Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-11-01
HUSKERS CRUSH
THE AMES AGGIES.
Farmers Out of Running for Valley
Championship by Defeat
at Lincoln.
BEATEN, TWENTY TO SEVEN
Farmers Score Easily in First
Quarter of the Con-
test.
WEAKEN LATER IN THE BATTLE
Nebraska Carries Ball Into Hostile
Territory in Third.
HALLIGAN ACTIVE IN GAME
Home Team Receives tumble and
Decides Contest when Captain
Kicks Field Goal in
Closing Moments.
LATER IN THE BATTLE
Nebraska Carries Ball Into Hostile
Territory in Third.
HALLIGAN ACTIVE IN GAME

LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. s1.-The Ames
Agricultural college foot ball team was
put out Of the running for the Missouri
Valley championship here this afternoon.
when, after outpiaying the Nebraska team
for three quarters they weakened, andI
Nebraska won by score Of 30 to Z.
Ames scored early in the first quarter
Taking the ball in the middle of the
field, q forty-yard forward pass and a
pair OF line bucks gave them their first
touchdown by Uhl Nebraska carried the
ball to the Iowan's forty-yard line few
moments later and Captain Halligan
kicked goal from placement
Cannot Go Very Far.
Ames hammered away at the Nebraska
line during the next quarter, but were
unable to carry the ball very far into
Nebraska territory.
Nebraska carried the ball into Ames
territory late in the third quarter, but
Halligan and Doyle wee outpunted by
Moss and Nebraska opened the last
period with the ball in it's own posses
sion on the Nebraska thirteen-yard line.
Nebraska then carried the ball straight
down the field on old style foot ball and
one forward pass for q touchdown by
Rutherford. The same tactics sent Cham
berlain over for another score a few
minutes later. Nebraska recovered a
tumble nea the Ames goal and decided
the game when Captain Halligan kicked
a field goal In the closing moments OF
play.
Throw Scare Into Nebraska.
After five minutes of play, Ames
Aggies threw a scare into Nebraska
by rushing the ball over the goal line
for the first touchdown of the game.
After one kicking of punts, following the
kickoff by Halligan, the Ames men man
ipulated q forward pass, Moss to Jones.
For 40 yards from the center of the
field, Wilson went through the fight
side of the line for 80 yards, and Uhl
followed with another five, crossing the
goal for the score. Nebraska's spirits
were revived a moment later. when
Halligan made a beautiful 4o-yard place
kick. The first quarter ended: AmeS, q;
Nebraska, 8.
The home team had an advantage in
the second quarter. Nebraska carried the
ball for large gains. but the attack fell
down at the crucial moments. A pass for
twenty seven yards gave Nebraska the
ball on Ames' twenty-yard line, but time
for the half was called before the ball
could be passed over.
Lost on Downs.
An exchange of punts in the third quar-
ter gave Nebraska the ball. Line
smashes, a bit of open play and end runs
took the ball to the Ames eight-yard line,
where 1t was lost on downs. Ames
punted out of danger, q punting duel
followed, Moss outkicked Doyle and
Halligan and the quarter ended with the
ball in Nebraskas possession on its own
thirteen-yard line.
At the opening of the last quarter Ne
braska again resorted to the old-style
game. taking the ball straight down the
field to the Ames forty five-yard line. A
forward pass was good for twenty-five
yards and line smashes and end runs
sent Rutherford over. The same tactics
brought another Nebraska touchdown
An Ames tumble gave Nebraska the ball
on the Ames 15-yard line and Captain
HAlligan kicked an easy goal from place
ment in the final moments of play.