The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-28
SHOW UP WELL.
Washburn and Ottawa Give
Good Exhibition of Football.
Blue Is Defeated but Gives
Good Account of Itself.
ROBBED OF TOUCHDOWN
One Made by Washburn Not Al
lowed by Referee.
Large Crowd Sees the Struggle
and Is Satisfied.
ROBBED OF TOUCHDOWN

had had Caldwell, the crack punter and,
field goal kicker in it's lineup it is al
most a certainty that Ottawa would not
nave won the game by a score of Is to 8.
Take it in straight team work and
aggressive scrimmage, both on offense
and defense, it must be admitted that
Ottawa was outplayed after the first
rev minutes of the game OttawaS only
touchdown was scored after seven min
utes of play. The other 10 points were
the result of the skillfuI foot-wOrk of
Lett Tackle kerns, who twice kicked the
oval between the posts for field goals.
once from the 35-yard line and once from
the 30-yard line
Washburn made one touchdown which
was not allowed by Referee Whiffen
A lew minutes before the close of the
nrst half the ball was on Ottawas Is
yard line in Ottawa's possession. On
the hrst lineup Kerns started to run
with the ball and it slipped out of his
hands. Fat Clark grabbed it and
went rolling and tumbling across the
ottawa goal, with two or three Ottawa
men cllnging to his voluminous person.
Inc crowd went wild. Everybody sup
posed the score would be allowed. But
Whlffen stood at the spot where thu
play started, grimly blowing his whistle
he called the men back and announced
that Ottawa's formation for the play
was illegal; that contrary to the rules
1t had brought its ends back of the line
and played them inside of the tackle DO.
sitlon; that he had blown his whistle
signal was disregarded. He declared
that the whole play was void. and the
result was that Washburn had to suffer
Ottawa.
1t was a heartbreaking decision for
Washpurn, and naturally there was con-
siderable protesting, but finally WASH
ourn took its medicine like men, and the
game went on Had the touchdown
been allowed, it would have made the
score IL to at the end of the first half
mere was not bit of doubt who had
me pest OF the encounter in the second
ldh- Out of the total playing time of
80 minutes, the ball was in Ottawa's
territory 20 minutes. Once Washburn
tried for the easiest kind of a field goal
from the 20 yard line but ''Chick" Cum
ningham Is no goal kicker, and missed
ms chance- 1t was not altogether his
fault, however, for Hill made a yerv
poor pass of the ball. Again and again
Wasnourn carried the ball within strik-
ing distance of Ottawa's goal, and failed
to score because it had no one to offset
the sure footed Kerns
The only time that Ottawa was near
enough TO Washburn's goal to endanger
II from the touchdown point of view
was in the first half when if carried the
ball across the line
Before the game yesterday. Captain
Mehl said: 'Ottawa's best play is an
END buck. We have been studying this
formation, and believe that our men
can stop it" Mehl's prophecy was full
filled. The Washburn ends played the
star game OF the day on the defense,
Stewart at one end and Read and An.
derson at the other did some wonderful
work on defense. They repeatedly found
hoies In the interference and nailed the
man with the ball. Stewart played the
best game he ever played in his life
and Mehl was always in the game. The
Stewart-Mehl end was a very discour-
aging proposition to Ottawa. The ter
1 rifle ms if7c
tered to the ends is shown by the fact
that Anderson on one end broke his
nose and was completely knocked out
OF tne game. and Stewart al the other
had to eat his Thanksgiving dinner with
a cut mouth and lip. When Maxwell
went in and took Anderson's place he
/ did good work. Maxwell is one Of the
coming end men of this part of the
country, and will be a star after an
other seasons work
When it came to wide end runs. the
! Washburn ends were not as strong on
defense, and toward the end of the
game, Ottawa made some big gains nv
this style of play. But wide end runs
are always dangerous weapon of Of
tense, and frequently lose as much as
they gain.
The center of the Washburn line was
generally too strong for Ottawa's backs
to penetrate The Washburn's center
guards and tackles have been its strong
point throughout the season Hill the
man at center. is new one'' but seems
to be the right man for the place He
was so much faster than his opponent
that he frequently got out of his place
and into the play, and made several
good tackles. Clark did splendid work.
and was always doing unexpected
things for the good of the cause. Kiene
and Cunningham are as good pair of
| tackles as ever played for Washb,lrn
On offensive work. Kiene had hard
proposition to get through Kerns and
Stewart which was the strong wing of
the Ottawa line, but he made some
good gains Cunningham could usually
be depended on for about three yards
Haynes is powerful man who next
year should be playing a terrific game.
This is his first season of football.
Washburn's attack was directed against
( Ottawa's tackles and ends 1t was first
smash one end and then the other with
now and then straight plunge into the
line The gains were small but sure and
had it not been for fumbles would have
been sure winner. Donahue plays well
/ at quarter. and will be a worthy success
sor to Worsley with sufficient pra ctice
Mehl. Read and Dadisman, the back field
did nothing spectacular on offense, but
! Rugged their interference and PLAYED n
safe. steady game
ottawa played well by spurts At times
it seemed utterly unable to get through
the Washburn defense at any point Again
it would tear off five and ten yards at a
clip with apparent ease. At near the end
of the game. aided by the dusk. it made
some big gains by end runs. but was
finally held for downs. 1t has a peculiar
form alton offense, bringing its ends
back of the line and usually one tackle
beside. Kerns. Leach, Evans and Gun
ningham played the strongest game for
Ottawa. One ottawa man was retired
near the end of the game. This was Cen
try. who hurt his ankle.
The result of the stubborn defense
which both teams put up was ''punting
game and this gave Ottawa a slight adj
vantage. In the last half the ball was
punted back and forth eight or ten times
Each team knew that when it had three
yards or more to gain on the third down