The Lincoln Star from Lincoln, Nebraska • Page 13

September 29. RN AL KND Photos of IIusker-Gopher Clash by Wirephoto BI TTON IT Hutton raced ar ound th. left end for S7 to drive into temtor? neuter the halftime sounded Nebrarta rooter, themtolve. Hutton the Gopher 45. But sn incomplete pMi sud sb eight yard placed tfafc ball back in Husker territory.

(Starr Hnoto oy Ar wircpnoio. mmmm GATES RETURNS Cults, returns Roy Long punt eight yards to the Nebraska 43 He War finally stopped by Center Joe Partington. Sammy Vacant: just missed the Gopher back. (Staff Photo by AP Wirephoto,) FIRST GOPHER TOUCHDOWN Chuck Avery skirts the Husker right side for the first Gopher touchdown in the second quarter. (Staff Photo by AP Wirephoto.) HUTTON ROMPS FOR Hutton slips thru the Gopher right guard for five yards after the Minnesota crew had a 9-0 advantage.

The Huske rs were forced to punt two plays later and the Golden Gophers marched to their second oucbdown. (Staff Photo by AP Wirephoto FIW HUR PICKS UP TWO Fleet-footed Cletus Fischer, Husker halfback, picked up two yards on this play in the first quarter of the Scarlet-Minnesota tussle at Minneapolis Saturday. (Staff Photo by AP MINNEAPOLIS. power plus some unexpected pitching by 166 pound Everett Fat nee paid dividends for Golden Gophers Saturday as the inexperienced went down 38 to 6 before a near record opening game crowd here Saturday afternoon. The Scarlet had little opportune to show in the first half, the Huskers tailing to dent Minnesota territory until shortly before the end cf the second period.

Then Dick Hutton raced around the MU left side for 27 yards to get up to the Gopher 4a. EN FACT, the 2.000 or more Nebraskans in the stands had little chance to cheer except during the opening minutes of the third quarter when Mootney on a naked scampered 28 yards to the 32 to set up the pins for the lone Nebraska marker. found out a lot about the CM declared after the Td say that the weight advantage the Gophers had in the line lot to de with the final uf the game Penalties hurt us early in the game and I thought one rn- two of our boy's were loose when they lost their footing. We may make a change or two here and there after we look at the pictures Monday or Bernie Bierman, head tutor, declared, been tough getting boys ready with so many new men. i thought the Nebraska first team did a fine job but it seemed to me that there was quite a drop in some positions.

We were able lr wear them down late in the second half OOO IN THE STATISTICAL department the Gophers outdo wried the Huskers. 15 to 7, and outyarded them 321 to IOO yards. Nebraska's aerial game fizzled entirely with no completions in seven tries while the Norsemen completed 12 of 15 for 129 yards. Nebraska suffered 60 yards id penalties to 45. Minnesota used 45 players and the Huskers 29.

The game proved for one thing that Quarterback Sam Vacant! is a pretty valuable guy to have around. He played a stellar game ob defense. It was reported in the dressing room after the melee that his nose was not broken but was cut by a cleat. Fritz Knorr. Kansas State scout, compared the Huskers to the Wildcats We have about the same kind of a squad at K- State.

We are inexperienced at some sm ti ens, but like the Huskers it is going to take a game or two to iran out the rough Nebraska will open its home season Saturday against Hobbs Adams gang I from Manhattan with a near I sellout crowd slated to be on hand for the tussle. Chester Bulldogs Downed bv Wilber in five yards of the double stripe on three different occasions. Duke Mealed. I $-6. a dean.

Lag) Second Score I edged CHESTER. hard fought game. Wilber C. (UP). Half I Chester 6 to 2 for the la Charley Richkus plowed first defeat in three games.

Wil- OVer Dukes goal line in the clasher scored on an end run late in mg seconds Saturday and gave the second period and Chester North Carolina Stale a 13 to 6 scored a safety in the third quai- upse1 victory over Wallace Wade ter when Glen Sideman brake Blue Devils in tiler Muon opener thru to spill the Wilber ball car- rier behind the goal line. The want to way Bum at- Chester Bulldogs outdowned WO- omwrunity- I ber 12 to 7, ana advanced to with- nu a wanted i.