The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-27
Washburn's Play With TX. u.
a Decided Surprise.
Made a Lively Game For the
Crimson the First Half.
LOOKED LIKE A SCORE.
Then the Lawrence Team Raj
lied and Played Ball.
Shows a Close Contest May Be
Expected With Missouri.

AS was expected, Washburn was de-
fea-ted Saturday on the Washburn
field bv K. u. without being able to
make q score against the varsity team
but the unexpected was the brilliant
game put up by the defeated team.
Early in the season the K. L. team
defeated Washburn on McCook field
in Lawrence by the score of 50 to o.
Since then the K. u. team has deveI-
oped a wonderful interference and a
solid line They have met the Drake
and Nebraska teams and defeated them
without either team carrying the ball
across the X U. goal line. Washburn
has three of its best men out OF the
game and the two positions at half
taken by new players. With all these
conditions faVOring K. Q. and WORKING
against Washburn' success the GRIP
pled team held the ruSheS of their Op-
ponents in wonderful style all through
the first half and for good part OF
the second half before the k u team
rallied and went steadily across the
field in the latter part or the Seconu
half for three touchdowns. In the hrst
half one touchdown was made
1t was after the K. U team rallied
that the spectators saw what the team team
was capable of doing. The line held
solid. The backs with the ball went
round the ends with splendid inter
ference. The play was fast. Inc x. Y.
team had the QeCIuGQ al ct1ALdEG III
weight, but Washburn's play was run
of snap and before X L. rallied the
men carrying the ball We're dOWned
many times with loss. Wasnburn Went
through the K. Z. line and held the
heavy rushes in a remarkable manner
Many who have followed the games
played by K. L. could not understand
how Washburn held the Kansas team
so well in the first half. For two rea-
sons viz: WaShburn played the defen-
sive and offensive with vigOr and good
head work, while the X o. team, not
wishing to pile up too high q score held
their strength until the latter part of
the game, but played all the time with
the determination not to let w aShburn
score. It was understood before the
game that K. Z. would hold the score
around the 20 mark. This is the last
game the team viii play before the
game Thanksgiving with the Missouri
university team at Kansas City and
the players wished to take no chances
of having the team crippled. The team
was lined UP with only one substitute,
MOulton at half
For Washburn, Banks Out-punted
Owen. His long punts materially aided
Washburn in carrying the ball to the
K. L. 20-yard line. Banks and Hitch
cock kept up the WashbUrn ends IN
magnificent style. For K. U. Moore,
Avery, owen and Gavin gave splendid
exhibitions of interference A K. U.
back, with the ball, is never without
that interference for which the team is
noted.
Washburn played in luck. The team
suffered no great loss from fumbleS and
was repeatedly given ground and saved
from large gains by K. U. on account
of fouls by the Lawrence team Referee
Hansen allowed Washburn advantage
four times for foul plays by K. U. 1t
is seldom that a referee is 50 observing
but it would be better for the game if
they were.
The game was a punting one for
Washburn. Banks punted nine times
and averaged 80 yards on each punt
Owen punted twice for 80 and 50 yards.
While many thought that Washburn
was not as strong as at the beginning
of the season, the play shows the team
to be in decidedly better shape and
playing together better as a team.
The following is the lineup Of the
teams:
X. Z. Position. Washburn.
hess -.--..-....--.- center ..--..--. hayes
Smith .-.-........right guard..-...-- White
Woodward ..-. .left-guard. 80. McEa chron
Wilcox right tackle--.-.-- Hughes
Crops left tacl1le----------- Leach
NOfSinger -.---.fight end------ Hitchcock
Gavin .-.-....-.----left end-----.----- Banks
owen ...........q quarterback. .Stahl (Capt.)
Moore .........right halfback.......-- Reed
MOuItOn ..-.....left halfback. Lux
Avery (Capt) and
Lucas ..-..-........f full back. Anderson
The following were the officials:
Referee-Hansen of K. S. A G,
Umpire-W hiffen of Kansas City.
keepers-HamutOn of K. u, and
Cell of WaShburn.
Linesmen-GramIey of Washburn and
Lucas of K. U.