Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1893-12-02

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The teams lined up us follows:
Missouri Positions Kansas
Gibson. ........... Right'eni ...... Shepard
Pauley ......... Right tackle. .Matteson
w. Thompson. Right guard -. ..... Coleman
b. thompson. .Center.rush ......... Harvey
Robinson 90. Lei t.g lard .Grihith
Latmer 49,. Left tackle ......... .Piatt
Gaines ..... ..... .Lcft.end ........ Rothrock
Curt Hill Quarter back. =. w. McMurray
Anderson. ..... Right hall. back. Shellengerger
Harrison. -. go. Left half-o ,ck ..... 'Champlin
Young ..... Full-bacli .......... johnson
sCaptain.
Missouri won the toss and took the
north goal so that the wind would be
In the rear. This was no slight advan-
tage, with such gale blowing as was
sweeping over the field direct from the
north pole. This gave the ball to Kan
sas, and it was put in play with the
Deland wedge. Kansas made gain of
seven yards on the play, but Missouri
held it steady then until three downs
had been made. Kansas then tried her
favorite move of punting the ball, and
something happened which came very
near paralyzing the whole Kansas team
and all the wearers of the red on the
stand.
The ball was snapped to johnson
that he might put his foot to it. but
Thompson saw what was coming and,
throwing himself against the Kansas
men, went through the line as though
it was paper instead of bone and
muscle. He got through so quick that
he was not only able to block the kick,
but to capture the ball himself. Before
the Jayhawkers had recovered
from their first surprise he
was speeding away towards their
goal There was no one to head him
off and he laid the ball down gently
behind the goal. having scored a
touchdown in the first two minutes of
play. Anderson had the wind with
him and had no trouble in kicking the
goal. Then a thousand voices roared
forth with "Tiger! Tiger NJ. $. T."
canes were broken, hats were thrown
in the air and Missouri went wild.
Again Missouri was given five yards
on an otfside play hut lost the ball on
a tumble Kansas then went to work
and did some football playing. Shell
lenberger and Matteson made several
good runs around the end. and at last
Kansas had the ball at Missouri's FIVE
yard line. Missouri made grand stand,
and won the ball on downs before
Kansas could force it over Then Kan
sas made a great stand. and Missouri
lost the ball ON downs without being
able to get it back two yards. This
time Kansas determined to do some
thing. The ball was snapped to Shell
lenberger and. with rush that Mis-
souri, could not withstand, he was car
ried over the line, and Kansas had a
touchdown. 1t was a hard kick to
make against the wind and Matteson
was not equal to the occasion So the
score stood 9 to4
Missouri started the ball with fly
ing wedge and gained ten yards. Then
Anderson was sent around the end and
fine interference permitted him to
make good gains Kansas got excited
again and Missouri got ten yards on
offside play. Finally Kansas won the
ball on downs. Champlin then warmed
up the Kansas crowd by making a fif-
teen yard run around the end. There
was much hard fighting well in the
center of the field and the ball went
from one side to the other on downs
several times. Finally Missouri
began to force it down into Kansas
territory. and when Kansas got it John
son punted IL and il went sailing over
into the Missouri domain. II was Mis-
souris ball. though. and by steady
playing. in which u revolving wedge
was used against the Kansas center
with effect. the ball was once more
forced in the direction of the Kansas
goal. II was we'll in field when the
sound of the whistle marked the end of
the first half
Kansas began the second half as
though eleven men had made up their
minds to do something. Very early in
this half Missouri got off side and gave
away five yards Shellen erger was
sent around the end for one of the
prettiest runs of the game, making at
least twenty Yards Shepard tried the
l,.ft end hut failed to make a gain and