Camp Dodge at Nebraska

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 24, 1918, page 1

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  Get DRuRBINC FROM army men Camp Dodge Soldiers Give Nebraska University Team Real Taste of Defeat, Winning % to 7. Lincoln. Neb,, Nov 23.-(Special Telegram. The Huskers took their worst whipping of the season here this afternoon from the beefy eleven representing the Camp Dodge soldiers, winding up on the short end of % to 7 score. A cold, raw wind held the croYdS to bare 1000 and made fum5ling frequent, with the Huskers the worst offenders. Coughlin, the speedy right half for the soldiers, was largely responsible for Camp Dodge victory. He flashed the most brilliant performance seen on the Husker gridiron this season and scored two of the visitors touchdowns after long runs. For the first half of the game the Huskers had the soldiers completely at their mercy, although Camp Dodge drew first blood when Lynch dropped on a muffed punt which bad eluded Howarth, and dropped on the ball back of the Nebraska goal. Four times the Huskers drove down the field to within the shadow of the soldiers goal, but CHI time with only few yards to go. The needed punch was lacking and the Huskers were forced to surrender the ball. Cornhuskers Take Lead. The soldiers did not make single first down in the first half in the third. Smiths attempt to punt behind his own goal was blocked, and Dana repeated Lynch’s pick by falling on the ball. Howarth put his team ahead by kicking goal. The advantage was short, how ever. At the opening of the fourth period Movald kicked a beautiful goal from Placement and raised the total to S. Then the soldiers in tercepted a forward pass on their own 42-yard line and Movald hurled a forward pass to Coughlin, who raised so yards to touchdown. Just before the close of the game Coughlin demonstrated his per- Torrance was no fuke by smashing through the Husker line and run ming 60 yards for the third and final touchdown. Movald kicked goal each time, raising the total to Is. Followin gis the summary:

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Camp Dodge leads 1–⁠0 in their only meeting.