The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-29
Washburn Defeats Oklahoma on
Thanksgiving.
Score of 12 to o. All Made in
Second Half.
VISITORS ARE STRONG.
Terrific Line PIunging a
Feature of the Contest.
Sons Of IchabOd Undisputed
Champions of Two States.
washburn's Undefeated 1907 Record.

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Washburn's Indicated 1907 Record.
Washburn .........1o Topeka II. s. .......O
Washburn .........1S State Normal .......0
Washburn ......... .S3 Haskell Indians -. %
Washburn .........12 Kansas University..5
Mashburn .........5 Aggies ...............o
Washburn -. .12 Oklahoma %
Undefeated!. Every game of the 1907
schedule a clean cut, 1S-karat victory
You certainly must give 1t to that
Washburn team. 1t annexed the cham
pionship of Oklahoma TO it's string of
beads Thanksgiving afternoon by de-
feating the 'Sooners' from Oklahoma
university by the score of II to 0.
And Oklahoma is no small pumpkins.
1t has a team which is a credit to the
New Star, and a credit to Bennie owen,
Its coach. The terrific plunger, Acton;
the massive Indian tackle. Key Wolf,
captain of next years team; Rodgers,
the whirlwind end, and several Others
are football stars of high magnitude,
and would shine on any team.
But this aggregation of Drawn and
skill met it's master on Washburn field.
There is no doubt that the best team
won. 1t is conceded by Oklahoma's
own players and by Oklahoma's coach.
As the sporting gent in the District
Leader at the Grand last night would
have said when facing a self evident
proposition, TN bet you forty thou
sand dollars that Oklahoma couldn't
beat Washburn in fifty-seven trials"
This is the way the Oklahoma auth
critics sized up the situation:
Coach Bennie Owen: ''It was a great
game and the people certainly ought
to be satisfied. We have shown them.
we have a good team. Washburn has
a great team too as the score will show.
The friendliness of the officials 1 think
help Washburn considerably. but for
me 1 am not kicking on that point. 1
helped pick the officials
Captain Billy Cross: "Oklahoma put
up q good game against Washburn. 1t
is the best game we have played this
season. OF course wanted to win but
think 1T is pretty nearly as big an
honor to lose after playing a game
such as we did. Washburn has a shade
the better of u.s."
Crowd Is Disappointing.
About the only disappointing feature
of the game was the size of the crowd.
There should have been 5000 people on
the grounds. AS II was the attendance
was only about 2,500., It was, a perfect
day, better in some respects than any
football day of the season. But either
the attractiveness of late Thanksgiving
dinners or the general certainty of vic
tory for Washburn, which was "in the
air." kept the crowd away: Even as
1t is the two teams divided up about
81, 500.
OF course it was not much of game
for roofing. Washburn made the noise.
but generously accorded Oklahoma ap-
plause at appropriate intervals, and
three cheers at the end of the game.
The crowd was gay with blue banners
and ribbons, and big chrysanthemums.
The band played the usual football
classics "Boola' and 1.-The Gangs All
Here" and the warriors on the checker
ed field warmed up by running through
a few signals. 1t was a little after
o'clock.
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the field because the referee, Shiras, of
Kansas City, had failed to appear. He
had promised to send substitute, and
had failed to do that, also. So at the
last minute it was necessary to put In
Clarence Bakule, of St. Marys, for
referee. Sampson of Emporia was um-
pire, c. P. Barrett of Atchison field
Judge, and Henmon of Leavenworth
head linesman.
1t was decided to play halves 30 min
utes in length. Oklahoma won the toss.
and chose the kickoff.
Millice made brilliant return of the
kickoff, and then Washburn evidently
preferred to spar for an opening, rath-
er than begin an aggressive campaign.
Punts were exchanged Boles made a
couple of brilliant runs of % yards each.
and then Washburn entered upon a
wild debauch of fumbling, which con-
tinued all through the first half, and
four times lost the ball when Wash
burn had it well inside of Oklahoma's
territory. Platt, Millice and Johnson
all sinned during this half. Oklahoma
made some good gains by sending Ac-
ton through Washburn's right. tackle,
and Rodgers around the Washburn
left end. From the Washburn As yard
line Oklahoma took desperate chanco
at drop kick goal, but Cross missed
1t. After sea-sawing back and forth
across the field, Oklahoma again tried
for a drop-kick goal from the 30 yard
line which showed how hard it was to
gain ground, for under ordinary condt-
tions, a field goal from any place out
side of the 20 yard line is mostly luck.
Every time Washburn got the ball
down to the Oklahoma 30 or 35 yard
line, somebody would tumble. and Ok
Iahoma would get the ball. Toward the
end of the half, Washburn had Oklaho-
ma going down hill fast, and it was
evident to the close observers that Ok
lahoma had "shot it's bolt" The Ok
attack was losing steam, while
was going faster and harder
every minute.
Second Half All wasburn's.
AS soon as the second half COM
menced, washburn went after a touch
down hammer and tongs, and the Ok
defense melted away. Oklaho-
mas attack on receiving the kickoff was
weak. and after being thrown back for
a loss, punted from their 20 yard line.
Boles made a long return, and a for
ward pass took the ball to Oklahoma's
30 ward line. Williams, johnson and
Boles carried the ball to the 10 yard
line, and there Oklahoma was penalized
5 yards for offside play. Williams was
given the ball for buck. but he fum-
bled, the bah rolling across the Okla
horna goal line, where Haughey fell on
it. Washburn punted out to Johnson
and Hope kicked goal.
After this touchdown Washburn
breathed easier. There's wasn't so
much danger of losing the game on a
fiuke But it was very necessary to
get one more touchdown to put the