The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-02

stellar game son the defense. His
punting was effective, and he surpass-
cd MS rival, Mccoy. in kicking. Not
once did Washburn's sturdy quarter
PACK nave kick blocked. He was de-
| nperate and always managed to punt
Wnere the HawkeyeS were not. Nc
Coy had three punts blocked and once
an attempt to drop kick field goal
Went wild. -McCoy's reputation as a
kicker did not receive any boosting in
Outside the forward pass. Wash
purn had no ground gaining plays,
the strong defense of the Drake team
being too much for the line bucking OF
the Blue. Brethour occasionally
| smashed through for good gains, but
not often enough for Washburn to use
this method of ground gaining. Nc
l.Vey and Smiley gained the ground on
the forward passes. and both returned
punts with some success.
On the defense, Whitney and
| Larimer did the best work for the To-
calls. Whitney was in every play and
blocked many of the mass formations
! of the Iowans. and Larimer made
some vicious flying tackles Brethour's
| defense Is also worthy of mention, for
| 1t was no other than "Shag VINO
broke up a play near the end OF the
| first half when the ball was held al
most within hairs breadth on the
| goal line.
| There were but two changes in the
| lineup during the entire game. In
| the second half Williams went in at
| end for Foster and the defensive work
of the team was improved by the
| change. Witter, the Drake left guard,
retired in favor Of Hubbard during
the second half.
| 1t was great day for football. The
| sky was fairly clear and the wind
| clouds were absent. 1t was trif1e
chilly but was just right for good
! playing. The field was soft which
made the playing faster and lessened
chances for injury. And very little
players.
And the best part of the whole
| game was that there were no sore
! spots left after the conflict was over.
| The players on both teams were In
good spirits and the coaches as well.
Coach Weede said after the game:
''It was a hard game to lose but we
don't feel a bit discouraged. We
| were up against a hard proposition
| and the best team won"
I'VE considered Washburn worthy
| opponent" said Coach Griffith of the
| Drake team, land we found that her
strength was not over estimated. It
was hard fought game, but we think
we. outplayed the Washburn team;
and that the best team won. Yes 1
think the score represented the mer-
| it's of the two teams
The Game in Detail.
The first half was as interesting an
| exhibition of football as one ever
| sees. There was not single moment
| of time taken out during the twenty
| five minutes of play, and the playing
was SO close and interesting that the
| spectators were slow to realize that
| the half was over. Washburn won
| the toss and Hope, who acted as cap
| tain. chose to defend the south goal.
McVey received the kickoff but was
downed in Washburn territory. The
| ball was worked up and down the
| field and a couple of exchanges of
punts followed by a series of line
! bucks, in which Drake twice made
brought the ball to the Washburn
| twenty-five yard line in brakes
possession. Here Mccoy tried to drop
! kick goal but the ball went very
wide.
Hope punted out from the twenty
yard line and after an exchange of
punts and short series of mass
plays. Drake tried a forward pass
| but the ball struck the ground. Nc
Vey then made twelve yards on a pass,
Mccoy punted to Smiley, who FUN
| bIed and Drake took the ball on the
| twenty-yard line. Mccoy after a
| couple of ineffective assaults on the
kick which was blocked by Whitney
showing one of the Drake men into the
| ball. Washburn took the ball but a
| tumble lost seven yards and Hope
was forced to punt the ball going out
| side on the thirty-five yard line.
| Drake smashed the line hard but
| Templeton broke up play and Nc
| Coy was forced to punt. Van Meter
| made a good return and Purdy
and Mccoy smashed through the
bringing the ball to the seven yard
line. Drake failed to gain on the
| first down, but on the second down
| Herrick carried it to the two-yard
| line, when Purdy took the ball with
| in an inch or two of the Washburn
goal line and lost it on downs. Hope
kicked out, but Van Meter returned
| the ball to the eighteen yard line.
| The half ended with the ball eight
| yards from the Washburn goal line
and in brakes possession.
Hope kicked off to Herrfck at the
beginning of the second half and the
| ball was returned to the center of the
| field. Both sides were forced to punt
| and the exchanges of punts made the
play about even. A tumble by Wash
| the field and the Drake team started
with renewed efforts for Washburns
| goal line. The locals failed to hold
until the ten yard line was reached
ball back to the fifteen yard line.
| Washburn held at this juncture and
Hope again punted. This time Nc
Coy received the punt and returned
the ball to the seventeen-yard line.
Mccoy tried to drop kick here but
Whitney broke through and blocked
the punt. Washburn was un-
| fortunate in this play however as the
| Drake team recovered the ball. Nc
| Coy then shot through the center of
the line on a fake end play and
scored the only touchdown of the
game He also kicked goal making
the score s to o.
Being scored upon, however, much to
Washburn's credit, did not dishearten
the Blue a bit but only served to make
them play the harder. With the ball
in the center of the field soon after the
kickoff, a forward pass. Hope to Smi-
ley, carried the ball to the Drake 20
yard line. Another pass advanced the
ball 10 yards, putting it on the 10 yard