The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-04
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Washhurn Victorious i'm the
Annual Struggle.
One OF Hardest Fought Football
Games ON Record.
THE BEST TEAM WON.
This Was Verdict of Officials
and Coaches.
Jake StahI Commends Work Of
Washburn's Line.
Whites So Yard Run Spectacu-
lar Feature of Contest.

lar Feature on Contest
Garland StahI (aIso known a.
Jake, Stahl. the well known baseball
player) of Chicago. umpire: Wash.
burn owes her victory, as much as any
thing. else, to the work of the thTee
men in the center of the line. Breth-
aur, Brown and Munford. These were
the men who were making trouble fol-
k-aU. in punting. Brethaur, especially
Is very promising player. He is un-
usually active, and one of the best
pieces OF work of the day was when he
got into the interference for Whites
run. Washburn has a strong back
Held. but the center is what attracted
my attention. 7 have seen all of the
big nine teams play, and within the
past two years have ofhciated at games
In which all have been represented,
and never saw a more clever handling
OF the forward pass than was shown
by Washburn when it made it's first
touchdown. Washburn played better
game than Kansas. and won on its
J. G. Masker of the Kansas City Ath-
1etfc club, referee: THE score shows
the relative strength of the teams.
Washburn won because it has the best
team. The game was a clean one, and
did not see any unnecessary rough
ness. There was a good deal of what
looked like hurdling In the line by
Wash burn, but believe that this was
legitimate, because the runner merely
stepped over PROSTATE pile to avoid
them
p. b. Samson of Emporia, head
1fnesman: 1.-THE teams are very even
ly matched, but Washburn certainly
had slightly the best of It. There was
q good deal of dirty work done, and I
am sorry to say that most of it was by
certain Kansas university players.
Washburn's ends are inclined to use
their hands too much and hold their
opponents"
Coach weede: 'T think that on the
showing made Washburn got every bit
they deserved. We should have won
from Kansas by large score and they
should not have scored on us. But I
am satisfied with the result. I believe
that we have a much better team"
Coach Kennedy: GAS I said before
the game all / wanted was to see the
best team win. I think that is just
what happened and 1 am not going to
whine about the result. Washburn
played the best game and deserved to
VIM The game showed US our weak
points and IL we are going to win from
Nebraska we have no time to grieve
over the result of the washburn game.
Washburn has practically won the
state championship"
Assistant Coach Drummer: "The re-
to think it happened the way it did. 1
suppose I will have to admit that
Washburn won, but I believe that if
we had played a little different we
would have won. I don't think Wash
burn has much of a team and 1 look
for the Aggies to win from Washburn.'
Captain Rouse: ct had hoped to win
this game, as I was anxious to see
Kansas win at least the state cham
pionship while have the captaincy of
the team 1t makes person feel bet
ter. But I guess 1t Is all over now"
Wasfburn IL, Kansas university 5;
this In the short story Of a football game
which, by the unanimous consent of
Washburn, at least, will go down in
1etic exultatfon.
Saturday, November 2, 1907, was a
glorious autumn day. The bright SUM-
breeze, and the gridiron at washburn
athletic field, soaked by the recent
rains, had dried to that perfection of
gpringy ffrnness which the racing men
call lightning fast" BY 1 o'clock in
bnrn were crowed; by 2, the big grand
stands were well filled, and the crowd
was pouring through the gates in the
park as fast as the ticket takers could
collect the pasteboards.
On the east side of the field, tier upon
tier, rose the well-drilled roOterS of the
Rock Chalk brand. For an hour before
the game they were pouring forth a
tremendous volume of scientific enthus-
fasrn They had discharged Calling
gun voileys Of Rock Chalk; they had
fred Rock Chalk by platoons, by regi-
uneuts, by broadsides. They had chant
ed il in unison; they had ripped it off
to railroad time; and led by their band
OF IS. pieces, they had waved the ban
ners of red and blue, and roared out the
melody of the Boola. why don't you
veil?" they had shouted in derision
across the gridiron to the Washburn
students and sympathizers in the west
@randstand.
Washburn was a little slow In get
ting down to business Their band was
more scattered. and they held their
fire.
At $50, the washburn team appear
nd on the field. Then the blue awoke-
everybody in the west grandstand
stood up and made the fence boards
burnt Washburn! Washburn! (Tiger)
Five minutes later, the K. U. squad
came marching through the gate, a
massive column of gladiators. and as
they passed the *. u. grandstand and
went into camp on the sideiines, they
were given a welcome which, gagged
by noise, was fairly sizzling in its cor
diality.
Little time was wasted in pre1iminar-
les The officials, imported from neu-
trial ports at large expense, were on
hand, the coin was tossed, and K. u
won This gave the Jayhawkers the
north goal and the breeze.
After the teams lined up there was
AM dispute about the eligibility of Por-
Ter. the K u. halfback. whose name
was not sent down on the list of eligi-