The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-19
GAME.TO THELAST
Washburn Puts Up Splendid
Game Against Colorado.
Would Have Been Close Save
for Bad Luck.
FINAL SCORE 80 TO 5.
Sons Of IchabOd Get Touchdown
Near End.
Their PIucky Fight Wins Adj
miration of MOuntaineers.
Offensive Football of a Good
Quality.

TINS SEELk80 OF the CO4uLII Tie CA4AFCA
sity of Colorado today defeated the
Washburn college team of Topeka by
score Of 80 to 5.
Outweighed by nearly Is pounds
per man, Washburn's well drilled
team plowed through the heavy Colo
RADIO men with a consistency that
elected the unlimited praises of the
local rooters. While it may be as
serted that the best team won, it is
equally true that the score does not in
any degree indicate the relative
strength of the two teams and
score of Is to II would better tell the
story of how well the ground was
contested.
The game was unusual in that it
was display of offensive football of
a good quality on both sides and de-
cidedly weak offense on the part Of
both teams.
The luck there is in football favor
ed the local team and with the half
score of fortunate happenings elimi-
mated the game would have been close
and decidedly interesting.
The splendid kicking of Galley from
kick offs always carried the ball over
the Washburn line and they were
forced to kick out from the % yard
line, giving the ball to Colorado in
the center of the field, where the ad-
vantage in weight of the Boulder men
enabled them to throw Captain Rob
erts ahead for steady gains. When-
ever Washburn came in possession OF
the ball they marched down as stead
lily toward the Colorado goal, wash
burn scoring once in the last half ana
all but scoring in the first half. once
again in the second half Colorado
goal was saved from a touchdown
only by a matter of inches when
couple of misdirected plays gave the
ball to Colorado on their own ten
yard line after Washburn had car
ried it for 60 yards by brilliant play
That colorado's defense is weak
there can be no question and Wash
burn presented a better style Of Of
tense. Her backs moved faster and
followed their interference much better
than did the Mountainous. Colorado's
scoring, save for a pretty Princeton
by Galley and a double pass just at the
close of the game, was done by straight
football.
From about the center of the field
with but one minute to play, Galley
received a double pass from Trudgian
and ran the full distance for a touch
down. The pass was a forward one,
| the referee and linesman so declaring.
The umpire, who saw little during the
game, failed to see the play and it
went as a touchdown.
Washburn's score came after carry
ing the ball from a kickoff, by gains
/ of from two to ten yards the full
/ length of the field. Washburn kicked
/ line just at the close Of the first half.
/ The signal for the kick was given but
/ before it could be executed the whistle
was blown and the ball went squarely
| between the poles.
There was no unpIeasantness in
! connection with the game charged to
/ the account of the players. 1t was
clean, but the officials were not GER
]
much time was lost in reading the
| rules.
/ Washburn showed no bad effects Of
/ the altitude and as the game progress
ed the Kansas men improved. They
showed better physical. condition than
did the Colorado men and for the
/ last fifteen minutes of play can be
said to have had the Mountaineers on
/ the run. Very little punting was
was done in the game. both teams
being able to gain constantly when in
| possession of the ball. Williams and
! Millice were depended upon for most
of Wash burns gains. While little Cap
! tain Roberts made 20 per cent of the
ground gained by Colorado
On the defensive Colorado pulled
her center out Of the front line Of de-
/ Tense playing him about four feet
back of the guards and the Washburn
| men sifted through for good gains,
Offensive1y Co1orado's only advantage
was in the manner in which Moore
|
pulling and dragging after the runner
was tackled. Caldwell, the Washburn
! colored halfba ok. played a steady
game, but failed to come UP to what
/ had been anticipated.
No one was injured on either team
and Washburn left Boulder in good
| spirits and much pleased at being able
| to cross Colorado's goal line, feeling
that they had done much better than
did the Kansas university players on
/ tn cir visit to Colorado.
/ On their showing today the Wash
| burn men should be able to surely win
from the Denver university in their
Denver, though there will be a more
decided difference in weights than
there was TO-DAY.
The Details.
Washburn won the toss and kicked
/ of to Colorado. Caldwell sending the
| ball 50 yards. Roberts returned it
| 20. Galley was able to make but two
yards and Colorado proceeded to
/ hammer Roberts and Christensen
L and 8 yards. End run attempts by
! Colorado resulted in losses. smashes on
the center took the ball to center of
the field where Washburn held. but
punted on the second down. Wash
burns punts failed to carry far, Colo
RADIO found Washburn's left easy and
hammered away for a touchdown but
failed at goal
! Colorado kicked off over the line and
on punt out got the ball on 50 yard
line making gains at viii. Washburn
showing lack of confidence. Colorado
was able to retain the bali without loss
until close of the half when Washburn
braeed and started for a touchdown
the whistle preventing. Here the at