Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-11-10
OMAHA L0SEST0
DIES MONIES BY
SCORE OF 400
Visiting Team Proves Too
Fast for Local Boys; Des
Moines Scores Early
in Game.

Highs grid team received a 4O-C
trouncing at the hands of the North
Des Moines High eleven yesterday
afternoon at Rourke park. Central
showed plenty of fight, but swift
and sure tackling, frequent use OF
the aerial route and too much beef
was too much for the locals. who
were constantly on the defensive
with never chance to score.
Centrals fate was evident early in
d the first quarter when Des Moines,
with smashing line plays and good
gains around end. carried the ball
down the field and over the last
line after but I've minutes of play.
Central's line broke before the fierce
onslaughts of the heavy Iowa
eleven and before the final whistle
blew Shafer. Logan and Pollard
were on the sidelines. Shafer SUI
fered all. Injured leg and Logan a
badly torn lip.
Morton Star of Game.
Morton. Des Moines' dusky full
back, was the shining light of the
game. Twice he tore through the
line for a touchdown. Captain Al
Ian also played great gene for
the visitors. For Omaha. Shanahan,
Logan and Harper did the most to
prevent a worse defeat Shanahans
taekling twice prevented touch
dawn and Harper was the keystone
OF Centrars offensive playing in the
first part of the third quarter when
the purple and white staged tenn
porary comeback. Logan. playing
at center, vas Central's star who at
times seemed everywhere at once.
Des Moines won the toss and
chose to receive. Allan caught the
kickoff and figured in the series OF
line plunges and end runs that adj
vanced the ball to about the center
of the grid. Here Swoboda inter
cepted pass, but when Campbell
lost Me ball on tumble the visitors
resumed the march down the field.
Morton's end run advanced the pig
skin IS yards. Line plunges by
Heath and Allan placed the ball
within few feet of the fatal line.
Allan took it over and booted the
extra counter.
Cannot Break Line
Shanahan received the kickoff, but
was dropped in his tracl by one
of his speedy opponents. a penalty
took the ball FIVE yards further from
the goal 20 yards away Harper,
and Shanahan were called upon to
find a weak place in the Iowa line:
The line proving toe stiff, Campbell
was forced to kick. A pass from
Lowe to Allan Brought the ball
back. The Des Moines crew then
worked it within three yards of
another six psdnts when the end of
the quarter was called.
CeE.ral, taking the ball on fun
'Ibie on the fourth down, attempted
by line plunges to work it out of
danger, The ball went to Des
Moines after the fourth down and
field goal was attempted without re-
suits. Line plunges soon brought
tie ball to Central's l0-yard line
and pass from Lowe to Knox add
ed the second touchdown. The
Sick-in failed.
Third Quarter Best
Prospects looked a whole lot bet
ter in the second half when the Cen
trail warriors returned with renewed
pep and put up fight that prevented
scoring during the quarter Knox
k'eked to Shanahan who soon fell
before hard and last tackle. Fight
ing hard the boys from the hill made
their yards once> but failed the sec
md time. North High twice made
its yards. but a Is yard penalty pre-
vented another touchdown.
In the last quarter Knox kicked to
within eight yards of the goal and
on Campbells return kick the ball
was in the center of the field. A
pass to Allen brought the ball to the
Central goal line. Shanahan's
tackle prevented another score for
one down when Morton carried the
pigskin across the line. Allen kick
ed goal Morton soon broke away
in the center of the field for another
touchdown. The locals showed signs
of weakening and three more touch
downs followed before the final
whistle.
Miss Veterans
The loss of veteran players to the
army Norced Coach Mulligan to use
Horner and Monroe of the second
team. The Central secands staged a
curtain raiser with the Commerce
High eleven, and compiled AZ points.
Dohn. Maxwell Wilmarth, Perkins,
and Hanger scored.
The lineup and summarizes:
CENTRAL HIGH. DIES MONIES
Peters ............L E. Adkins
Turner k...........Lr.- ........... Hunter
Pollard ...........L. G. ......... Bradley