Nebraska at Chicago

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  Omaha daily bee, Omaha [Neb.], November 25, 1906, page 8

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  CORNHUSEERS SHOW WELL ScOre on Chicago BY Straight Foot Ball Through the Maroon Line. tCKtRsALrs GOOD FOOT A BIG FACTOR Maroon star Drops Five Field Goals. hut Line Was Not Equal TO Task Of Keeping Nebraska from Scoring. tFroni a staff CORRESPONDENT ANNNNnNhh WIS IeAthLeQ Dy AulChEo lOudg because tho latter team, including the peer less Eckersall, had developed much faster and more accurate style Of open play than tho Cornhuskers. Ten thousand people saw the game. which was favored by ideal weather conditions-a sunny sky, keen, bracing air, and firm. clean footing. The score Of IS TO does not tell the story Of the fierce struggle put up by Nebraska. The Lincoln team was game and deter mined all through nd made an excellent i’m preston on even the most partisan spectators, the result being to encourage Ne braska supporters I’m the belief that the eleven will be admitted TO the Big Nine at the conference next week Several hum dred Nebraska rooters accompanied by the band, occupied section Of the west grand stand and did all that lungs and enthuslassn could 70 help their favorltes. The east bleachers were packed with a vast Chicago crowd half Of whom were women, and it. too had band much in evidence. Between halves, Eckersall, whose last game it was was presented with n $50 watch bought with money contributed by the university stidents and faculty Eekarsall. out Of eight trys for goal from the field kicked five, and wound up his gridlron career with glory. although some of his best efforts both at kicking and in carrying the ball were paralyzed by the Nebraskans. His leg, however, was responsiblc for twenty points and the size Of the score. The Maroon boys proved they had developed much further along the lines OF the new rules than their opponents and demonstrated what be done with this style. continually working forward passes double passes and criss-crosses. playing a more shifty game and being better skilled in handling the ball IN the open field, betraying better coaching in the modern game Of foot ball. Nebraska Brilliant at Times Nebraska executed several brilliant PLAYS sld often gained from eight TO twenty yards, but the gains were not consistent The team was slower in getting of on plays, so that Chicago’s defense had opporlunities to line up and meet the attack which they could see was coming. On the other hand, Eckersall often had his men up and away before Nebraska knew what was going on. Nebraska had no in dividual stars except Cooke. All played for every ounce OF strength and bit OF skill IN them. Eckersall’s fake kicks sell dom succeeded, because the Nebraska ends were down the field too fast and many times uowned him IN his tracks. Nebraska won the toss and chose the aonth goal. At 300 Parry kicked Off TO Craig. who returned the ball ten yards On fake buck Craig gained ten Yards Cooke failed on q quarterback run and Nebraska was forced to punt to Ecker san Oh Chicago’s forty-yarG line where ie was downed ia his tracks IddinRs made ten yates on Two tackle plays and Parry three ;nJge or the end Chaloupka was injured. hut stayed in the game. BY consistent buckins on tackle Iddings was sent over for the first touchdown and Walker Kicked goal, Score. to 0. Parry kicked the ball over the line. Ne braska punted out to Chicagos forty yard line, Chicago could not gain and EcSersall dropped back for a kick. but instead passed the ball over to Walker. who made first down. Chicago barely made ten yards the next three downs Nebraska was penalized five yards. which put the ball on Nebraska’s Vineyard line Nebraska held CALAMITY twice. but on the third try steften went through tackle and over the hna. Walker kicked goal. Score. 70 to 0. EckeFsall Forced 20 Punt. Johnsons klckoff was brought back BY Parry 10 Chicago’s thirty-yard line ana Two forward passes brought il to the cen. ter Of the field. The. Nebraskans held and Eckersall was forced to punt to Cooke. who was downed on the nve-yRrd line After the ball had been kicked into safe ground Eckersall failed on a drop kick. The bal was punted out and a quarterback kicE Melted Chicago twenty yards StefYen made seven, Finger seven and a criss-oross h, Walker six yards, but a forward pass tC Steffen was fumbled and Nebraska had IN, ball on its own hfteen-yard line. Ne braska failed to gain and Weller purtet 10 Steffen, who returned the ball TO Ne braska’s fifteen-yard line. Iddlnpa and Walker failed to gain. Eckersall droppe, it between the posts. Score, IL TO O. JOhnson’s kick was returned by Ecker sail 10 the thirty-yard line. A double pss, 10 Finger put It on Nebraska’s hfty-yar, line and a forward pass to stenen adj vanced IL to Nebraska’s twenty-yara line Iddlngs and stenen failed to gain. $, EckersaH kicked another goal score “ 70 o. Nebraska made the next and its OIL, touchdown, much 10 the chagrln OF TN Maroon rooters. who hoped for a blani score. Parry kicked of TO Johnson. VIII returned the ball to the twenty-three-yar line, Nebraska could not gain. so wele punted out Of bounds. Chicago was Off sid and forfeited the ball 10 Nebraska on IL own forty-ysrd line. A plunge of tackl by Weller gave TEN yards. but Little fum bled and IL was the Maroons’ ball on Ne braska’s forty-ive-yard line Eckerspll a; tempted a forward pass which went wronC and Nebraska again had the bah on L own hfty-three-yar line. COrnhuskeFs score. Weller punted 70 Chicagos thiyty-yar line and after Stefen and Iddings ina failed 20 gain. Eckerssn made take 4 puntlng, but made a forward pass. ball went wrong and again Nebraska 80 &c on Chicagos hfteea-yard line. Johnso spirited around the end for zen yards an fake buck put the ban on Chicagos w, yard line. Little carried il over amid, an uproar In the Cornhuskers’ stand. We Ter missed goal. Score; Chicago, 20; y, braska. 8. The ball was booted back aud forth ant Tickersal got q where no wanted Il, whe be kicked another goal. Score: Chicag “a Nebraska, 5, The half ended with u ball IN the middle OF the field. Nebraska braced In the second half an played a desperate game Several me we’re taken out because Of injuries, inclu’ ing Captain Mason. replaced by smith; NJ Donald was substituted Tor Johnson WI had heen playing a plucSy game; Chaloupb wss hurt IA successfully tackling Eckersa and TToom took his place; WilSie va M a

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  The Minneapolis journal, Minneapolis, Minn., November 25, 1906, page 32

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  CHICAGO s GOAL LINE CROSSED BY NEBRASKA Cornhuskers Fight Gamely and Score on Maroons : Score SO to 5. !. Special to Tho Journal. iron warriors closed the 1906 season auspiciously at Marshall field today, smothering Nebraska by the score Of SO to- 5. The cornhuskers were out ing Chicago’s goal line, which. had preyionsly withstood the attacks of big nine elcvens. reEZ. q Eckersall kicked five goals from the field, equaling the collegiate record ne made last year against the Illinois. The maroon captain was superb in all he did and his “day of glory” was speed, registrar Of the university, in behalf Of the student body, presented him with diamond studded watch. y Cornhuskers Aggressive. ! Nebraska proved far stronger than Illinois, and forced the maroons to show their defensive strength. The cernhuskers succeeded in gaining in frequently, however, and it was owing 70 an inaccurate forward pass from Eckersall that they got far enough into ka scored the touchdown. Coach Stagg sprung nothing remark able in the way of brand new PLAYS. those used against Illinois proving suf- Hcient. Chicago 8 first touchdown came within three minutes of play, when Iddings broke thru the Nebraska line Tor 2O-yard run. sStefen was the next to score after enother steady march down the field. Forward passes alternated with straight plays, and Eckersall drop kicked from the 25-yard line. In four minutes more he sent another kick from the field over Ehcago’s posts. Then came Nebraska score, followed by another drop kick by Ecker BaH Steffen scored the remaining touchdown of the game on brilliant Nebraska Light. Chicago. was the first on the field Hhe maroon band started proceedings ES6 p. m. The crimson and white st1ped warriors were noticeably the smaller. 5sIhe new plays worked as the maroons had predicted they would, and tho corn. haskers apparently were dumbfounded by the whirlwind attack. Nebraska showed little ground-gain- .ng ability, and failed to work any Of the tricks in the initial period, which the Nebraska adherents had predicted. ;, and which Coach Stage expected after having seen them in action against Min nesota. Coach Foster 50 men had little chance to show any of their tricks, in. the first half, as they. had possession Of the ball only most ‘infrequent1y. Aver age ability was shown in returning punts, but few gains were made on scrimmages. .. II Mason Star. Is Captain Mason, who gained first down Just before the Nebraska touchdown, were sprung repeatedly by Chicago for good, big gains, but the on-side was used but once. Straight and cross kicks, old; tlme-worn tricks, double and triple passes, all worked to perfection. Two forward passes were unsuccessful, and 1t vas due to one of these mistakes that Nebraska got chance to score. ;, IL was practically the same story in the second half. Nebraska braced dis tinctly in the first part of the final period, and Chicago failed to roll up a; score equal to the first half. Parry kicked off to Craig on Ne braska s 7-yard line, and the fullback returned the ball seven yards to Ne hraska’s 40-yard line. On the third scrimmage Iddings broke thru for a touchdown, the cornhuskers lust getting stray tackle, which was Of no use. Walker kicked goal, and the score was, Chicago, 6; Nebraska, 0, before three minutes Of play was fin Parry kicked off to Weller behind his goal line and Steffen got the ball on MS oo-yard line when johnson kicked out, returning it ten yards. Steffen made three yards on a buck, and forward pass made fifteen yards. Steffen lodged around johnson for five yards more and the ball was advanced to the 5-vard line on penalty. Nebraska held gamely here but Steffen went over on the third attempt for second touchdown. Walker, “ kicked goal. Score: Chicago, -; Nebraska, 0. = But the cornhuskers could not hold, and Steffens’ fourteen-yard return Walker and Iddings brought the ball to the .twenty-yard line. Eckersall fell back and sent over drop-kick from the twenty-fve-yard line. Score, Chicago 18, Nebraska, 0. ! 1t was the same story in the next moment MOI of play, Chicago gaining at Bluff pass, and steffen n’‘ got Sdiu around ON ! Mason for like gain, ending up on the 4fteen-yard line. Eckersan stepped back again and sent over another drop from the twenty-yard line. Score, Chi. fago 20, Nebraska O. .# Forward Pass Fatal. Once more he repeated the trick, but not before Nebraska had scored it’s only touchdown. Little fell on forward pass ON Chi. ecago’s ifteen-yard line. Captain Mason broke thru Watson. for ten yards, and on three attempts Chaloupka was pushed over for Nebraska touch down, Score, Chicago, 20, Nebraska s.. In the second half Eckersall dropped two more goals from the field and in the next session Steffen made his star play. go Eckersall sent him forward pass from the forty-yard line Steffen got II on the thirty-yard line and ran The length OF the field for touchdown. The ength OF the pass was remarkably &C. curate, and Steffen had clear field in an instant. This run measured eighty yards. Walker kicked goal. Score, Chicago 38, Nebraska 5. And this ended the scoring. The lineup: ~ Chicago Nebrast.- Mnlksf 1 LETT end Johnson foii ......... left guard. ........ .Chaloupka anderson. ....... center ............,W ike }ss,ix. right guard ......... Harvey garry. ........ right end ............. Mason Nrkersall quarterback ........... Cooke ana.ngs Left halfback $780,. Little s sieaen. right halfback. Weller 5 Zones for Noll; Mccarthy for Kelly; Kelly for Touchdowns. Iddings 1, stefren 2, Chalouuka J.; goals from touchdown. Walker 3; goals from neld. Eckersali o. umpires, Snow of Michigan. nouth Head linesman. Beard Of Princeton. (. I..i.a Of halves. 30 minutes -. =, JOCKEY MILLER WINS

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  The Richmond palladium, Richmond, Ind., November 25, 1906, page 2

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  BY Booting Five Drop Kicks He Helped Maroons Beat Nebraska Team. WAS CARRIED FROM FIELD ON SHOULDERS OF HIS ADMIR- Frs AND CARRYING HIS PRES EMIT OF A GOLD WATCH, “Eck- IE” MADE HIS EXIT. Chicago, Nov. 24.-Chicago defeat football this afternoon by a score of 3S to B. 1t was the years closing game for both teams, as well as the last appear. ance of Captain Eckersall, of the Ma rooms, on the gridiron The Chicagoans proved themselves beyond doubt the fastest players in the West and Eckersall’s valedictory could not have been improved upon. The Nebraskans fought gamely to the end, however, forcing Chicago to its utmost speed for every inch Of ground. The Corn Huskers’ much figure extensively, but the ends kept their rivals constantly on the alert, as long, at least as Johnson and Mason were in the game. Eckersall booted five drop kicks in seven trials. The crowd went wild over him and after the game rushed onto the field, boosted him onto their shoulders and carried him triumphantly from the gridiron. Between halves he was presented with diamond studded gold watch, the gift of his friends, fellow students and the University faculty Leo De Tray was elected captain OF the Maroons at tonight’s banquet of the players. He viii be in condition to play next season.

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Tied 1–⁠1 in two meetings, counting the one since this game.