The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-24
SPORTING NEWS.
Washburn La Scored on by the
DOane Team.
Notwithstanding That the Final
Score Was 45-to g..
SHOWS WEAK SPOTS.
Sons OF Ichabod Appeared I'm
able to Get Together.
--
Luck Was a Prominent Factor
on Saturday.
SHOWS WEAK SPOTS.


If washburn college, Topeka. Kan.
had any idea that its much cherished
goal line consisted of a high barbed
wire fence which could not under any
circumstances be climbed over that
idea was eradicated from its system on
Saturday when the team representing
Doane college, of Crete, Neb., plunged
through said supposed fence without
appearing to notice its presence. Doane
was defeated by a score of 46 to 6, but it
left its sting in WashburnS record
which all the balm in Gilead will not
heal
Although Washburn undoubtedly ad-
minis tered a severe beating to the Ne
braskans, and proved Itself the super
ior team. there were some shocking
weaknesses exhibited in Wash burn's
game. especially in it's defense. 5 WASH
bum can not possibly attribute Doane
touchdown to a fiuke. The facts of the
case were that Washburn was played
off its feet: its heavy line gave way its
ends were boxed, and Doane went tear
ing down the field from its own 20 yard
line, and carried the ball right across
the goal line without a skip. total of
80 yards gained in spite of the best de-
Tense Washburn was able of putting
up.
Except for the fatal FIVE minutes
which Doane consumed in travelling
this 80 yards, Washburn did fairly well
on defense, though its ends had a great
deal of trouble in smashing up the Ne
braska interference. Nebraska is con-
siderably outweighed by Washburn, but
it has faster interference, and plays
with more ginger.
Inclusive of the ground gained on
running back puntS and kickoffs. WASH
burn covered a total of $50 yards, while
Doane gained 305. Washburn's greatest
ground gamer was, as usual, Caldwell,
who made a total of los yards in the
first half and As in the second, in gains
of 1G yards and upwards, to say moth
ing of shorter gains which would prob
ably aggregate at least % yards more,
or a total of us during the game.
The following summary shows some
comparative statistics of the game:
% Surn, Doane.
Lost ball on downs .............
Forced to punt .-.-.....-...-..-.
EumbleS .--..---.---.....-...
Doane's most effective play seemed
to be sort of a tandem buck, with which
the Washburn line was repeatedly per-
forated for good gains. Wendland and
credit for Doane's good showing, though
Johnson, a substitute who took Brown
ellis place at half back, did some bril-
liant work in carving the ball for
DOane'S touchdown. ~ tt fFtf
Pierson played part of the first half
at right half for Washburn, and his
work on interference seemed to be OF
considerable assistance in enabling
gains. Nash took Persons place, anu
did fairly well Haughey played a good
game at fullback.The Washburn back
field is stronger than it has been this
year. but 1t has not worked together
enough to be remarkably effective
Sharp was put in at tackle toward the
old some fine work. He seems to be |
one of the best ground gamers the |
team has.
washburn was lucky, Everything |
of the coin which gave it the advan-
tage of the wind. Two and possibly |
three of its touchdowns may be att-\o- |
uted to luck. The first was Doane'S |
ed up and carried 80 yards for touch |
down. Louthan gathered in a tumble |
and carried it 80 yards across the goal
line, and one of Washburn'S kickoffs 4
was fumbled by Doane and recovered I
by Washburn on Doane'S 80 yard line. |
Doane was very weak in its punting, !
but usually excelled IN running back
kickoffs. Anderson did good work at |
quarterback kicks made by himself. |
The touchdOwns for Washburn were /
made as follows: First. CALDWELL; sec
Nash; fifth, Caldwell; sixth Louthan;
seventh, Hill; eighth, Caldwell. Caid- |
we'll kicked five goals and missed two.
The other was fumbled on the kickout.
The officials were H. W. Page and |
Ernest Hughes. William Rice was
linesman. The halves were 80 and %
minutes. Attendance 700
First half. WaShburn won the toss,
and took the north goal, giving them !
the wind Doane kicked off to Hill, Oh 1
Washburn's rs yard line, who returned |
10 yards. Washburn surprised Doane |
by taking advantage of the wind and |
punting on the second scrimmage. Cald
well sent the ball clear from Washburn'S /
IS yard line across the Doane goal, |
punt of rs yards. Doane kicked out |
from the 20 yard line to Louthan, on |
DOane's 40 yard line. Washburn thus /
gained about IS yards on this exchange
of kicks. Washburn was unable to i
gain, and Doane took the ball on downs. |
Doane made two yards around Wash
burns right end and three around the |
left end Wendland then got away for
10 yards around the Washburn right /
end, but fumbled the ball and Caldwell |
got it. Stewart made 4 yards, Pierson
yards, Hill yards, Louthan 10 yards,
and these with shorter gains brought |
the ball to DOane'S 80 yard line where
Caldwell got around Doane's left end |
for touchdown, and kicked goal Time
minutes. Washburn kicked off |
against the wind to Doane's rs yard line
and the ball " rs returned 10 yards. /
Doane skirted the Washburn left end |
for 10 yards. but lost 5 yards on the
right end. A gain of yards around |
the left was disallowed, and Doane was
penaliZed 5 yards for having three men
in motion before the ball was in. play.
Doane was forced to punt. and Tidball |
punted into. the line. Williams got the
D1AA anu ran % ydIQS LOI d lOQCHQOWI1-
Caldwell missed an easy goal Score /
IL to 0. Washburn kicked off from the |
north goal Doane returned to the 20 |
yard line. Doane went around Wash
burns right end for s yards. and gain
ed Is by a series of line bucks. Doane
was then forced to punt, and Caldwell |
the ball to the center of the
field Caldwell gained 10 yards Will
iiarns 8 yards. and a quarterback kick
of Is yards was recovered by Anderson.
tried for a field goal from
the Is yard line and missed 1t. Doane
kicked out to Anderson, who returned I
10 yards to Doane's 40 yard line. Bucks