Nebraska at Iowa

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 1, 1908, page 1

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  CORNHUSKERS The VICTORS Game with Iowa a Hard Struggle from Start to the Finish. iOwA’s POINTS ON DROP KICKS Nebraska Players Twice Cross the IIRwkeye Goal Line and OutpIay the Iowans by a wide Margin. IOwA CITY. Ia, Oct. 1~.-(special Teletram -Nebraska, with every man on the team battling furiously from the opening Of the first half until the referees whistle blow announcing the close Of the game, defeated Iowa in the hardest fought game played on Iowa field since the Cornhuskers were here in 1903. The score today was II to 3. Nebraska made all its points on two touchdowns, one coming in the first half on straight foot ball, when Kroger was showed over from the one-yard line and the other soon after the opening Of the second half, Harvey catching a forward pass on Iowa’s twenty five-yard line and crossing the Hawkeye goal line. Birkner failed to kick goal on the second touch down. Iowa made its eight points on two drop kicks. one by Kirk in the first half and the other by Hyland in the second half. The game was the greatest exhibition Of modern foot ball ever seen on Iowa field. Nebraska and Iowa both used plays adapted to the new rules, but the Corn huskers were more skillful with all their plays than the Hawkeyes. Nebraska enployed the on-side kick several times, and gained ground on both of these plays. The forward pass was used many times and resulted in good gains in a greater ma ljority of the attempts. While the Corn iuskers outplayed their opponents in both valves, at the opening of the initial half ava displayed flashes of brilliancy which Z first giaddened the hearts of the Hawk eyes. but Coach Catlin’s pupils were not liable to keep up their gait, and after the first five minutes OF paly were swept off their feet by the husky players from Ne braska. Iowa Scores. In the first five minutes of play, Captain Kirk, star halfback on the Iowa team made a drop-kick from Nebraska’s twenty ffve yard line. This closed Iowa’s fast %p1ay. The Cornhuskers, instead of being Scouraged by being scored against. were iaekT,ed on and rushed the Hawkeyes off their feet for the remaining thirty minutes of the first half. On the kickoff. following the scoring by Kirk Nebraska braced in the greatest kind of fashion. and on several plays carried the ball down the fild into Iowa territory. where Coach Catlin’s much prided defense was not able to Withstand the onslaughts of the Cornhuskers, and gave way to a straight-line buck for a touchdown. After securing this touchdown Nebraska still played hard ball. and only for a tumble might have made a second one. Kirk, who had been depended on by the Iowa rooters to win the game, failed rniserably in his kicking after making the fret drop-kick in the opening five minutes OF play. He tried several goals in the first half. and in the first twenty minutes Of the second half, but missed them all, \ He was injured about the middle of the second half and was taken from the game Hyiand. who did the drop-picking after Kir retired, tried four drop-ldcks, making one of them. In the last four minutes OF play he tried one from Nebraska’s twenty. five yard line that would have won the game had It been successful. At this time the Hawkeye rooters were hoping that he would kick the goal. Hyland was nervous however, and the ball swerved to the right and missed the goal by several feet. ~ Nebraska Play brilliant. Nebraska played a brilliant game botf on the offensive and defensive. The Corn huskers’ line from tackle to tackle held fully as we’ll as 1t did at Minnesota two weeks ago. and Iowa was unable to pierce Il for any considerable gains, this inability 10 gain against the Nebraska line forced the Hawkeyes to repeatedly kick and at tempt open style plays. These on severa occasions worked and resulted in theil getting the ball near enough to the Corn huskers’ goal to try a drop kick. The element OF luck entered into Iowa success with the modern plays TO a grea extent. Fumbles by Nebraska In the open ing half gave them this advantage for drol N Kicks. The failure TO recover the ball oil D -punts. too. by Nebraska also helped tn Hawkeyes. w. The Cornhuskers Tough an uphill gam throughout the entire seventy minutes o actual play. chaloupka at right tackle wa a marvel. He carried the ball repeatedly / both halves for great advances through tn line. He plowed through both tackles tim after time and the Iowa deefnse was bal tered down until on several occasions seemed that nothing could stop Nebrask from Increasing its score by several points offside play at critical points cost Ne braska many yards and probably one O two touch6owns. Miner, who was subst toted for kroger in the second half, di some sensational running with the bal On four occasions he carried 1t for lon gaius. Two of these were for over twenty five yards. One gave Nebraska forty yard He lodged like a veteran going throug Iowa’s line and evading clever tacklers. BackheId’s Great Work. Nebrsska’s back field proved a powerfy worker against Iowa’s line. During tn = opening half, with Beltzer. Kroger. Birkne and Bentley playing the four back fiel positions, Il did the most wonderful wor of the season. Birkner, Beltzer and Kroge all hit the line hard and carried the ba for many long gains. Their charging wa sensational at times. Bentley. who playe his first big game. held down the quartei 7 back position like a veteran. After IL first five minutes OF play he settled dow o hard work and ran the plays off withol balk, He also made ground when carr! g the ball. Kroger left the game ear n the second half. Miner taking his plac ~3eltzer also was forced to retire. stur negser going In for him. While in Il game Beltzer punted we’ll. sending the ba for forty and fifty yards. He threw u bali accurately on the forward passes. The steady and hard playing OF Johnso ESand Harvey. the two Nebraska ends. kel Iowa from advancing far with the ball { end runs. No Iowa player skirted a N, braska wing for any good gain. None Of the new ‘‘peek-a-boo” plays wei disclosed by the cornhuskers today. The y were not necessary 20 win the game, an King Cole had the team save themselv, for Ames next Saturday II WAS Nshr,.I.

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 2, 1908, page 1

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  VICTORY FOR NEBRASKA. The Hawkeyes From Iowa Beaten in an II to Game Iowa City, Ia, Nov. 2.-The Nebraska Cornhuskers humbled the Iowa Hawk eyes Saturday in one of the most Spec tacular and also one of the most bitter. iy contested gridiron battles ever waged on Iowa field. The final score was IL to s. The Cornhuskers Crashed the laurels Of victory by reason of the driving power of their attack. Their offense was a powerful affair and the Hawkeyes. while waging a valiant resistance, could not stay Nebraska’s advance. The defense of the Cornhuskers was equally vfrile and iowa while making many superb gains. could not advance consistently and was com peiieo TO devote its efforts in the scoring line to goal kicks from the field. twice the Hawkeyes booted the ball over the Nebraska goal posts, thereby scores resulted from two driving touch Gowns, the Cornhuskers working their way down the field in series of reslstiess marches for the Iowa goal. botn eievens played fast, aggressive Iootnall. mingling end runs and line smasnes with clever use of the for ward pass Many long gains were MADE by resorting to the latter play. Mucn or Nebraska’s success was due to the onside kick. Frequently the Corn huskers booted the ball into Iowa ter ritory and regained the oval in the gen. SAoi SCI diiple lot Its possession. Cha loupka was the Cornhuskers’ most SEN sational performer. Whenever Ne braska needed distance, the ponderous Cornhusker tackle was given the ball Tor smash through the Iowa line. On the defense, Chaloupka broke up many of the Hawkeye’s plays and was down the Held on punts with the ends to smother the Iowa runner in a sensational tackle. Captain Kirk was the mainstay of the Hawkeyes, and played a game of rare br1lliance. His returns of punts often bewildered the Nebraska tacklers. and his propelling of the forward pass was almost faultless in its accuracy. His clever drop kick from the field gave the Hawkeyes their first score, and he missed one other kick only by the mar rowest Of margins. During the second half the Iowa captain was injured by one Of Chaloupka’s fierce tackles, and Kirk was carried sobbing from the field. Iowa’s second field goal was executed during the final half by Hyland. A second effort by Hyland was blocked by Chaloupka and From, and a dazzling end sprint by Birkner carried the ball to the middle of the field, where the battle ended with the Cornhuskers in possession of the ball.

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  Evening times-Republican, Marshalltown, Iowa, November 2, 1908, page 8

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  TIE SPORTS in BRIEF FOOT BALL GAMES SATURDAY.. Iowa University Loses to Nebraska by Score of II to 8. Iowa City, Nov. 2.--Nebraska thrashed Iowa Saturday. In a spec tacular battle filed with skillful for ward passes, terrific line plunges. Won derful booting, and heartrendering IN cidents for Iowa, the Cornhuskers defeated the Hawkeyes by the score OF IL to S. Nebraska made two touch downs and Iowa two drop kicks. A wonderful backtield, which started like lightning and simply would not be stopped and great pair of ends brought victory to Nebraska. When Nebraska had the ball Iowa was out charged every time, and that tells the story of the game. Two drop KICKS brought Iowa’s eight points. The first came after six minutes of play and was made by Captain Kirk of Iowa, who kicked like a demon. until injuries took him from the game at the beginning of the second half. The other drop kick was made by Mike Hyland. the former West High player who put up a Won derful game for Iowa. Each kick was about thirty yards in length. Nebraska’s first touchdown came on a line buck after fumbled punt by iNlIh WIS fecoNeIso ny 4>Spl stSN’, ‘‘i’N’ the second by q forward pass to Cap tain Harvey. who ran twenty yards for q touchdown. Iowa never gave up the game The score at the end of the first half was to 4. Then Nebraska waded in for another touchdown early in the second half Still the Hawkeyes fought. Going down the field on forward pass es and fumbled punts by Bentley. Iowa got near enough for Hyland to make an attempt at a drop kick, Untried and unheard q in this department of the game he went at 1t as cody as a Kirk and placed the ball nicely between the bars The frantic Iowa root ers demanded another drop kick or a in the ten minutes left to play.

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Nebraska leads 26–⁠20–⁠1 in 47 meetings, counting the 43 since this game.