Nebraska 43
Doane 0
Oct. 3, 1908
Nebraska dominates Doane, 43-0, but the Omaha Bee observed that "brilliant football" was mostly lacking.
Omaha Bee
Sunday, Oct. 4, 1908
DOANE EASY FOR NEBRASKA
Cornhniker Play ShOWl Improvement
Over Peru Game. I
STILL INCLINED TO BE SLOW
gabatltate for Nebraska In Second
Half Do Better In Some llesaeets
Than the Iteanlara In
tho First.
LINCOLN, Neb., Oct. 3.-(Speclal Tele
gram.) Nebraska found Doane to bo easy
this
afternoon, and won the second game
of tho season by a score of 43 to 0. Tho
Cornhuskers played a strong game on the
defense, but their offensive .play was
ranged. It was only at the opening of the
game and at Infrequent Intervals during
the contest that they displayed flashes of
brilliant foot ball. Several fumbles and
poor head-work kept down the score on
the Nebraska side.
The Doane line was no problem for the
Cornhuskers and they made gains at their
will, sut the Nebraska players chose to
use the open game and resorted constantly
to end runs and forward passes. The pass
waa worked several times In the second
half for long gains, and Nebraska lost
ground on It only twice during the game.
The Doane ends could not stop the plays
directed at their wings, and the Cornhuck
ers made good gains repeatedly around
them. The visitors put up a better defen
sive game than had been looked for. end
during the second half were able to get
through the Nebraska line, which was com
posed of several substitutes, and break up
the Cornhuskers play. They, however,
found the Nebraska line a stone wall when
they ware playing on the offense, and did
not once make their distance through It.
Nebraska's main weakness was in the fre
quent fumbling and the failure to see open
ings where the players could have ad
vanced with the ball for long gains. The
same slowness In getting off-plays that
was noticeable In the Peru game again
characterized the play of the Cornhuskers,
although it was not as marked as a week
ago.
A bunch of substitutes was In the Ne
braska lineup in tha second half and sue-
fAA In maklnr mnn nrwtnta imlnal jh
vmiiui vut&u ma icKuiHrn unu uuuc hi mc
opening half.
Sabatitntes Show Ip Well.
The time, of each half was 20 minutes.
Doana found the defense of the substitutes
was as strong as that of the regulars and
tried to make galna through the line, but
rauea to mane necessary distance at any
time. Cooke was In the game for the Field Judge: Cornell. Head linesman: Pln
Cornhuskers In the second half and made n?' To"ohd?wnBJ .Bl?!tzer . Kroger.
,
uuio .prtiatuiai runo. uno nieoo
for fifty yeards, and another was for sixty
yards, and resulted in a touchdown. This
touchdown was not allowed by the referee.
who held that the quarterback had not run
five yards iitralght out from tha place
where he received the ball. Every time
Cooke was given the ball to carry he made
long gains. His work as quarterback Jn
running the team was better than last sea
son.
Harte, playing at right tackle for the
Cornhuskers in the second half, did some
brilliant work that had not been expected I
of him. Ha was given the ball to carry on
several occasions and ran sown the field,
warding the tacklers until three or four I
men had to get a hold of him to stop his
progress.
Nebraska started out In the
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rooters to expect a large score, but the
fast nlnvino- waa soon drnnned and the
e-ama was carried nn In a .low fa.hinn.
7 .. . . . . . 7
me rirst touchdown was mine in one mm-
uto and a half of maw but It took much
longer to get the other points In the first
alf,
Doane Daaaerons Once.
The sroal line of the Cornhuskers wsa
r..l Hn.- n rtiirluT th. flr.t l.lf
Hlrkner. nn Nehraaka's fortv-vard line.
rled a mint, which was blocked bv Grlf-
flths of Doane. The ball bounded back
toward the Cornhusker goal and two
Doane men after it with the Cornhusker
players following; ' them. Rlaht Guard
Bronson secured the ball but fumbled It.
and before he could o:et un to run tha ten
ards to the Nebraska goal Cooke was
on him. saving Nebraska from belna-
scored airalnst. Krosrer kicked six roals
from touchdowns for Nebraska, maklnar
all he attempted.
Captain Harvey won the toss and choose
to defend the east goal. Blrkner kicked great Philadelphia player. liy nis scniev
off for Nebraska to Doane's forty-five- ment. Lamed equalled the record of Bob
yard line. Doane failed to gain and was
forced to kick. Cooke got the ball on
the thirty-yard line. Blrkner and Frum
made several long gains through left tackle
and guard, taking the ball to tha Doane's
tan-yard line, where Kroger on the next
play wont over for a touchdown. This
was made in one minute and a half of
play. HHrvey missed goal. Score: Ne-
braska, 5: Doane, 0.
Arnold kicked off for Doane to Ne-
braska's thirty-yard line. Chuloupka and
Kroger each made fifteen yards through
left tackle and guard. Blrkner, on a run
around left end, mado twenty-five yards,
A forward pass from Cooke to Harvey
netted fifteen yards more. On repeated
attacks at left guard and tackle, Kroger
and Blrkner carried the ball to within
two feet of Doane's goal. Bcltxer on
the next play went over for the second
touchdown. Kroger kicked goal. Score:
Nebraska, 11; Doane, 0.
Cooke Makes Great Ran.
Doane again kicked off and Nebraska
soon had the ball down to the forty yard
line. Hera Cooke made a fifty yard run
around left end. On several gains through
both tackles by Kroger and Chaloupka, No
braska took the ball to Doane's threa yard
line. Hero Nebraska lost the ball on a
fumble. Heartwell tried a kick, which waa
blocked. Ha fell on the ball, but Harvey
was en top of him, scoring a safety for
the Cornhuskers. Score: Nebraska, 13;
Doane, 0.
After the next klckoff by Doane, when
the ball had been taken to Doane's thirty
yard line on epd runs end line blunges,
Bellser ran thirty yards arouu left end
for a touchdown. Kroger kicked goal.
Score: Nebraska, 1; Doane, 0.
Doana kicked off again. Nebraska, on
several gains by Blrkner and Chaloupke,
iook me nan io ine finy yarn line. uooKe.
on a sixiy-rive yara run arouna lert end,
maae a loucnuown, oui ine reieree caned
him back and penalised Nebraska fifteen
jama. V.UUH imu uui run uui uvv arasi
to the left from where he received the ball.
Bcltxer kicked to Johnson, who returned
the ball ten yards. Rathbone. through
tackle, made ten yards. Blrkner tried to
punt, dui mc oan was Diocaea oy unriuns
and rolled bock toward the Nebraska goal
line and Bronson of Doane waa after It.
It looked as though Doane was going to
score. Bronson fumbled the ball, finally
fulling un It. and Harte was on top of him
before he could get away.
Time waa up for the first half soon after,
with the ball In Doane's possession on Ne
braska's fifteen-yard Hue.
Second Half.
Luke kicked off for Doane in tha second
half. Several changes had been made In
the Cornhusker lineup. Bentley waa In at
quarter lor looks ana returned me ball
on the klckoff twenty-five yards. On a
fumble Nebraska lot the ball.
Doane
could nut gain and was forced to punt, kkk
".... tZVl ,h" on Nf-
Harta made a sixty-yard run around Wt
end. hut ("until In Ilarvev fouled a Doane
player In Interfering for Harte, and the ball
waa brought bark to Nebraska's fntty-flvc-
yard line. A few more plays netted Ne
braska thirty ysrds. The bsll went to
Soane on a fumble. Johnson of Donne then
fumbled and Nebraska got tho ball on
Donna's thirty-yard line. Bturtsenegger, on
a play through lott tackle, went over for
another touchdown. Kroger kicked goal.
Score: Nebraska. 2R; Do.iiie, 0.
The next touchdown came after a minute
and a half of rlny. End runs by Ilarte
and Rathbone took the ball from Ne
braska's thirty-yard line to the cenler of
the field. Kroger kicked to Doane's twenty-
yar(I ,!np- Heartwell was after the ball for
Doane, but Frum bothered him and Sturti
enegger got the ball as It went over the
goal line and made a touchdown. Score:
Nebraska, 31; Doane, 0.
Doane Forced to Kick.
Arnold kicked off for Doano. Frum re
turned the ball fifteen yards. I,uko went
through center and blocked a kick. Dutch
made five yards for Doane through left
tackle. The ball went to the Cornhuskers
on downs. Ilarte, on a run around left
end. made twenty-five yards. Slaughter
went In for Arnold. A fumble gave Doane
the ball on their forty-yard line. Bentley
waa ahlfted to end ior Harvey and Haskell
took his pluce at quarter. Doane was
forced to kick and the ball went to the
thirty-yard line. Nebraska soon carried
the ball to Doane's forty-line line, where
Haskell made a run for a touchdown.
Kroger kicked goal. Score: Nebraska, 37;
Doane, g.
Bentley returned tho ball fifteen yards
on the next klckoff. Slaughter nnd Bent-
ley gained several yards on long end
runs. A forward pass to Haskell struck
Bturtzencgger and Nebraska retained the
ball. Bentley made a gain on a run
around right end. Kroger tried a drop
kick and failed. After the ball waa kicked
out from Doane'a twenty-five-yard line
Kroger and Bentley worked the forward
pass for two good gains. Dickinson went
in for Heartwell. Elliott went In for Col
lins. Bturtsenegger took the ball over for
touchdown from a forward pass and
time was up. Score; Nebraska, 43; Doane, 0.
The lineup:
NEBRASKA.
I
IE IL.E.
DOANE.
Johnson, Krogar.
Korab
Frum
ur.
L.T....McCluni. Griffitl.a
L.O Spencer
C Luke
R.Q Rroncoi
R.T Horning
R E Arnull
I
Q B John-on
R.H DuUh, Halbert
Colllna, Klllott....
Harte, gtionka R G
Chalonpkl, Hart.. . . . R f
narror, H.nti.y K.fc.
Cook. Bentley,
Haakall O B.
Blrkner, Arnold,
Klauuhter R.H
k; -r:u ?:S:;.nP"Z:,wiTdii
Rtltaer, Rathbon. L.H
L.H.. Heart well, Orlffi-.ln
Referee: Stevens. TJmnlre: Clevenavr
nirurancgger t;i), HasKeii. lieais from toucn
downs: Kroger, . Time of halves: 0:20.