The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, NOVEMBER 6, 1909
VOLUME VI.
NUMBER 23
JAYHAWKERS WON OVER CORNHUSKERS
SPECTACTULAR RUN OF JOHNSON FOR 70 YARDS THROUGH BROKEN FIELD OF CORNHUSKERS WITH STEPHENSON RUNNING INTERFERENCE GAVE KANSAS TOUCHDOWN
The Game was a Punting Duel Between Johnson and Beltzer, with the Advantage to the Former---Neither Team Could Penetrate the Other's Line Effectively.
In the most sensational game of the year the Jayhawkers defeated the Cornhuskers on the Lincoln field this afternoon by a score of 6 to 1. A 70-yard run by John son, aided by the splendid interference of Stephenson, gave Kansas her only touchdown. Picas ant added another point by kicking goal.
When the news of the score came the loyal rooters who were assembled in the chapel went wild with en
The new athletic field at the university of Nebraska was given its first use today, when over 4,000 people gathered there to witness the big game. The field runs east and west. It was not a most ideal one, as it has no grass turf but is as hard as stone. The day was ideal for the game, being cool and clear. The only bad feature being a hard, sharp wind from the west.
The crowd was enthusiastic, indulging in much rooting and singing and between halves they paraded the field with the two bands leading. After this parade the Nebraska roots executed the snake dance. Many old graduates were at the game and talked to the teams between the halves.
In the first half Kansas made two first downs, while the Corn huskers were able to make but one the feature of the first half was Magill's running and Johnson's kicking. Johnson out-punted Be itzer from 5 to 10 yards each time. Lovett was billed to do the kicking in this game, but on account of a bad leg he could not work his spiral effectively.
FIRST HALF.
Kansas won the toss of the coin and chose to defend the west goal, with the wind in their favor. Rathbone of Nebraska kicked off at 2:35 for 25 yards. Johnson returned the ball 10 yards. Kansas then failed at the line buck, and also at a fake play. On a fumble Lovett punted 30 yards to Beltzer, making it Nebraska's ball on the Kansas 40-yard line. Nebraska now made 8 yards through the Kansas line. Magor made first downs for Nebraska. Kansas now got the ball on a fumble on her 28-yard line. Kansas fumbled and Nebraska got the ball on Kansas' 30 yard line. Nebraska tried at line buck but failed. Frank of Nebraska tried for place kick from 35-yard line, but also failed.
K. U. put the ball in play on her 35-yard line. Johnson made 7 yards. Line buck failed. K. U. penalized 15 yards for holding. Dahleme made 3 yards. Ford was injured. Ford stayed in the
game. Johnson punted 40 yards out of bounds. Nebraska ball on her 35 yard line. Magor made 5 yards through the line. Rathbone punted and Haite recovered the punt at 30 yards. Nebraska's ball on K. U. 40 yard line. Magor made 4 yards. Beltzer tried on-side kiek, which went out of bounds.
Kansas ball on her 25-yard line Randall made 15 yards, but John son failed to make any gain. Nebraska was penalized 5 yards. A gain of 5 yards was then made. Lovett. After trying a line buek and failing, Johnson punted 35 yards to Frank, giving Nebraska the ball on her 35-yard line. Frank failed to make any gain, so Beltzer punted over Johnson to Kansas' 30-yard line. A line buек netted nothing for the Jayhawkers. After a failure on the part of Ammons to make a gain, Johnson punted to Frank on the Cornhuskers' 50-yard line.
Johnson then punted out of bounds to the Nebraska's 30-yard line.
So far the game was nothing but a punting duel, making the game slow. The Cornhuskers were unable to make any gain on line bucks. The ball was then fumbled by the Cornhuskers, giving the ball to Kansas on the Nebraska 30-yard line. Dahlene made a gain of 2 yards, but John
son failed to make any gain. Kan sas then tried an onside kick and lost the ball. Beltzer punted from the Cornhuskers' 20-yard line, Johnson returning it to Nebraska's 40-yard line. Magill then cireled the left end for a gain of 11 yards. Brownlee goes in for Ford at right end. The ball was now on the Nebraska's 8-yard line.
Mager failed to gain through the line. Beltzer made 7 yards. Beltzer punted to K. U. 25-yard line to Johnson. K. U. unable to get through the line. V. Smith made 4 yards. Johnson punted 35 yards to Beltzer. Beltzer returned to Nebraska's 45-yard line. Rathbone made 4 yards through the center. Magor made 4 yards through the line. Beltzer punted to Johnson on the K. U. 30-yard line.
Kansas lost the ball on an attempted onside kick on Nebraska's 8-yard line. Beltzer punched to Magill, who returned 10 yards. Ball on Nebraska's 40-yard line. Magill made 5 yards, Pleasant 2. Nebraska got the ball on downs when Randall failed to gain. Harte made 3, Rathbone 3. Ball on Kansas 30-yard line. Beltzer punted 30 yards. Pleasant failed to gain. Johnson made 2 yards and was forced to punt to Nebraska's 30 yard line. Beltzer injured about the ankle. Time out. Beltzer continues to play. Frank made 3 yards; Nebraska made 10 yards on a double forward pass. Beltzer punited to Johnson on K. U. 30-yard line.
over the goal line. Touchdown was not allowed. Ball called back. K. U. penalized 5 yards for holding. Randall made 4 yards, Pleasant lost 1 yard. Nebraska's ball on a fumble on the 25-yard line. Carlson injured his hand. Frank lost 8 yards, Rathbone made 4. Beltzer punted to Dahlene on the Jayhawkers' 45-yard line. Johnson of Nebraska blocked an onside kick. Nebraska's ball on the Kansas 50-yard line.
Kansas then tried a line buck put failed. Lovett made a gain of 3 yards, but Johnson was forced to punt. He punted to the Nebraska's 30 yard line. Nebraska, after making a gain of 3 yards, was forced to punt to Johnson on Kansas' 38-yard line. Magill made a gain for 2 yards, Lovett for 2 more, but Johnson was forced to punt. Kansas recovered the punt however. Johnson then kicked to Beltzer, who fumbled giving the ball to Kansas on the Nebraska 27-yard line. Time was now taken out by the mutual agreement of both teams, as the men were suffering from running down so many punts.
Nebraska players are fast growing tired. Johnson carried the ball from the 27-yard line,
SECOND HALF
Frank made a gain of 1 yard for the Cornhuskers, but lost 3 yards on the next play. Beltzer punted to Johnson on the Jayhawkers' 20-yard line; Johnson then made 15 yards on an end run. Time was taken out leaving the ball in Kansas' possession on her 35-yard line. Half ended with players tired out. Score: Kansas 0, Nebraska 0 .
No changes in the K. U. line up for the second half. Kansas defends the east goal this half At 3:40 Johnson kicked off over the line. Nebraska puts ball in scrimmage on the 25-yard line. Frank made 3,Rathbone 8 through center for,first down. Magor made 4,and Rathbone 15 through center. Nebraska's ball in the center of the field. Magor made 2,Rathbone 3. Nebraska made 12 on a forward pass. Beltzer to Frank Magor made 1 yard, placing the holding. Harte made a gain for 2 yards, and Rathbone for 3 ball on Kansas 30-yard line. Nebraska was penalized 15 yards for more. Beltzer made an onside kick to Kansas,giving her the ball on her own 39-yard line. Pleahant then made a gain of 5 yards. After a failure at line buck, Johnson punted to the Cornhuskers' 20-yard line. Frank then punted to the Kansas 30-yard line. John
FIVE KANSAS STARS OF TODAY'S GAME
PLEASANT
JOHNSON
son made 3 yards, Pleasant 1 more but Johnson was forced to punt. Johnson of Nebraska held Brownlee on this punt, giving Kansas the ball where the punt was made, on her 40-yard line. Johnson failed to gain.
Dahlene made 5, Johnson punted to Belter, who returned it to the 45-yard line; Beltzer made 2 yards. Beltzer punted to Johnson on K. U.'s 35-yard line. Dahlene made one and Lovett went around left end for 9 yards. Johnson fumbled and Temple recovered the ball on Kansas' 45-yard line. Harte made 12 yards. R. Smith went in for Randall. Rathbone made 8 yards. Rattbone made 6 for first down. Stevenson went in for Dahlene. Ball on the Kansas 15-yard line. Nebraska made 1 yard through the line. Rathbone failed to gain on line buck. Nebraska lost the ball on downs on the Jayhawker's 10-yard line. Lovett made 5 Johnson kicked to Beltzer on K. U 35-yard line.
Beltzer was hurt again. Rathbone fumbled, giving the Jayhawkers the ball on her own 35-yard line. Magill made 2 yards, and then was replaced by Bond. On the next play Bond made a gain of 13 yards, Johnson made 1 yard, and Lovett 12 yards through the line. The ball was then on Nebraska's 50-yard line. Bond failed to gain, while Pleasant made 3 yards.
Johnson tried onside kick. Nebraska got the ball on her own 35-yard line. Beltzer made 1 yard. Rathbone failed to gain and on the next play Beltzer punted to Johnson, who returned to the Nebraska 50 yard line. Stephenson tried an onside kick, Nebraska recovering the ball on her own 16-yard line. Time out for men to rest.
Both teams now tried the open style of playing. Rathbone failed to gain, so Beltzer punted to Stephenson on the Cornhusker's 32-yard line. Temple of Nebraska was injured. Pleasant made 4 yards and Johnson failed to gain. Beltzer got Stephenson's onside kick on the Nebraska 13-yard line. Frank followed with a gain of 5 yards. Rathbone made 4 yards. Beltzer punted to Stephenson, who returned it to the Cornhusker's 43-yard line.
Stephenson made 4, Lovett failed to gain. Beltzer recovered Stephenson's onside kick on Nebraska's 20 yard line. Beltzer punted and Magor recovered on his own 40-yard line. Rathbone made 4 yards. Nebraska penalized 15 yards for hurdling. Frank got forward pass for 20 yards. Ball
(Continued on page 4.)