
returned the punt. When Lane tried TO
run the ball, Lutes intercepted a for
ward pass on the forty-five-yard line
a forward pass from Lutes to Whitney
Melted thirty yards and Nichols added /
seven more. Lutes was then pushed over
TOT the final touchdown OF the year.