The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-11-23
Thanksgiving Football Contest
Again With Ottawa.
Washburn Has Met Baptists For
Three Seasons.
BOTH TEAMS STRONG.
Ottawa Has More Victories to
It's Credit.
Washburn Has Never Lost to
Ottawa on Thanksgiving.
BOTH TEAMS STRONG.

Washburn college and Ottawa uni
versity, rivals for honors on the foot
ball field. will send their elevens onto
the Topeka gridiron Thanksgiving al
ternoon prepared for one of the hardest
contests of the season
Ottawa has made a surprisingly good
record this year, suffering but two de-
feats and winning five games so far ana
with the scaIps of both the Kansas and
Missouri university teams hanging at
her belts. Washburn, with a light team
which promised but little at the begin
ming of the season, suffered decided de-
feats in Denver but sustained her repu-
tation for pluck at home by not losing
game TO a Kansas team although
forced to be content with four tie
games. Washburn has made a total
Ecore of IS points against her oppo-
nents "a with two shut out games TO
her credit Ottawa has piled up W
points this season to her rivals " and
with three shut out games to the good.
Captain Gill's men are confident of
victory and the Baptists are just as GER
tain that they will win the contest For
the past three Thanksgiving Wash
burn and ottawa have met In 1898 the
score was Washburn II and Ottawa T.
In 1899 Washburn won by the score of
IL to o and in 1900 by the score of Is
to o.
The coming contest will be q. hard
one with the chances in favor of vic
tory for Ottawa if a line on the games
played has anything to do with the re-
suit but Washburn pluck this year has
saved her where defeat seemed certain
and the Baptist players may not carry
on the victory they hope to gain.
WaShburn went onto the field for the
first game of the season September IS
to what seemed certain defeat The
powerful eleven from the State normal
at EmpOria was physically the superior
of Washburn but the sons of Ichabod
by quick playing and excellent team
work came out of the struggle with
victory The next game with the Kan
SaS City NEEDLES seemed to mean a GER
tain defeat for Washburn as the doc
tors had a powerful line but the best
the Missourians could do was to play
a tie game. The same was the story
with K U. The games played by Wash
burn this season are as follows:
Washburn 6; Emporia Normals o.
Washburn 0: X c. Medics 0.
Washburn s; st. Joe Medics s.
Washburn 0; Kansas University o.
Washburn 0; Topeka High school O.
Washburn o; Denver Athletic Associa-
ton Is
Washburn 8; Denver Wheel club IL
Washburn IS; Lindsborg O.
Washburn 0; Topeka NEEDLES O.
The Ottawa team demonstrated the
fact on September 81 that the Varsity
team at Lawrence was weak and piled
up score that dampened the football
ardor at Mount Dread and smothered
the crimson The football experts who
saw the game were surprised at the
wonderful team work of the Baptists
for Ottawa could not boast of much
heralded coach For the first time in
the history of Kansas football a small
college team defeated both the Kansas
and Missouri varsity elevens. The rec
ord of Ottawa this season is as fol-
lows:
Ottawa Is; Kansas University 5.
Ottawa 0; Haskell Indians %.
Ottawa s; K. c. Medics s.
Ottawa 40; K. c. Dentals O.