Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-26
BY KARL LEE.
I ebraska, J; Oklahoma. 7.

ton, by dint of considerable fancy
forward passing, threw a scare into
the Husker camp by tieing the seven
point lead of the Nebraskans in the
fnal quarter at the Rourke park
field
The southern team resorted, dur
ing the first half, to an entirely for
ward passing game. On several oc-
casions the entire four downs al
lotted to the Oklahomans, when
they had the ball, was consumed in
an attempt to mature passes of all
degrees and nature. A total of p
forward passes was attempted.
Huskers Boot Ball.
Nebraska, on the other hand, re-
sorted to kicking game. Once the
Oklahoma line was tested out in the
first quarter, the Huskers began a
battering ram attack which ulti-
mately resulted in a touchdown
early after the opening of the sec
ond quarter. In the third quarter
second opportunity to score with
the ball on the Oklahoma l-yard
line came. Dobson failed to gain.
During the first half, Oklahoma
employed an aggregate of Is passes,
five of them being complete. Ne
braska in return, tried but three
passes. Three of the southern air
balls were intercepted by Nebraska
men, Swanson, Lyman and Nicolas
son figuring in the play.
Sooners Score.
The Oklahoma score came follow
ing brilliant run by McDermott,
who broke through left tackle on
run over the line from punt for
nation and eluding three Nebraska
tacklers raced down the field and
behind the goal posts. Mckinley
kicked goal This score was the
last of the day.
The entire game. was droll one.
Oklahoma spent too much time at
tempting forward passes, while, in
turn, the Huskers were too wary
of their foe.
The Nebraska backfeld, hereto
fore a brilliant affair at times,
showed none of its former fash.
Schellenberg got away to several
pretty, but short, runs. Captain
Dobson plunged at intervals for
short gains, but the thrills of the
j. game were entirely excluded from
, the offensive play.
Lack Science.
It was, from the start, a game OF
science poorly managed and poorly
displayed. Neither team, judging
from yesterdays acquittal, showed a
superior knowledge Of foot ball. The
Oklahomans displayed a consider.
able amount of dash on the line
but this was largely instrumental II
deluding the Huskers.
Davis, Bechtold and McDermott
of the Sooner backheld did the mos
of the engineering in the visiting at
tack. The three divided honors ire
uuently in starting the ball on it:
Journey by the triple pass route
Davis at times shot the pass for AZ
yards or more.
In the first half the Cornhusker'
showed plunging power. Their at
tack on the Sooner line in the las
part of the first quarter brought tn
ball to we'll within Oklahoma terri
tory. Schellenberg and Wright con
tributed largely to the gains. In
latter was sent over for the frs
score of the game. Day kicked goa
Score: Nebraska. 2; Oklahoma, I
Second Half.
The remainder Of the half foun
the ball largely in Oklahoma terri
tory Invariably once the ball wa
in their possession the southerner
opened up on open field tactics tina
while a trifle slow in procession
were brilliant. The ball exchange
hands frequently. At the close Q
the half il was in the center OF tn
field. -. 4,
Owens men adopted strikingl
different tactics in the second qua!
ter. Receiving the ball far in thel
, own territory, the southern machin
began a line plunging attack tina
for a few minutes tore wide holes 4
the Husker line. In pinches whe
the Sooners were about to attai
first downs the Huskers held.
Mixing open field work and lin
plunging attack together made. a
unhandy offense for the Husker
to watch. The team at times wa
distinctly nervous 1t was on one G
these occasions that McDermott &c
,way for his run through the lin
. and touchdown. The play bega
with a tripe pass from Davis t
Bechtold to McDermott, the latte
running through the line as the feel
cleared.
Huskers Try Comeback.
Immediately afterward the Husl
ers assayed at comeback. lobe
went in for Wright at fullback an
Hubka was taken from the line int
the backfeld. Both did yoeman wor
in tearing holes in the line, but poe
generalsaip sufficed to waste the pre-
cious plays that remained.
Towards the middle of the fourt
quarter, after their score had bee
made. Quarterback Davis of til
Sooners attempted drop kick frol
his 44-yard line. The ball fell shor
Captain Dobson of Nebraska earle
y IN the game atteHpteu alop Ni'
from his 47-yard line which was
fzzle.
Teams Play Even.
In point OF statistics the tN
teams played evenly. Nebrask
however. made seven first downs
Okiahoma's five. Nebraska game
las yards through the line, viii
Oklahoma amasscd total yarda,
If 242 yards. Dobson averaged
yards on IS punts. while Davis
Oklahoma averaged IS yards in