The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-21
Haskell Indians Failed in the
Washburn Contest.
Proved a Massacre With Red
Men as Victims.
SCORE WAS ONE SIDED.
Sons of Ichabod Rolled Up
Thirty-Ghree Points. ~
Braves From Lawrence Did Not
Cross Goal Line.
The Visitors We're Sore for
Various Reasons.
SCORE WAS ONE SIDED.


About 1900 people witnessed an
Indian massacre at Washburn athletic
held on Saturday afternoon; a mas
sacre in which a band of Haskell
braves out hunting pale face scalps
We're caught in an ambush by the
tribe OF Washburn, and butchered-
literally cut up into shreds and SOU
venirs-in the presence of their help
less and grief-stricken friends
For Haskell proved to be a false
alarm in the football business and its
mucn-touted team, which beat the
Doaesfuf Aggfes" at Manhattan
week ago, was not only decisiveIy de-
1eated by Washburn, but was routed.
crushed and Inundated by the over
wheiming score of 33 to 0. Six touch
downs were allowed to Washburn,
ana one more was made and not al
lowed
It was bitter pill for Haskell. and
every one of the loyal bunch of a hun
dred rooters sent I'D with the team
was ready to weep with chagrin. And
tney we're all sore. from Superinten-
Dent Peafrs and big Coach Bemis
Pler2e down to the pretty little Min
nslaha girl who waved the purple
grandstand. They were ready to
blame the officials. blame the crowd,
pane even the gatekeeper, for their
oereat. They accused the Washburn
team of winning by rough play by
foul tactics, by smuggling, by anything
except by superior skill at football
Washburn did US dirt said Pierce,
the old Carlisle player after the game.
NO. he responded sulkily, to repeat
ed questions, 81 don't think this score
represents the relative strength of the
teams. Washburn played rough. One
OF our men was kicked in the head.
That isn't fair football. Our boys
went all to pieces in the second half"
The fact of the matter is, Haskell
thinks that DR.. John Outland did not
treat them right as referee. Outland
made them back up on a forward pass
which gained % yards, and would
have put the ball on Washburn's Z
yard line, just after Washburn had
made its first touchdown. The pass
was not made in the manner pre-
thought that DR.. OutIand should have
overlooked that fact for the sake of
old times when he was coach at Has
kell. Outfand couldn't see it that way.
and in addition to calling back the
forward pass, he tackled on a penalty
of 15 yards, also provided by the rule
book. BY this unseemly conduct, DR..
Outland forfeited the good will of
HaskelPs rooters.
As a matter of fact, neither team
received any the best of it from the
officials. HaskelPs penalties aggre-
gated only 46 yards for the entire
game, and Washburn's were 40 yards. |
Washburn protested vigorously be-
cause one of the Indian players was
not ruled out for kicking at a WASH |
burn tackler who had him by the leg. |
The game was no doubt a rough one, |
because both teams were playing for
all they were worth, and in the first
half, especially, a furious pace was
set. Haskell usually wins it's games in |
the first half, and Washburn went in
with a determination. to smother the |
whirlwind before it got started. In
this Washburn was successful, for the !
spirit of the Indian team was broken |
in the second half and although sew
en- substitutes were put into the |
Washburn line, and the regulars saw |
ed for bigger game, the score contin- |
ued to pile up.
Ends Did the Business.
II one thing more than any other is |
eceountab BILE for Washburn's victory it /
is the. work of Haughey and johnson |
at ends in the first half. Haskell pin
ned its faith to end runs. Johnson |
and Haughey stopped those end runs. |
Repeatedly the fleet Indian backs |
of their line. The failure of the we'll |
advertised lightning backfeld" to
gain ground for Haskell was an awful !
shock to the braves. On the other |
through HaskeIPs line. and with reas- |
enable regularity around the ends. OF |
course the spectacular work Of
Haughey and Johnson would not have |
been possible without the brilliant |
work of other Washburn men in |
crushing back the interference.
Punting Was a Feature.
About the best thing the Indians |
pulled off in the course of the game
was Baird's work in kicking back |
punts. Washburn was not looking for !
that Joker in the deck, and a couple of !
times Baird punted over the whole |
Wash burn outfit. Once the ball, kick |
ed by Baird from HaskelFs 10 yard |
line, went 95 yards to Washburn's |
yard line before Washburn got it, and |
an Indian was right there to down the |
man with the ball. Baird tried this |
return punt game once with disastrous /