The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-12-03

force the runner when tackled as well as
Chicago. The fault comes, doubtless.
from a. too highly developed interference.
which tends to make the runner rely less
on his own efforts.
Thus Chicago's plunges at the line may
be compared to the ramming Of a huge
catapult. moving swift and hard, howev-
er pOnderous. This was specially true Of
the charges OF Bezdek at tackle and
Nichigan's attack resembled more the
working of we'll oiled machinery. 1t had
more precision. but less dash It's results
were cOrrespondingly less deadly to its
opponents Chicago had the most mo-
meutum.
As the game progressed. however, the
difference between the teams grew less.
Chicago Wearied of its earlier hercenesE
and dash and acquired more Of Michi-
gan's smoothness, while the Michigan
men put more ginger into their play. This
change in the Wolverines was especially
noticeable during the last ten minutes OF
the first half and also just after their
safety.
Praise for Maroon Captain.
1t is difficult to single out individual
excellence where 81 played SO Well Cat
lin $ playing in the Chicago line Was,
however. easily the best. There was little
if any gain around his end. The tall Chi
cago captain was almost always the first
man down the field on kicks and his run
ming with the ball around left end was a
feature and generally brought first
At getting down field to the runner. af-
ter kick. Meigs, big as he is, was little
bowled over the Wolverine back after
Catlin had checked but missed him. It
was in this department OF football, the
stopping of the run back of kick, that
Stages men shone. It list doubtful if
more perfect working combination than
Eckersall. to boot the ball far and fast
and Catlin and Meigss to get the runner
quickly, had been developed on any team.
Quick as the Michigan backs we're to
catch and run back the ball, they were
rarely able to recover more than five
yards. Repeatedly Longman and Clark
were downed in their tracks.
The Wolverine ends. Hammond and
Garrels. were little less quick, but Gar
man. Eckersall fooled him thus again and
again. and was able by his peculiar jack
knife dodge to recover yards of lost
ground on a run back.
The lodging of this man Eckersall is
another remarkable thing not before spO-
ken of. 1t is something quite apart from
his speed runner or his stiffness on
his feet It reminds one fOrcibly of the
famous Princeton half back Lamar the
one who made the wonderful run through
at New Haven in 1886 Eckersall has the
same trick of lodging that Lamar had.
He doubles up at the waist and the tack
ling party goes flying.
Il was pity that the game should have
been marred by the ruling OF of a player.
Curtis, Michigan3s best tackle, was dis
qualified for unnecessary Toughn6ss in
charging Eckersall during the first half
l1ckersal had just kicked and was
thrown heavily by the impact of the big
Wolverine Just where legitimate rough
ness ends and brutality begins is often
hard to say.
An in ali, the west has reason to feel
proud of the football PLAYED Thanksrfv-
ing. It will probably be years before
teams so equally matched again meet to
decide the western championship.