Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-12
CREIGHTON GRID
WARRIORS DOWN
S0UT H DAKOTA
Crowd of 1000 Persons See
Local College Eleven Blank
Visiting Team by
1870 Score.
CREIGHTON. IL; SOUTH DA-
KOTA, 0.

team defeated the University of
South Dakota, IL to 0, on Creighton
Campus yesterday afternoon before
crowd of 1000.
Two hundred delegates TO the
American Legion convention here
were guests of Creighton at the
game.
ii was the first contest OF the
year for either team. Opening game
faults were much in evidence on
both sides.
The punting of Gene Leahy, Cliff
Longs returning of punts and excel
lent line work by Paulscn. Lucas
and Emery were outstanding fea-
lures of the Creighton play, while
the line plunging of "Dux" Dubel.
quarterback, and the work of Ferd
duncan, right end, and Dutch Her
rig, left half, featured the playing of
the Coyote squad.
Creighton Scores Early.
Creighton tailed first after six
minutes of play and eight minutes
before the referees whistle an
nounced the end of the game Leahy
crossed the line for Crcighton's sec
ond touchdown.
Creighton won the toss and chose
to receive, defending the south goal
Herrig kicked off against the wind
to Long or Creighton's l5-yard
line. Long returned the kick Is
yards On the next play Long tried
the left end and failed to gain. Null
holland tried the right end and
fumbled, ! Long recovering. South
Dakota suffered "a 5-yard penalty
for oftside play.
Long failed to gain through the
line. and, ON The following play,
lIorkey broke through the Blue and
White defense and threw Mullhol-
land for loss OF seven yards.
Creighton Penalized.
Leahy punted to Dubel on South
Dakota's 40-yard line, but the ball
was brought back and given TO
South Dakota OIL Creighton's IS
yard line for Cavanaugh's offside
play. Heck hit the line for five
yards, but Herrig was thrown for
loss. Creighton was penalized five
yards, and Herrig made it first down,
rs yards from the Blue and White
goal.
Johnnie Broz, Creighton's 13S-
pound center, broke through the
Coyote defense on the next play and
threw Heck for loss of five yards.
Heck attempted forward pass, but
Bill Nemzek plowed through the
line and downed Heck for a 7-yard
loss. Sprague failed to gain, and
Herrig attempted drop kick on
Creighton's s-yard line and returned
it IS yards.
Leaty punted out of danger. Her
rig received the punt and was
downed in his tracks by Lucas on
the South Dakota 45-yard line.
Capt. Bob Berg passed a low one
back to Sprague and the latter
fumbled. Mullholland snapped up the
ball and with the aid of excellent in
reference from Condor and Leahy
went over the Dakota line for
Creigh.on's first tally. Lcahy failed
to kick goal.
Score: Creighton, E; South Da-
kota 0. .....
Patrick Enters Fray.
Bob Patrick, mentioned in 1917
for Aii-American halfback, took
Sprague's place at right halfback for
the Coyotes. Cy Lynch, Creighton
end, had to be taken from the game
on account Of injuries to his arm
and Driscoll replaced him. Driscoll
was later removed on account of in
juries 10 his arms.
Leahy kicked off to Duncan, who
brought the ball to Dakota's 80
yard line.
Dubei then opened up with a
varied assortment Of trick line
plunges and forward passes, bring
ing the ball into Creighton terri
tory. With the ball on the Creigh-
ton 30-yard line, two forward passes
and line plunge failed to advance
the Coyote position any and Herrig
attenroted drop kick. Leahy blocked
the kick and carried the ball to
Creigl,ton's 55-yard line. Long made
10 yards around left end and fumbled
Paulsen recovering. Line smashes
failed to gain for the Blue and
White and Leahy punted to the
coyote 20-yard line.
Dubel Makes Gains.
Hawley replaced Heck at fullback
Dubel made five yards through cen.
ter and five more through left
tackle. Herrig hit left end for nine
Yards and Dubel made it first down
Herrig made six yards around lef
end The Blue and White was tot
tering Before the onslaughts O
Herrig and Dubel the Creighton en-
tire line seemed to wither. TIL,
ball was just inside Creighton ter
ritory Cavanaugh and Broz bracet
and threw Herrig for a loss OF
Herrigs attempt to hit the center
Umpire Graham caught Hofe
holding and penalized the Coyote!
IS yards. The quarter ended witt
the ball in South Dakota's posses
sion near her own 40-yard line.
Second Quarter.
South Dakota hit the line TO
short gains. The ball see-sawe'
back and forth all during the quar-
ter between Creighton's l5-yar'
line and the center of the field. TIL
Coyotes hit the tackles and ends OF
fake plays with remarkable sue
cess. Fumbies made the secon'
period languid. Toward the clos
OF the half, Patrick tore around lef
end and eluded the Creighton sec
ond defense. Long brought hir
down with beautiful tackle O.
Creighton's 20-yard line. Creighto