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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE
ESTAHLISIIED JU E 10 , 1871. OMAHA , Fill DAY MOllNIN ( * , XOVEMBEK 25 , 18 S TWELVE PAGES. S1XGLE COi'Y FIVE CENTS.
Quakers Defeat the Cornell Eleven by a
Score of 12 to 6.
GAME ON A FIELD KNEE DEEP WITH MUD
Moat Unfavorable Conditions for the Contest
at Philadelphia ,
WEATHER DOES NOT DISCOURAGE ROOTERS
Twenty Thousand People Look On from the
Big Amphitheater ,
LITTLE OF SPECTACULAR IN THE PLAY
Cornell Score * Six Point * In the Flmt
Half , Hut After tluit 1'onnxjl-
vnnln Hit * ThliiKN Itn
Own AVuy.
PHILADELPHIA , Nov. 24. On n Held
knee deep with mud the University of Penn
sylvania foot ball team this nfternuon de
feated the Cornell eleven by the fccoro of
12 to C.
It Is doubtful If cvor a game has been
played under more unfavorable conditions ,
both as to the wind and weather. The
wind , which had been blowing from the i
northeast nearly all day , BuJUcnly shifted
to the west a few minutes before
the play started and Instead of the per-
elstent drUzlIng rain a mio\\ storm of al
most blizzard r rtlons set In and con
tinued without a ict-up until the game had
been concluded.
When the Cornell team trotted on the
field at 2:40 : It was seen that Charley
Young , who played such a brilliant game
with the carnellan and white last year ,
was In bis foot ball togs and was down
on the card as one of the haltbacks for tha
Ithaca boys.
From a spectacular point of view the
game was a weary one to look at. The
wretched condition of the Held made It
almost an Impossibility to execute the long
runs and Coach Woodruff's famous "guards-
back" formation was rendered almost use
less simply because tbe sen could not get
enough solid foothold to get under way.
Then , too , It was absolutely Impossible to
prevent fumbling and do accurate kicking.
Hare's two dismal attempts at kicking
the 'ball ' out of danger when It waa within
a few feet of the red and blue's goal line
In the first half caused the first score ana
C. Young's kick , which went almost par
allel with the yard lines right Into Hedges'
hands , was responsible for Pennsylvania's
eecond touchdown. Hedges had a fair
field and the touchdown was easy.
The first half closed with the score 6 to 0
In favor of Cornell. During the last
fifteen minutes of the first half the ball had
been kept In Pennsylvania's territory , be
cause of Hare's failure to punt more than
fifteen or twenty yards. C. Young , who
did the punting for the visitors , gained
from ten to twenty yards In this haK on
Second Hnlf.
In the second half 'things were different.
\Vhen the Pennsylvania players went Into
their dressing room they 'exchanged the wet ,
heavy suits they had been wearing for new ,
dry ones , and when they reappeared on the
gridiron with their dry clothes and the
wind In their favor everybody expected they
would redeem themselves. This they did
In a measure , carrying the ball down the
Held by steady plungca , varied with an oc
casional end run to Cornell's twenty-flvo
yard line , from where Outland carried It
over for a touchdown on n delayed pass.
The play during the second , half was al
most entirely In Cornell's half , the carnellan
nd whlto being forced to play on the de
fcnslvo nearly the entire half. IJoth teams
rolled almost wholly on ptralght foot ball.
For Cornell Swectland , Starbuck , Luder
and C. Young did the best work. The for
mer In particular put up a remarkable
game. Outland , CoomU' and Hare w ro the
best ground gainers for the Quakers.
The rough weather hnd no apparent ef
fect on the attendance at the game and by
2 o'clock there were about 2',000 ' ) people In
the huge amphltrcatre , Neither did the
severe storm dampen their ardor , for there
was an Inceesant yelling kept up from the
time the ball was kicked off at 2:09 : until
time was called for the end of the came.
Hall Pat In Play.
The ball was put In play at 2:09 : and
Hare kicked off to G. Young , who carried
the ball back five yards and on the first
down the pigskin went to the middle of the
field.
Pennsylvania slowly carried the ball for
ward and lost It on a fumble on Cornell's
fifty-yard line. On the lineup It was sent
4o Pennsylvania's twenty-yard line. When
Cornell got the ball It soon sent the sphere
back to Pennsylvania's forty-fivo-yard line.
Pennsylvania bucked the opposing line and
drove them back to their twenty-flve-yard
line , but when the ball was on their eigh
teen-yard line Cornell held fast and got the
ball on downs. Young kicked to the middle
of tbe field and It was Pennsylvania's ball.
The old tactics was resumed until a bad
kick by Hare Into Cornell's line gave them
the ball.
It was here Starbuck wont through Penn
sylvania's line for fifty yards. Soon Penn-
eylvanla got the ball on Its seven-yard line.
Aided by a penalty for oft-side play , the ball
was soon on Pennsylvania's three-yard line.
G. Young kicked. Score : Cornell , 6 ; Penn
sylvania , 0.
For the rest of the first half Cornell held
the heavy Pennsylvania players beautifully
and time was called with the ball on Penn
sylvania's twenty-two-yard line.
1'ciiimy Open * Second with IliiBh ,
It was 3:20 : when the second half begun.
Pennsylvania went at Cornell with a rush
through her center for repeated gains and
Boon had the ball on tbe twenty-three-yard
Jlne. Then Outland made 'Pennsylvania's
first score , carrying the ball twenty-five
yards on A delayed pass for a touchdown
and kicked a goal.
The next few moments of play were
full of tumbles and unsuccessful at
tempts on both sides to buck through the
line. Outland finally kicked to Cornell's
twenty-yard line and after an unsuccessful
trial at center G. Young kicked the ball
directly Into Hodge's bands on Cornell's
twenty-five yard line. Hodges carried It
over for a touchdown and Outland kicked
goal.
Score : Pennsylvania , 12 ; Cornell , 6.
Short gains through the ends and through
the center soon placed the ball on Cornell's
line. Cornell made
twcnty-flve-yard twenty
yards through right tackle and another play
put It ten yards back. A gain of eight yarda
by Outland on a double pass and the ball
was on Cornell's icven-yard line. Pennsyl
vania was here given two yards for off-side
playing. Folwell tried center for ono yard ,
Cornell's line held firm and they got tbe
ball on their own two-ran ! line. They
made ehort gains through the center , hut
lost fir * ) nrds by a quarterback kick
and the game was called with the ball on
Cornell's five-yard line. Score : Pennsyl
vania , 12 ; Cornell , 6.
The teams lined up ns follows :
Pennsylvania. Position. . Cornell.
McMnhon left cnil . . .LeavalMVIIson
HtiUKenhcrg. . . . left tuckle Wyvell
llarc left guard lUed
Ovcriltlil-McCIoikey.ccntor Dorncr
McCrnckcn rlsht Rinird Lueder
t'nrnoll right tackle Swectlnnd
IIodKP * right end.CroM-Grlinshnw
( Sardlner quiirtrrback.G. Young-Short
Coombs left halibut k Whiting
Outlntid right halfback
C. Young-Windsor
Folwcll fullback..Starbuek-Psrklns
Touchdowns : Outland , Hedges , Swcot-
land. Goiiln irnni touchdowns : Outlntid (2) ( ) ,
O. Young , Hefcreo : W. A. McClung , Le-
hlKli. Umpire : 1'atil J. Dafihlel. Lehlgh.
Linesmen : llarrlton of Pennsylvania and
Mori-lion of Cornell , Time : Thirty-live-
minute halves. *
MICHIGAN WINS THE TROPHY
AVeMern Foot Hull Clinniploniihlp for
the Yeitr Coi-n to I In ; Wolver
ine I21e\'en.
CHICAaO , Nov. 24. The- western foot
ball championship ROCS to Michigan.
On n fluid that was Dimply perfect for fast
foot ball and before a crowd of fully 12,000 ,
the maroon of Chicago went down before
the maize and blue of Michigan today by
a score of 12 to 11. Michigan's score rep
resents two touchdowns , goals being kicked
In each Instance. Chicago made one touch
down , a goal' and a goal from placement.
The reversal of form showed by the Mich
igan men slnco they barely succeeded In
defeating Northwestern was something re
markable. The Michigan Hue , In which
big holes were torn by the light North
western team , was simply Impregnable to-
day , with the exception of nbout ten min
utes In the second half , when the Chl-
cages , with defeat staring them In the face ,
pushed their opponents asldo with apparent
case. Even In the punting Michigan was
not much Inferior , as. although Hlrscbber-
ser's kicks wcro longer than Caley's , yet the
latter's as a rule were better placed.
Hlrschherger was a big factor In the game.
Everyone of Chicago's eleven points were
made by the steady llttlo halfback. Ho
kicked a goal from placement on the forty-
five-yard line In the first half and scored a
touchdown and goal In the last desperate
rally near the close of the second half. Dut
his work was marred by the fact that he
allowed himself to be drawn In on a mass
play , _ which resulted In the most spectac-
'
ular'feature of the game , a slxty-flve-yard
round for a touchdown by Wldman.
The work of the Michigan ends was beau
tiful. They wcro Invariably down the
field quickly on punts and tackled sure and
hard. Chicago's ends also did pretty work ,
Hninlll In particular distinguishing him
self by offensive and defensive work. His
tackling showed a great Improvement and
several tlmeo ho prevented a return on a
punt.
Different McthoilH of Piny.
The styles of the play of the two teams
were altogether different. Michigan , with
the exception of one or two double passes ,
relied almost altogether on straight foot
ball , line bucking and runs around the end.
Chicago , on the contrary , used trick plays
throughout. Several substantial gains were
raado by double passes , but In several In
stances the plays on account of the good
work of the Michigan ends , Bennett and
Snow' , resulted In actual loss of ground.
.Team .work of a high order was shown by
both eloventf. Tno itnemen charged much
more quickly than Is usually seen on a
western field and mass plays found every
man In step when the opposing line was
struck.
' Chicago won the toss and chose the south
field , Michigan kicking off to the thlrty-
flve-yard line. Chicago Immediately worked
a double pass on a fake kick , Kennedy
carrying the baJl to Michigan's forty-yard
line. Hlrschborger kicked to five-yard line.
McLean made four yards around right
end. Caley made six yards through Cavanaugh -
naugh and tried It again for four more.
Plunges through tackles and center brought
the ball to Michigan's thirty-two-yard line ,
where Chicago held for downs.
Kennedy made four yards through right
guard. Hlrschborger then tried a drop kick
line but missed It
from the forty-flve-ynrd ,
by a foot. The ball was brought out and
Caley kicked to the fifty-yard line. Chicago
cage adopted line bucking tactics and ad
vanced the oval to the thirty-yard line
Michigan was penalized ten yards for off
side playing , but Chicago lost It Immedi
ately for holding and Caley kicked to
Chicago's forty-three-yard lino. A fake
kick resulted In a three-yard gain. The
next play resulted onore favorably , Harall'
getting the ball on a long double pass am
lielped by splendid Interference , carrying II
to Michigan's fourteen-yard line. Michi
gan braced and Hlrschberger tried a plaea
kick from the twenty-four-yard line bu'
missed It.
Mlchlicnn Scores Flr t.
The ball was brought out and Caloy
kicked to Chicago's forty-flve-yard line
Michigan got It Immediately on a fumbh
and Wldman was sent thiough left tackla
for seven yards. Chicago regained the pig
skin on a fumble on Its 'orty-two-yard lln
but lost seventeen yards on a bad pass fo
a kick to Hlrschberger. Burnett advanced
thti ball two yards and It was Michigan's
again on a fumble on Chicago's twenty-
olght-yard line. Wldman made five yards
through left tackle , Caley four yards
through right tackla and Steckle eight yards
through right tackle. It looked like a
touchdown , but on Its fifty-yard line Chicago
cage got the ball for holding.
Hlrschberger kicked Into the grandstand ,
The ball was given to Michigan on th
five-yard line for holding In the line am
In the next play Wldman was shoved eve
the goal line. Caley kicked goal.
Michigan , 6 ; Chicago , 0.
Hlrschbcrger kicked to Michigan's five-
yard line , Street returning It fifteen yards.
Chicago held well and Caloy kicked to the
center of the field. Hlrsehberger returning
It four yards. Uno bucking advanced the
line and Hlrsch
ball to the sixty-five-yard
berger again tried the placement kick from
the forty-flve-yard line. This time he suc
ceeded , the ball going squarely between
the posts.
Michigan. 6 ; Chicago. 5.
Caley kicked off to the ten-yard line.
Hlrschberger caught It and returned the punt
to Mlchlzan's Hfty-two-yard line. Caley
sent It sailing back to the fifteen-yard line.
Here Chlcano tried a triple pass , but It re
sulted in a yard loss , and Hlrschberger
kicked to Michigan's fifty-yard line. Mc
Lean returned It twenty yards. Chicago' *
ball on Michigan's thirty-five yard line ,
Hlrschberger kicked twenty yards. Time
called with the ball on Michigan's twenty
one-yard line.
Second Half Open * .
Hlrschbcrger opened the eecond half by
kicking to the five-yard line. Street returning
It fifteen yards. Caley kicked to Chicago's
line. Two double
forty-flve-yard passes
failed to work , and It was Michigan's ball
on downi on Chicago's forty-flvc-yard line.
Calc-y kicked over the line. The ball was
brought out and Hlrschberger kicked to
Michigan's thlrty-flve-yard line , Street re.
turning It to the center of the field , Mass
plays advanced the oval ten yards and Caley
[ ( Continued on Third Page. )
NEBRASKA LOSES TO IOWA
Drops a Foot Ball Game to Hawkeyei at
Council Bluffs ,
MELFORD MISSES THE GOAL BY AN INCH
Till * , Conpled with Fatal Change of
T lie tie * Near the Clone , Loie
the ( ! nme by Score
of U to 5. ,
The foot ball eleven of the University of
Iowa yesterday afternoon defeated the gridIron -
Iron representatives of the University of
Nebraska In their annual atrugglo on the
chalk ribbons of the Council Bluffs Driving
park by a score of C to C. Besides settling
the question of supremacy between the
sturdy exponents of the sport of Rugby of
these two Institutions of learning , the game
fctanda forth as a monument for the truth
of the wtee saw tint has been handed down
through generations : "A tnlas Is a * good
as a mile. "
For Nebraska , with all the nonchalance
with which the stage hero of poor but die-
honest parents spurns the propert > gold
tossed at- him by the millionaire villain ,
passed up two chant.cs one to tie with the
Hawkeyes and the other to snatch victory
from the Jaws of defeat. By one Inch , Cap
tain Melford failed to kick the goat that
would have tied the score. To some extent
fickle Dame Fortune might have had a hand
In this failure , although the goal was not
a hard one. By a yard the red and the
white were separated from a touchdown that
meant victory. Fat-headed mlsjudgmcnt
was responsible for this losa and presented
the game to the Hawkeyes as acceptably ns
If It had been offered on a diamond studded
gold platter.
By this ono Is not to understand that the
lowans were not entitled to the victory.
They plainly and emphatically outweighed
the representatives of the Antelope state
In the matter of Intellect. They seized with
vldlty upon the blunders that were made
by the Ncbraskans and by this means they
were fairly and squarely entitled to their
aurcls even though they w re handl' apped
by the coach , ono "Dr. " Knlpe , formerly of
ho University of Pennsylvania.
In the first half of the first round of the
'ray the Hawkeyes outplayed Nebraska ,
keeping the ball In the tetter's territory
and finally succeeding In battering It down
: o within a yard of Nebraska's goal line.
The warriors of the chalk ribbons who -.lalm
Nebraska as their homo then woke from
heir stupor , nud after rushing It almost
back to the center of the field and losing
t once there , they hurled the Iowa line back
yard by yard until Hanson was pushed over
'or ' the first touchdown of the game. The
oval went over not twenty yards from the
goal posts , but Captain Melford missed the
goal by hardly an Inch , the ball hitting ono
of the posts and caiomlng Into the field. Or
the ktckoff Iowa pushed the pigskin half
way Into Nebraska's territory befo.e the
whistle sounded.
lown
In the second hnlf Iowa was ngatn ag
gressive and Its rushes , assisted materially
by a fumble and poor offensive work by
Nebraska , finally resulted In a touchdown
Nebraska once more awok * and alter * ie
curing the oval In the center of the field
sent it at a speedy gait down the field by
line bucking , In which Fullback Krwln
carried off most of the honors. He was hurlec
nto the line time and again and rarely failed
to make five yards. With the ball not two
yards from Iowa's goal and on the first
down , Nebraska made the stupendous blun
der that coat victory and gave It to the
lowans. Instead of pursuing the line breakIng -
Ing tactics that had been so success-.ui , they
turned to tricks and end runs. Ono eiu
run resulted In a loss of half a yard. Then
the criss-cross was signaled , and when the
players were disentangled the plgakln
showed up twenty yards away from the goal
Such Is the story that is told In the de
tails below. The game was of a very
mediocre character , both from a critical am
spectacular standpoint. There were no sen
satlonal runs , no open plays , very little
kicking. Halfback Benedict made the longea
and prettiest run of the game on the
strength of that chestnut , the criss-cross
covering fortytwoyards before he was
downed. All other runs were fifteen yard
or less , and they were small In number
Not more than a half dozen punts were
made. No remarkable generalship was dls
played , although In this respect Iowa plainly
and clearly outclassed Nebraska. Nebraska
was handicapped by the loss of Elliott , wh
has been giving the signals all year. The
absence of End Stringer was also badly
felt.
felt.There
There was ono feature to the contest
however. This was "Dr. " Knlpe , the coach
of the lowans. He started out to star him
self from the commencement of the gam
as the Pooh-bah and the Lord High Every
thing of the gridiron. Ho was the "I am'
who proposed to run the whole show. In
the first place he kept the people waiting
for over thirty minutes after the hour fo
the commencement of the game by not get
ting his men on the field. Then he refusei
to allow Nebraska to have a band In namlni
officials. Throughout the game he per
slsted In acting as the high mogul of th
field , threatening to throw out everybody
and frequently rushing up to the Iowa team
with suggestions. His paretlc breaks twlc
resulted In his being escorted from the flel
under the charge of a policeman.
Crowd Present.
Despite the unsatisfactory game , an x
cellent crowd was on hand to cheer the tw
struggling teams. The number was estl
mated to be somewhere between 2,000 an
3,000 , many more than were expected on ac
count of the poor location of the groun
with regard to Omaha. It was an enthusias
tic assemblage that cheered every move o
the contending warriors who were havln
It out before them. A goodly proportion o
the spectators hailed from the Omaha sld
of the river , among whom wan an excellen
contingent of the Lincoln students.
The Iowa throats , megaphones and born
were first called Into play when the Hawk
eyes pushed the Ncbraskane down to tbel
last trenches In the first half of the game
The roar of the lowans was speedily hushed
however , and gave place to the cheers o
the Nebraska rooters when their team se
cured the ball on downs and later rushed U
over the Iowa goal for the first touchdown
of the game. The chance for the Hawkeyes
came again In the second half , when Iowa
scored Ita touchdown. The spectators par
ticipated In a wild commotion In the latter
end of the second half when Nebraska was
banging the ball down Iowa's territory.
Everybody appeared to mass at the south
goal , which the teams were approaching.
Many swept over the field and In the dark
ness that had by this time como on It was
almost impossible to distinguish the players.
Coach Vent of the Nebraska eleven was
muctt disappointed In the result of the
game. He said : "I confidently expected
to win. We would certainly have done so
had we had Quarterback Elliott and End
Stringer. Elliott has been giving the signals 1
all season and with him absent the team
f lt it had lost IU guiding hand. Iowa did
ot give us anywhere near as hard n game
s did Kansas and I do not think the better
earn won. "
Coach Knlpo said : "We have no stars on
ur team and our teamwork le what gained
s the victory. "
DrtnllH of the ( lame.
Nebraska won the toss and chose the
outh goal with the wind at IIB back. Hobbs
nado tbo first ktckoff ot the game , sending
ho oral to Nebraska's twelve-yard line ,
hero It was corralled by Benedict. The
Nebraska right half corkscrewed his way
brough Ilia Iowa column for fifteen yards.
Jcnedlct followed this up with a gain of
hree yards around Iowa's left end. Wll-
lams tried to skirt Schrocder , but was
irought to grass without a yard. Tno
arda rewarded the efforts of Williams and
'aimer and the pigskin showed up on
owa's thirty-yard line. With six little
nches to gain on the third down , Erwln
> lungcd Into center , but the beef of the
lawkeyes could not be beaten down and
owa secured the ball on downs.
The first trial of Iowa's reputed guards-
back , but really a tacklcsback , formation
ollowed. It was stopped without a gain.
Jrimth sent a quarterback kick to the Ne-
> raska ten-yard line , where Williams of
he Antelope state gladiators captured It
and advanced It five yards. End runs by
Benedict and Williams netted four yards ,
> ut Erwln struck a stone wall and low.i
seized the coveted pigskin on Nebraska's
eighteen-yard line. The Hawkeye con-
tngent then put Itn "tacklesback" Into op
eration again and Morton with Its as
sistance ploughed around Folmer for a half
dozen yards. Morton was again handed the
oval and repeated his gain , putting the ball
lown only six yards from the Nebraska
goal. Eby plunged through Klngsbury for
a ilnglo yard and F. Williams for another
hrough the other tabkle. Left Halfback
Williams tore a hole through the Nebraska
column for another twp yards and a touch
down for the lowans seemed certain. With
he ball hardly a yard from the goal line ,
lowever , the Nebraska line developed Into
a bulwark and the lowans could not ad
vance another foot. 'Morton battered up
against a stone wall and the ball was Ne
' '
braska's on downs. *
Runh by Ifehrniiksb
The Nebraskans Immediately rushed the
oval out of danger.\ Williams carried It
hrough the enemy's columns for five yards.
Short plunges by Erwln added three more
and Williams bored another tunnel through
tackle for five yards , setting the pigskin
on the fifteen-yard line. Short rushes ad
vanced the ball to the ; forty-yard line , where
iowa. captured It on downs. Left Half
back Williams and Pence circled Llcbman
and Folmer for gains' of ten yards each ,
andlng the oval on Nebraska's twenty-yard
lino. The Hawkeyes esayed a double pa s.
In which Left Halfback Williams was
tianded the pigskin. .He was tackled by
Klngsbury for no sain. Williams again
lucked the bone of contention under his arm ,
but was tackled for a loss of five yards.
A quarterback kick ' 'went out of bounds
behind the goal. Erwln booted the ball
to . the center of the field from
the twenty-flve-yard' line. The Hawk-
eyes dropped on-ijj the oval and
repeated the quarterback kick , which
gained fifteen yards , but put the ball In
Nebraska's possession , Erwln snatching It.
The Nebraskans ntro showed their mettle
by hammering the wlliMfNvn from their
forty-yard'llne to- the goal HOe of the lowa'ns
without losing It once. Erwln ploughed
through the foe for a brace of yards. Wll
Hams punctured the column for five more.
Klngsbury added four yards to the string
by means of a line plunge. Erwln made
another yard. Williams followed with the
longest run of the game. A criss-cross , the
ball skimming from Williams to Benedict ,
enabled the speedy right halfback to dive
around Schroeder'a end for a total of forty-
two yeards , Hobbs bringing him to earth
only sixteen yards from Iowa's goal line.
Williams bored a two-yard rift Into the
line. Klngsbury discovered the same hole
for three more yards and Folmer circled
Schroeder for the same amount of ground.
This repeated hammering compelled the
lowans to break ground and they were
slowly beaten back. Williams smashed
through to the four-yard line. Erwln failed
to find the goal line , but missed It by only
six Inches. Hansen's big anatomy , how
ever , more than covered this half foot of
ground and the first touchdown of the con
test was scored twenty-four minutes after
time had been called. Melford tried for n
fairly easy goal , but the ball struck the
east goal post and bounded In the wrong
direction. Score : Nebraska , 6 ; Iowa , 0.
Erwln was the receiver of Hobbs' klckofj
on the thirteen-yard line and broke forward
for an advance of five yards. Short rushes by
Williams , Erwln , Plllsbury and Benedict
drove the pigskin to the forty-flve-yard line
The criss-cross was tried again , but resulted
in a gain of only two yards. Wlllams sneaked
around for a couple more yards. A
quarterback kick was blocked by Brockway
and a few short rushes carried the ball to
the center of the field. A punting duel en
sued , in which Hobbs bad the best of It
the ball finally showing up on Nebraska's
thirty-yard lino. Benedict fumbled tbo punt
and Berrter fell upon It. Left Halfback
Williams twice galnod five yards through
Nebraska's left tackle. Six more were ,
added by Right Tackle Wlllams around the
end. With the ball on Nebraska's twenty-
yard line the half closed.
Second Half.
On the ktckoff In the second half Bene
dict booted the oval out of bounds on the
thirty-yard lino. On the second trial he sent
It thirty-eight yards , where U was collared
by quarterback Williams , who returned It a
dozen yards. The "tacklesback" bored a
couple of rifts in Nebraska's left side of the
line for seven yards. Left End Pence
plunged through left tackle for four more
yards and Hlght Tackle Williams tore
through for another brace. Then behind the
tackles' formation night Halfback Morton
corkscrewed bin way through Nebraska
brawn on the right end for thlrtet-n jards
Erwln bowled him over for a loss on his
next attempt. Hobbs punted the oval
twenty-seven yards to Nebraska's thlrty-
flve-yard line. Benedict could find no hole
In the Iowa line , but the Nebraskans were
given at this point the only penalty of the
game ten yards for off-side play on
Iowa's part.
Right End Folmer moved along for a five-
yard hunch around the other end. A bungle
In signals resulted In a loss of one yari
and Williams made no gain , Pence breaking
through the line for a pretty tackle. Erwln
fell back for a kick , but his numbed fingers
failed to grasp the ball and an lowan fcl
on It on Nebraska's forty-flve-yard line
Morton ducked around bis left end fo
eight yards and Hobbs crowded the
left tide of the Nebraska line for six
yards more. Left Halfback Williams
Pence and Schroeder hammered the line
for short gains , and Williams , with a
five-yard buck , landed the ball on Ne
braska fifteen-yard line. With the "tackles
back , " Morton sprinted around left end fo
fifteen yards for a touchdown thUtien rain
utes after the call of time. Morton \vn
downed directly behind tbo goal posts ant
Hobbs kicked an easy goal ,
On the next klckoff by Benedict RIgh
Tackle Williams caught the ball and beat
sneak up the field for ten yards , Eby ant
( Continued on Third Page. )
COMMENTS ON THE LATE WAR
Captain Mahan Discusses Hiipano-Americnn
Unpleasantness ,
CRITICISMS ON THE PLAN OF CAMPAIGN
Porto Itlco , lie Think * , Shonld Ilnvc
licuti Mndc the Klmt Point of
Attack Compliment * for
American > uvy.
( Copyright , 19S , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON , Nov. 24. ( New York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Captain
laban publishes In the Times today the
Irst of a. series of four articles on "Tho
Var on the Sea and Its Lessons. " While
dmlttlng the danger of passing final Judg-
ncnt on events still recent , Mahan arguea
bat In the drive of life a rapid , rough , but
till a working decision must bo formed
rein the new experiences. The material ,
10 says , is not yet available to give a com-
leto story of operations nor Is the time
Ipe for final decisions , but only sufficient
o suggest the general direction ot thought.
He recalls that the American naval plans
vero conditioned by the fact that the war
vas undertaken primarily to drive Spain
ut of Cuba , for had Its more general ap-
ireclatlon of the situation been adopted and
lad the United States taken account of the
njury It sustained by the Iniquitous char-
icter of Spanish rule In her colonies and
iad declared war on those grounds , the ob-
cctlvo American operation would have been
llffcrcntly chosen , not so much to help
/uba as to compel Spain to adopt such
erms as the United States might demand ,
n such a case the reduction ot Porto Rico
would have been America's first object In
rdcr to throw Spain back on home terrt
ory to support her operations In Cuba ,
orto Rico would have been an Insur
mountable obstacle , If retained in a strong
enemy's hands , to American operations In
Cuba and an equally valuable base It
wrested from him. Mahan Insists weightily
in the great military Importance of Porto
Uco , which is to Cuba , to the future
sthmian canal and the Pacific coast what
dalta Is or may bo to Egypt and beyond.
In estimating the respective fighting
strength of the American and Spanish fleets
ho Navy department held unwaveringly
hat no merely possible success justified a
risk unless It gave a fair promise ot dt
mlnlshlng the enemy's naval force and so
deciding the control of the sea , upon which
ho issue of the war depended. He nt
.aches immense Importance to bringing the
Oregon from the Pacific to the Atlantic , be
cause it showed the grip the American fleet
iad on Cervera's squadron and the consequent
quent power to move the army to Santiago
without fear. Ho pays a high tribute to the
commander-ln-chlef for his successful hot
: llng ot Cervera's squadron In Santiago , an
operation fraught with difficulties , doubts
and uncertainties and more akin to the
wiring down of champagne In unbreakable
} ends than were the shoving of the cork
Into the bottle.
As to Camera's move to the Philippines ,
if ho had persevered , though the American
fleet was quite safe , it might have neces
sitated the temporary abandonment of Ma
nila bay.
He then enters Into a technical consider
ation of the momentous problem whether
the Individual size of ships or numbers
should be the aim of naval powers am
comes to the conclusion that , other things
being equal , numbers mean an Increase o
offensive power. The article has excited
the liveliest Interest In naval circles where
owing to Its inevitable technicality , It is
principally read.
THANKSGIVINGJN LONDON
AmerlcuiiN and Orltoni Sit at the
Banquet Hoard and Exchange
Good WJ hc .
( Copyright , 1693 , by Press Publishing Co. )
LONDON. Nov. 24. ( Now York World
Cablegram Special Telegram. ) At t
largely attended Thanksclvlne dinner a
the Hotel Cecil tonight , under the auspices
of the American society. F. L. Taylor pre
siding , the Anglo-American entente was the
dominating note of all the speeches. Henry
White , charge d'affaires , In eloquent , dig
nlfled and sympathetic terms , referred to
the growth ot amity between the two na
tlons. The speech of the evening was by
Chancellor Halsbury , whose vigorous en
thuslasm thoroughly Infected his audience
and his final words that England and Amer
lea , united , could , If need be , defy thi
worlds In arms , were rapturously applauded
The queen was the first toast proposed am
was cordially drunk. The function was ad
ralrably arranged by II. C. VanDuser , hon
orary secretary to the American society.
FELICITATIONS OVER TURKEY
Anglo-American FrlcudNlilp Glorified
by American Society In London.
LONDON , Nov. 24. The Thanksgiving
banquet of the American society in London
which was held at the Hotel Cecil this even
Ing was a glorification of Anglo-American
friendship. Three hundred Americans ant
their English guests sat at a table unde
the entwined flags of the two nations.
Two notable speeches were made , ono b
Henry White , American charge d'affaires
and the other by Sir Edwin Arnold , wh
was supposed to bo nearly at tbe point o
death from paralysis , but who dragged him
self Into the banquet hall against the or
ders ot his physicians , leaning on the arm
of his Japanese wife and supported by
cane.
J. L. Taylor , president of the society
proposed toasts to her majesty the queen am
to President McKlnlcy. Mr. VanDuzer , th
secretary , read President McKlnley'
Thanksgiving proclamation.
W. T. Osborn , the American consul general
oral , In proposing thd health of the cbarg
d'affaires , paid a high tribute to Mr. White'
long service.
Mr. White , responding to the teas
"Thanksgiving day , " evoked enthusiast !
cheers by referring to Colonel Hay , formrr
American ambassador and now Unltci
States secretary of state , whose eloquence
ho said , had been the chief attraction o
the gatherings of the society. Speaking o
the "first foreign war In fifty years which
Americans had been compelled to wage I
the interests of humanity and civilization ,
the charge d'affaires congratulated the na
tlon that In a previous contest It ha
been guided by a president possessed of tti
wisdom and courage necessary to surmoun
the difficulties of tbe crisis. The war ha
proved "that the flro of patriotism burns a
brightly In the hearts ot our citizens as 1
ever did and that sectional differences bav
disappeared. We have emerged from th
conflict a united people among the nation
of tbo earth ready to assume tne responsl
blllty thrust upon us. "
The speaker referred to the changes whlc
bad come over the feelings of the two na
tlons , based "on no alliance at present , no
hope to come , but upon unity of feeling. "
It would be difficult to foretell the con
sequences should the two countries eve
decide upon joint action In any part of tb
world. It would be * combination dlfficul
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o defeat and tending to the advancement
f the human race.
The carl of Halsbury , the lord chancellor ,
extolled Anglo-American friendship which ,
ha said , was "not valti tinsel , but what the
uce believed wns a duty to be done. "
These two nations , he declared , had de
stroyed the Idea that It wns right for one
man to make another his property. The
American people , nt the risk of tearing
sunder the great empire they had founded ,
bad determined that o\ery man under the
stars and stripes should be free. The two
uttlons together might defy the world.
Their alliance might be a dream , but It
wan a noble Idea and a splendid dream.
Sir Edwin Arnold concluded the speechmaking -
making with an address , the manner of
which was so eloquent that It could not
bo reproduced. No man , he said , could
visit America and not express the gratitude ,
attachment and hopes that filled bis heart.
lo concluded :
"Your guests salute you. Only one who
ias known Holmes , Emerson , Longfellow
and Whitman can tell how secretly and
shyly Englishmen love America. "
liny Olmcrveil In Mce.
NICE , Nov. 24. Thanksgiving day was
celebrated with enthusiasm by the Amer
ican colony here. Services were held In
ho American church , which was packed
to Its fullest capacity. Rev. Mr. Adnmson
preached on Interesting sermon , treating of
.ho history of the Amerlcan-HIspano war
and Its effect upon the United States' for
eign policy. In the course of his sermon
Mr. Adamson made reference to the Anglo
American entente which was received with
great pleasure by his hearers.
At American Legation In Vienna.
VIENNA. Nov. 24. A Thanksgiving recep
tion was held at the American legation this
evening by Charlemagne Tower , the Amer
ican minister to Austria. Owing to the
fact that the court Is In 'mourning for the
late Empress Elizabeth there was no music
or dancing.
flenernl Porter' * Reception.
PARIS , Nov. 24. General Horace Porter ,
American ambassador to France , held a
brilliant Thanksgiving day reception at the
embassy this afternoon , at which many per
sons were present.
SQUARE MEALJFOR SOLDIERS
Savannah Women Give FltihaRh Leo. ' *
Ilor a Fine
Dinner.
SAVANNAH , Ga. , Nov. 24. ( Special
Telegram. ) Every man and officer of the
Seventh army corps sings the praises ol
the women of Savannah tonight. This has
been a holiday In the camp and a season ol
feasting and thanksgiving. The larder of
every household In the city has 'been at the
disposal of the troops. All drills were sus
pended by the order of Major General Fltz-
hugb Leo and the troops were given a day
of rest. The churches of Savannah , through
coiumltteea consisting of women had the
entertainment of the troops on hand. They
set the tables for the men In the company
mess halls and waited on them personally.
There are troops In the camp who saw flow
ers on tbo table and ate their meals out
of china today for the first time since leav
ing home.
The Third Nebraska regiment was par
ticularly fortunate. There Is not a man In
the regiment who has not enjoyed hlmsel ;
today. The feast of this company was moro
carefully looked after than any of the rest
Miss Florence Coldlng , a woman of fine
executive ability and great energy , had the
affairs of this regiment In chSrge. Moth
ers and sweethearts of Nebraska volunteers
owe her a big vote of thanks. She or
ganized her committee well and spent her
funds to good effect. Every member of the
regiment had a big piece of turkey and a
supply of cranberry sauce. The tables In
the several company streets wcro filled with
edibles. There was celery and cake am
fruit and In fact everything that went to
make up a homelike Thanksgiving dinner
Major McClay , who Is In command of the
regiment , said tonight ho had no Idea the
men could bo so bountifully provided for
The fund of $300 sent from Nebraska fo
the troops waa well expended , but this
amount was not enough by halt to give th
boys what they received.
EVACUATING PINAR DEL RIO
Transport * Scheduled to Leave ( or
Spain with 10,077 Troop * from
Province by December R.
HAVANA , Nov. 24. The entire details o
the evacuation of tbe province of Plnar dc
Rio have been arranged. The transpor
Montevideo sails on November 27 , with 2,24
troops ; tbe Covadonga on November 28 , wit :
2,370 ; the Grand Antllla on November 30
with 1,354 ; tbe Maria Crlstlna on Novcmbe
30 , with 1,503 ; San Juan de Gasson , Decem
ber 5 , with 2,040 ; making a total of 10,67
troops leaving Plnar del Rio by way o
Havana by December D.
The remains of Columbus probably wll
be shipped to Spain on the war vessel o
which Admiral Manterola returns to Spain
Tbo United States transport Florida Is ex
pected here at daybreak tomorrow. It wll
be signaled and will proceed to Marian
without entering Havana harbor. Th
steamer will lay outside tbe bar at Marian
and land men and storee on lighters , wblc
will take them ashore at the new wharf
General Greene and staff will ride out fron
the Inglcterra hotel to recelvo the part
and superintend tbo landing.
The Herrera line of steamers running be
tween the ports on the north coast of Cub
will change from Spanish to British registry
Today's papers announce the reslgnatlo
of Captain General Blanco and Insist upo
tbo truth of the reports in circulation tha
general Blanco will leave Havana In a fev
days , probably sailing on the steamer Villa
verdo.
For Relief of Hurricane Sufferer * .
LONDON , Nov. 24. The gov < riment hs
decided to make a generous grant for th
relief of the distress and damage caused
by the recent hurricane In the West Indks.
The Mansion bouse fund for this purpos ]
Is Inadequate , only 44,000 having been
realized , . - ,
ATII r II4Trp Pinn
SiILL BANGS HRE
To Progress Made in Conducting the Fcaot
Negotiations.
PAIN NOT READY TO GIVE FINAL ANSWER
Opinion Gaining Ground that Doni Will
Ultimate ! ; Submit.
AMERICAN PROPOSALS TO BE ACCEPTED
panish Commission Ixpccta to Stay a Fct-
night Longer.
NO DATE FIXED FOR THE NEXT MEETING
Henor Aunrsnrn In tlnltc Non-Coni.
mlttnl When IntrrvltMvcil viltb
to Future Mot
of the Spniiliirdn.
PARIS , Nov. 24. The Spanish commlH-
s.'onors at noon today had not fixed upon the
lay to submit their final answer to th
American propositions , but It Is deemed
nest likely that Saturday will bo tbe day
appointed. The opinion gains ground that
the Spaniards will accept the proposals ol
the United States.
A significant Indication of this view of h
situation was a remark dropped by Senor
Abarzuza of the Spanish commission today
that they expected to remain here about
i fortnight longer. The secretary of the
panish commission , Senor Ojeda , said to
day that the Instructions from Madrid wers
lot sufficiently matured to enable them to
appoint the next meeting. The corre
spondent of the Associated Press asked
Abarzuza today If the commissions would
jo able to leave Pr.rls next week with the
.reaty , and he replied : "I suppose we shall
'
bo h'oro for another fortnight. "
His questioner continued : "It has been
affirmed that Spain will refuse to sign the
treaty , decline the money offered , make a
protest to the powers and that her com-
mlsslonern will go home. Is that tbo most
likely result ? "
'Ah , but wo should not anticipate ; we
should know day by day what happens day
by day. "
"And so you anticipate a fortnight mora
of dally developments here ? "
"Ah yes , a fortnight. Perhaps some nf-
falrs may bo attended to In that time. "
Thanksgiving day Is cold , wet and dreary.
The United States peace commissioners wcr
the guests of Whltelaw RIed at a Thanks
giving day luncheon at the hotel.
The Petit Bleu re-affirms today ns a
certaintly that the Spanish commissioner !
will refuse the American offer of $20,000-
000 for a treaty cession of the Philippines.
Startling ; nninori In Madrid.
LONDON , Nov. 26. The Madrid corre
spondent of the Dally Mall says : The cab
inet will take a final decision tomorrow ( Fri
day ) , but it is agreed in principle- au
thorize Benor Motttero Itloi , prentdent of
the Spanish commission , to sign a peace
treaty , although the commissioners may be
Instructed to Insist upon Us ratification by
the Cortes.
It is believed that this decision will provoke -
voko an Internal crisis. U Is reported that
the Carllsts have smuggled 12,000 Mauser
rifles across the frontier.
The Carllat organ announces that Don
Jaime , after a conference with his father ,
left Venice upon a mysterious journey In
company with a prominent Carllst leader.
FALMNQ OFF IN I11UTISH KXPOHT9 ,
Since 1801 United State * Kxpnrti
Have Inorcaurd 18 1'or Cent.
LONDON , Nov. 24. Rt. Hon. Charles T.
Ritchie , president of the Board of Trade ,
discussing the subject of British trade be
fore the Croydon Chamber of Commerce tills
evening , said bo regretted to have to confess
that the exports for the year just ended
with October had decreased 2,600,000 ,
chiefly through tbe alteration of the United
States tariff.
"Although , " said Mr. Ritchie , "we are
gradually making up the leeway , It Is Im
possible to help a feeling of anxiety. Al
though we ought not to bo surprised that
wo are being so rapidly overhauled In ex
ports by other nations , especially by the
United States and Germany , It Is a regret
table fact , while slnco 1891 the exports of the
United States have Increased IS per cent.
Great Britain's exports have decrearod 5
per cent. "
JVKVV BOATS FOR AMERICAN MNR.
Six Twin-Sore w Stenmrm Will Iln
A < 1 < 1 oil to Service.
GLASGOW , Nov. 24. The Herald of this
city says the American line has ordered six
Atlantic twin screw liners two of Haw
thorne & Leslie of Newcastle and four ot
the Clyde Bank Ship Building company. It
Is added that they are Intended for th
Belgian-American service and that they will
fly tbo Red Star flag. The vessels to bo
built at Newcastle will bo cargo boats , 030
feet long , and the other four are to bo pas
senger ships , CCO feet long. It Is said thwo
vessels are not Intended to compete with
the bigger and more powerful vessels of
other lines.
HUNGARIAN HOMHl IS AVENOKD.
Memlieri of Cnlilnct Settle Their Own
Uttle Matter.
BUDA PEST , Nov. 24. A duel has been
fought between the minister of the Interior ,
Desldcrlus do Percezel , and Deputy II. Otto ,
a member of the Independent party , as an
outcome of the minister's peech hi parlia
ment on November 22 , In which the deputy
considered himself Insulted. The minister
of the Interior was seriously wounded la
the forehead on the second assault.
LAST CIIANCK FOIl TIII3 SUI.TAN.
Morocco' * Ruler Munt Anmvcr for III
l'naK < > of ItnllniiH.
TANGIER , Nov. 24. The Italian govern
ment has sent an ultimatum to the sultan
of Morocco on the subject of the detention
and llltreatment of Italian protegees. A
week has been given In which to reply and
the Italian war ship Umhla will fetch the
answer of the sultan.
MMR. DHIIVI'IIS MAY SRM ) MKSSAfiK.
I'erinlmilon Given to C'onirannlcntB
with Her llnNlianil ,
PARIS , Nov. 24. Madame Dreyfus , tbe
wife of the prisoner of Devil's Island , has
been authorized to cable to her husband.
Aliutlntf.
LONDON , Nov. 24. The gale which set In
yesterday continues , but Is abating In force.
The mall packet which left Calais for Dover
yesterday was dlnabled and was obliged to
return and transfer passengers. Serious
floods are announced to have occurred In
Ireland. The gafo Is reported severe In the
Normandy coast , where seven finning yc -
twls and on * ilooo were lost ,
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