The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-17
GAVE THEM A SURPRISE
Kansas Football Players Hold Colo
RADIO to q Tie.

Lawrence, Oct. 17.-In a plucky
and hard-fought contest on McCook
field the Kansas state university team
played the strong Colorado state uni
versity team to a tie on Saturday. The
final score was 6 to 6, both teams
scoring a touchdown in the first half.
There is every reason to believe that
the Colorado men expected walk
away. After they had defeated Ne
braska they supposed that the. Kan
sas players would be easy victims.
The Kansas team went into the con-
test badly crippled. Captain HICKS
juries; Chappell, the fast halfback,
has been retired; Michaelson was out
of condition, but played the game out
with bulldog grit, and several others
were more or less. used up. The fact
that in spite of all this the Kansans
held their opponents to a tie, means
much in their favor. 1t is true that
luck was with them and they were
handling of punts by the Colorado
men and by costly fumbles, but in the
closing few minutes of the play the
Kansans simply carried the westerners
off their feet, and had the play con-
tinued five minutes longer they would
undoubtedly have secured another
score. AS it was, Russell missed
field goal by a narrow margin with
only three minutes to play. Galley for
Colorado also missed several easy at
tempts at field goals. The noun
taineers excelled in team work and re-
peatedly battered the strong Kansas
line for good gains.
The fierce playing and tackling of
Pooler, the quarterback and acting
captain of the Kansas team, was one
of the features of the game, and Nc
Carty's work at fullback was also bril-
liant. Nicholson, handicapped by in
juries as he was put up a brilliant
article of football.
The Colorado players complained
about the work of Harry Scandrett,
of Topeka, who acted as referee, but
there never was a fairer official on
football field. The score by the Kan
sans was made on a quarterback kick
by Pooler which went over Colorado's
goal line, and Mccoy fell on the ball.
1t is true that the Colorado fullback
made no attempt to get the ball, on
the theory that it was Colorado's ball,
but Mr.. Scandrett allowed the score,
which was unquestionably right.
Colorado at first refused to play the
second half unless Scandrett was dis
placed, but they finally gave in and
played out the game, though there
was more or less wrangling. Colorado
was penalized Is yards for holding
by Umpire Coleman when within 20
yards of the Kansas goal in the sec
ond-shalf. Fleishman, of the Kansas
smuggling.
B The game opened with Kansas kick
ing off. Pooler sent the pigSkin down
the field for twenty-five yards. 1t was
returned fifteen. Here followed some
hard scrimmaging and Kansas soon got
the ball, but was forced to punt.
PoOleF sent the sphere twenty-five
yards and it rolled to the visitors s.
yard line. Colorado soon punted out of
danger. Kansas fumbled Immediately
and Colorado continued to advance the
ball.
Freshman got the ball on a tumble
and Pooler punted again. There was
much punting at this point and the ball
was kept in the Colorado territory.
yard line, but failed The ball was
punted out and after a few downs Col
orado gained possession on Kansas 20
yard line. Galley went around the end
for fifteen yards and was soon pushed
over for the first touchdown. He kick
ed goal
Green was put in place of Meyers
line rushes with. five minutes left to
play. Pooler made a quarter back kick
from Colorado's 10-yard line and Nc
Coy got the ball back to Colorado's
goal The first half closed with the ball
in Kansas possession on Colorado's rs
yard line. Score, to s.
The visitors kicked off in the second
half and Kansas carried the ball to the
center of the field. where the Jayhawk-
ers were held for downs Colorado
pushed to the Kansas 20-yard line and
lost the ball There was some hard
scrinrna cling here and the ball was car
ried back and forth in ten yards of ter
ritory. Galley attempted a field goal
from the 25-yard line, but missed it.
Ackarrnan was here knocked out and
Davis nut in at tackle. Ise was also
put in at left half in place of Green,
who was suffering from injuries re-
ceived two weeks ago. Maun was put
in place of Cavanaugh in the Colorado
line 1t looked several times as if Col
orado would get another score, but the
Kansans held them and pushed the ball
to the visitors 40-yard line.
Russell was put in place of McCarty
at full and attempted a field goal, but
failed. The ball came down about two
feet from the post Immediately in the
center, and had there been a little more
steam a goal would have been scored.
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