The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-05
Unfortunate tumble for HuSk.
ers' Winning Score.
TROBERT'S FOOT POWERFUL
Washburn Made Good Gains on
Three Forward Passes.
Nebraskans Were Afraid to
Give s@Subs' q TryOut.

Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 5.-A little light
haired, stocky built football player
Saturday afternoon sped across ten
chalk marks banding the green floor
of Nebraska's field. carrying the colois
of Washburn college across the Uni
versity of Nebraska goal. Not untii
he had passed the last white mar NJ
and planted the oval ball he carried
beyond the final line did ne pauss
and pressing the leather to the grounu
brought dismay ard gloom to the l,soO
lovaI Nebraskans who had n,nssed on
the sidelines to watch the WORK o. tae
greatly praised Nebraska football ma
chine. MI, r..
ssPinky" Beales Did IL.
This young athlete was I'm nKy y
carry a possible victory to MS team,
or a tie at the very least, and II was
no fault Of his that the Neoraskans
were later in the opening gridiron con-
test of the season. able TO recover q
S-vard line, and smash through the
stubborn resistance offered, end carry
a final victory to the Nebraska coiors-
IT was the first football game of the
1914 season for Nebraska and her
Cornhuskers. To those who have sat
in the stands, and watched the perfect
formations Of the Cornhuskers In years
past. there came a fear, q startieo
sensation, as they watched the 1914
Cornhuskers swing through the lines
Of their opponents time and time
again, only to see the ball, whose pos
session was priced, slip from the grasp
of the tackled player.
Many Fumbles.
Like a slippery eel, the oval would
slip from the grasp Of a plunging back
or a twisting quarter or a oasning
tackle, and humping, sliding, rolling
fall into the grasp of the enemy.
Aside from the fifty yard dash OF
the little half, Beales. the first contest
of the season for the Nebraskans was a
game brilliant in the Cornhuskers at
tack, yet married by the costly fum-
bles, until the brilliancy Of the line
drives of the Cornhuskers forwards was
lost, and is was a disappointed, fearing
crowd that left Nebraska field as they
thought of the opening contest and OF
the battles to come.
Presented With Game.
Nebraska was presented with the
game. The play of the Cornhusker
was creditable in it's attack. and de-
serving of praise in it's defense. yet
the quality of football offered was well
indicated by the score.
Time and time again, the plunging
backs Of the Ccrnhuskers, Captain Hal
ligan, Rutherford, Howard and Cham
berlain tore through the Washburn for
wards. or swung around the ends OF
their opponents into the very shadow
Of the Ichabods goal, until a score was
in sight. and then would come that
costly fumbling. and the Kansans
would under the powerful impetus of
Captain Trobert's boot send the ball
out of the danger.
The green line of the Nebraskans
proved that the fear which had been
expressed in some quarters as to it's
ability to hold was we'll founded. On
the ends Amack and Balls were fire.
0uently outflanked. and 1t was on the
wing guarded by Amack, that Beales
swung around as he started on his
beautiful run towards and across the
Nebra ska goal.
Stewart and Whitcomb.
At tackles, Corey and Norris demon
strated that they were able to break
through and rip holes in the lighter
Washburn forwards. when it came to
making an opening on tackle around
Stewart and Whitcomb frequently
poured through and spilled Nebraska
plays in tlteir formation. or the runner
was downed for a loss. Like the backs
and blue jersey smothered the rolling
ba" n instant later.
Chamberlain was the most fragrant
offender on the Nebraska line. Though
with the aid of Captain Halligan and
Rutherford. the ball was carried down
lain loosened his grip on the pigskin
when a touchdown was in sight, and
the first period was scorelcss for both
teams.
In the second period Nebraska
showed her only flash of consistent ball
carrying ability. Smashing through
the Washburn tackle and skirting the
ends. the Cornhusker backs and tackles
carried the ball over for the first
touchdown. Howard crossing the goal
after squirming through center. and
Captain Falligan kicked an easy goal.
Forced Huskers to Kick.
The Washburn squad forced Nebras-
ka to kick off to them and with the
wind at their back. Beales. Champney
and Elbe skirted the Nebraska TANKS.
ripped through the tackle until they
had the ball in the center Of the field
1t was at this juncture that Beales
broke away for the one spectacular
play of the game. although Howard
unlimbered long enough to break away
around the Wesburn left end a little
later for t'enty yards. and Rutherford
late in the fourth ,eriod returned
partially blocked punt twenty five
yards.
The Cornhuskers were seized with a
fear when the score was tied, and came
back with a rush. but after carrying
the ball to the Washburn goal, Cham
berlain again fumbled. and the second
period advanced with the Cornhuskers
attempting to recover the distance they
had lost.
In the third period the Cornhuskers
were forced to kick off, and Captain
Halligan booted the ball over the goal
line. yet Beales picked it up and raced
hack up the field six yards. The first
pay failed to gain. and then came the
costly tumble that gave Nebraska the
ball IN the Washburn S-yard line
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