University of Nebraska College of Agriculture - Shucks Yearbook (Lincoln, NE)

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- S I, uc ly S :::iT..i.'T'.tT::.::g:: Rules tu Zlliake the Zgrutalitp Q9ut uf jfuuthall No player shall be kicked for a goal by a player on the opposing side. Cleats may be worn on the shoes, but not on the face. The referee may arbitrarily award the contest to the team with the most teeth at the end of the game. A down is declared when the ball is as dead as some of the players. A foul shall be declared when one contestant refuses to take his ear from between an opponent's teeth. Both sides will be frisked for weapons before the actual time of play. Not more than twenty-one players shall loiter on the runner's face at one time. Plows may be secured from the National Harvester Company and will- do the work much better than the fullback's nose. No contestant may leave the field during the time of play unless identified by some near relative. No hooks shall be used. Ears, chin and toes found on the field of play will be kindly returned to the lost and found department. With this set of rules it is believed that football will be made so safe that even an insurance agent can enjoy the game. ll

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Sl7uchS A Norfolk Game Finally the long looked for trip to Norfolk was at hand. Our band of thirty pieces and the football men were all on deck when the train left at 7:30 for Norfolk. The trip was long but not tiresome, as the band kept things moving. At Fremont the band displayed what it knew and all of Fremont knew the Aggies were in town. Our train left soon, so we no more than got settled when orders were given for the team to get off at South Norfolk and ride up to Norfolk in cars. The band went up on the train. A small feed was given to football men and they were immediately rushed to the dressing quarters. All were dressed and carried to the field in autos. Norfolk started the game by kicking to the Aggies. The Aggies went down the field and Phillips made our first touchdown. This surprised Norfolk and they strengthened a little but Osbourn, after being tackled three times, made the second touchdown. After this Norfolk put forth still more energy and tried to hold, but Troxel, opening up holes for Wheeler to run, sure surprised the Norfolk boys. After the Aggies made line plunges to a great advantage Norfolk braced and took the ball fi om one end of the field to the other, caging two touchdowns but failing to kick goal. The last quarter was evenly matched and the ball was in no one's territory when the final whistle blew. Final score: Aggies 19, Norfolk 12. 1 134 This was not all, for in the evening a reception was given for the boys and everyone enjoyed himself. Every football man had a date and what's more it took till Sunday noon to rid the town of Aggie players. Aurora Game Our last game of the year was played on Thanks- giving Day with Aurora. The Aggies went up there a little too confident and as a result left the town with bacon split. The Aggies could not find their old style of playing and as a result the Aurora boys played end runs and line smashes to a great advantage. The Aggies seeing 7 to 0 staring at them, braced and made a touchdown. Phillips carried the ball over and Osbourn kicked goal. A general fight was on from then on and the ball shifted from side to side and when the whistle blew it was in the center of the field. Final score, 7 to 7. Summary of 1916 Football Oct. 27-Fairbury .......... 0 Aggies Nov 1-University Place. . . 6 Aggies Nov 7-Nebraska City ...., 7 Aggies Nov 10-Beatrice .......... 10 Aggies Nov 17-Tecumseh .... . . . 0 Aggies Nov 24-Norfolk .... .. . 12 Aggies Nov. 30-Aurora .... , . . 7 Aggies 42

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BOYS WHO HAVE WON THE SCHOOL A, HTHE HUB ov THE WHEEI, OF SCHOOL SPIRITH mn: