The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-07
FOOTBALL NOTES.

weekes of Columbia is the half back
of the year. He alone is credited with
beating Pennsy.
The Indians are very fierce tacklers-
Several Michigan men felt the effects
of their low tackling.
Coach Yost now says to his wolver-
ines: Keep the Michigan goal line from
being crossed this season."
Carlisle's ends were unusually strong
and blocked the Michigan attempts to
advance the ball by end runs.
Michigan let UP on its severe training
Saturday night after the Indian game.
Most of the boys were given a little
ale.
Coach woodruff says he is disceur-
aged and disguised this season. Why
not break the lone man power" bust
ness at Pennsy?
Coach Warner at Detroit was an Of
fender against the etiquette of the
game it is said. He repeatedly crossed
the field to coach his Indians
Wisconsin rooters claim that there is
an absolutely friendly feeling between
Wisconsin and Michigan. Manager
Baird is the only stumbling block, they
say
Harvard's score of 4S to o against the
weak Brown team is likely to have
bad effect upon the crimson eleven, un-
less the coaches correct any tendency
toward carelessness.
under John McLean's coaching. She
has scored against Chicago, Wisconsin
and Iowa. Everybody is pleased to see
the success of that team.
With the sympathy of the spectators
invariably in favor of the red men, the
latter know that they can make plenty
of kicks to the officials. They have
learned how to haggle.
Stahl of Illinois would have been a
winner at all times at full back He
was the principal feature in the Illi-
nois-Indiana game, getting two touch
downs against the HOLSTERS
While Weekes was ''doin' things" to
Pennsy. Cadet DAILY was kicking a goal
from field. which tied West Point and
Yale. Everybody knew that Yale fear
ed this little former Harvard quarter
back
In Jimmy Sheldon's 155 pounds of
anatomy is concentrated about all of
the nerve that the maroon eleven pos
sesses. With four more men like the
captain the Chicago eleven would be
second 1889 team.
Beloits ends played out so far that
they were out of many plays. st like
to see the ends close up" said Fred
Hayner, the old Lake Forest end rush.
i like to see them out the way Beloit
had them" said John Bloomington.
Harvard had Princeton Is to o at
Springfield, Mass, Il years ago, and
the tigers. by making 40 points in the
second half, won the game. Stages
maroons had II to Beloit's o. and Beloit
tied the game.
1t will be the long and short man in
the Wisconsin Minnesota game. UNI
pire Rhinehart, 6 feet 5 and 225 pounds
in weight, and Referee Hoagland,
feet tall and looking as if he weighed
165 pounds, will be the official card.
Neil Snow and Warlock the Indian
came together, after the Indian caught
a punt, so fiercely that the Indiana i'm
mediately retired from the game. 1t was
one of the hardest tackles Warlock ever
received, and he will never again want
another.
Cornell takes the only sportsmanlike
stand in refusing to question Umpire
Wrightington's decision that an Itha-
can made a safety against Princeton
This cost Cornell the game. The Har-
ward man has no prejudices, and the
1thacans know it.
Rhinehart Of Lafayette is one of the
finest physical specimens of humanity
ever seen on the gridiron- His referee
ing. while conscientiously done, is too
conservative at times for making prog
ress in the game. He measures too Of
ten. However, that is not a fault.