Nebraska 17
Lincoln High 0
Sept. 27, 1904
The Cornhuskers had a tougher time than expected against Lincoln High in what is now considered an exhibition game. The report below is from the Omaha Bee of Sept. 28.
NEBRASKA 'VARSITY HAS HARD JOB
Wins from Lincoln High School by
Score of 17 to O.
LINCOLN, Sept. 27. (Special Telegram.)
Booth's Cornhuskers encountered a stiff
argument today in the Lincoln High school
eleven. Nebraska won, 17 to 0, but the
high school lads gave their heavier oppo
nents a. hard fight. - Halves of only ten
minutes each were played. Booth put In
his second team In the opening half and
neither side could score, although the ad
vantage in ground gaining was in favor
of the high school. In the second half tha
'varsity scored three touchdowns, two by
Fenlon and the third by Bender, Fenlon
running forty yards and seventy yards, and
Bender pulling off a sixty-yard sprint. Big
Mills and Barta were not in the Nebraska
lineup because of Injuries. The lineup:
NEBRASKA.
Roblnaoa
Lundln
Rlchardaon
Borg
Speer
C Maaon
standevtea
Benedict, captain.
bender
Fenlon
0. Maaon..
R. E.
.R. T.
.11. O
C.
.U O.
.L. T.
.L. E.
Q. B
.R. H. U.
..L. H. li
. .C
LINCOLN.
L. E Branaoo
L. T Hlldebrandt
L. O Bonuuerhaldor
C ( ulllna
P. O Bnwera
K T Harnaon
R. E Baulta, captain
(J B Calvin
R. H. B I hi
L. H. II Rathboue
C Oenhinll
Touchdowns: Fenlon (2). Bender. Goals:
Benedict, 2.