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Lincoln Def~~ts Hatsings Score 42 to 5
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
October 18, 1910
- - - - - - - - - - - - ! w E S T HIGH AND Rob't FunKhouser, Class ofl909 LINCOLN PLAY T>!Ei
Dies at Princeton
In a game that was too one-sided TWO GREAT TEAMS BATTLE Was Foremost in Athletics to be very interesting, Lincoln AFTER DARKNESS defeated Hastings at the Univer- · The saddest n ews which the FALL'S. sity Field, by a score of 24 to 5. students of Lincoln High could The game was called at 3:07 a nd have re ceived came the latter GAME EN·DS 12 TO 12 within 3 minutes Lincoln had made part of last week, telling of the their first touch down. Les Mann death of Robert Funkhouser, ·I n a game _that was finished kicking goal. Two more touch- class of 1909, at Princeton, N. J., afte r darkness had settled over downs were added during the firs t afte r an illness of thirty-s ix the field at the Drake s·tadiun'!, half and four in the second. lJast- hours. West H igh a nd Lincoln High . s chool football teams fought" to ings fought bravely to the last but Robert entered Nebrasl'a Un1- a tie score. the game ending were out played and out witted at vers-ity last year , and this y-ear with the ball on the West High every stage of the game. On the entered Princeton with the fifteen yar d line with the s core other hand Lincoln went through Freshm an cla ss. 12 to 12. It was a magnificent battle her line and around her end~ on While in high school he was viewed from every standpoint.runs and forwar.d passes almost at prominent in athletics, being on and both teams fought like will. Every man on the team played the track team and captain of demons. West High was anx, well. The back field and ends the basl,etball team. He made lous to wipe ou t last year's . overw'helming defeat and Linbeing too fast fo r the Has tings men many r ecords for L. .H. . S. Ill coin equally anxious to maintain to cope with and the line a veritable track and played a star game in the r e putation established a stone- wall, thru which Hastings men succeeded in going but oncP basketball, besides being a fine yea r ago. The score very nearly repre· or twice and then for only small studen t, in te rested in the other gains . Lincoln was penalized seve- events of the school besides ath- sents the respective merits ol' the two teams. Both were fast ra.l times, Collins being put out of letics, and was very ·popular on the offensive and defensive. the game for alleged sluggin g. wit h fac ulty and students a like. Both depend ed upon the new The line-up was as follows : H e was one of the best known gam e, using a n endless variety HA::lTINGS Schlick . ........................... ..... r e memb ers of his class in U ni, a nd of plays, and mixed up end runs, plunges through t he line and the Parker (Gaptain ........... ............ r t kept up hi s basketball and track forward pass in bewilde ring McLaughlin .. ..... .......... .. .......... r g fashion. Mann .................... .. .... ............. c work while there. His many friends in high McBane was easily the staT, Anderson .................... .... ........ 1 g Arvenette .. .. .. . . .. . . .. . . .. . . . . . ... .. . 1 t sc hool , both amon g faculty and for th~ West Hig·h t eam on t~e Lepley .................... ... ....... ...... 1 e . students are grieved to hear o( offensive a nd Mann for the v:lsSchiiisler ........ .. ..... .... ...... .......... q his sudden death. and e-x tend itors. M·cBane wa_s perhaps ~he Tonilinsou ....... .. .. ..... .... .. ....... .r h the ir deepest sympathy to his stron ger ?n plungmg, s:r;n ashmg ru.n s, wh1le Mann eas1Iy -e xVager ............. ...... .... ..... ........ r h family . celle d in circling th e ends and in Dutton ..... .... .... .. ........... ......... f b r unning through a brolren field. LINCOLN The latter was m uch the supeEaton ......... .. .... .. ............... .... r e rior of an y of the Wes·t High Westover (Captain ) .... ............ r t K. I. D.'S. backfie ld in the punting gam e. Tippet ........ ......... ..... ...... ..... ... r g The meeting of the K. I. D. Both tried and failed a number \I ills ............. .......... ........ ..... .. ... c McCormick ...... ..... ... .... .......... I g society will be he!(! Tuesday of times on field goals. From the standpoint of the Collins-P. We&tover. ..... ... .. ....... 1 t afte r senior class meeting. All C. Mann .. ..... .. ... ... ............... .! e senior girls come. We must spectator the · game furnished Wilmuth-L. Mann .................. ... q m ake tb is society amo un t to many spectacular and pretty Hugg- Hartman-Haeger ...... .... .. r h something this year. H all the featur es. Both teams · were exBrian ............. ...... ... ........ ....... I h girls come we wifl have a rous- trem ely cast an d the play was Doyle .. ..... ................... .......... .. £ b ing time, and be an inspira tion open. West High sco red first in the to the low er classes. There will Other scores: be programs, feeds, and a ll first quarter ou a decision by Omaha defeated York 37 to 5. the Minnesota " Nebraska 27 to 0. kinds of good times. So, come! the otlicial~S wb.ich many
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