The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-11
SPORTING NEWS.
Medics and Dentals Put Up a
Splendid Game.
Contest on Washburn Field Was
Fierce and Even.
TWO THRILLING PLAYS
Topeka High School Too Strong
For Lawrence Boys.
Played the Aggregation From
"The Athens to Standstill.

The Topeka Medics football team
defeated the Kansas City Dentals Sat
urday on Washburn field by the score
of to in a hard fought game i'm
mediately after the Topeka High school
had defeated the Lawrence High school
team on the same field by the decisive
score of 33 to 0.
The small crowd which saw the "two
games for the price of one" got their
moneys worth for all kinds of football
was served on the gridiron to suit the
tastes of all The high school teams
gave an exhibition of a one-sided game
with plenty of scoring and the doctors
and the dentists played the most SEN
sationals and hardest fought game seen
on the Topeka field this season. In the
first game Arthur Griggs made drop
kick goal from the field and in the sec
ond game Tucker, for the dentists, made
a place kick goal from the As yard line
20 seconds before the end of the game
The Medic-Dental game was the most
interesting contest witnessed on the
Topeka gridiron this season and with
al its fierceness was well played, was
devoid of long WrangleS and smuggling
and was replete with sensational runs
and kicks
Dentals carried the ball back for 40
yards and Corney followed with 40
yard run it looked as if the Dentals
would have easy time with the Doc
tors but the ball went to the Topeka
team on a tumble caused by the
breaking up of the Dentals line and
then the Doctors displayed their ability
to advance by going 20 yards down the
field but were soon forced to punt The
Dentists found the same trouble and
after they punted Jackson and Kiene
each made splendid run of 20 yards
and the ball went to the NEEDLES 10 yard
line to be lost on a tumble Then came
fuckers sensational 20 yard run which
placed the Doctors goal in danger A
buck or two and then Tucker tried for
a drop kick goal from the east side of
the field. He missed a goal by about
six feet. The first half ended with no
score.
The second half was more stub
bornly contested than the first. The
Dentals had worked the ball to the
Medics' 80 yard lone when Henshaw
broke through right tackle and made
an so yard run for a touchdown with
the Doctors and Dentists trailing after
him. One remarkable feature of the
run was that Immediately behind Hen
shaw could be seen the striped sweaters
of the Doctors as he made his run and
behind the Doctors came the Dentists.
The defsne of the Medics showed to
good advantage here and was well nigh
perfect j. Stewart kicked goal and
the score was 6 to in the Doctors
favor.
The Dentals then made a determined
fight for a score and worked the ball to
the Doctors 40 yard line when there
was but 20 seconds to play and the
Medics meant to hold the Dentals for
the last down. The ball was immedi-
ately in front of the goal and the sig
nal was given for a place kick The
Dental line held like a stone wall
Bechtel at quarter handled the ball
perfectly and Tucker sent the leather
straight through the goal posts for a
field goal and five points. The Dentals
were jubilant at not being shut out.
Tucker was as frantic as the rest and
both teams showered him with con-
gratulations and slaps. The game end
ed after the kick
The Dentals put up a fierce game but
without Tucker in the opposing line the
Medics would undoubtedly have piled
up a larger score Tucker played a fur
ious game and was worked for all he
was worth and Kiene's work in the line
for the Me6ics was also a feature
fuckers men did not follow the old tao
tics of long wrangles in view of defeat !
but played a plucky and clean game of |
ball The Medics showed wonderful |