The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-10-14
USE FORWARD PASS.

Walter BOles Proves Himself q
Star.
dcation of "dehorned football or
Washburn field Saturday afternoon
when it beat the Kansas State Normal
team by score of Is to in a game
which was one-sided from the start.
No less than seventeen times in the
two halves did Washburn work the
forward pass" and nine of the at
tempts were successful. The longest
gam on one pass was so yards, when
a double toss fro-n Hope to Millice to
johnson enabled the Washburn team
10 score touchdown from the center
OF the field. The shortest gain was 10
yards. = The total net gain on the for
ward pass was 1872 yards, and this
does not count one forward pass
which gained rs yards, but was called
Daek because Wash burn was holding
IN the line. Four times the Normal got
the ball On Washburn's forward pass,
and three times the ball hit the
ground before being touched, and re-
suited in penalty of 1 3 yards for the
Topeka team. g ~-
The Normal team played old fash
toned football almost entirely, and was
absolutely helpless to make distance
by this method The Washburn de-
tense was perfect, and only two or
three times in the game did the Nor
mai make first down. Hargiss, full
back and captain, was the only Nor
NAL man who was at all formidable.
Once near the end of the game he got
around Smiley's end for 80 yards, and
took the ball to Washburn's yard
line. 1t looked as though the Normal
might score. and they certainly would
have done so if they had not been en-
tirely outclassed. Three times they
tried to smash through the Washburn
line, but gained only yard of the re-
quired distance. Then Wasf1burn got
the ball and punted out of danger.
There is evidently something wrong
with the NormaPs system of coaching.
The team does not play the new
football" Its forward pass does not
have the right brand on it, and was
tried only six times. Once it gained
IL yards, three times Washburn got
the ball, and twice there was no gain.
The man who is coaching the Nor
NAL. this year is named Samuels. He
used to coach the College of EmpoPia
Mr.. Samuels evidently does not know
the possibilities of the forward pass.
The Normal people say that the rea-
son they can not develop a strong
team at their school is that the stu
dents change SO much. The old play
ers do not come back, and it is nee
essary to develop new material each
year. Six of the Normal team which
played, Saturday weres neGzmen-zzs &.
There was a dispute. at, the. end of
the first half Saturday over Wash
burns second touchdown.s-W ashburn'i
had been ramming itss.way steadily
down into Normal territory as the half
drew toward a close, and finally the
ball was given to Boles, who dash d
around the Normal left and Is yards
for a touchdown. The timekeeper, a |
young man named Hull from the Nor
NAL, came rushing onto the field and |
said that time was up before the play |
was made. James Stewart, the
referee, refused to allow the claim |
because the timekeeper >had not |
notified him and the whistle had not
blown. This made the Normalites
very sore. but as nearly as can be fig
ured out, it was the fault of their own
timekeeper. |
In only one department of the game
was the Normal able to hold it's own,
and that in punting. Hargiss out
punted Millice by 20 yards at nearly
every exchange. The washburn
punter seemed to be way off. Only
two or three of his kicks got away in
good shape. The rest either fell short
or went outside.
The long punts of Hargiss gave
Walter Boles a chance to prove his
metal, and the ex-Topeka baseball
player certainly did some handsome /
stunts. Boles played the way-back
again he caught tall spirals and car
ried them back behind Williams
splendid interference for Is, 20 or %
yards. Boles is evidently the man |
has long needed for hand
ling punts, which is one of the most |
important parts of the new football"
In the middle of the second half |
Coach Weede of Washburn began to
put new men into the game for tryouts
The subs did good work and showed
that Washburn has good second line
of defense to draw upon. There are |
several men who deserve special men
ton for their work for Washburn
First of all comes Boles
who is really the find of the season.
and acts like a second George White.
Next is Williams. the captain of last
years team, who did splendid work on
defense in backing up the line and in
carrying the ball on line bucks, fire.
quently making upwards of yards at
B. clip. The two ends, Smiley and John
son, were both subs at the end posi-
tons, but showed up so well that they
may be kept there. Realm and Tenn
pleton. the new guards, did excellent
work. Hope at quarter, did excellent
work in handling the forward pass
The Game.
The Normal was late in getting on
the field, and the game did not start
till past o'clock. 1t was agreed to
play rs and 30 minute halves. The !