Nebraska at Rutgers

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  The New York herald, New York, N.Y., November 3, 1920, page 1

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  NEBRASKA’SRED FLARES IN FRONT Cornhuskers Beat Rutgers on Polo Grounds Gridiron, 28 Points to O. FORWARD PASSES HELP Jerseymen Make Gritty Defence, but Meet Team of Higher Grade. FORWARD PASSES HELP Il was better-28 to 0 better--tn the conquest of Rutgers by the Western team. The vivid red of the Cornhuskers was flashing around the goal lines much oftener than the sombre black--blacS for this occasion only-of Rutgers. which flashed there not at all. Nebraska made four touchdowns-two in the second and two in the fourth period. Rutgers. having not the speed. sinew or tonnage Of Nebraska, did its best work in an agile and gritty defence, but was too weak In offence to give tn , Nebraskans any anxious moments In that direction. The effectiveness Of the Nebraska offence consisted of fast and sharp work In streaks only, but the Ne braskans were of q higher grade and class than Rutgers, and the game had little In the way Of uncertainty and SEN sation. Hard, strong running by the Nebraska backs and long punts kept the ball well IN Rutgers’s territory most of the time, Tut Rutgers’s defence and morale when hard pressed were surprisingly good. The number of times the Jerseymen took the balls on downs-ave at least-was attest to that. $4,000 Sec the Game. Fifteen thousand persons forgot the poles for the pigslin. Rutgers did the background part Of 1t up in good shape with student band. natty in red sweat ere and white flannels, and with cheer leaders similarly ACQUIRED. A sign or the other side OF the field said. Ne braslra Cheering Section” but there was more section than cheering. II there was any cheering for Nebraska 1t was done In Lincoln, and that’s too far away 10 be heard east of Broadway. For Rutgers good football was played By both of the Redmonds, by the two tackles. DaisIey and Raub. and by vari- Gus flying pickets In getting over the grass to see that nobody ran back punts on them. One of the smartest features Of the game, was this down the field speed and taokling. Pucelik OF Ne braska, who came here with a reputaton and lived up to It, was a real whirlwind under punts and power In scrimmage work. Swanson was one man on the field who had some conception OF forward passing, and but for his skill in catching them the display In that department detail would have been doleful indeed. Erratic punting, which flourished to ground into a pack of players; slipshod forward passing. poor handling of punts manually and mentally. and fumbling contributed to crudities OF which there was an excess for this time of the year The forward passing of Maloney of Rutgers was poor in the extreme. The Rutgers protection for the punter was so fragile as to be. with the weak forward passing, a big barrier in any hope for success Rutgers might have had. Double Pass by Nebraska. Nebraska showed double pass at the outset. Wright, who caught Rutgers’s kickoff, passed the ball to Hartley. who came up to the forty yard line with it before Rutgers located Its whereabouts. There was no scoring In this period 1t looked as IL there would be- though. Hartley and Wright and HublSa gall loped and pranced until they were in side the five yard line of the effete enemy. The effete enemy braced nobly with their goal line at their backs and threw back their scarlet assailants. The Nebraska quarter sent play right smack at the place where Rutgers was massed, and naturally didn’t make the rifle. Nebraska was back there again soon, however. The Cornhuskers were stopped again. ana on the fourth down tried forward which was incompleted From the scrimmage on the twenty yard line Hitler took n forward pass ana scuttled 10 the forty-two yard line, where he dropped the ball out Of bounds Rutgers recovered Il, so the tumble didn’t cost anything. They were bat Ting inside Rutgers’s fifteen yard line ~ he til coats lost the ball on downs for the third time. A punt by Rutgers, more rushing by Nebraska. and Wright got free and passed all but Maloney. Maloney, who ala lot of clean bacltfield tackling. tossed the big chap on the yard line ~ the period closed. The second period opened with Wright going over for a touchdown. few minutes later Rutgers had some sort of q hen on. judging from the alignment. but there was nobody back OF the centre to take his pass. The ar rangement was in kick formation and apparently the pass should have gone directly back to the consumer without any middleman. Tt was hodge-podge teamwork OF certainty. Another Goal for Nebraska. On Rutgers’s is yard line admira. bic defensive work by that team prompted Day to try placement kick for goal. A botched job. He kicked into the scrimmage. but redeemed tho play by falling on the ball for n first down. With q forward pass TO Swanson Nebraska crossed the goal line again. Day brought the point total up TO II by kicking the goal. Nate Tufts, peerless referee, did spry work on Days goal kicks. One lnstan. he was stretched out ON his tummy % note when the ball touched the grass the next he was up on his feet noddng his head with all the fervor OF one of these toy mannikins with the oscillating heads, to denote that the goal had been kicked. The third period was a draw. no scoring. The best offence Of the day b. Rutgers was done I’m this quarter Ma foney and M. Redmond. with clever run ming through holes made for them and quick turning, worked up some continu- ,ty of attack, and Rutgers was encouraged nightly when first down was recorded on the 36-yard line. As the fourth period opered Rutgers won the ball on downs on its oA 30 yard line. and a good punt by NJ Red mond was caught by Newman. Slikef bit Newman enthusiastically and checked him and somebody else got him. Though mauled right earnestly in the play. he bounded up like a rubber ball. A long punt by Weller, whose toe hal d heap of propulsion, though often too q - 4. -. ~ 80

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  Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial, November 3, 1920, page 13

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  RUTGERS TEAM IS EASY FOR NEBRASKA Corn Huskers’ Heavy Backs Plow Through Jersey Eleven; Win % too. New York, Nov. 3-The University OF Nebraska football team defeated Rutgers yesterday Mt the Polo Grounds. % To o. The light Rutgers eleven was unable to stand the line plunging Of the cornhuskers, who did not use the expected open style play, but kept TO straight football Nebraska started with rush. and in n few minutes of play had the ball on Rutgers one-yard line, where they were held for downs This was the only time the New Jersey team was able TO hold the plunging Nebraska backs Nebraska scored two touchdowns in the second quarter The first was by Hartley, who plowed through Rutgers forwards from the fve-yard line The second was made by Swanson, who sprinted l5 yards with Hubkas forward pass. In the third period Rutgers showed new life and made several long gains through the Nebraska line, but the Wcsterncrs frightened up and recovered tumble, which started them down the field for their third touchdown. This score was made by Moore, who plunged through the line ircm the three yard line Nebraska’s other touchdown was made on fluke when Swanson luckily caught Days pnss after two Rutgers players had touched tho ball ~ the air. Day kicked each goal for Nebraska.

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  Arizona republican, November 3, 1920, page 12

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  NEBRASKA ‘‘U’‘ WINS FROM RUTGERS 28–⁠0 NEW YORK, Nov. 2.-The Univer- sity of Nebraska football team defeat ed Rutgers here today at the Polo grounds, 2S to 0. The light Rutgers eleven was unable to stand the line plunging of the Cornhuskers. who did not use the expected open n-style play, but kept to straight football Nebraska started with a rush and in a few minutes of play had the ball on Rutgers 1-yard line, where they wehe held for downs. This was the only time the New Jersey team was able to hold the plunging Nebraska backs.

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], November 3, 1920, page 1

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  Straight Football Brings 28 to 0 Victory to Cornhnskers in Dash With Rutgers in New York center. Thomson went to halfback for Hartley at this stage and after Newman had made four yards on a fake play, Thomson tore off an H. yard gain. around his own right end. 1t was here that Newman saw the chance for a forward pass and his aerial to Swanson gave Nebraska her last touchdown. Once more Days unerring toe accounted for a goal. Score: Nebraska %. Rutgers 0. The Jreu0.

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Nebraska leads 7–⁠0 in seven meetings, counting the six since this game.