The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-11
Lawrence Outplayed by theCorn-
huskers in First Half.
TX. u. BEST I'm SECOND.
F0rter's Kicking Was a Splen-
did Feature Of the Game.
About 5000 Cheering Specta-
tatOrs Witnessed the Battle.

Outplayed and apparently hopelessly
beaten. the score being Il to against
| them at the end Of the first half, Ken
nedy's Jayhawkers came back in the
second half with new life, held Nebras-
ka to one field goal, scored a touch
down and actually outplayed the pom
derous Cornhuskers.
Nebraska did not play the football
| that was generally expected of her,
Kansas rose yaliantly to the occasion
and played far beyond general expecta-
| lions. The kicking of Forter was as
brilliant as it WAS miserable In the
Washburn game. Time after time his
| trusty foe booted the pigskin 40 to 90
| yards. One kick scared 45 yards ana
rolled 80, almost to the Nebraska goal
The booting Of Weller, the Nebraska
| leader, paled into insignifcance in COM
| parison. The returns of kicks by Cooke,
| the Nebraska quarter, and by Porter,
right half, for Kansas, were brilliant
features of the contest. Cooke was
| perfect whirlwind of speed, an excel
| lent dodger, his magnificent returns en-
| aiding Weller to keep on fairly even
| terms with Forter in the toe duel. Por-
ter made many pretty returns for
| Kansas, and executed beaut1ful end
skirt that resulted in an excellent OPP
| portunity TO drop kick by hlmselI.
| The attempt failed.
| The Kansas defense in the early part
| of the first half was great. Four times
the men of Weller rushed the bali
4
| times the pupils of Kennedy summon,
ed up all their reserve strength, braceo
and held the heavy Nebraska chargers.
Once the Kansans nerved themselves
| on their 7-yard line and took the pan
from the Nebraskaps on down. AGAIN
| the Kansas line stiffened, charged ana
hurled their opponents back, the ieatn-
er going to the Kennedy men just a
time Forter booted the leather out OF
| Immediate danger.
| Twice within the 30-yard line Weller
| ATTEMPTED field goals. Five times In
the first half the Cornhuskers tried this
| play, every attempt going wild. Col
llins, the Nebraska center, opened great
holes in the Kansas line and kroger,
! the big fullback,s darted through for
+goodly gains Tub Reed, the huge
| ssWest Sider,' played bully game for
| Kansas after the first ten minutes or
play Apparently, 1T took the pig EEL
| low that long to get his bearings.
I Nebraska started the second half. like
a team of fifivincfbfes.i Three plays net,
ted 80 yards. But Kansas rallied ana
forced Weller to kick. Then, the Law
renee team began to pillow IN the famed
Northerners. Nebraska seemed TO
slump and Kansas: played the Men OF
/ Cole off their feet 1t was at this time
that the Kansas touchdown was count
ed. Nebraska was Tup in the ar
The largest crowd that ever witnessed
a football game inG Lawrence saw the
game, the estimation being nearly p
GOO. Only a mere Va 4NOOAc
rooters were there. The K. U! roofing
was well organized and the famous
slogan of "Rock: Chalk Jayhawk"
reigned supreme. A few minutes peIore
o'clock the Kansas team appeared ON
the field. 1t was the signal for
mighty chorus of voices which entirely
drowned the strains of the student
band. Nebraska ran onto the held a
minute later. A bit of warming up ana
the big game was on.
The first touchdown came after
twenty-six minutes of play. Five times
Weller had missed field goals ana
yard line. After a 15-yard penalty Tor
holding, Kansas kicked 55 yards
Cook running it back IS. Weller MT
left end for no gain COOK MADE an
40 wards. Weller returning 20, Forter
mailing him in a pretty tackle. kroger
gathered two yards through center
and Weller pinched on three arouno
right end. Weller kicked onside 80 |
yards and Harvey grabbing the ball
on the bound. sprinted over the Kan
sas line for the first score Weller
kicked goal. Score: Nebraska o.
Kansas 0.
The second touchdown came just |
four minutes before the end of the
first half. 1t was Nebraska's Dali os
wards from the Lawrence goal Wel!er
dropped back as though to toe the
leather, but instead his forward pass
was beautifully captured 50 yaros
ahead by a Nebraska forward who
was downed in his tracks. kroger
plunged through center Tor Tour a 19
Cooke cut in on an end run for 10
wards. Weller bucked straight through
for three and Minor found a hole on
the other side. plunging through Tor
II eleven yards and the SECOND oI e Snnra.
down. Weller kicked goal score
Nebraska ~. Kansas o.
Nebraska started the second half as
though to pile up the score; COOKE
returned Porter's kickon 20 YARDS,
and Weller. on fake kick, unraveled
80 yards around left end. Cooke then
tucked the oval under his arm and
ripped off 80 more around left, Coulter
dragging him down in spectacular
tackle Minor bucked four yards, but
Kansas then held and Weller kicked.
After twelve minutes Weller booted a
place kick from the 30-yard line. 1t
was his ninth attempt and the hrst
successful one. Score, Nebraska, 16;
Kansas 0.
That place kick marked the turning
point of the game. Nebraska pew
while the ''Ro ck-chalks came strong
Obtaining the ball near the middle OF
the field Kansas started a march to-
ward the Nebraska goal II seemed
nothing could stop them. Porter cir
cled left end for IS yards, planting the
leather on Nebraska's 2e-yard me.
through the line and Caldwell follow
ed with two more Here Porter at
tempted drop kick from the 2O-yard
line and directly in front of the goal.
The kick fell short On the return
Nebraska was pena.szed for rough
work and Weller dropped back OF his
own goal line, bOoting the Dali 40
yards. Porter sprinted back to Ne
braska's 14-yard line before Oe1ng
downed-a beauty sprint. Coulter lost
two wards on an end run. A line buck
netted only one yard and Porter feii
back for another drop from the 20 u