Haskell at Creighton

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, October 24, 1915, page 1

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  CREIGHTON LOSES TO HASKELL REDS Indians Victorious, Ten to Three in Stubbornly Contested Game on Local Field. OMAHA MEN NOT oUTPLAYED A 10 to victory for the Haskell Indians was the outcome OF one OF the best PLAYED and most bitterly contested foot ball games witnessed on Creighton field in years. Almost nothing but straight foot ball was used by both teams. the forward pass being a dismal failure in nearly every instance. Creighton made three successful passes out OF nine attempts, and these were for only short gains white Haskell negotiated only one pass In seven efforts. Haskell’s scores were made in the second and third quarters on field goal by Williams and a touchdown by McCloskey williams sent a rather poor kick towards the goal and the ball struck the OK treme corner of the bars, wobbled for a second and dropped over. The touchdown was unexpected. In the third period the two teams had been bat Ting mostly in the center OF tho field, making short gains and punting. After receiving a punt from Wise, Haskell made its only successful forward pass for twenty yards, whereupon McCloskeI plunged through for ten-yard gain, anC Immediately afterwards tore through an other wide hole In the Creighton Lint and dashed twenty-five yards TO the op posing goal. williams kicked goal. Creighton’s three points were the result of a pretty drop kick by Platz from th’ twenty yard line. the ball sailing squared! over the bar a few moments before tn, final whistle. Only four penalties were imposed OF each team. totaling fifty yards agains Creighton and forty against Haskell These we’re for holding and offsd plays. Hall in Redskins Field. The Blue end White exhibited excel

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  The daily Gate City, Keokuk, Iowa, October 24, 1915, page 6 (results column)

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  Football Results East. Cornell, 10; Harvard, 0. Princeton, 30; Dartmouth, Z. Washington and Jefferson, 16; Yale Army 10; Georgetown, 0. Navy. 20; Virginia Tech, 0. Carlisle, O; Bucknell, 0. Syracuse, 6; Brown, 0. Pittsburgh, “A; Pennsylvania. 7. Pennsylvania State, %; West Vir. ginia Wesleyan, 0. Franklin and Marshall, 81; Swarth. more, Z. H@ Columbia, 81; st. Lawrence, o. . Fordham. 10; Holy Cross. 0. Lafayette, 46; Albright, 10. Union, FL: Stevens, o. Maine 30: Bates. IA. Washington and Lee, 1 West Vir. ginia Wesleyan, 0 (game forfeited). West. Wisconsin. Fl; Ohio State, o. Minnesota, 81; Iowa. 10. Chicago. Z: Perdue, 0. ‘.1.. Illinois So: Northwestern. g.. Nebraska, 20. Notre Dame, 10. Michigan Aggies, “a; Michigan, 0. Ames IA; Missouri, 6. Kansas university, 10; Kansas As gies, z. Case, IL; Oberlin, 2. Denison. 35: Cincinnati, 0. Oklahoma, IA: Texas, 1913. Marietta, “a; Davies Elkins. 10. Ohio. 4s; Otterbein, Z. st. Louis o., 81; Depauw, 0. Wabash, 40; Franklin, 9. Milwaukee. Z; Grand Rapids, 7. Ohio Wesleyan, 81; Ohio Northern o. wittenberg. IA: Wooster. IA. Houston Rice. %: Daniel Baker. 0. Haskell, 10; Creighton, 3. Drake As: Simpson, 8. Virginia, 9: Georgia, 7. South. Vanderbilt. 81: Mississippi, O. North Carolina, 3; Virginia Military Institute 3. Davidson, 10: Roanoke, 0. Arkansas, IA; Oklahoma Aggies. O.

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Haskell leads 8–⁠2–⁠2 in 12 meetings, counting the six since this game.