Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1914-10-25
Splendid End Runs, Line Plunges
and Forward Passes of Husk-
ers Spell Defeat.
CHAMBERLAIN Is THE STAR
Makes Eighty-Yard Run for Touch
down Through Michigan Men.
HALIIGAN BACK TO HIS OWN
Giant Tackle Draws All Eyes
Toward Him by the Magnificent
work He Does In winning
for Nebraska.
ny r. $. HUNTER.


gram)-Heralded as unconquerable and
indomltable, the confident and sangune
gridiron athletes representing the Michi-
gan Agricultural college invaded Ne
braska today with the avowed intention
fading to their list OF victims the Uni
versity of Nebraska. But the Michigan
men, men who have survived many a
desperate battle and have earned an en-
viable reputation from coast to coast,
met their masters and suffered an igno-
minious defeat at tho hands of the
apathehc Cornhuskers. "a to O.
That powerful scoring machine which
had so often shattered the hopes OF
others. proved to. be impotent against the
stone-wall defense presented by the Ne
braska warriors, Captain Julian. last
year All--western fullback. and B. NIL
Ter. reputed to be invincible in open-field
running. found themselves helpless be-
fore the masterful defense of the Corn
huskers. Time and again they tried to
pass that wall of defense. only to be
driven back and compelled to kick. Trick
formations, shifts, plunges, end runs,
forward passes all were broken up by
Stiehm's machine. -
COrnhuSkers Strong.
on the other hand Coach Macklln's
men found themselves feeble and mfirm
before the attack of the Cornhusker
battalion. Rutherford. Chamberlain and
Halligan, that Incompatible trio, ably as
sisted by Potter who manifested that he
was without a peer in making interior
ence, swept past the Aggie bulwarks like
mountain torrent passes timber
tpestle. Numerically they swung around
the Aggie ends; pitilessly they ripped
asunder the Aggie line and proceeded on
their way to touchdowns. The Aggies
battered ana frayed, crumbled before the
Hus5er backfield like so much paper. and
only their resolute spirit held them up to
battle.
Shortly after play started the Huskers
demonstrated their superiority. and after
that 1t was apparent that the Aggies
were defeated On Halligans kickoff,
Julian threw q scare into the Husker
camp by returning tho kick thlrty-five
yards before he was downed. but the Ne
braska line held and the Aggies were
held on downs on their first attempt
Then the Corphusker backfield started
Rutherford, who on Friday was declared
to be an invalid who should have been in
the hospital broke through for thirty-five
yards. A forward pass Melted fifteen
inore,i and Halligan added five, and
rutherford three. Then the Agsies held
Their line was impregnable. and Nebraska
lost the ball on downs on the one-yard
line. Four times the Huskers bucked
that wall onl yto fall back.
Nebraska starts Rush.
Deprato kicked out for the Aggies and
Nebraska started another rush for their
opponents goal line. They carried the
bail TOWARD the Aggie goal, but on the
twenty-seYen-ysrd line the Michigan men
held. IIalligan dropped back with Ruth
crford and 1t was evident a place kick
was to be tried. The ball snapped to
Rutherford who held it in perfect posi-
tion, and Captain Halligan's trusty toe
booted the ball squaIely between the goal
posts for the first score of the game.
With that three-point lead Nebraska
lined up for. the kickoff. Deprato raised
a neat kick which dropped into Cham
berlain's arms on Nebraskas twenty
yard line. And then Chamberlain, the
big youngster serving his first year on
the team and who had been previously
playing q woefuliy weak game. tucked
the pigskin under his arm and inaug-
urated one of the. most sensational runs
ever seen on Nebraska field. Flying with
the speed of the wind, stopping here and
there to dodge an lnquisitive Aggie, he
scrambled for the goal line. Shaking off
tackers here and there, stopping others
with the stiff arm, he continued until
the last ohaikmark was crossed and six
points were added 10 Nebraskas count
A moment later Halllgan kicked the goal
and the score stood 10 to 0, Nebraska
Huskers on Defensive.
with nice lead to urge them on the
Cornhuskers prepared TO show their
strength as a defensive team Halligan
kicked to Blackjack, who returned the
ball fifteen yards. Nebraska held and
Immediately punted upon receiving the
ball At this time Doyle was punting.
j. Miller. the winged Aggie end. took
the ball on a shift formation and travelled
thirty yards before he was nipped. Miller
took the ball another fifteen. A series
OF plunges and shifts with Julian and
Miller doing the bulk of the work, the
AgRies made their downs twice in sue
cession and Julian carried the ball to
Nebraska's twO-yard line. Here the
quarter ended.
Then that wonderful line OF the Corn
huskers got in Its work. II stretched
tight before the Aggies and Julian and
Miller were captured before they could
obtain a foothold. On the fourth down
the Aggies were piled in a heap with
the ball one yard away from the count
ing chalk nNrk From that time on the
Aggies were never dangerous. They had
their chance and lost il.
The second quarter was replete with
thrills, but neither side scored. Doyle
had been removed from the game and the
kicking burden had been shifted on Cap
tain Halligan as Howard was unable 20
perform the duties due to a weak leg.
But no apologies should be made for
Halisnn. fills work proved a surprise
lie kicked consistently the remainder ot
the gene, horty and fifty yards and il
is doubtful II Howard or Doyle could
have equalled him.
The second and third quarters csa-
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