The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-11-03

It was the football day of western
football history, the elimination of en-
thusiasm run riot Never before had
Marshall field seen such a gathering.
They came from the north-where the
cardinal is held to be supreme over all
they came from everywhere ana
brought the kind OF football fervor that
makes the blood run hot in the veins.
Fully 1000 people were turned away
from the gates unable to find nook or
corner. Inside the grounds other thous-
ands were unable to find seats Tenn
pOrary bleachers We're filled, and the
mass Of overflow squeezed and swayed
around the limits of the field like an
angry sea. Picket fences were piled UP
and every device taken to gain want
age point. until the crowd became I'M
manageable and broke upon the field in
a resistless human wave. Then the
scrubs of both teams Showed how they
would play if given the chance. Form
ing flying wedges, they charged the hui
man mass and drove it back beyond the
lines
The air was full of color and electri-
flying enthusiasm. On one side a sea of
maize and blue ribbons. chrysanthe-
NUNS and banners roseand fell to uni
son of band music and song. From the
opposite side another sea. one of cardi-
nal, We'd for popular favor, answering
shout for shout
1t was the kind of day. the kind of
q crowd, the kind of teams which make
football the sport that discounts the
defeat to be sure, bur she has the honor
of making one of the pluckiest fights
ever witnessed in the west It was
straight. hard, desperate football from
start to finish
Wisconsin. however, was oVermatched
and at no time did she have an oppor-
tunity to win. The much boosted de-
tense of the badger line crumbled, broke
and faded away at almost every on
slaught of their rivals.
Again and again the hopes of the car
dinal supporters rose as Juneaus strong
hmbed young giants from Madison
made many desperate attempts to stem
the tide of defeat. It proved in each
case a forlOrn hope. for Boss Weeks
and his rustlers tore up Wisconsin's in
reference, threw the badgers on the tan
bark and strobe triumphantly Over
them.
The question which came uppermost
in the minds of thousands of supporters
of the maize and thousands of others
who pin their faith on the maroon of
Chicago was, What will be the final
outcome when the championship ac-
counts for 1909 shall be cast and bal
anced2
Saturdays game showed plainly that
Stage and his men VIII have hard
task in defeating both Wisconsin and
Michigan, as they must do if they win
the championship. On the showing of
yesterday it seems that the maroOns
have fairly good chance to defeat
Wisconsin, but Michigan seems a diff
ferent story. Considerable Improvement
seems necessary before the Midway
men can hope to win from the wolver-
ines.
Michigan won because Wisconsin was
unable to hold the Wolverines The
game was won and lost in the first
twelve minutes of play. when Michigan
played fast and snap0y football On the
first ATTEMPT following the kickoff by
WiscOEsin bernstein carried the ball
ten yards toward the Badger goal before
he was brought to earth.
After That it was a wearisone repeti-
ton. Jones, Hernstein. Heston and
Maddox were called upon successfully
Straight through the Wisconsin center