The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-05

ST.LOUIS 34,K.U.2
Football Eleven From Kansas
We're Entirely OntcIassed.
Lawrence Team Did Not Play
Up to Usual Form.
REALIZED HANDICAP.
Hight as Well Have Entered in
Contest With Michigan.
Donald Was Broken Hearted at
His Hens Defeat.
REALIZED HANDICAP.

st. Louis, Nov 5.=Outclassed and
outplayed in every department Of the
game, the Kansas university football
team met its first defeat of the season
at the hands of the University of st.
Louis eleven by the Overwhelming
score of 81 to 2. During the frst five
minutes of play it looked like the
game would be a kicking exhibition,
Kansas forcing st. Louis to punt sew
era1 times. but it proved to be only a
question of time when St. Louis uni
versity began making consistent gains,
and, although occasionally held for
downs by Kansas. finally pushed
through for the first touchdown after
20 minutes of hard playing. After
that by running around the ends,
bucking through the line, brushing
past the tackles, using trick plays and
forward passes, the scores came thick
and fast It was a wonderful exhibit
ton of football on the part Of st. Louis
university and plainly evident through
out their work was the spirit of in
domitable perseverance and pluck
which had been driven into them.
To be sure the Kansas team played
way below its natural form, no player
seeming able to fall on the ball, catch
q punt, or hold the ball after he did
get it. but Coach Kennedy and the en-
tire team realize that the best they
could have produced would have made
no impression on the great st. Louis
team. The Kansas aggregation went
up against a team that could use the
forward pass as an effective offense
weapon and they never diagnosed
Coach Cochem's method of pulling off
the play. Not fewer than 100 yards
did the Catholics make directly from
the forward pass, while two of their
touchdoWns were the direct result of
its use. Time and time again the Jay
hawkers would hold the St. Louis team
safely for two downs, but invariably
the Catholics would spring a forward
pass that would net them from ten to
thirty yards. st. Louis worked the play
from the punting formation and the
haIfback or end would receive the ball.
The St. Louis team which completely
Outcharged the Kansas boys, broke up
their plays before they were well under
way In the backfeld the Kansas team
was woefuIy outweighed and outplay-
ed Not only were the St. Louis men
heavier than the Kansas backs by ten
pounds to the man, but they had them
COMPLETELY outclassed in speed. Not
once did Coach Kennedy's pupils make
first down against the Catholics invinc-
ible defense, and only by magnificent
punting by Griggs and Porter were
they able to get the ball in their oppo-
nent's territory The brightest spot
about the Jayhawkers' playing was
their undying spirit.
Not once did the Kansas boys falter
and when the score was 81 to 0 against
them they were fighting even harder
than when honors were even, as Tar as
the scoring was concerned. Donald ana
Drummer the two old veterans of the
Kansas team, fought desperately to
save the day for their university, but
for once their tremendous strength was
unable to turn the tide of defeat away
from the Jayhawker camp.
Il ,,T1 INC T1ra @
game Of his life to save the day for
Kansas. was almost broken hearted a
the defeat his team had received and
big tears rolled down his cheeks as he
left the field Of battle. Griggs played
a fair game at quarterback, more than
holding his own with Robinson IN the
punting All the Kansas team fought
desperately but were off IN their tack
ling and missed man after man. Arch
er. Kinney, Schneider and Howe, the
St. Louis backfield, were the stars OF
the game their plays being both spec
tacuIar and consistent. It was by odds
The strongest combination the Jay
hawlxers have tried to stop in years
Their interference was almost perfect
and swept the Kansas boys of their
feet.
It took % minutes of the hardest kind
of PLAYING for St. Louis to put the ball
over for the first touchdown. Again and
again they would work the pan Withln
striking distance, DuI 0OdCn heuHSOy >
pupils would summon all their reserve
strength and hold the Catholics for
downs. Kansas only score came from
a safety toward the last of the second
half Howe attempted quarterback
kick which was tumbled back and
forth by both teams until St. Louis
PLAYER fell upon it behind their own
goal line The Kansas team was just
on the point of making trial at field
goal when time was called. The lineup;
Kansas. Position y. LOUIS
White. Right end 49,. Robinsno
Drummer and
| Conn. Right tackle 1890 Lamb
! CroweH. Right guard ....--F French
| Milton .......... Center ..-.-.....-..O Orr
Reed and kinney ana
Pleasant. Left guard 49,. Hughes
Donald ....... Left tackle -. -. Irwin
Lowe and
Rouse. ........ Left end ......-.. Clancy
| Criggs. Quarterback ..-..... Howe
Porter. Right half ........ Kinney
wallace ...... Left half Acker
Tse and
/ Drummer. Fullback 49, Schneider
Ofcials-Connen. Wear, Quigley.
ouchdowns-Archer 2 Schneider ?,
/ Robinson l. Goals from touchdown
Acker 4. Safety-Acker- Attendance
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