Omaha daily bee., 1915-10-03
HEAVY HUSKERS
OYERPOWER DRAKE
Des Moines Bulldogs Moved Down
by Coach Stiehm's Foot Ball
Machine.
sNAPPY GAME ENDS as TO IS

LINCOLN, oct. 2--(Special TelegramO
Coach stiehms Huskers inaHgurated
the 1915 foot ball season here this after
noon against Missouri Valley confer
ence opponent by trouncing Drake, ~ to
10. Grffith's pupils earned one touch
down by pounding the Nebraska line for
steady and consistent gains. Captain
Blackburn boosted his teams total to
thirteen after he had scooped up for
ward pass. which Warnock fumbled. and
with clear field In front of him scooted
twenty-five yards across the Husker goal
line.
Nebraskas backfield put up a dazzling
exhibition Of foot ball, with Chamber
lain playing his usual brilliantly flashing
game.
Subs Put I'm Action.
In the second half Stiehm tried out a
number of second string men and they
played better ball than those who first
started the game Little Galley, who re-
placed Cook at quarterback at the end
OF the first half, shared with Chamber
lain and Rutherford the honors OF the
day Galley electrified the stands VI th a
stunning forty-five-yard return OF q
kickoff on the first play and in returning
punts. His handling of the forward pass
was sure.
The Nebraska backfield played mid
season foot ball, but the line, which has
been Stiehms worry showed fatal weak
nesses and allowed Drake to pile up more
points than any Drake eleven has ever
scored against a Nebraska team. BUM,
the big Drake halfback and Captain
Blackburn found it easy to slip through
for substantial gains.
score I'm Three Minutes.
Three minutes after the opening of pay
Reese took the ball over for the Husk-
ers first touchdown on a ten-yard sprint
around the end. CORR kicked goal.
Play for the remainder of the quarter
saw the ball in Drake territory, but
neither side could gain consistently.
Reese started the second quarter with
Spme long end runs and in a minutes
chamberlain went over for a touchdown.
CORR kicked goal.
Nebraska marched straight down the
field on the kickoff to the five-yard line,
where penalty put them back, but
Rutherford Tipped beautiful forward
pass to Chamberlain and he crossed the
goal line on fifteen-yard run. Corri
missed goal.
Drake Pierces Line.
Drake secured the ball in the center of
the field on an exchange of punts. and,
with Blodgett. BUM and Blackburn ham
mering the Nebraska line, carried the
ball over for brakes first touchdown.
BUM kicked goal.
Galley replaced Cook at the opening of
the third quarter and dashed back forty
five yards with the kickoff before finally
brought down. With Rutherford and
Galley circiing the ends for long gains.
Galley carried the ball over for Nebraska o
fourth touchdown.
At the opening Of the fourth quarter.
Drake got the ball on Nebraska thirty
eighth-yard line after an exchange OF
punts. Warnock broke away with for
ward pass, but was tackled fiercely by
Galley and dropped the ball. Blackburn
scrooped it up and crossed the Nebraska
goal. but BUM missed goal.
Scores I'm Rapid Order.
A pretty forward pass. Galley to Cham
berlain, Melted sixty-five yards and q
touchdown just before the close of the
game and with Rutherford. Chamberlain
and Ridell alternating, Galley drove them
for a second touchdown in rapid order.
|. Galley scored the final touchdown when
Nebraska secured the ball on brakes
twenty-yard line on tumble. and three
line smashes carried to the ten-yard line.
Galley covered the remaining distance on
a dash around the end