The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-12

About three hours later, Edison led
his bruised and battered team of Wash
burn field while the Washburn bell toll
ed out the score of AZ to 0 in favor of
the Topeka football boys. 1t was the
most crushing and overwhelming de-
feat which Washburn has administered
to any team since 1900 Emporia will
have to come again to get it's revenge.
All of the Emporia people had seen
Washburn play a tie game with the
State Normal at Emporia a week ago,
and had figured it out that it would be
an easy matter to drag the Washburn
blue in the dust. When the first half
of Saturdays game was over, down
cast Emporia rooter approached Captain
Edison and said:
Say, Cap, is this the same team that
played the Normal last week?'
IT'S the same men, all right replied
cap, but something has happened to
them this week.
The thing that had happened to
Washburn was that Coach Kennedy had
transformed eleven good players INTO d
single unit of football destruction, and
the extent of the destruction is ade-
quately measured bys the score of Al
to 0.
Washburn secured FIVE touchdowns
and five goals in the, FIRST half of 25
minutes. and the ball was within five
yards of EmpoTias goal in Washburn's
possession when the half ended In
the second half of 20 minutes, three
more touchdowns and a couple of goals
were added, and the ball died on EN-
porla's 10 yard line in Washburns pos
session
It may have been the black bear cub
with two yards of wide blue ribbon
around his neck which brought victory
10 Washburn. Chained to a goal post,
the bear danced to the music of the
'Boola' played by the Washburn band
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snappy two-by-four terrier which at
tackled him as the Washburn team was
having with the terrified tourists from
the city of Emporia
In view of the fact that three weeks
ago the State university defeated Col
lege OF Emporia "a to 0, Washburn has
every reason to feel encouraged at the
prospect of defeating it's ancient arch
enemy on october 81. It is merely
question now whether Washburn can
keep up its pace, and continue to i'm
prove IN the same ratio with the K U.
team. Coach Kennedy and the Wash
ourn students must see to that
Besides winning the game, the Wash
burn Athletic association cleared 500 on
gate receipts. There will be no football
debt this year if the patronage continues
good. The attendance Saturday was
There are two men on the Washburn
team who deserve especial mention.
They are Caldwell the lightning half
back, and 'Dooley" Delay, the 118 bound
substitute who was at quarter in place
OF Anderson who is crippled. Washburn
mas never had half back sWifter than
Caldwell. He advanced the ball more
than any other man, and on defense
was human battering ram which tore
open the Emporia Interference and piled
up the line bucks
Delay surprised everyone He is muck
personihed. Again and again he was
hurled TO the ground by the big En-
poria men, who fell on him, sat on him,
and damned his head into the ground
but he didn't lose his ginger for a
minute. A few years ago when Doc
ley commenced to play football. he
was joke. Nobody ever suspected that
he could overcome the handicap of 11S
pounds and make a football player out
of himself. But he has done it. and de-
serves more credit for the performance
than the beefy $50 pound lineman VINO
is chosen because of his big calves and
broad shoulders.
But there were others besides Cald-
we'll and Delay. Hill. left tackle. is de-
veloping wonderfully and plunges
through the line in a way which re-
minds the old timers of the great Jack
Bishop. Cunningham the right tackle
will have to hurry to keep up the pace
set by his mate at the other side of the
line. Stewart and Lakin, ends both
showed extraordinary speed in getting
down the field after punts, and were
meat always waiting 10 graz tne Iuli-
back the moment the ball fell into his
arms-or fell out of his arms, which it
usually did. Captain Dadisman and his
two guards. Brown and Bieler, were
impregnable- Millice made seven gains
of over 10 yards each, and Mehl, the old
reliable, is playing better than ever
before.
1t was a noticeable fact that right
wing of the Emporia line was more diff
ficult for Washburn's aggression than
the left. On the right end was Edison,
and next to him was Simpson, the huge
tackle who weighs 20S pounds stripped.
Edison and Simpson gave Millice a lot
of trouble, and several times were able
to throw back the Washburr half for
q loss.
Aside from Edison and Simpson. EN-
pOria did not make any observable