THESSi^f^RAyGISOO GALL, THURSDAY, DECEMBER; 26; 1907;- 10 Battleship Nebraska's football Team Beats Colorado's Men ; — — v : \u25a0 ; ; .; , : \u25a0?»• ;;;-;.-. .: \u0084//: , ..,,'..;;"•• : yesterday's football game between the teams of the battleship Nebraska and the cruiser Colorado for, the championship of the Pacific station;i as; they- Stars of x appeared inaction. The photograph shows Soule of the Nebraska team (with'back :turned),receiying;a ;-long forward pass. Montgomeiy has just spilled a probable' ArmyFootball Team Defeats • tackier (at the left) and Bokien is running in to form interference for Soule. : . . \u0084 / ..' Marine Corps Players Arthur L.Price catch and plunged out of the melee for U. S. army team, 19. a 20 yard run. But the luck didn't stay with the team and it lost the U.S. marine corps team, 0. ehamniopship of Uncle Sam's service. i Ifthe giflin the black hat and white About $2,000 in bets changed hands. . feather boa who sat in the grand stand Owing to the counter attraction foot- with'a marine had begun to" cheer the ball game at Berkeley between teams boys sooner the foot- from the battleships there were few from Mare island game Iball team from the Presidio might not bluejackets at the local and not against quite.a of men pre- \u25a0 Ihave scored as often) as it did battalion from the |the United States marine corps at Rec- sidio. Among the officers present were }reation grounds yesterday afternoon. Colonel Torney. Majof Kennedy, Major < It,is true that the army lads, chosen Krautroff and Lieutenant Bingham. ifrom the football players of the hos- The navy kicked off and recovered jpital corps and the Fourteenth cavalry, the ball on the army's 10 yard line. t were heavier than the marines and Soon. the soldiers had the pigskin again played better straight football, and that and Waters scored a \u25a0 touchdown in the marine defense was apt to crumble eight minutes of play. When the navy and lade away when the army made an had the ball again Minnick made a "'\u2666n~k. but it was equally true that clever forward pass to Donohue and a after the black plumed .maiden had gain of 40 yards was made. On a de- "-\u25a0 shouted her. encouragement loud over layed pass Meyers for the army made •he voices of the army and navy rooters the second touchdown. Jonson. in tack- the- marines picked up and showed ling Meyers, suffered a fracture of his symptoms of being able to 'score. nose. No goal was kicked on either Modern intercollegiate football was touchdown. Brown, for the army, made played by the two teams. The forward a splendid drop kick from the 40 yard pass and the 10 yards to gain on three line. The score at the end of the first downs .rules that were put into the half was 14 to 0 in favor of the army. Struggle of Naval Stars on Gridiron Wins Support for Revised American Game W. Russell Cole In a spectacular game on California ing sections composed of sailors from Woods of Colorado kicked off ;40 field at Berkeley yesterday afternoon the two vessels faced one another yards to Moore, who returned with a_, 35 the crack football eleven of the battle- |across the field and cheered their teams yard punt. An interchange :of -punts ship Nebraska overwhelmed its rival |with a semblance of the organized root- ended with a .run in of 20 yards by of the cruiser Colorado by a decisive iIng of a college game. Therewas a Dasham of Colorado, which put the pcore of 39 to 0, winning the cham- Irunning fire of badinage from the time ball on Nebraska's 30. yard line. Woods pionship of the Pacific station- and the sailors entered the. grandstand un- bucked for. 5 yards and then attempted demonstrating to the lovers of the old til the game was over, and lusty cheer- a forward pass, '\u25a0 which 'failed; Ingram American int*>roollegiate game the jing for the men on the field was inter- of Nebraska secured the ball;and, with possibilities of play under the new mingled at times with taunts and jeers Parker and Soule furnishing exce.ll.ent rules. Although the two teams were for the opposing rooters. The band interference, ", carried it;down, the field far from being equally matched, the from the battleship Nebraska helped to for_7o yards, being finally downed in a difference in their scoring ability did give swing and dash to the spectacle spectacular tackle by Teague on Colo- not detract a' whit from the interest and the Nebraska rooters, under the rado's 15 yard line. :Montgomery car- . Midshipman Page, \u25a0that centered in every stage of th«? leadership of won ried the ball over to a touchdown on a game, and at its conclusion the almost the applause of the spectators by giv- forward,pass from Moore, but missed unanimous verdict was voiced by the ing an adaptation of the famous navy the'goal. Nebraska 15,' Colorado 0. scores of present collegians .and old siren yell. Just before the game was Woods of Colorado kicked off to time players of the iwo California uni- called a negro sailor from the Nebraska Parker, who punted 40 yards in i-elurn. versities who had witnessed the spec- swung nis way up through the timbers Teague attempt.etl to return, but drew- 'ta.de: "We want to see the old game to the very front of the. skeleton roof a penalty of 15 1yards by diving when over the grandstand, and, sitting there, tackled. Woods passed ,the ball ;to California field was once more the unfurled a . long. Nebraska pennant, Teague, who punted for a 30 yard checkerboard of years gone by and the which fluttered over the rootenft, heads gain. An interchange of punts brought players were just such heroes of the until the end of the game., ;.^\"< the half to an end with the ball invCol- moleskin breeches jer- orado's possession on the 40 and the padded INGRAM'S .^AT WORK ; Colorado seys as those who fought the football yard line. Of the battles of California and Stanford un- individual players, the backs PAST PLAY IXSECOXD HALF of the two teams won the lion's share til Rugby came to displace the Ameri- At the beginning of the half enn game two years ago. The memory of the laurels. Captain Ingram of the second of intercollegiate Nebraskans, who was fullback on the Woods of Colorado kicked off to Par- the match on Stan- ker, yards, month, naval academy team of 1906 and was who returned the ball 5 but ford field last when 30 bare . was tackled by Teague. legged players struggled on the great picked by ..aiter Camp for a place on Colorado h.^ld the all American team, was the hero of and secured the ball. Teague and preen lawn \rhJeh has replaced the Woods left guard for 10 yards • heckerboard, supplied the contrast two of the more spectacular incidents bucked of tlie day. He made a 70 yard run, in two downs, but lost' the ball on a' \u25a0wiiich niade yestt-rday's battle between second series of navy teems doubly interesting. with Parker and Soule furnishing ex- bucks Vhich failed to Stanford It Rugby the Team Loses gain distance. Montgomery punted to offered the first opportunity for those cellent interference for him, and he overtook and brought down Popperweli Teague, who returned the ba11 .5 yards?" interested in college football on the Nebraska secured the ball on a fumble coast to study the relative merits and of the Colorado team after the latter t,er had made a 50 yard run promised af a return of punts and a forward faults of the Rugby game and the that pass Montgomery, grame, a touchdown. ,Montgomery of the Ne- from Moore to netted Vancouver, American as the latter is played . a. gain 30 yards' to Game to of the center of 3-0 tinder the new rules, the result of braskans subend on. last year's navy the and team, field. Parker went around left end for the study open? once again the ques- showed wonderful punting t'orm considering h,eavy 30 yards and Soule took the ball ;on' a * tion of which is to survive as the great the condition of the pass way field, and proved himself a good runner forward and fought his 15 Special Dispatch to The Call annual intercollegiate contest of the yards yards of a California universities. and tackier as well as kicker. Bokieii to within 3 touchdown. VANCOUVER, B. C, Dec. 25.—8y the the heelinir was clean, crisp and quick. his as a line Parker tried an end run without gain. Compared Vancouver, SPECTACILAR AND J..VFE demonstrated value the narrow margin of 3 points to nothing with this the for- smasher for the Nebraskans. while Carson of Colorado team was suc- wards ceeded by Dean, and Taylor and Vancouver d,efeated Stanford univer- showed badly, for on. the rare No our who witnessed yesterday's Soule, Parker and Taylor also distin- Larkin occasions v/hen they did obtain posess- pame can deny that the nt-w rules guished themselves. . of the Nebraska team gave way to sity today in the first Rugby game of One of the exciting O'Brien and at po- sion of the .leather ,they . hung in the incidents of the football game between make possible, if not imperative, as Teague, the "sailor flying fish," who Michaels th.c guard a series of three for \ the possession of last rank instead of coming-out opc-n. spectacular and safe a game as played left half for Colorado, sitions. Michaels took the ball on a the Keith cup. The score gives an ex- straight. - - the army and marine corps teams. The portrait on the left is divided tackle over play and through . . Rugby. The match teemed with bril- honors with Fullback Woods as the went for cellent indication of the strength of Another r liant individual a touchdown. Montgomery kicked out tho teams, for there .was absolutely feature was the work of that of Captain C. E. Mizell of the army men, and the work by piasters on star fighter of the losers. The two men Individuals in the Stanford pack. The other j f-ither teajn. there was scarcely in- everywhere to Soule and Parker scored' a goal. nothing to choose them, and it an were -and were towers of 21, between New Zealand method, .which turns is of Captain Minnick of the team. jury of any oonsr-Quence to any par- strength. Shacklett, the right half Nebraska Colorado 0. was only after 60 minutes of playing, every marine corps Moore of Nebraska > \u25a0; forward into ,a back as soon a3 ticipant, there xras a minimum of mass back of the Colorado team, made sev- kicked off ±45 with only.five minutes to go, that Fy- the yards to Woods, who son over, scrum breaks, was seen. The plays and -fine bucking and th^re \u25a0was a eral fine runs, while Popperweli showed ' returned the bkll of Vancouver scrambled the Stanford men made splendid Indi- lexicon of football recently were used. In the second half the only scoring Jive, every 1 5 yards. and The tenso interest in moment of up as a dangerous man when he suc- line scored the try of the vidual 10 yard rule did not change the was when Senacal, tackled, fey three play waj« Popp^rwell succeeded Teague on" the match, Marpole failing rushes. aspect game jthe that greater than ever ceeded Teague during the latter part of r with the kick. of the greatly from the marines, staggered over the goal line. marked the old American game and the second half. Ellie, the ex-Carlisle Colorado team after a few punts. and All morning,rain -feir in torrents and team style of football California on The sent north by Stanford is and Stan- The lineup follows: was susta'.ncd to a far greater degree player, had chance dis- his flrst play broke away, for a- 60 the ground was in' a frightful state. captained by Koerner, ford universities played before they Army— Indian little to yard run • end, Great, "Dutch" who Bight end. Tomerlck: rtshr tae_!». than is possible with the Rjjgby con- tinguish himself, as he did r.ot go into around left which pools of water covered . the lcd to victory, saw Rugby, but the forward pass Harris; right sruani. right Scott: brought to Nebraska's, ground -It last month in the" In- was Batitnon: half. test. the game until a few minutes the ball 8 yard and there was no chance for tercollegiate game against used during the game by the marines, quarterback, Meyer: left end. Minnie.: left I before 1 the Uni- * guard. Among the members of the Nebraska line. He was brouglit down by Ingram any pretty back play, consequently the' versity of , and* with some 'success. tackle. Waters: left Nelson: left half. the end. with a California and 'is consid- " Senacal: fullback. Brown: center. C. E. Mlaeil toatn were several players 1 who learned wonderful tackle. bulk =of the" work fell on the forwards. ered be one; ;: In;the second half, after the lady (captain). DETAILS OF THE PLAY 2,000 to of the best trained Tof - — their game at Annapolis and them Shacklett bucked 3 yards and Woods The spectators who braved the all the victorious; teams with the 'black plume Marines end. Kontelac: risht tuekK to match was called shortly after 2 3 yards. that. have been had cheered the Rlsbtxpraard. right «n Shacklett 'himself :in the first half by «. feature. attempted ballr through right tiacklV- for'a touch- bucking. . blocking a tkick,;for he they generally failed in effectiveness, gained 4 more on, a lef t end . run. which was : down.- Parkcr ;kicked 'the. goal. Ne- \u25a0
Battleship Nebraska's Football Team Beats Colorado's Men ; — — V : \U25a0 ; ; .; , : \U25a0?»• ;;;-;
