The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-18
HAD CLOSE CALL.
Washburn Almost Meets Match
fin Paramount.
After q Hard Game Score Is
10 toe.
BUT ONE TOUCH DOWN.
That Was Earned by Straight
Football.
BUT ONE TOUCH DOWN
Interference of Sons of Ichabod
Shows Up Weak.

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noon on Washburn field. and only
managed to pull out a 10 to victory
after So minutes of the hardest kind
of football.
Nearly all of the first half was
played in Washburn territory, and il
was only 2 y minutes before the end
of the half that Washburn was able to
work the ball down across the field
| for a touchdown.
In the second half, the best Wash
burn could do was to get a field goal
after 10 minutes of play. Toward the
end of the half Paramount. took a
great brace, and by terrific line buck
ing, carried the ball from their As
yard line to Washburn's 80 yard line,
where they lost it on downs. Wash
burn then took the ball rapidly back
down the field, and the half ended
with a spectacular 30 yard run by
Caldwell around Fairmounts left end,
which placed the ball on Paramount S
15 yard line.
About ten minutes after the begin
ming of the game, Washburn was
given a scare which almost produced
heartfailure on the part of the root
ers. BY dint of hard work, the home
team had advanced the ball to the
center of the field. There Washburn
fumbled, and c. Burton picked up the
ball and with two men for interior
ence, went tearing down the field. FL
mer Hill, the big tackle, was right on
their heels. 1t all depended on Hill,
and he threw himself into the work.
from making the tackle by the inter-
ference, but he finally broke through,
and dragged the runner down on
Washburn's six yard line. Umpire
Page ruled that the interference had
kept Hill off by striking at him, and
penalized Paramount Is yards from
where the foul occurred. This brought
the ball back to Washburn's 35 yard
line. Here Davis tried for field goal
and with the wind at his back had
a first class chance. But the ball
sailed too far to the left and Wash
burn was saved from a score against
it. A few minutes later, after the
kick-Qut, Davis tried again from the
40 yard line. but the ball went wild.
Washburn's weakest point was its
interference in end runs. Coach Out
land will have to pound this into the
team between now and Oct. 20, or
there will be a sad night of mourning
on the Washburn campas after the K.
U. game. The interference was not
ragged-it was rotten. 1t was con-
spicuous by its absence. The only man
who managed to do much business in
end runs was Caldwell, and his bril-
liant work was due to his own ter
of his team mates.
On line bucking, it was a different
story. The line plunging of Pierson,
Hill, Louthan and Brown was all to
the good. Williams also shared in the
honors. Haughey carried the ball
well whenever he had a chance.
Washburn defense was excellent at
times Whenever the situation became
at all critical, the Washburn line
would stand like a stone wall. Out in
mid-field, however, the men seemed to
loaf, and were slow in getting into the
play.
For Paramount, the honors of the
game belong to the back field. Fos-
ter, Belden and Brown are a trio of
heavy backs who play like tigers and
were hard to stop. Foster and Brown
weigh about $50 apiece, and Belden
only few pounds less. These three
did practically all of Fairmount's
ground gaining. The tackles and
guards did not seem to be able to de-
liver the goods. Fairmount's Interior
ence was far from impregnable and
it made most of it's gains by sending
its heavy backs crashing into the line
Foster would be a star in any COM
pany. 1t is said that eastern colleges
have made strong efforts to get him
on their string, and it's not to be Won
dered at.
Caldwell did the punting for Wash
burn, Davis for Paramount, and the
honors were easy. Miller, for Fair
however, handled punts very
awkwardly, and make two fumblas
which only by good luck he was able
TO recover.
Speaking of fumbles. it should be
remarked that this was one place
where Washburn showed up weak. 1t
made three costly fumbles in the first
half, and one other tumble which it
to recover. Fairmount made
One tumble which cost it the ball and |
one other which it recovered for s. |
yard gain.
Each team was forced to punt four
times in the course of the game. Fair |
nOlInf "a fxxyic
Washburn once
Coach Holste of Paramount is pro- |
oably the biggest 'beefer'' that ever |
happened. He came up here intending |
privilege was denied him, he put in |
lis time accusing Harry Scandrett |
md H. w. Page of unfairness. He said |
hat Scandrett's work showed that he |
lad never OBLIGATED at any big games, |
and when he was informed that |
5candrett referred the Kansas-Colora- |
10 game Saturday, he said, "Oh, Pooh, |
hat amt a big game" The records |
worst of it.'' Washburn was penalized |
5 yards and Paramount 20 in the |
course of the game.
Perhaps it ought to be mentioned |
light here that Jim Stewart did a great |
leal to save the day for Washburn.
When things were looking dark, just
lfter Burton had made his great run,
Coach Outland replaced S<ahI at right
playing quarter, and put Jim Stewart
n at quarter. 1t helped things might
y, both at end and quarter. Stewart
hadn't been in the game more than
en- minutes, however, before he hurt
lis weak ankle again. But he insisted
lpon sticking to his work. and had the
of plotting the team to
'ictory. Stewart is the best field gen
raj and team-steadier the college has.
The only fear is now that he may be
Inable to play in the K. U. game.
The only other change was putting
sharp at right tackle in place of Pier
on near the end of the game. Sharp
lid some good work, especially on Of
ense.
One change was made in the Fair
Mount line. c. Burton, at quarter,
'roke finger, and Softer, right end.