The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-30
Contest Will
Have Bearing
on State Title
Nebraska Meets Syracuse and
Creighton Tackles South
Dakota University
in Long Battle.
by RALPH WAGNER.

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NJ high school football teams viii
hop another hurdle IN the rnce
for grd,run honurs this week end
when important games are scheduled
for nearly every cornhnsker field
frldny ana Saturday.
Inst week witnessed the wedding
out OF several slate high school foot.
ball eontenders from the state cham
Ilonship race, and also saw the nd,
vance Of Nebraska closer 10 another
Missouri Wiley title.
The Nebraska Huskers, termed the
wonder team Of the west" easily
trpuncod the oklahoma university, 80
to 4 The sooners, however, scored
On Nebraska. something MiApurl
couldn't do. but once the 1luskers got
started against Bonnie owens grid
sters, the souihefners didn't have n
chance with Coach Dawsona Nehras.
la eleven
10 Play al Syracuse.
Saturday, Nebraska plays syracuse
al Syrncuse in the Huskers' first big
battle u 1922. Little IL known OF
I}lacuso in this neck OF the woods.
Tut followers Of Nebraska are almost
certain that the Cornhuskcrs will re.
turn to their native haunts with vic.
tory perching on their banner.
In Omaha last Saturday, grid fanf
witnessed the downfall OF Creighton
before the powerful attack Of Mar
quotte OF Milwaukee, 20 to 0.
The Milwaukee team played better
than Creighton and as a result won
the contest. Creighton apparently had
an off day and the Blue is sure TO
play better against the South Dakota
university team here Saturday
To Get Into Action.
Omaha university win get into ac |
ton after week Of practicing when /
the Maroons tackle the Trinity col. |
lese team Of Sioux city. II has not |
been decided where the game will be |
played
Among The city and state high /
schools, the race for the championship 4
is becoming more and more interest.
ing with only the strongest eIevens
surviving
Omaha Tech lost To Lincoln. 10 TO Z
saturday. The Links have not been
defeated end are among the strong.
81, contenders for the state title.
Next Saturday Lincoln and Central
play at League park III what is ex.
pected 10 be the most important game
OF the season among high school
teams in Omaha.
Central has played but one state
high eleven. Creighton high of this
city fell before the attack OF the Pur
pie backs Last week Coach Schmidts
& listers defeated North Des Moines,
20 to ..
Lincoln Meets Central.
When Lincoln and Central play here
one or the other is going to be elimi.
mated from the race. Both teams are
represented by strong lines and fast
and both elevens have been
we'll schooed in the aerial attack.
The outcome of his contst will &c
a long way towarG settling the state
Title, we believe.
Beatrice further demonstrated its I
strength wien 1T defeated University |
Place. As to IA, last week, Beatrice
plays at reoumseh Friday. Tecumseh ,
has been eliminated from the race.
The Curtis Aggies trounced Me
Cook, S. 10 o. This team of Aggies is
another strong state high eleven and
one worth watching. Friday the Ag ,
sies play Minden and should win with
ease.
Columbus Wins. (,
Columbus moved up a notch nearer .
the championship when it defeated ,
Harvard. a to 0, last week. The |
DISCOVERIES will play Albion Friday
and II the dope" runs true to form,
Columbus Will win another contest.
kearney. the team that put the
skids uader Lexington, victor over
North Platte. 1922 champs, won from
Hastings Inst week rs to o. kemney
meets York AT York Friday
Bavard Nelson and Leigh were
eliminut a from the race us tweek.