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for the Nebraska goal. Outland, Gump, Burney and Williamson by short dashes carried the ball to the ten-yard line. It looked like a sure down for Kansas, when the ball went to Nebraska on an off-side play. Nebraska now began a terrible assault on the Kansas line, and in five plays gained thirty yards, right through the line, Shedd making fifteen of the distance. Spooner punted thirty yards, and Thorp tackled Hill, who was waiting for the kick, which allowed Jones to take the ball.
After short gains, Whipple went over center for ten yards, but fumbled to Burney. The ball was now on Kansas ten-yard line. Kansas shoved the ball fifteen yards further from her goal, when the ball changed hands on downs. Whipple pushed the pigskin ten yards into Kansas territory. Fair fumbled and Hamill got the ball. Hamill pushed the left tackle for one yard, Williamson punted thirty yards and then retired, Burney going to half and Stone to end. In eight plays Nebraska bruised the Kansas line for thirty-five yards. With the ball again on her ten-yard line, Kansas took a brace, and held the Nebraska boys for three downs. Stone went around right end cleverly for fifteen yards. To gain on the third down Stone took five yards on the same end. Hamill and Griffith gained only two yards, then Burney fumbled for a loss of ten yards. Wiggins went by Piatt for ten yards, and was pulled down by Pope. Nebraska then tried the criss-cross on which she lost ten yards. With fifteen yards to gain, Shedd made a splendid run around right end for eighteen yards aided by good interference. For the third time Nebraska had forced the ball to Kansas' ten-yard line. On the first buck at the line, Kansas took the ball on a fumble, and Nebraska lost her chance to score. Griffith made two yards at right guard. Outland took the ball fifteen yards around right end and time was called.
Gump retired after the first half. He was not in condition and was not playing the game he did against Doane.
Hill went to full, and Kennedy took his place at quarter.
At the beginning of the second half it was
anybody's game, but with the team all changed, and twisted, the Jay-hawkers went at it as if they had the first team back of them. Fair kicked forty yards. Outland returned ten yards. The ball went to Nebraska on downs. Shedd made fifteen yards around right end and was downed by Pope. On a missing of signal quarter, Spooner started with the ball and Kansas took the ball on the play. With the ball on fifteen yard line, Stone went twelve yards through tackle. Outland made eight and Burney six yards, through the same place, between Pope and Hamill. The Jayhawkers then started a rapid pace the Nebraska boys could not resist. By short gains through the line by Outland, Burney, Stone and Hill assisted by a twelve yard gain by Stone through Pope, and fifteen yards by Outland around right end, the ball was carried across the field to Nebraska's ten yard line. Outland then went around right end for eight yards, and followed it up by two yards around the same for a down. On the kick out Kansas missed the ball, so there was no chance to kick a goal. Nebraska kicked forty yards. Outland returned fifteen yards. The ball went to Nebraska on downs. The ball was on Kansas' thirty yard line. In ten plays the Nebraskans carried the ball to the seven yard line. Six of the plays were directed against Foster. The gains were small. On an off side play Nebraska was given one-half the distance.
The ball was within two and one-half yards of the Kansas line. Here the Kansas men made a stand that is seldom equalled on any gridiron. Three times Nebraska went against Foster, and made in the three plays only one and one-half yards. The ball was Kansas on downs, and within a yard of her goal line. Outland made one-half yard over center. Burney made two yards over Foster. Kansas then made a mistake in punting the ball, which was blocked and pounced upon by a Nebraska player. Had Hill touched the ball behind the line, the play would have been a safety and only two points scored. Two thousand people watched breathlessly at the kick for the goal. Shedd missed and the score was 4 to 4. Out-