Washburn at Nebraska

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, October 4, 1920, page 5

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  LOST ON FLUKES Washburn Made a Great Show ing Against Nebraska. Sawdust Field Was Too Much for Sons of Ichabod. A blocked punt and a tumble cost Washburn her first football game of the season again Indian” Shulte’s Lincoln. The final score was. Nebraska IA, Washburn Q. The Cornhuskers’ sawdust field. coupled with hot day, worked a dis advantage to washburn. who had few er substitutes to shoot in than Ne braska. On the first Kickoff Washburn got the ball on her own 40-yard line following an exchange of punts- Coach Ream’s Instructions were Score in the first quarter and get the advantage” And the boys nearly did it,. the backs | sma shing thru for three first downs to | essary punch to carry the ball over | wasn’t there. The quarter was Sindisputably Washburns, tho. | In the second period, the Cornhusk- ers made their first score. following | blocked Washburn punt. Quarterback | Newman-pnade the touchdown. | Nebraska made her second touch | down in the third quarter. when stew | ems. Washbdrn quarterback. fumbled punt. Swanson. Husker back. recov- | cred on Washburn’s 15-yard line and | Doyle and Moore carried the ball over. | Captain Day kicked both goals. Gloss to Nebraska Goal. | In this period Washburn forced her way to within nine yards of the Ne braska goal, Gage carrying the ball, but again lacked the needed steam % push it across. The last quarter, like the first, was washburn’s. The Ichabods took the offensive and marched to within ten yards of the enemy’s goal. Palmatier picked up a tumble and raced for the | Nebraska line, but was so choked up with sawdust that his speed slackened and he was thrown from behind. | Nebraska had sixty men on the sine- lines and kept rushing in fresh subs to offset the sawdust. | Victory in Disguise. washburn regards the Nebraska game as a victory altho she was on the short end of the final score. But to hold the big Huskers to a IA to 0 score is no mean accomplishment, and to be able to say that they lost on flukes removes almost all of the sting of defeat. Prepare for X. U. The Ichabods came thru the game without serious injuries. altho all. OF Them were bruised. Two sustained sprained ankles but will be in shape when the whistle blows for the KAN sas game next Saturday. The men Will De put thTu sIlllAlS PtdStiSe UShind closed gates this week for the Lawrence game, Coach Ream said today. r-ss71 II never saw one man lay down at Lincoln” was the. coach’s tribute to his men today. They all fought every minute and are eager now to get at kansas” | The center of the Washburn line was a stone wall, with Rusty” Coss- Imam. the big guard, as the. outstandling star. | Washburn showed her superiority over Nebraska in the aerial game, completing three out of six passes. Iwhile the Huskers didn’t connect up with one. A Shuttle team never was istrong ON passes. . ma Ie1I.

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  The Alaska daily empire, October 4, 1920, page 5 (results column)

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  FOOTBALL RESULTS. Yale 44; Cafneg1e Tech U. Army 3S; Marshall College o. Stanford fl; St. Mary’s College 0 Nebraska 14; Washburn 0. Minnesota fl; North Dakota 3. Stanford (seccnd) 4; Oshkosh 6 Cornell 13; Rochester 6. Pennsylvania ‘, Buckner 0. Navy z; North Carolina IA. Harvard 41; Maine 0. California 88; Mare Island Sail ITS 0. Princeton IT; Swathmore 6.

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Nebraska leads 4–⁠0 in four meetings.