The Whistle Saves
the Day and a Back.

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He clambered up the side and was

at the top when I blew the whistle.
I did that the instant I realized that
Frank was going to continue on over
and might easily injure himself in
dropping onto the rocks _ below.
Meanwhile,.Tod Woodbury of Kansas
had rushed down the field. When he
saw Frank’s intention, he cut through
a gate in the fence and went on over
a footbridge which crossed the creek.
| Eventually he recovered the ball,
and bringing it back into the field,
set it down. behind the Nebraska goal
and claimed a touchdown.

I disallowed that claim and ruled
the play a touchback on the ground
that the ball was dead the instant
I blew my whistle. As far as I was
concerned the football game was

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