Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-11-24 | Page 17 | Cornhuskers Fail on Short Plunges

CORNHUSKERS FAIL ON SHORT PLUNGES LINCOLN. N-'b.. Nov. The snMiors' team from Cn nm 1 ui ge. Inw., . defeat ed the !':iivers;ly of Nebraska giidiron souad on Nebmska fie'd by a score of 23 to 7 here t nday . Ne'ora ska was st renter t ha n ';i m p Dodge in the bri ; hree qii.ir: ers of th1 contest, and in th second period Ur-"-e t Imes marched to the 'a mn Do-i ge nve-iard nve-iard Hue. The Cornhuskers. however, failed to g;1 ..i when short phunces wouin ! have meat. scores, an.: : he only time Nbrasky 41-..! v;s in th- third period. when they secured a touchdown and kicked goal. The soldiers' team outplayed Nebraska in the final period, scoring two touchdowns, touch-downs, two goals from touchdowns and a dropkick, which, with a touchdown made in tiie initial quarter, gave them a total of twenty-three points.