The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-18
First Eleven Wins from Ne
braska at Lincoln,
And the Second" Team from
Lawrence Whips Cooper.
COOPER LACKS SKILL.
The Heavy Team from Sterling
Needs More Training.
Kansas and Nebraska Play an
Exciting Game.

Cooper Memorial college began her
real foot ball career Saturday at Athletic
park by going down before the second
eleven of the state university. K. L.
scored three touchdowns and two goals
to Cooper's one touchdown, 16 to 4. 1t
was the old story of Drawn, but not
enough science against superior science
and training, and the latter, as usual,
came out on top of the heap.
A crowd of 500 attended the game. and
went away we'll pleased. The ropes at
the sides were lined with people. and
behind them were plenty of carriages.
A large number of swell bitches formed
pleasing sight for the spectators while
the ball WAS not in play. Although most
of the crowd was bipartisan, ribbons
appeared here and there, and North
side trap decorated with crimson, as
were also the ponies, attracted attention.
Shortly after B o'clock the referees
whistle called the teams together in the
following order:
COPPER POSITIONS KU
Ko0nlz. R-Eud-L. Smith
Pinyerd $500. R-Tackle-L. Fletcher
Dill ........ R-Guard-L Kaul (Capt.)
Taggart. 80. L-Guard- Chadwick
Kline ....L-Tackle- Steele
Randle. End-R. .Agnew
Ross Capt. go. Quarter .. Crebo
Kirkwood. ..R-Half Back-L. Wagner
McCracken. L-Half Back-R. Hess
Brown. Full Back .Squires
During the game substitutions were
made by Cooper of Weed for Brown, in
jured; Porter for McCracken, injured;
both IN the second half; for L. T.. Will
Jams for Smith; Smith for Crebo, slug
ing; Darling for Wagner, temporary in
jury; Wagner for Darling, sprained
ankle; Van Pelt for Griffith, slugging.
Cooper chose the north goal and the
wind, which was fresh, and Kirk wood
started the game with rush by catch
ing the ball on the kick off and getting
to K. US 20 yard line, brilliant run of
50 yards. The playing of the college
here was a surprise. The play was
sharp and fast, but the ball was lost on
the third play by off side work. This
took the heart clear out of the Cooper men
and Wagner sailed around the end Tor
the 50 yards from his own 10 yard line
The <. Z. line here showed immense
superiority by tearing holes for its backs
large enough to drive wagon through.
Five yard gains followed each dive at
The line and 10 minutes after play was
called Squires put the ball behind Coop
er's goal line. 1t was a rather hard goal
to kick and Squires missed it.
The play continued fast and furious,
throughout the half. The spectators who
understood the game were treated to
surprise in the rapid playing of two such
miner teams. Accidents were few and
only five minutes was taken out in the
entire 80 minutes.
In the second half K. U. registered
early after long punt by Squires, K
U. securing the leather on Cooper's 20
yard line and rushing it over. After des-
perate battling around X. US 25 yard
line Weed got across the line after
sprint around the left end The sympa-
thv of the spectators ut this stage was
clearly with the college men, as was
shown at one time when the linesman
was called upon to decide whether Coop
er had made the necessary five yards, by
cries of "Cooper's ball, Cooper's ball."
though the pigskin belonged to Z. U. by
yard.
K. U. scored her last touchdown short
ly afterward on 3O-yard squirt by Ag-
new aud short. steady rushes. Squires
kicked an easy goal and the score re.
manned 16 TO 4, although ten minutes
more of playing remained.
The game was differed by Umpire
Dean Low, Linesman Charles Hood, As
sstant Linesman Adrian Sherman and
Referee A s. Kane