The Omaha morning bee., 1923-11-11
Crush Knute
RMkne's Team
by IA to 7 Score
$4,000 Watch Spellbound
While Highly Touted
Team Goes
Down.
BY FRED 8. HUNTER.

By FRED 8. HUNTER.
Lincoln, Nov. 10.--An amazing ex-
hibition of football that held $4,000
spectators in breathless suspense.
brought victory to the warriors OF
Nebraska In its annual conflict with
Notre Dame at the new Nebraska
stadium here today. The score was
II to I.
Defeated by Illinois and tied by
Kansas and Missouri. the Cornhusker
eleven was believed to be clearly out
classed by the formidable warriors of
Knute Rockne, but no sooner had the
game begun than the well-known dope
went astray and 1t was Nebraska's s
game from whistle to whistle. With
victories over the army and Prince
ton to reveal as examples of their
prowess, the Indiana warriors were
considered to be the class Of the coun-
try. But they proved quite something
else again when they encountered the
fighting spirit of the Cornhuskers.
!. Coach Dawson's proteges played
footmall that was almost invincible.
They were not at all dismayed by the
imposing record of the alien intrud-
ers, and they played as though they
had no more respect for Knute
Rockne, so-called master of football
and his needless. brutal band Of
athletes than they would for a high
school team.
All Star.
It would be an impossible task to
single out the particular members Of
the Nebraska team that starred.
Every member of the squad rose to
great achievements, and therein 1t is
disclosed the real reason for the Ne.
braska victory. The team played to-
gether. There were no bright stars.
1t was a well-oiled, well.balanced, per-
fectly.running machine that the 22,-
900 or SO spectators saw In action
today. And in the long runs 1t is
the football team that wins games.
not the star.
Dawson had no Don Millers. no,
Strehldrehers, no Crowleys, but he
did have Herb De WITT and Dave
Noble and Vern Lewellen and a
dozen more.
b. We have heard 1t whispered that
the Cornhuskers line Is green and in
perienced, and a trifle weak. What
q, myth that proved to be today! That
line may have been not SO good in
The Illinois game, or perhaps the
Kansas and Missouri games, but 1t
was ace.high today. and smothered
play after play for the Notre Dame
warriors.
Dave Noble, who came to Nebraska
from Omaha Central High, scored
both touchdowns for the Huskers. He
crossed the Hoosier goal-line in the
second quarter with a 23-yard run
around Notre Danes left end.
De WITT Kicks Goals.
He scored the second touchdown In
the third quarter with the assistance
Of Herb De Witt. De Witt tossed a
beautifully directed forward pass
right in to Mobiles arms. The Omaha
lad gathered 1t in his arms and scamp
cred to the goal line.
& Herb De WITT kicked both goals
after touchdown.
The solitary Notre Dame touch
down was scored in the final period,
after Rockne had sent struggling into
the game a score Of substitutes in an,
effort to stem the Nebraska tide.
Forward passes netted the tally.
After Nebraska had lost the ball in
Notre Dame territory, the Hoosiers
resorted to reckless football. with
long forward passes. Two long passes
Of more than 25 yards each were COM
pleted and took the ball to Nebras-
ka's 2o.yard line. From that point
Of vantage a pass from Stuhledreher
to Cerney brought the touchdown.
Struhledreher kicked the goal.
: But that touchdown was merely
balm for the troubled spirits OF the
invading Hoosiers. 1t did not come
until only a few more moments OF
play were left and nothing less than
a miracle could have enabled them
to even tie the count. let alone win.
and no miracles were happening at
Nebraska field today. unless perhaps
disgruntled followers of the fortunes
OF thes South Bend institution will
claim that 1t has to be a miracle any
time Nebraska wins over Notre Dame.
Nebraska Line Like Rods.
A study OF the statistics will give
an indication OF the margin by which
Nebraska outplayed Notre Dame. The
ball was In Notrs Dame territory the
greater part Of the time and as early
in the combat as the second quarter
the Hoosier leaders came to a full
realization that. barring accidents,
theirs was a beaten team.
Unable to penetrate the Nebraska
line. and almost as helpless In their
attempts to skirt the ends, the
Hoosiers turned TO forward passing.
And It was the most reckless, heed
less forward passing seen on the Ne
braska gridiron In recent years. The
Hoosiers were playing long shots.
taking chances, trying anything and
everything
But Nebraska was prepared for
that, and was equal to any and all
emergencies. The number OF inter
cepted and incompleted forward
passes testifies to that
Right now let a word be said for
Herbie De WITT. Not long ago some
harsh words were uttered as regards
this young man. Let them be re-
tracted with profuse apologies. Her
bic isn't such a husky youth. but
Knuts Rockne would have swapped
half a dozen candidates for the All
American for him today. Herbie was