The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-22

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Captain Bert Pooler the nero % the
Oklahoma Game.
disadvantage in its punting after Nc
Creary was knocked out. He is the
regular punter of the team.
Martin Delaney Of the Kansas City
Athletic club, who refereed, is one of
the best officials that ever stepped on
q football field. He refereed the game
throughout without objection from
either side, and was right in every
play. Will Coleman, the old K. U.
Shorty Hamin Of K. U. and H. w.
Hughes of Oklahoma; the timekeepers
were DR.. Jones of Lawrence and Prof.
H. c. WashbHrn of Oklahoma.
The game started shortly after
o'clock. Oklahoma took the kickoff
and K. U. the west goal. The halves
were by agreement 80 and % minutes.
First Half.
Oklahoma kicked off to Drummer,
who returned 10 yards. K u. ad-
vanced the ball by short bucks to the
center of the field, and there lost it on
tumble.
Acton, the star Oklahoma halfback.
gained s yards around Whites right
end. He was hurt in being tackled,
and soon after had to retire from the
game. It IS thought that his hip is
seriously injured in some way. After
trying in vain to tear through the
Kansas line. Oklahoma lost the ball on
downs on the K. u 35 yard line.
Drummer gained yards on a line
| plunge. Hart fufabled and lost 8
yards. Pooler punted S5 yards to
| Cross who made a fine return of Is
yards. Oklahoma was penalized Is
yards for holding. Oklahoma then
punted IS yards to Pooier, who was
! downed in his tracks in the center Of
/ the field.
K. q. fumbled, and lost yards.
/ Pooler punted 20 yards out of bounds.
| Oklahoma got the ball, and failed to
! gain. and punted to the K. U. IS yard
I line. Drummer and Donald made good
gains through the line and on a fake
| pass to Pooler, K. u. lost 10 yards
/ Pooler. punted so yards, to the Okla
4 homa 5 yard line.
McCreary5 gained yards around
White. and Truesdale took 3 more on
a line buck. Oklahoma was then
forced to punt. The bali went only 25
/ yards, and was returned 10 yards by
| Angney. The ball was then on Okla
homa's 40-yard line Donald gained
| then 10 more. BY alternating Dom
| aid, Drummer and Pooler, the bah was
| advanced to the Oklahoma goal, and
! Donald went over for the first touch
down after 20 minutes of play. Pooler
punted out to Angney, and goal was
kicked. Score, to 0.
Oklahoma kicked off. the ball going
over the goat to Pooler, who returned
1 90 yards. Kansas. fooled Oklahoma by
punting on the first lineup. The ball
! rolled clear to the Oklahoma 23-Yard
/ line, and there was no return. Okla
/ homa failed to gain, and punted to
/ their 45-yard line. Donald again
/ hurdled the line for 10 yards on the
/ tackle swing, Drummer took Z on Long
/ and followed it with 10 more on Wolf.
/ For some mysterious reason, with the
/ ball on Oklahoma's 20-yard line. and
everything going smoothly for a touch
| down. K. Q. played a quarterback
/ kick, losing the ball on Oklahonaa's 10
yard line. This foolish play undoubt-
| eddy cost K. U another touchdown in
| the first half, for Oklahoma punted to
/ their 48-yard line, to Pooler, who made
/ a fair catch, and tried for a field EosfI.
missed. McCreary was taken out,
] leaving Oklahoma with two substitute
/ halfbaeks in the game. The half end
ed with the ball on Oklahoma's S5-
| yard line in the possession of K. q.
second Half.
K. y, kicked OFF to Pickard on the 25
yard line and he made no return. ok
| lahoTna failed to gain, and punted, the
ball going out of bounds on their. own
IS yard line. K. y. then marched
straight for. another touchdown, Brun-
uer, Donald, Pooler and Angney each
making steady gains. Drummer made the
second touchdown qTIef b minutes DlaV.
Pooler punted out to Angney. and goal
was kicked. Score - to 0.
Oklahoma kicked off to Drummer. who
4 returned to the 20 yard line. Pooler
again played a quick punt, which Ok
Iahoma was. not expecting. The ball
went to Oklahonla's Is yard line. Okla
honaa returned to the K. u. so yard line.
X. u. penalized 10 yards for holding.
Il Oklahoma advanced the ball to K. q. s
% yard line, and then lost it on downs.
This was the closest Oklahoma came to
a touchdown at any stage in the game.
| Kansas quickly punted out of danger.
, With the ball in the center Of the field,
/ Oklahoma lost yards on a tumble, and
united wretchediy, the ball going al
i most straight up. But Oklahoma re-
Z covered the punt. Again Oklahoma was
forced to punt, and Pooler returned u
yards to the K. u. IS yard line. K. y.
Immediately punted to Oklahoma's 25
ward line Oklahoma failed to gain, but
X. u was penaHzed 5 yards for off
. side play. Oklahoma punted and Hart
got the ball. Oklahoma was penalized
/ Yards for offside. Then by tearing the
= Oklahoma line into shreds, Donald
5 scored another touchdown, minutes
: after the last preceding one Score Il
in the K. U line at tackle.
Z Oklahoma kicked off to Pooler, whc
) was standing on the K q. goal line
= Pooler made a nice catch and fol
: lowed it with his brilliant run the full
81 length of the field. He then kicked
Y Il goal Score "a to O..
) Oklahoma kicked TO Pooler again
= and he returned 25 yards. Poole1
2 punted to Oklahoma's IS yard tine
$ and there was no return Oklahoma
5 punted 80 yards to Angueys who re