The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-12

Washburn quarter on the Washburn
12-yard line.
In the second half Washburn OUT
played &. II. from start to finish, maxi
ing two touchdOWns by straight foot
ball In the second half Washburn
gained 240 yards by straight football
TO Kansas SO. Again and again the
Washburn backs penetrated the K u.
line for good gains and long end runs
were made by Caldwell and MilIfce.
1t was fumbling that cost Washburn
the game. Six times in the first half
Washburn lost the ball on fumbles, and
was also guilty Of several other fundbles
which did not cost them the ball. The
Tau4t lies with suattingeT and Tice, the
Washburn center and quarter. and they
attribute Il to the fact that they were
not accustomed to the new bail.
In the first half Washburn made a
bad mess OF a couple of K. U. quarter
back kicks, allowing the university to
recover two such kicks close TO the
Washburn goal line. after holding the
Kansas attack and forcing the kick.
This bad work was directly responsible
FOR one Of the K. q. touehdowns.
A summary for the entire game
shows that WashbuFn gained. on
straight football, a total Of S43 yards
while Kansas gained 2S6 yards. Wash
burn punted once in the first half; K
g.. punted twice. In the second half
r. u. puuted three times and Wash
burn seven. Pooler's punts aggregated
1873 yards. an average Of SO for each
punt AIiInce's punts aggregated 240
yards. an average Of 80 yards. Pool
er's average is brought up consider
ably by one punt which rolled a total
Of s. yards. In general the fOotwOrk
of the two punters was about a stand
of.
The Day and the Game.
It was q day built especially for q
football game. Clear and cool but moi
too cool for the comfort of the specta-
tors with the field fast and the wine
not strong enough to be much of a fac
tor in the contest there was nothing tC
keep the crowd from attending or the
enthusiasm from rising to the highes
81 the west bIeachers it was a wav-
ing billoW of blue. Here the Wash
burn r0oters had swung two big ban
ners bearing the word Washburn III
letters six feet high Under the shad-
oW of these banners, the blue pen
nants Of the students fiuttered. ane
the hoarse-voiced enthusiasts beloved
forth their college yells, while the gfrli
of the college massed in one section
sang songs to the accompaniment Of
the band.
Just across the lime-marked nel5
rose the mountainous masses Of Kan
sas university. they too with their vel
leaders, their band and their songs
The crashing cadence of the old Rock.
chalk yell swept everything before i
as usual; Kansas yell artists have new
er produced anything that equals it
and recent experiments are decided
afsappof1tment. With the Kansa.
crowd on the east bleachers We're al
Of the strong alumni following of tina
school, recruited from all parts Of tht
state. Consequently Kansas had al
most as strong backing in the rooting
department as did the home college.
The crowd commenced to comi
about 2 o'clock, and by all the avail
able seats were filled. a number O
raffv decorated automobiles and car
stages were on the side lines. one o
sac Washburn fraternities appeared IL
= band wagon drawn by four horses
z-,ffeIl surrounds the field the crowt
was hacked demsely- The pressure OF
this fence was so severe during tn
second half when things began 10 ge
intensely exciting that about q dozsl