The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-18
Yellow and Black of Wichiti
Trailed in Dust.
aN EXCELLENT GAME.
Paramount Played a Brilliant
and Sturdy Game.
Sons of IchabOd Triumph Even
in Crippled Condition.

The football game Saturday after
poon between Washburn college and
yarmouth college of Wichita, the two
rival Congregational schools of the
state, resulted in a victory for Wash
burn by score of IL to 0. AS is fire.
quently the case with the new rules
the scores of games do not adequately
express the comparative strength dis
played by the two teams. The Wichita
boys proved a little bit the hardest
proposition with which Washburn has
mad to contend this season. In nearly
every department of the game they
showed I'D better than did Washburn.
But they lacked the stamina and reserv-
ed energy necessary to score.
Allowance must be made to the fact
That Washburn went into the game in
crippled condition. The local col
leRians have never recovered from their
staleness since the Kansas game Then
too the Blue team was crippled with
White, Johnston and Williams out of
the game during the bigger part of the
afternoon. Paramount on the other
hand was in good condition. The Wash
burn game is the big game ON their
schedule and they were pointed for it.
Naturally they played great ball against
the Blue. Tt must be admitted that
they played the Blue much harder
game than has been played against
them this season. They played harder
than Kennedy's Jayhawkers.
For Washburn the victory of Satur-
of defeat from the Paramount victory
of last season. Paramount was at that
time given the game on a questionable
decision which allowed Paramount a
safety when the decision should have
been. touchback and giving Paramount
one more point than Washburn. 1t was
not the decisive beating which Wash
burn would like to have administered
but in view of the handicapped condi-
ton of the Washburn team the score
will suffice as source Of qualification
for the Blue rooters.
The day was an ideal one for foot
ball. The autumn air was cool and
crisp and contained enough invigorat-
ton to make it agreeable to the play
eTs. There was dearth of wind and
the punters on both teams were able
to make good kicks. The crowd at the
game was large one for a minor game
on the schedule as there were nearly
1,500 people out.
The strong point about the Paramount
team was their offense. They gained
more ground on every kind of play than
Washburn both on the straight old
fashioned game and by liberal use
of the forward pass. AS a ground gain
ing machine the Wichita team showed
up strong Saturday. Their defense too
was good but at two crucial times it
wavered before the onslaughts of the
state champions and Washburn cross
ed the goal line. Paramount used the
forward pass more than any
burn this season and gained ground
with it consistently. They executed the
pass in good shape but frequently did
not go away from the cencer of the
line the requisite five yards and Wei e
penalized severely for this offense
Paramount tried many other plays but
they were unable to get them off con-
siStently and they counted but little in
the final result. Twice they got around
the Washburn ends with good in-erfer-
ence to help them. In straight eoot-
ball they were not very successful in
getting through the Washburn line.
Altogether the Fairmount team gam
ed 163 yards during the IS minutes CT
play on straight football. washburns
aggregate gain on this style Of play
was but 1876 yards. Time and time
rroach the Washburn goal only to lose
the ball and to have it booted down the
field by Millice-
The punting deal which was sche-
duled to be pulled off between Millice
and Bates failed to be The
Wichita boy was totally eclipsed in his
efforts by those Of Millice. Blonde
punted % times for a total of 955 yards
or an average of slightly over 40 yards
for each punt. Bates punted Is times
for 430 yards. making an average of a
fraction over SO yards. Big Blonde
never punted better in his life than he
high enabling the Washburn ends to
get down under them in great shape.
Many Of them were Of the spiral vari-
ETY.. Miilice would get his punts down
the field when 1t was seemingly fmpos-
sible for him to get them away Only
one Of his punts was blocked and this
apparently by one Of his own team
mates. With the ball on the Washburn
ave yard line he attempted a punt but
the ball was kicked right against Boles'
back with no Falrmount man near and
was fortunately recovered by Wash
burn. Millice's punting was all the
more effective on account of the work
Of the Washburn ends. Time and time
again they would be down under the
punts and as soon as Cox would catch
the ball down he would go. Haughey's
tackling towards the end OF the game
was great
On the forward pass Washburn did |
not gain as much as Paramount. WASH |
burn tried the pass but nine times The |
ball struck the ground twice and was |
three times intercepted by Paramount |
men. However, twice it figured in the |
Paramount tried the pass |