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Sporting Section LINCOLN SUNDAY A A A Sunday Edition A i FOUR PAGES Nebraska Won 30 io 0, Yet Was Held Scoreless During Two Periods. Jumbo Stiehm Was Missing and So Was Driving Power Of Cornhusker Offense. 3y "CY" SHERMAN. The Cornhuskers slurred and loafed through sixty of torrid foot- hall yesterday atternoon on Nebraska field" and the tmal accounting dis- elo'-ed the Huskors hud trounce 1 Coach Kl'ne'n "Methodists from Nebraska Wesleyan to the moasre measure of 30 to 0. It a ragged exhibition on the part of the pupils of Jumbo Stielim.

vim. tiiey won handily, flashed nothing in the line of tin eftei'- offense which will be renuired in winning the cominjr engagements with the Kansas Jayhawkers at L.awrcn--' and the Iowa llawkeyes on the local gridiron. The penalty i has hounded the Huskcrs all season btill was in evidence. Twice the pro- of Jumbo Stcilim were marching to touchdowns, only to be halted an set back because of their persistence in off-side. The Cornhusk3is Interference was leaky and the Methodists frequently broke through aiul downed the runner for a loss.

Even the tjreat Chamberlain occasionally had trouble in negotiating his swinging sprints around the AVesleyan wings, although much of the distance gained by the Huskers was due individual efforts. The absence of Captain R-itherfovd, Right Tackle Shaw and Right Half Rardiner doubtless factored in the Cornhusker's distressing showing, whi-o the excessive heat likewise initiated apainst fast football, but even those phases fail to alibi or explain the fact that the TXuskers played poor football. The romp 'Which the llusk- ers may have anticipated failed to materialize The Methodists, recovering from theij- fright during the openins period, buckled in and played their opponents practically to a standsti'l i a second and third quarters. Tho i a period the Huskers was- a i i i that a nearer up to form. Two touchdowns and a goal from placement by Corey comprised the ifcker-' harvest in the: lust pcrio-1.

whi during the. fourth quurtei two touchdowns were added to their previous ti'Ul. swelling the score to thirty pointy. Regulars Forced to Stick. Assistant Coach Hocftel, in charge of the Nehi.iska squad, had intended to relieve the regulars whenever it be- nmo apparent that victory was secure but the" Methodists put so much "pep into thcii fight that Koeffel dared run no risks until late in the fourth a ter when the Huskers had boosted the total to thirty points.

Calcy had succeeded Cook at quarter to start tao while Kositzky was a center in place of Moser, a lineup which remained intact until within ten runutes of the termination of the Then Hoeft'cl cut the strings on the svhs'Itutes, and they streamed on the gridiron i every position in the Fcbraska lineup but right haltback. uhere Pioctor held forth the entira was filled by a sub. Tlie Methodists made but one serious hid lor i touchdown, rmring the second period, Halfback Kline, standing in midfield, hurled a forward pass to Quarterback Eaton, who executed a r'cvcr catch and was downed on No- 'iraska's twenty-yard line, after a gain nf twentv-fivc yards. The Wesleyan rooters hi the north stand let loose a riot of enthusiasm, which quickly was turned to dejection when L'aton wis -ailed back and his gain disallowed for the infliction of a five-yard penalty Hull, tin- Methodists' left end, was the backtield and running 1 toward the Wesleyan line at the time the ball was violation of the rules which specifies a penalty. Wesleyan's only hope to gam ground consistently res'- ed on the use of the forward pass.

The Methodists tried nine passes and not one was successful. Late in the Courth period, when they were gaining ground on the Husker reserves, the VVesleyar players frittered away their chance for a touchdown by persisting in hammering at the line, when a forward pass or two might have enabled them to set away' for the substantial trains needed to cross the Huskers' goal Fullback Durham and Quarterback Eaton the Hethodists' mainstays when on the offense, while Halfback Kline occasionaly broke away for a eprint around end, yet Wesleyan lacked the beef anr speed to consistently work the ball down the field. Started As a Romp. The combat started as if the Huskers were destined to romp over and around the Methodists virtually as they -were pleased. TVesleyan won the toss and chose to receive the kickoff while defending the west goal.

Corey kicked off i raids and Eaton covered ten yards on his return. Three plunges by Eaton and Durham netted eight, yards when a Wesleyan back fumbled and Nebraska downed the oval on Wesle 1 an'si thirty-one yard line. Quarterback Cook signalled for a split buck on the first play and Fullback Otoupalik charged Straight through.the line and severed seventeen yards before being ourled to the turf. Chamberlain then j'oared nine yards on an end sprint. Seller bucked off tackle for three ya'-d and OtOiipalik smashed through for a and planted the ball behind ttt? Methodists' poal.

The Huskers had "ounted in less than three minutes of play. Corey's goal kick went over the crossbar and between the upright the count stood: Xebraska 7. Wesleyan 0. After the succeeding kickoff and an exchange of punts, the Huskers secured possession of the ball on Wes- ievan's forty-yard line. Cook reeled fifteen yards on a run around end from punt formation, Sclzer hit the line for two yards and Chamberlain around end for ten yp.rdn.

yan was set back five yards for off side play and Proctor rammed Tiis way through for eight yards. Another easy touchdown was in sight, but the Husk- I'rs were offisde and the penalty halted theii advance, the Methodists taking lh" ball on downs, on their three, yard line. Hinman punted i i yard' from belnnd his own goal and Cook lucked it bael; thirteen yards inrr tji'-kled. Chamberlain 0 if a i but (Continued on Pnaro Two.) Footbaii Results. EAST Harvard.

10; Princeton, 6. Crown, Yale 0. Pittsburgh. 19; Washington Jsf- Notre Dame. Army, 0.

Dartmouth, 7: Pennsylvania, 3. Navy. 13; 3. Carlisle. 23: Holv Cross.

51. Columbia, 17: Connecticut Aggies, 6.. Lafayttc. 17: Swarthmcrc, 0. Virginia.

35; Vanderbilt. 10. Washinrton and Leo. Roanoke, 0 West Virginia, 92: Marshall, 6. Springfield, Amherst, 7.

Tufts, 0: Trinity. 0. Delaware, 24; Dickinson. 7. Syracuse, 73; Mourt Un-on.

0. Dennison, 14; Miami. 0. New York. 7: Stevens, 0.

Johns Hopkins, 23; Gettysburg, 7. Franklin and Marshall, 13: Haverford, 0. Ohio Wesloyan, Cincinnati, 17. Western 33; Oberlin. 7.

Ursinus, Albright, 0. Hamilton. 7: Rochester. 0. Worcester 14; Phillips- Andover.

0. Maine, 23; Bowcloin. 13. Union, 7: Renasselaer, 0. Colby, 26; Bates, 0.

Massachusetts Aggies, 25; Middlebury, 0. Harvard freshmen, 10; Phillips Exeter. 2-. Worcester Tech, Norwich, 0. Boston college, 3: Forclham, 0.

Wesleyan, 41; Williams, 6. Muhlenburg, 10; Lebanon Valley, 9. WESTERN Nebraska, 33; Nebraska Wesleyan, 0 Chicago. 35; Haskell Indians, 0. Ohio State.

10; Indiana, 9. Purdue, 19; Iowa, 13. Northwestern. 24: Missouri, 6. Carnegie 27; Case, 6.

Ohio, 12; Wittenberg, 0. Akron, Ohio Northern, 0. Kentcuky State, 15; Louisville, 0. Warrcnsburg, 16; Kansas Normal, 18 William Jewell, 20; Westminster, 0. Grinnell, 58: Drake, 0.

Kansas, 41; Washburn, 0. Cornell, 34: Michigan, 7. 0. Colorado Mines, 13; Denver, 0. Colorado C'ollo9e, 27: Utah, 7.

Washington State," 27; Montana, 7. Washington; California, Q. Oregon lda.hb,. 0. Wabash, Northwestern College, 7.

Depauw, 40; 0." 0 Mississippi Aggies, 65; Mississippi Georgia 21: Alabama, 7. South Carolina, 68; Cumberland, 0. Mercer, 0. Spring Mississippi, Normal, 6 Georgia, 37; Florida, 0. Transylvania, 17; Chattanooga, 0.

Louisiana, 13; Arkansas, 9. Kentucky, 15: Louisville, 0. North Carolina Aggies, 27; Gallaudet, 7. Hampden Sydney, 38; Williams and Mary, 0. Oklahoma, 14; Kendall, 13.

Texas Christian, 25; Trinity, 0. Southwestern, 15: Daniel Baker, 0. Texas 27; Sewanee, 8. Fumbles Mar the Playing Of the Big Green Team--Score In Last Period. Boston, Nov.

6--After making- a bad fumble, which paved the way for Pennsylvania's goal from field. Quarterback Holbrock, of Dartmouth, uncorked a twenty-five yard forward pass to Emery in the middle of the fourth period which resulted in the downfall of the Red and Blue, this afternoon, 7 to 3. Emery rushed across the Roal line with the only touchdown of the same with a half dozen Pennsylvania tacklers at his heels. Dartmouth displayed fine offensive and defensive work, but the game of the big Green team was marred by faoquent fumbles. Pennsylvania played hard football, but wat outclassed and would have been badly beaten had the Dartmouth backs been able to hold the ball.

The line-up: DARTMOUTH Dussusoit Fishback Merrill Baxter Spears Cotton Emery Position -rg- Worthing-ton qb Gerrish ih Thielscher rh PENXA. Hopkins Matthews Henninff Wray Neil Russell Miller Bell Rockafeller Ross Tyler ib Williams Cornell and Pittsburgh Are High With Colgate Slightly In the Rear. New York, Nov. football results greatly clarified the situation in the east regarding a possible championship. Pitt eliminiated Washington and Jefferson, conqueror of Yale, in a decisive fashion, 19 to 0.

Princeton can no longer hope to contest the prestige of Cornell, for the Ithacans defeated Haivnrd by a larger score than Harvard dealt tho Tigers. As a result of today's grimes, Pitt and Cornell loom up as the two best elevens in tho east, with little Colgate slightly in the lear. A three should finish out their schedules without being defeated. (Jornell has, in the opinion of most football critics, tho best eleven oast of the Mississippi this year. A WAS EASY.

Des- Moines, Nov. the oviM-whflmin? score of 38 to 0. the Iowa college team from walked all over the Drake eleven ft IT'ifUins lield They seo'-ed at crnshmg through the Drake line in every period. There were' eight touchdowns and a drop kick in all, and would linvft been more if needed. Ic uns Scores jf" i i ti SOM 1 1 I 1 i i i i i ul I M'o .1 i i to, in Kloiil S.un i i and 0111! nod all XV.ir i' 1 niou i i i the 111 I 1 1 i ru'i, a i i i y.irds lo 1 Army Of PJebraska Rooters Are Making Ready For Invasion Of Lawrence.

a A in and in r-uvo i i i I all in Hl.ii'k goal. iin CM .1 us e. i i i 1 i i i and ,1 i a lc P.IHS a i i i i Cur a li low n. Kollv, ell in I eiit.v -I'i-ilu i i i i were "Ui'i 'sfiil. Th wi iv ary i i i Peel wlnii'M'.

i' featured for tin Time and Tradition Will Make Saturday Contest the "Big" Battle Of the West. Sc the set'olnl A A IN Winner Kansas Nebraska Flashlight photo o-r Joe Stecher and Americus prior to their wrestling fray at the Lincoln Auditorium, Thursday night Oct 28. Left to right: Anton Stechor, who acted as bis brother's second; Joe Steelier the peerless Nebraska I grappler and winner of the match straight falls; Jack Curley, manager of Amoncus; C. S. Sherman, sports TL.

i i PJ 5 ortitor nf the Chicacio American; Geno Molady. well known rsDOcr no vv inner ui LIIU in of the Lincoln Star; Ed W. Smith, raferee and sports editor of the Chicago American; Geno Mclady. vvoll known Omaha promoter; Jim Flynn, the "Fighting Fireman," Amer.cus. the Baltimore heavyweight westlor; Otto Floto.

sports editor the Denver and Kansas City Posts; Chris Jordan, Greek middleweight wrestler, who served as second for Americus. Score Tied At End Of Second Quarter. Deadlocked In Third. Then Purdue Wins. TO'f 1 Til! En a UIL Missouri Lacked the Punch and the Purple Wins Game Princeton Is Whipped By the Wonderful Work Of Captain Eddie Mahan.

Crimson Swept Old Nassau! Squad Off Its-Feet Dur- First Period. Princeton, X. Xov. isn't Princeton's year, after all. A brilliant Harvard offensive, 1'ivot- inK at all times around th- incomparable Edclio Maha.n, the host Tig-er cloven in years off its toot in the lir.st quarter of this afternoon's annual gruliron battle, and for the iourth consecutive year the red Hag of rid Re is floating; on high over Princeton's tonight.

The score was 10 to (i, and it was reached after minutes of as heartbreaking loolball as 40,000 followers of the pa me who i nessed the tussel ever saw. Time and titne again the Tuera, surprised by the bewildering; attack of Mahan, recovered and started what looked like a sure march to the Crimson goal. Hut each time. Mahan either directly or indirectly broke up the attack and the Big Princeton fullback was to punt. tyahan was everywhere--and cveiv- thing.

His open held running- was marvelous-. Running, knees hish. twistmcr, squirminpr. writhing in and out at almost incredible speed, the bn? Crimson star shook off Tiger almost at will. It was Mah.in's perfect forward pass to Harte in the first quarter that started the Tigers on the, downward p.ith.

With the ball exactly in the center of the fleld, Captain Kddic made a perfect throw to the speeding Crimson end, who placed the oval on Tigers' 20-yard line. Eddie was called through the line, and he m.id' 1 four yards. Then King was given tho ball and he squirmed his way through sixteen yards of tacklcrs for the first touchdown. Mahan kicked goal. Princeton rooters woic stunned.

Thi'V thought it was a Princeton year, and they had hopes that were almost belief that the Crimson would be held scoreless. Mahan added the other three Harvard points in the quarter, whMi after missing a touchdown by inches, ho booted a goal from placement. Some Tiger Glory. Princeton, although defeated, not without glory. Young Dave Tibbott, nineteen years old, attended to that.

AH of Princeton's six points came off his right toe. Twice after the Harvard line had checked the Piince- ton march the "young veteran." booted the bal: through the posts i almost stoical precision. Princeton didn't lose because of hard luck. She lost bc ause the Crimson played better football. a a outpuntcd Dngss by about ten a to the kick.

Many of the Crimson leader's punts went sixty and seventy yards. i There was an exodus of both Princeton and Harvard adherents immediately after the game. The Harvard contingent. sevcial thousand strong, left irnediately for Xeu York to give their young a nnU-ammolod spirits free rein. '1'ixcr students followed--to drown theiis.

The gloom in Princeton tonight could bo cut with 'i knito. It was tha.t thi k. For weeks Tiger students had believed that last "their year" hatl come, it ami- all right--to a when it met Eddie Mahan. 111., Nov. fi --Superior team work, a higher grade ot pep, a i a Mirpnsinir display of open football--this was the reason lor western's defeat of Missoun this to Kxcepting for the work of a back- JLiih-oll.

of Northwestern, 'bo Missouuans i i i a played rings their opponents. Rut there was lack of co-upeiutive among the i i anil this isAvh.it lost for them today. Twice Missouri b.ul ihe ball on North-western's 10-yard line. The iiei-ehsarv get-together i a i i w.is lacking, however, anvi both i thoj were held. Score by jieriods- Northvvestoni 7 7 1 Missouri' 0 (i 0 0-- li Wolverines Soundly Drubbed By the Ithaca Squad At Ann Arbor.

Ann Arbor, Nov. 1--Michigan took a i today, a i it throe defeats in the iast three limes out. Cornell a added to Syracuse and Ihe Michigan Aggies in the list of teams that h.ivo picked on tho Yost weaklings this season. The Red eleven won i oa.se, piling up of tlve a i points. The Wolverines got one lone tonhedown.

Practically all of the Hhacans' gains were through line, which (lived in befoic the tierce onslaughts of Parrel Collins. Sim-crick and Mueller. One touchdown was tlnky. i grabbed a Michigan forward I.HSS mid-Held and raced through tor touchdown. Line plunKeb by a i and Smith brought Michigan's score.

The Position le I rg rt I rh in SHELTER TITLE One Time Leader Of Lightweight Band Seeks Another Class. Still Championship Material But Can No Longer Make the Required Weight. a a -Nov. at the end of the (list a deadlocked ill tho i period, I'm duo and Iowa i out a i i ill the InM. period of i football game, Purdue i i i 19 to Tho score nt end of the half wa-i i to in i i porloil long runs by the i a i i broiiRht i hall close to lov.a's goal.

Hi i a hrnlte i scored Ihe i i marker. th" llrst to score, i a goal from Ihe i 1 in the i period. Iowa came buck i a louclKlowu a long gains the line. Iowa loci in th i a i i i in i period, i i a but bracked a tied the score i i goal by and a i i hdovvn. NEB VS.

Years 1F13 1FP5 a a a Nebrnskn Nebraska Nebraska Nebraska Kansas 19C7 Nebraska Kansas Kansas 1910 Nebraska 1911 Nebraska 1912 Nebraska 1914... HISTORY. Score to 0 .12 .12 .12 8 .18 .10 .18 .35 .12 .29 ,.16 6 8 .16 .20 6 6 28 14 to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to to 0 6 4 4 5 6 20 0 5 0 0 6 6 5 0 0 0 3 0 0 I A P.f'H.ton Watson Reirha Niemi'nn Noi ten Staatz Roehm Jlaulbctacli Cation CORNELL Khelton GilbOK Miller Cool Anderson Jameson Kck-Iey Barrett Collins Shivenck Smit Mueller Forward Pass From Coffal To Little Half and a Long Run Beats Army. The lineup: Princeton Pos. Harvard Highley le, Soucy, WeatlKrhead Mcjjoari, Larsen.

I Nourse Gennert Hogg Click Tibbott Shea Driggs Touchdown Oilmnn i a i a a Taylor Parson ITarto Watson Boles, Rollins King. MoKinnock Mahan c. rt. I King. Goal from touchdown, Mahan.

Goals from field: i Score by periods; Harvard 7 ,1 0 0-10 Princeton 0 3 fi Officifils-'-Kangford, -Ti i i referoo, Williams, Cornell, Time, periods, fifteen i West Point, N. Nov. forward pass, Coffal to Bergman, g.ivc Notre Dame this afternoon's struggle i the Army in the closing minutes of play, 7 to 0. Bergman raced i ards for a touchdow'n. Coffal kicking goal.

The Army displayed no strength on offensive, the west Tilers breaking up Army forward passes and spilling other plays. Only once was Notre Dame in danger of being on. That was when Oliph'int, former Purdue stnr, attempted to kick goal' from placement at forty-six yards, but failed. Tit-ihiunii Coffal pained ground consistently for the Catholics, but time and again the Army line i when the gonl line was threatened The lineup: New York, Nov. long nii- n.intod i i In im- i danger ol boroming fillc.l.

hi the not too i i i it is i i i probable that i i Ritchie, one time loader of the i weight band, i step forth and enter his rl.nm to the belt, and a i i Is einineiH- Iv fitted to defend there is little Willie, putting the a badly. no longer in.ike the i i a Klfl or l.lli pounds required ol i i and be strong enough I up a a i i brand ol 1 milting, I ins receni bout i Dundee, in which --vas trounced, former was in almost porlect condition. And he weighed Ml 1-4 pounds, i is only twelve ounces under the regulation welter i i Willie i have any fat on him th.it night, i i mid section was in period i and lio moved through ten rounds with a a i 1 the Califonii.m boon forced to make 133 or lor iJiuulcc a night there isn't much In most of the spectators' miniLs a Johnny could have a a a on his jaw. Weight Problems. Seldom since was awarded the championship has i made the i i He has a refused good money to box men who demanded that he get down to a lightweight trim.

One department's g.iin, however, is another's los.s, for Ritchie w.i.s generally favored to bring a the lightweight crown which he ielt in London. His defection from the a of the pounders leaves but three really high class contenders lor the championship--Johnny Dundee, Charley White and Ted Lewin, a sun of John Bull, whose victories over Jack Britton, Joe Mandot and sovor.il other g-ood men have cai nod him the right to be considered a contender. When Ritchie doc.s lay claim to the lonff vacant welter title, tho boxing situation will be more clear a for months. Only one a will be vacant--the i i Kid William 1 th" a i hurricane, still retains his according to boxing authorities, de.spite the unsatisfactory i to hi.s bout with Kewpie Krtle of St. Paul.

A return bout between this p.ur of midgets, however, is much to bo desired as it would settle the a definitely. Captain Schroeder to Return to School The lineup Purdue i i Proud Miocker Mason Hoiielinor. Van Alien. i a Towa CSillll.Hid Jtii'obHen Wll'ion Ban-on Eli's Battered Machine Fails to Show Any Better Than Before. New a Nov.

fi--Old Kll's battered a i was dealt staRKeriui? blow i afternoon when Hrovvi won a to (I victory over Yale. The showed no better form 11.an in i despite Ihf! clmnpe In coaches. Hrown scored late in third period, a liammcriiiK her 10 the 16-yard line Andrews dropped back and booted a perfect Held a the i had i threatened to take the bal' on downs. Yale's best chance to score came in the flrM period, A twenty-five yard run by RiiiKhsim and short dashes by Wilson and Scovil took the ball to Brown's (i-yard line. The Hluo rooters howled for a touclidown, but Brown of Brown took the hall on downs and punted out of danger from behind his own Koal line.

The line-up: BlodKCtt Gates Kent White J. Sheldon Way Weidemann Von Nostrnnd Wilson RniKham Scovil Portion I I i i BROWN Ormsby Staff Sprapriic Wade li'arnum Weeks Purdy Pollard Fr.izer Brown Andrews Peter Scott Takes Race for $5,000 Purse Army Neyland Parker Meacluim McKwan O'Hare Weylnnd Hed'field Miirrill l-'ord i (C), i 1 1 1 Coffin fb, Notre Dame Klvvard fr'tpphan Keefc O'Donnell Fitzgerald (C) ftydzinski Haujan Phelan Coffal Bergman Bachman Word has been received by Lincoln friends of Herman Kc breeder, captain elect of the Lincoln high school basket brill team, th.it he will return to Lincoln soon. The guard moved to California early in the i i and bis return to the Red and Black school was doubtful. i th" of the leader, Lincoln's a for a i i basketball team will bo made much brighter although Coach Grcenstrcet will have only two men as a neucles to build a loam. Pitz Schmidt, the speedy athlete, will be.

the other letter man back and be will be in school onlv i Chn.stmas when he will graduate. Candidates for tho this year will be: Pete Curtis, Ilalloy Hovvers, a Andrew, Jap Neal. a Albrecht, Cyproan- son. North, Wynkoop, lintfht. Smith and Brian.

While Manager Marshall has not arranged the complete year's schedule for the indoor sport a number of good pamcH are looked for. The Sioux City high team which gave the Tied and Bla.ck a hot run last year will be engaged here, the lowana to make a big tour going to Denver and A A I CROSS COUNTRY New Haven, Nov. 6--Harvard won the annual rrons country froni Yale, todny, 27 to 29. San Francisco, Nov. in form Peter Scott this afternoon took three bents in a row in the 2 trot nt the exposition meet.

His time was 2:08 2:00 1-2 and this feat the horse made his total winnings for the so.ihon Major Ong, of Tom hung up new exposition track record by pacing- the: mile in 2:04 in the second heat of the 2:07 pace, which he won in straight heats. Haskell Is Easy for Chicago Squad Chicago, Nov. Stagg's Maroon eleven had an casv time i the Haskell I i a this afternoon. Tho score was 33 to 0. The Chicago cloven dashed through tho redskins will and nearly every member of Ioo.il team was given a chance against the Indians.

Score by periods: Chicago fi 3 7 in--33 Indians 0 0 0 0 0 MARQUETTE EASY VICTIM. East Lnn.sins, Nov. Michigan Aggies had no trouble today in a i Mamuf-tto university, 6S to fi. The visitors score in the third quarter when Lyons recovered the ball when Huebel, the Aggies, fumbled, and. dashed fcrty-flve yards for a touchdown.

The game was the last one on the latmor'a schedule. Nebraska 28 Nebraska 35 'ReUU'iuu resumed i two yeai.s' present system of would been inner of game by to (1. Nebraska victories, lit; Kansas vic- y. Tot.il piiinN by Nebraska, 251; total by Ivan.siis. Shutout victories by Nebraska, b.v By "CY" A Cornhusker ker rivals In.

football for ne.irly a i i of .1 cent i i stage a a collision no.M Saturd.i.v in Lawrence on i a i rated as the Icvdiug ball elevens i region, Nebraska-Kan- name lopreseiil'i the climax the i4i'itllion in the Missouri viilley conference--the Vale-1 larvard a of i section of the middle vvi-st. A Nebraska has a m.i- i i a milage in the exchange of the CoriihUHkcni rcspuot prowosH of their rivals on the south itiul llu- coming on McCook Held i i i i iittr.ict an army of i i rooters. Two special traiii'i vvlli lir- required to convey the i i i i a who journey to Lawrence by rail. i hundreds more are a i to a the i by a i to the seat ol the Kansas i With tho Birth of Football Thr custom set by Nebraska and KnrimiH in clashing on gridiron was almost i a i the i of football lu tin- Missouri val- had i llrst I nt tho a college sport .1 year ill advance Ni-biaska. the Coriihiiskera not aKsobling real 01 Jn- i a i an advantage gleaned longer experience, tho Jnybawlcers wore victors, in the games ot and The Huskers struck their grut in ".14.

delo.aing Kansas and i i championship ol' the original Missouri valley conference, a four-cornered football league comprising Ihe universities of Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri and Iowa. Then followed two golden years at Kansas while Nebraska was triumph- i In ".17 and Th- latter year wa.s Yost's year at Nebraska and the present "Hurry-up" tutor at Michigan transferred his activities to Kansas in 'Oil nnd piloted the Jayhawkers to a decisive victory over their northern foes. Tlio year of saw "Bummy" Huotli, i star at Princeton, take the coaching reins at Nebraska and i four successive campaigns his protegca enjoyed the annual sensation nf sw.impi.-ig the jayluivvkers under deluge of touchdowns. The gruelling battle of 190::. which the spectacular Johnny Bender won for Nebraska by virtue of a 75-yard run to the lone touchdown of the day, resulted in a.

of relations. Kansas had demanded that two Nebraska players be barred for havingr dallied with "summer baseball," and Nebr.ihku. refused to accede. Uender was one of the players whose part i i a i was protested, and when Kcndcr won the game, single-handed, the Kansas guve way to their wrath and cancelled relations. Peace Patched in 1906.

Rut it was inevitable that the breach would be healed. Kansas needed a Nebraska game to round out its season, i Nebraska was just ns anxious for a renewal of the annual battle the Jayhawkers. So Kansas sued for peace and the Cornhusksra, not being resentful, agreed to terms which bound both institutions never to raise the question of eligibility, each contracting to take the word of the other. The renewal of relations in lOOd saw the Jayhawkers invade Lincoln and trouco the Husk- c-rs 8 to Kansas kicking two from placement, while the Cornhusk- (rs had to be content with a toucn- dovvn and subsequent goal. Nebraska turned the tables in Cole's first year at the Lincoln insti- i In 'OS the Jayhawkers upset the dope by whipping the northerners -0 to 5.

Tommy Johnson's electrifying return of a punt, during which he ran to a touchdown, en- ablcil Kansas to triumph in 1909. Tommy's feat being achieved only two minutes prior to the blowing of the Iin.nl whistle. Nebraska came with a victory in 1010 at Lawrence in a contest which was fairly easy for the Huskers, despite the apparent tightness of the score. K. U.

Easy Since Stiehm Came The regime of Jumbo Stlehm at Nebraska began in 1911 and for four successive years the Jayhawkers been drinking from the cup of Jefeat. In their first collision with the "Stiehm roller," tne Jayhawkers were tlatened out and otherwise maltreated to the measure of 28 to 0, the Huskers piling up five touchdowns, while their own goal never was in jeopardy. The bat- tie of 1912 was in doubt until the final period of piay, when the rfuakers reeled off two touchdowns incl triumphed 14 to 3. Two yet.r3 ago at Lawrence, the Huskers and the Hawlt- CContinued on Pace INEWSPAPERif NEWSPAPER!.

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