The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-27
SPORTING NEWS.
Game Between Kansas and Mis-
souri, Very Close.
Unexpectedly Good Showing
Made by the Tigers.
K. U. 5; MISSOURI O.
Pooler Was the Hero of the
JayhaWker Players.
With Two Minutes to Play He
Kicked Field Goal.
About 10000 People Saw the
Thanksgiving Contest.

Des Moines college Il, Oskaloosa 5.
Simpson 6, Iowa college "a.
Iowa Agricultural 16, Drake o.
Colorado Al, Missouri Cchool of Mines 0.
st. Louis g.. Kansas City Medics 0.
South Dakota %, MorningSide 0.
Knox %, Beloit 0.
Washburn 35 Highland Park 0.
Iowa u, Washington 2.
Nebraska %, Illinois 0.
Haskell II, Denver 6.
Drury 20, William Jewell Is
Yankton Is, Huron O.
Kansas Agricultural "a, Haskell team
0.
Paramount %, Friends college s.
Bethany Il. Oklahoma 10.
Michigan Is, Chicago o.
Minnesota II, Wisconsin 0.
Carlisle %, Northwestern 0.
Indiana II, Ohio State 16.
Pennsylvania AZ, Cornell 0.
Kentucky university II, State college
O.
Dartmouth 81, Brown 0.
Pennsylvania State %, Washington
and Jefferson O.
Lehigh II, Georgetown 5.
Vanderbilt 10. University of the South
5.
North Carolina Is. Virginia 0.
Notre Dame 81, Wabash o.
Beloit H. S. SO. Topeka H. S. o.
Springfield Normals IL, Fort Scott
high school 0.
Hiawatha H S. %. Sabetha H. S. 0.
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Kansas City. Nov. 27.-The officials of
the Kansas Missouri game were: Baum
of Illinois, referee; Graham of Beloit.
umpire, and Cornell of Michigan, head
Iinesman.
Kansas won the toss up and chose the
east goal Allen of Kansas kicked off
shortly after 2:30 O'Clock. The pigskin
was caught by Birney on the 25-yard
line and the ball was returned 3 yards.
With the ball on the 25-yard line Mis-
souri, began rapid system Of plays.
Three downs gained a few yards, but a
few moments later Ardinger broke
around right end for a 10-yard run.
With the ball in the center of the field
| Missouri fumbled and the ball went to
Kansas. Missouri, contrary to expecta-
tons, showed splendid defensive ability
and Kansas lost the ball ON downs,
Missouri Immediately began a rapid
and AnamOsa gaining and 5 yards re-
spectively in line plunges. The Kansas
defense seemed weak, while the MiSsour1
defense was like a human batterine
ram. End runs and tackle bucks il
rapid succession gained the Tigers IL
yards in short order and Missouris
chances of scoring seemed excellent. Or
nearly every play the Tigers gained
their 25-yard line the Jayhawkers tool
a splendid brace, but were penalized
yards for an off side play. The Kansa:
line held like a stone wall, however, ant
with the ball on the 20-yard line Wulf
missed a difficult place kick. The bal
went to Kansas on its own 33-yard line
A moment later Hicks, the Kansas
right end, headed by splendid interior
ence, dashed around left end for 81
yards. The run gave the Jayhawkeri
confidence and the next two downs net
ted them 10 yards. Resorting chiefly t.
line bucking the KanSans rushed tn
ball to within % yards of the Missouri
goal Shortly after Pooler tried a place
but it missed and the ball went to Mis-
: souri, on its 23-yard line. Two down
gained the Tigers nothing and Wulf
q punted to the center of the field, wher
4 Kansas again took charge of the pig
e skin.
4 Line plunges netted the Jayhawker
a yards in three downs and then Allel
e was pushed and dragged through tn
o Missouri line for 10 yards more. o.
Missouri's 25-yard line Kansas was pen
: allied 20 yards for holding. Pooler punt
: ed 20 yards and the ball went to Mis-
souri, on its 20-yard line The Tiger
s showed little offensive strength. Wulf
e punted to the center of the field an,
s Kansas was once more in possession o
the leather. On the first two down
Missouri held well and Pooler kicke
to Missouris 15-yard line. Birney, wh
: caught, was downed in his tracks
a The Tigers, however, were unable t
e cover any ground, and Wuln almost i'm
: mediately dropped back for a punt H
: booted the leather only 20 yards, an
: the ball went to Kansas on Missouri
K 3O-yard line. BY repeated line piunges
: with an occasional end run, Kansas 500
a pushed the ball to within Is yards c
t the Missouri goal The Kansas oHens
: seemed to be gaining in strength, Will
O if was apparent that MiSsouris defens
was becoming less and less equal to IN
task of stopping the progress OF Ihel
weightier opponents. Within few mir
n..-fTA N4 t-a
: 5-yard line. Here the Mlssourlan
:. showedy the most brilliant flash {
a strength, and in two downs the t&aI
a sans were able to gain nothing wat
n the ball on Missouri's 4-yard Inc. an
= in the Jayhawkers' possession, time wa
g called, and the half was ended. score
At the beginning of the second ha
Wulff kicked off for Missouri Fl
ball went to Hicks on the l0-yard IN
: who returned it to Kansas. 35-yard lin
- In three downs the Kansans gained
- yards Two minutes after the openlr
= of the second half Captain Brumnas
= of Kansas was hurt He insisted upe
= continuing play and was removed fro
- the field by force. The ball was 1he
n in the center of the field. and in tack
V bucks the Kansans gained 10 yard
but were Denalized 20 yards as Il
quarter failed to go yards to one sii
on an ATTEMPTED quarterback run
as few moments later Pooler made
L sensational 20-yard right end run, p
r was again penalized Is yards on a
x count of the 5-yard rule Pooler Dun
ed to Missouri's 5o-yard line, but t
referee brought the bail back 10
point il was kicked from and gave {
IN ball to Kansas This was done pro
=. ably on account of an on-side play
Sc Missouri During the next few mi
utes of play the ball remained in t
- center of the z.efd-
es A moment later Pooler fumbled a.
~ the ball went to Missouri ON the Ka
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