The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-05

play at the southeast corner of the
field. Hope kicked out we'll, but
Haughey failed to heel fair. Wash
burn 6; Paramount 0.
Then came another exchange of
punts after the kickoff, three costly
tumbleS, some penalties for off side
playing and similar obstacles, but
Washburn always pounding the line
for big gain after gain. The brace
came just before the close of the half.
Hill, White and Etchens hammered
away without failing, and the big full
back was thrown over at the north
west corner of the field for a touch
down. Hope kicked out we'll again.
but Millice let the grimy, greasy ball
slip between his hands.
Washburn did not score in the sec
end half.
Much Bad Funbling.
The wet ball caused frequent mis-
haps in the fumbling line, and was di-
rectly responsible for Fairmount's
only score when Belden picked it up
after Williams bauble and ran SO
yards to a touchdown. The hOnOrS 90
along this score were about even. Dur
ing the game Washburn fumbled six
times, the most disastrous occurring
in the middle of the first half when
Etchens dropped the oval on Fair
mounts three yard line, just as his in
reference had opened a wagon road
for him to tear over the last chalk
mark. MilIice had a bad act in this
half also, dropping the pigskin at a
critical time. In the second half Will
liams made the worst mistake. Hope
recovered a tumble by Paramount and
in being tackled dropped the ball right
back into the enemy's hands.
Six fumbles are charged up to Fair
mount. All of these errors on both
sides are excusable. 1t was only d
wonder that the list was not greater.
Frequently the players were forced to
stop and pick the mud from between
F~sf7. .,rs
had started it was almost impossible
to distinguished one player from an
other. They were all daubed from
head to foot with the filth. Frequent
applications of sponge soaked with
water was necessary to permit the
players to keep their eye lids from be-
ing glued together. Picking particles
of mud from out the players eyes be
came almost pastime with the sub
sututes along the side lines. During
the game the jerseys of two Fair
mount players were torn from their
backs. Their naked skins We're
smeared with oOze before the play had
passed two scrimmages. Manager
nately provided a couple of dozen
towels and a few extra sweaters to
help out in this contingency.
Washburn Often Penalized.
The Sons of Ichabod fell frequently
beneath the judicial interference of
side playing. Six different times were
they penalized for this worst football
sin. On the kickoff at the beginning
of the middle half they had TO kick a
second time from a position five yards
farther back because the ends were
on foul territory. And during the sec
ond half when Paramount got away
for long stretch on a delayed pass,
Fleichman imposed a fine of IS yards
because a Washburn player had trip
ped Fairmount man who was inter
fering for his runner.
Paramount was penalized but once,
for an off side play. It cost them the
regular five yards.
Weight About Even.
Though the Fairmount team came
close to advance notices with reference
to their weight, they were not heavier
than Washburn. Coach Bates said
1 that his team averaged on the scales
about 157 pounds. He evidently was
making a poor guess for they ap-
preached the 1856 mark good deal
more. The Washburn team is suppos-
ed to weigh on an average Of about 1872
pounds
But Few Injuries.
On the last play of the game, While
I going down under a punt, Right Half
( back Softer collided with Captain Hill
/ OF the Washburn team and was badly
stunned. He was aided from the field
/ by his teammates in a. hysterical con-