The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-04
TOPEKA DID WELL.
High School Eleven Played Central
to a Standstill.

Kansas City, Nov Am one of the
fiercest, gruelling games seen on the
Exposition park gridiron this season,
the black and yellow of Topeka tri-
umphed over the blue and white Of
Central Saturday, by a score of IL to o..
and the victory was we'll earned. From
the first whistle which sent the bail
whirling into play until time was called
at the end of the second half Topeka
played the hardest and most relentless
kind of a game, fighting for every incn
of ground with such desperation that at
times they looked more like armored
demons than high school lads. They
tackled low and sure with a nerceneSS
that did much to render the wearerS of
the blue and white hors de combat.
GriggS, the star halfback. plunged
through the line for gains with a reck-
less disregard for broken bones and
cracked heads that brought forth words
of admiration and amazement from the
side-line crowds. He did a lions share
toward advancing the ball and drop
kicked goal from CentraIS 30-yard
line. He also rendered excellent Serv-
ice in punting, which was an import
ant factor in Centra1'S defeat. Topeka
used the tackles back tandem play a
great deal with good success. The tan
dem buck would hit the Central line,
which would hold for an instant, then
give way to the veritable human plow.
Short but steady gains We're made by
this play until the Central players
learned, toward the last of the game.
to stop the formidable buck. Millice,
who went in as tackle, did excellent
work especially in the tandem play,
which he headed.
The Central team, did very good work
considering the handicap under which
they were playing. The team had never
fully recovered from the bruising, tie
game played at Topeka three weeks
ago. Capt. Wood Taylor, owing to in
juries received in that game, which was
aggravated in more recent contests
was compelled to watch the game from
the side lines. Earl Wells played good
game at quarter. but he was not as
coolheaded and experienced as Taylor,
besides lacking weight. Stanton, who
captained the team, was in no condi-
ton to play his usual good game. He
had igament torn loose in his arm
recently, which greatly hampered him
He received some hard blows on the
head while bucking the line, and toward
the end of the game was very weak,
almost "groggy."
Central showed the same fault yester-
day that was shown when Topeka played
here last year Central played too easy
a game. They tackled easy and lacked the
aggresSiveneSs and fierceneSS that Topeka
put into their play: The game was very
slow on account of time being taken out
too, was not clean as Central and To-
peka have established regulations for
place twice in the open field. which is I'M
precedented in the Centra1-Topeka games.
fourteen minutes of play. Central had the
ball only twice during the time, getting it
on a punt only to lose It ito on downs on
deeper and deeper into CentraFs territory
until Millice was sent over to the tackles
kicked goal.
Griggs give Topeka the extra five by
yard line. Where Topeka had forced the
ball after much hard playing.
Central took brace in the second half,
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