Nebraska at Minnesota

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  The Saint Paul globe, St. Paul, Minn., October 19, 1902, page 1

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  Net,raska G. Minnesota. 0. D Georgetown %, Virginia IL. S~>>~~%~~%%%%~%@@@%~%~%%%S Nebraska, 6; Minnesota, 0. Culclassed and outplayed by the hardy kickers from the Nebraska state university the proud Minnesota team met q crushing defeat on Northrop field yesterday afternoon. II was an awful jolt. Armed with yards and yards Of ma Coon and geld ribbon the supporters Of Minnesota crowded into the univer- 6ity park stands and filed the air with taunts. Even the university band Joined in the general rejoicing, and to make the visitors feel even more hum BILE and mean played when Ruben Comes to Town” when the Cornhusk ers came onto the field. This was all before the game. Why shouldn’t the Minnesota root ers wax merry? Minnesota men were waving large bales of green paper in the faces of the few from Nebraska and Offering to give odds that the Cornhuskers- would not score, and the little party wearing the Nebraska col ors backed away from the money. Confident Before Game. For q time the thousands in the stands followed the rooter captains and howled the rah, rah, rah of Min nesota through their megaphones, and the weak little u, rah, rah of the Ne braska following was completely drowned. But the minutes wore on and there was nothing doing. Big Johnnie Flynn and Rogers were in the line and little Sig. Harris was at quarter running the team, but time after time the Minnesota backs were sent smashing against the line only to be hurled back and the thousands began to realize that Minnesota was up against real football team. AS all this dawned on them the chant of the thousands weakened. Now the little pipe of the Nebraska could be heard more often. The ma room and gold bedecked ones did not attempt to drown out the shouts. They were too busy wondering what was’ to be the finish. We beat Colorado, We beat GrInnell, And Well smash Minnesota All to u, Tah, rah, Nebraska. The NebraSk a men started this cry when they realized that their voices could be heard and the Minnesota rooters filled to answer. They hated to admit it ever to themselves, but this yell of the Cornhuskers looked about to come true. And come true it did. The Corn huskers pounded the Minnesota line ends and slowly but surely the ball moved nearer and nearer to the Min nesota line. “Hold Them Minnesota” The thousands who but few moments before had laughingly advised the Gophers to hurry their touchdown now begged and implored the Maroon and Gold line to hold. Hold them, Minnesota, Hold them,” pleaded the mass of coloring in the stands. I’VE beat Colorado, We beat Grinnell And We’ll smash Minnesota All to U, rah, rah, Nebraska” The chant came back from the now happy Cornhuskers and the ball NOV ed on toward the Minnesota line. The noise stopped. A tandem play put the ball on Minnesota’s 8-yard line, and Nebraska still had the ball. The teams lined up again and the Min nesota supporters waited. Some Of the men swore and others almost sobbed. They did sob in the Minnesota line. The whistle blew. Little Harris could not stand the strain and hurdled the Nebraska line before the ball was pass ed. Nebraska waited while he was ordered back to his place. Nebraska could afford to wait. The Cornhuskers came hoping to hold the Minnesota team from a big win, and here was Nebraska lined up just yards from the Minnesota line. Benedict repeated his signal, and to the anxious crowds it seemed an age. Rogers at the end looked like demon rs he teetered on his toes and watched Benedict’s hand. Johnnie Flynn push ed close to Webster and every other man pushed toward the center. Minnesota Line Holds. Benedict signed and the ball was snapped back. Nebraska hit that wall Of flesh and bone and the wall held. Nebraska had wasted q chance and the goal line was still away from them. Benedict repeated more signals and the rooters saw the Cornhuskers make ready for their tandem play that had gained ground all through the after noon. TITS all over now” groaned the thousands, and then whirling and twisting the Nebraska line started to move, and though the Minnesota men threw themselves in the way, Bender was pushed over for the touchdown. Benedict kicked the goal, but no one cared about that. The one touchdown had ended everything. Minnesota was Outplayed by Ne DTdShd- e1o IIICy 04Q y ColC1 ICY the Maroon and Gold had no chance to win. Benedict gained for his team in the exchanges of punts, and the Cornhuskers played a superior often sive and defensive game. Time and time again the Nebraska men would break through the Minnesota line In time to spoil plays. Westover and Shedd appeared able to get through every time they started. Minnesota had no real interference, and failed utterly to stop the inter ference of the Nebraska players. Every time the CornhuskerS started their tandem play it meant a gain. The Ne braska backs hit against Schacht, Gray, Warren and Rogers for gains, while Shedd, Mason, Westover and Cortelyou were real giants, and made the Ne braska line a stone wall The Game in Detail. Nickel kicked off at 1907, and Strathern fumbled on the S0-yard line. Ringer fell on the ball Nickel went through left tackle for 5, and Bell tried the same play, but failed to gain. Min nesota held for downs and got the ball On her 25 line. Gray was given the ball. Westover broke through the line and stopped him for loss of 3. Knowlton punted, but the kick was blocked. Knowlton recovered the ball. With play on the 80 line Minnesota Eied q mass play against center, but

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Minnesota leads 38–⁠25–⁠2 in 65 meetings, counting the 62 since this game.