Grinnell at Nebraska

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 11, 1908, page 1

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  CORyHUSEER BEAT CRINNELL Take Game in Which Grinnell Excels in Fast Work. GRINNELL MUCH LIGHTER Iowa Lads Surprise the Nebraska Boys in the New style Game, but Cornhuskcr Beef Wins. LINCOLN, Neb.. Oct. 10.-(Special)- Playing fast and fiercely and keeping up a defense that bewildered the Cornhuskers Grinnell went down to glorious defeat by the score of 20 to 5 in two short halves of twenty minutes each, to the the Corn huskers who had not expected tho visitors to have much of an offense. The game was the biggest surprise of the season. For the opening five minutes of play the light Grinnen players swept the Corn huskers off their feet and carried the ball from their own thirty-five yard line across the Nebraska goal line for the first touch down of tho game. They worked the straight old-fashioned foot ball with a nice variety of modern plays and kept the scar let and cream men guessing all the time. After the first five minutes OF play Ne braska seemed to get into form and came back at the Grinnell men with the best playing It has done this season. The attack was rapid and strong, and Grinnell was forced back gradually for a touchdown, | which followed the first by Grinnell In q few minutes. For the remainder of the game they played their best, but the Wis itors met every attempt to advance will the hardest kind OF resistance, every yard the ~Cornhuskers made they had to fight to get. Superior weight and beef that told every time the Cornhuskers made a touchdown. Three times in the opening half the Scar let and Cream players advanced the ball by end runs and forward passes to within striking distance OF their opponents goal line and then their beef broke down the gallant defense of Grinnell and touchdowns resulted. One time this occurred on a for ward pass. Captain Harvey caught the ball on the Grinnell twenty-yard line. There were several of the visitors holding on to him, but they could not prevent a touchdown. for the Cornhuskers got back of their captain and bore him over the line. Grinneu Moves Fast. The Grlnnell play was remarkable. Out weighed on the average OF ten pounds to the man, the visitors made yard after yard through the Nebraska line on straight foot ball. This was not so much the case in the first half as in the second. In the opening half they played playSUWOs ;p; opening half they used the peek a boo style of play, but / nthe last on, with the ball In their territory most of the time and after Nebraska had solved their tricks, they directed their attacks against tho center line. Center and right tackle gave way to them several times. once a fake center play netted them forty yards. This miserable showing of the line was q disappointment TO Nebraska rooters, who had thought the cornhuskers’ line was one OF the strongest in the west. When they saw the light Iowa men pillow through 4 for long gains they knew something wal wrong, and all hope OF victory over Min. nesota went glimmering. Tonight they arr predicting that the Gophers will have & walkover unless the next few days see q remarkable improvement in the Nebrasks defensive play. Pip” Cooke, the little midget center and GROCER. full back. were the stars Of thu game for Nebraska. = Blair, left half. and Flanagan, left end we’re the stars for Grinnell. Zeigler OF Grinnell kicked off at 1881 with Nebraska defending the west goal C~haloupka caught the ball and returned II TO the fifty-yard line. Birkner on Z run around left end made twenty-fiv, { yards. setting the Nebraska Tooters e , cheering. Beltzer on the next play wa thrown back for a loss on al attempte, D end run. Again Nebraska failed to ‘gaiI 3 and the ball went to Grinnell on its owl thirty-five-yard line. GriRneH Scores First. The visitors started out on their frs play and sent chills down the backs o. = the Cornhusker roOters. on a triple for

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  The Cairo bulletin, Cairo, Ill., October 11, 1908, page 1

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  GRiDlRoN ARTISTS nv FAST GAME AT CHAMPAIGN – CHICAGO BEATS INDIANA YALE I8;; HOLYCROSS 0 Several Tie Games Played Throughout Country Observation-Disclosures 80, GrinnelI 5--List Of Minor Games. Games. Lincoln. Neb.. Oct, 10 Nebraska defeated GrinneIl today, 20 to 5. Wells constantly fumbled for Grinnell, Ne. braska advancing on her opponent j misplays. Nebraska made three touchdowns in the first half. Kroger lIeking one goal ZeigIer carried the ball for Grinnell’s only touchdown and score. Nebraska was unable 10 put the ball through the line in the second half Kroger scored on a drCp. kick from the thirty yard line

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  Tonopah daily bonanza, Tonopah, Nev., October 13, 1908, page 1 (results column)

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  SCORES FOR SATURDAY CHICAGO, Oct. 12.-Intercollegiate football games played Saturday resulted as follows: Minneapolis Minneapolis, Is; Ames, 5. Princeton-P Princeton, o; Lafaycite, 0. Lincoln (Neb. Nebraska, 20; Grinnell, 5. Marshall Field-o Chicago, 20; In diana, 6. Beloit wis Beloit, 6; Lake Forest, g. Denver Denver, II; Utah, Is. Buffalo IN. Y.)-Indians, ~; SS acuse, 0. Cornell, %; Oberlin, 20. Elmira, O.; West High, er-Dartmouth, 49,; Tufts, Springfield (Mass.) Training Il School, 81; Connecticut Agricultural o. Cotton Mass. Harvard Fresh. men, 6; Croton School, 0. Exeter IN. H.)-Princeton Fresh men, IL; Philips Exeter, 10. Bloomington ellis. Illinois State Normal. s; Illinois Wesleyan, 8. New Haven Conn. yale 1S Holy Cross, O. Cambridge-Harvard, 10; Viii liams, 0. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, s State College, 0. Sioux City-Creighton, 5; Morn ingside. 5. st. Louis-University. As; Cap Girardeau, 0.

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  Rock Island Argus, Rock Island, Ill., October 12, 1908, page 3 (results column)

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  Saturdays Football Scores At ‘Chicago-Chicago. %; Indiana. G.. At Lincoln, Neb.-Nebraska, 20; Grinnell, 5. At Minneapolis Minnesota, Is; Ames. 10. AT Champaign, Ill-Illinois, 6; Mar quette, G. At Lansing, Mich-Michigan o.; Michigan Agricultural college. 0. At Detroit, Wis.-Beloit, 6; Lake Forest. G. At Bloomington, Ill-Illinois State Normal, 5; Illinois Wesleyan. o. At Philadelphia – PENNSYLVANIA, G; State college, 0. At New Haven-Yale, IS; Holy Cross, 0. AT ambridge-Harvard, 10: Will liams. 0. At Observation-Disclosures 0; Lafay cite, O. At Annapolis-Navy, %; Dickinson At West Point-West Point, SO; Trinity, 0. At Amherst-Amherst, O; University | of Vermont. 0. At Providence-Brown, 12; Bow dC1--, 0. At Ithaca-Cornell, 2; Oberlin, 10. AT Hanoyer-Dartmouth is; Tufts

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Nebraska leads 6–⁠1 in seven meetings, counting the one since this game.