The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-30
Football Eleven Put Up a Goo.
Game Saturday.
FINE WORK OF ALLEN
Good Effects Of Michigan Mans
Coaching Seen.
Gill and Entire Team
Did SpIendidly.
Enthusiasts Encouraged and
Boys win Be Aided.

washburn. g. state Normals. o. Those
who went to the Washburn field Satur-
day with a touch Of melancholia over the
gloomy prospects for football at the col
leEe this season. came away with more
than a ray Of hope The old Washburn
enthusiasm was aroused and the rootsrs
Tor the blue were encourage
With team Of green men Washburn
went into the game against great odds,
handicapped by dissension. and came out
victorious. II was logged determination
and excellent headworS which won the
game for the sons OF Ichabod Washburn-
The heavy line OF the Normals out
weighed Washburn from 10 to u pounds
TO the man. but at no point in the game
did the beef and brRwn OF the Emporia
men give them a chance Of winning. The
entire game was fought out in Emporia
territory and never for an instant was
the Wash5urn goal in danger. while
Nashburn scored a clean touchdown, and
when on Emporia.s 2-yard line would
have had another but for a tumble
Captain Gill; for Washburn Outgener-
aled the captain OF the opposing team.
Gill equa4lzed the work Of his men as
much as possible and time after time
sent his backs and tackles against the
weaker places in the EmpOria line for
second half. he resorted TO a puuting
game and saved his men from OverWOrk
and deprived the visitors of any chance
Of a goal BY fiuke or otherwise seldom
Pas -, q captain on a Topeka gridlron
tam Gill did in the first game of the sea-
son
The playing OF the Vyashburn team was
g. surprise 70 every one In the line Richie,
a new man at center. passed the bail
SutWeighed him. Cunningham and Max
well, at tackles. were repeatedly sent with
Steele. at guards. made the holes for the
men with the BAH, and Cilve and Judge
Anderson. AZ ends, who were in the game
Tor the FIRST time. surprised all who saw
them. Back Qf the line Worseley, at quar-
ter. was credited with several excellent
plays. and Skinner and Squire Ander-
son the halNes, repeatedly bored through
the heavy line for steady gains.
The outcome OF the game is remarkable
rom the fact that there had been dissen-
sion ana . open open fe9elion oe{Ween the play
me credit Or Allen It. must be said that
the work oI tine men IN SATURDAY 3 game
1sFA III lltIesa- many VINO saw the r. I-
Ottawa game Friday think that the
Washburn PLAYERS remembered their les
sons IN lootoaH playing Tar better than
To be sure when it came to the crucial
Ielltt tIlI TOOK tile BAN Tor two good end
runs. which Melted the touchdown, and
am. Gill found Id perfectly safe 10 entrust
the BALL 90 his backs and tackles.
me Esmporia team was heavy and may
gee Inaee a. poNerfuI team, but in the
game with Washhurn they were unable
70 hold the ball and failed to make any
There VIII be a revival in football at
Wasnourn Several new men, who we're
not IN the game Saturday. may be added
70 the team Lawrence Banks may be
coach. If some Of the star players who
" ere expected TO be at Washburn are en-
listed and the team is put under the
tutorsi1ip OF Banks and GIL the blue may
yet have a team that viii hold its own
during the season with strongRr teams
than that of the Normal
The teams In Saturdays game lined I'D
as follows
State Normal yVashburn
fsichardson ...---. center. ........---.. Richie
Harrison .-.--- right tackle. Cunningham
Aross a..-----.--- lest tackle ......... Maxwell
1Ae1- right guard. ..... Dadisman
1eest n left guard. ........... Steel
AstyTior right end.----..--.-..- Cave
r1e4i@leN LETT end --.--. c. Anderson
-li4qielzaut quarter bai cl1--..-... FVorsley
-.Ll rs-r4anu -rlelr half p Anderson
1-rAesl left halt---.-.----- skinner
I@Ierson lctp.l --flIlha ck.-----.- (cap.3 GIL
Impirc-IsotsfCrd of Lawrence Referee
ii. W. Page OF Topeka. TimekeeDer-
III. White lAneMen-McCauley and Har-