The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-16
Missouri Tiger Has Disastrous
Encounter With Washburn.
Team Made Up Principally OF
Substitutes Wins DecisiVeIy.
FINAL SCORE IS TO o.
Sons Of Ichabod Were Never in
Any Danger.
Rice and Griggs Not Permitted
TO Play.

| Columbia, Mo-, November 16.-In two
twenty minute halves, Washburn
defeated the much talked of Missouri
| Tigers Tuesday afternoon by the decisS
i've score of Is to o. The Topeka team
was made up of substitutes reinforced
| by regular players.
| Missouri protested Rice and Ciriggss
both of whom are members of Wash
| burns second team, and refused to al
| low them to play, on the ground that
they are barred for participation in IN
tercollegiate athletics during this year
at Washburn because they played at
K. u. last year. This has not been the
way the rules nave been interpreted at
Washburn, for there is no agreement of
code of rules covering the Washburn-
Missouri games. Had Rice and Grfggs
been in the game, it is highly proba-
BILE that the score would have been even
| more overwhelming in favor of WASH
burn.
After the row about Rice and GIiggks
| which threatened for time to entirely
prevent the playing of the game, the
Washburn players were all good and
mad, and the way they tore into the
Missourians was something awful. The
backfeld, composed entirely of substi-
tutes, did wonderful work, and Coach
Outland, after the game, especially
commended the playing of L. G. Thrail-
kill, the little las pound man who played
halfback.
StahI played quarterback, ThrailkilI
and Nash halfbackS and Haughey full
back. The shift of Haughey from emo
to halfback made it necessary to put
E. Tice in at one end of the line. Tice
has usually played quarterback, and 1t
is remarkable that he could make such
a good showing at end.
The elimination of Rice and GriggS
from the game left Washburn without
a single available substitute. 1t was
obliged to play the game through with
out losing a man, and good luck was
with it, for it managed to get through
with no changes whatever in the line~
up.
obliged to put in six new men before
the end of the game. 1t started in with
a number of substitutes in the lineup,
but as Coach Mclean discovered what
sort of combination he was up against
he withdrew one substitute after an
other and put in his regular team, until
he had practically his whole first team
in the field But it was no use. WASH
burn scored one touchdown in the first
half and two in the second, and Will
Jams kicked three goals.
1t was the most remarkable showing
that Washburn has made this year, apd
goes a long ways to remove the dark
brown taste left by the X U. game
Now Washburn will buckle down to
work for the purpose of beating Haskell
next Saturday. The result of the Mis-
souri, game will add greatly to the in-
terest in the Haskell game.
The feature of Washburn's game was
it's terrific play on defense. Through
out the whole game, Missourfs much
boasted offensive play proved of no
avail. Every time Missouri got the
ball, she was either forced to punt or
give it up on downs. 1t speaks well
for the second team to be able to hold
the Missourians, for Coach Mclean is
supposed to be one of the best coaches
yfrau Gfr
interference varied attack and general
Iy dangerous OffenSe.
1t was freely admitted by people at
Columbia that Missouri was outclaSsed
game was WaShburn's goal in serious
danger. The teams were about evenly
matched in weight.
The first two touchdowns were made
by straight football, the last being in
the nature of a fluke. Hedrick re-
ceived the ball after Washburn had
punted and was tackled on Missourfs
line, the ball slipping from
him. Tice picked it up and ran the in
tervening distance for a touchdown
During the first half the play was al
Washburn scored the only touchdown
of the half after thirteen minutes OF
play, hitting the Missouri line for short
steady gains through guard and tackle.
Splendid interference by Haughey,
Hill and Williams carried the bali
across for the second touchdown in
about ten minutes. After the final
the game resolved itself
into a succession of punts on bothsides
with Clements of Missouri having
slightly the better of the argument.
Salisbury was put in at quarter for
Missouri near the close of the game
and made an excellent showing. He'd
rick was slightly disabled, but will be-
in shape in a day or so.
Details of the Play.
The game was slow, and almost
every play was followed by time out
for one or the other of the. teams.
Missouri kicked off to Washburn on
the twenty-five-yard line and the Wis
itors started down the field five yards
reached the center of the field, slowed
down. and after making fifteen yards,
recurring three downs for each, lost
the ball to Missouri on a quarterback
kick.
Missouri failed to make the dis
tance and Clemens kicked twenty
wards off bounds. Washburn failed to
gain and kicked to Missouri's ten-yard
line. where Missouri lost the ball on
a tumble Washburn went over for a
after fourteen minutes of
play Washburn made goal. Score
Washburn, 6 Missouri, o.
Missouri kicked off twenty-five yards
and after two short gains, failing to
make the distance, Washburn punted
the ball twenty-five yards. Missouri
could make but few gains, after which
Clemens punted to Washburn's forty
fve-yard line. On the first down
Miller broke through and tackled for
which netted twenty-five yards. Mis-
souri, fumbled, recovered, but had to
kick The half ended with the ball in
possession of Washburn at the middle