Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-11-26

| end for 3 yards and Speaks gained 2 on
yards around right end. Hesse lost : yard
| the center. and the ball went to Missouri
on the fourth down: Missouri could no,
| gain an inch on the Kansans. and lost the
ball on downs. Foster went through lef;
guard with the tandem at his back for
yards. Next he was sent around right emo
end for 3 yards. Mosse gained two yards
on right tackle. and the tandem sent Poor
man through right end for yards Foster
the tandem sent Mosse through for Il
touchdown just seventeen minutes aftei
Score: Kansas. 4: Missouri. 0.
Considerable PuntlnE Done.
On the lineup Woodson kicked e5 yards.
ard Speaks returned the ball 20 yards.
After a gain of yard Kansas was forced
TO kick, Kennedy sending the ball 35 yards
down the field. Woodson caught the ball,
but failed to make any return. Fast hit
the line without a gain. and then. on a
fullback fake, Cramer sped through the
line for 20 yards before he was downed.
Woodson punted 20 yards and Speaks re-
turned the punt. sending the ball 30 yards
down the field. Woodson fumbled the ball
and Speaks recovered 1t and carried it S
yards nearer the goal. Voights skirted left
end for % yards. Foster went around right
end for 5. Mosse passed through right
tackle for yards and Foster hit the center
for yard.
The ball was being advanced toward the
goal by easy stages when 1t passed into
Missouri's possession for holding, but the
Tigers could make no progress either on
pnH In hn nGvafC AND ID
son was forced to kick. Foster blocked
the kick aad fell on the ball. Speaks went
;s around |, right end for yards; and then
tackle, Speaks tried a place kick for goal,
from the 30 yard line. but missed. On the
kickoff from the 25 yard line Woodson
returned 1t 10. Speaks gained / yard on
right end and Foster lost yard on center.
Kennedy punted 35 yards and Woodson
returned it 15. After two failures to gain
the ball was passed to Woouson for a kick.
but he fumbled it and It passed into the
possession of Kansas. The tandem; smash
center full 30 yards for a touchdown. Mosse
kicked goal. Score: Kansas. 10; Missouri,
The whistle sounded for the end of the
half Just after the goal was kicked.
The Second HALF. =.
After the ten minutes intermission. the
side changed goals. Woodson kicked into
goal. The ball was brought to the 25 yard
line and Speaks gained Is yards on a fake
play, running with the ball after touching
the ground, instead of kicking. Mosse tried
a line buck. but fumbled and Avery re-.
Woodson returned 5. On the next play
Walker broke through the line and downed.
Fast behind the line for loss of yards
Woodson punted 25 yards and Speaks re-
turned it 10. Blockberger hit left tackle
for yards and then Speaks lost the ball
on tumble. Missouri tried it's close for
nation again, but failed to gain. Cramer
tried line buck, but.couldn't pass through.
Woodson punted 40 yards and Speaks re-
turned it 8. Mosse- lost 2 yards, being
downed behind the line. Hesse scooted
around left end for, 8 yards and Kennedy
punted A5 yards, with no return. The IT.,
gers couldn't hit the line with strength
enough to shatter it. and Woodson punted
$5 Yards Speaks being .downed in his tracks.
end. but Blockberger could not gain on
center The quarterbaek kick was tried
again and landed the ball Is yards nearer
goai; Games making a beautiful catch of
the ball when 1t rebounded from the earth
Avery crashed through left tackle for
yards. Poorman passed around right end
yards. The quarterback kick was used
again and the ball went into goal, Games
falling on 1t for touchdown. Mosse kicked
goal. Score: Kansas, 16; Missouri, O.
Missouri's Only Rally.
On the next lineup Woodson kicked 30
yards and Blockberger returned it 10. Ken
nedy punted 45 yards. with no return. Then
came Missouri's only rally On a close for
nation the ball was carried through the
Kansas center yards. A second play of
like character resulted in tumble, but one
of the Tigers fell on the ball. Then Cra-
mer plowed through the center for yards
Fast cracked 1 yard hole in center, Cra-
mer went through the same place yards,
Fast scooted around right end yard, Har-
ries skirted left end yards and Hill went
through center yards. The Missouri homes
were beating high. but just at this moment
Kansas stiffened its line and forced Missou-
ri to kick. From this time on the ball was
kept in Missouri territory until the game
was called. It was kept in the air a great
deal, both sides doing considerable punt
ing, and Speaks trying twice for field goals.
When time was called the ball was on Mis-
souri's yard line in the possession of Kan
sas. The teams lined up: