The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-11-09
Defeated Drake in a Hard
Fought Spectacular Game.
The Victory Was Well Earned
by the Tiger Eleven.
PASTORSLEADAT HALF
MiSsOurians Came Back Fast in
Closing Rounds.
Iowa RoOters Worked Hard for
Success of Team.

Des MOineS, Nov. 9.-hiSSOur4 ueA0eh'
ed Drake university in a hard-tought'
spectacular game at the Halkeh
stadium Saturday by the score of II to
g. The victory was we'll earned, but the
first half ended with Drake leading TO
g. Both of brakes scores, however re-
suited from field goals, while the Tigers
twice crossed the preachers line, ana
clearly outplayed their opponents in
the second half. Drake used the old
line plunging and kicking game, while
the Tigers mixed up some of the new
open game with their line-bucks, and
to this fact, more than to any other, do
they owe their victory. About 5'OOo
persons had filed into the stadium
when the referees whistle blew. Drake
won the toss and chose to defend the
north goal, with a strong wind at their
backs.
Bluck kicked off for Missouri prompt
" at 2:3O and after two unsuccessful
line-bucks Mccoy punted forty yards TO
midfeId. A Missouri tumble gave
Drake the ball, and another boot from
McCoy's shoe placed the pigskin on the
Tigers 15-yard line. Deatherage wing
ed ten yards. and Alexander and Wild
er contributed five more apiece through
the line Nee annexed three ana
Deatherage again broke loose for M
teen yards to midfield Alexander
punted for Missouri to the Drake 10
yard line, and on the next play,
Graves. the big Tiger tackle, who mas
been out of the game for two weeks
broke through and blocked McCoy's
punt. taking it to the five-yard line be-
fore being downed. Three bucks put
Gilchrist over for touchdown. Driver
missed goal. Missouri s. Drake 0.
Mccoy kicked off for Drake and Nee
returned seventeen yards to the mis-
souri, thirty three-yard line. Alexander
punted thirty-five yards on the hrst
down to Mccoy, who returned hIteen TO
midfield. Missouri was penahzed nV2
yards for offside and on three bucks by
Stevens and Mccoy the preachers MADE
first down Two more bucks placed the
ball on the Tigers thirty-ftve-yard line,
from where Mccoy placed well d.
rected field goal over the bars for four
points. Missouri, 3; Drake, 4.
Drake again counted on the Ilgers
before the half was over when. after a
Drake man recovered one of McCoy'S
long wind carried punts on the Tigers
Northumberland line, Mccoy again
dropped back and dropped the oval
over the bar. 1t began to- look like
Drake victory, and try as they did, the
Tigers could do nothing better than
keep their goal out of danger during
the remainder of the half. The half
ended with Missouri in possession OF
the ball on the Drake thirty-hVe-yard
line and during the intermissiOn sew
eral hundred Drake rooters marched
around the cinder path hooting at the
Tigers and cheering their own team
and urging them to renewed effort.
The second half saw Missouri at her
best aid only once did Drake become
dangerous during the entire thirty-f1ve
minutes. This, as the other two times
when Missouri was scored upon, re-
suited from a long punt which Van
Meter recovered on the Missouri %
ward line Mccoy dropped back for an
.1NI Rn1d hut dny hY-nIr
through the line, blocked the kick and
carried the ball safely back to mid
field. The Tigers then began a steady
march to the Drake goal and the rest
of the game saw Drake on the de-
fensive. Grain took five yards on a
line buck. A forward pass. Alexander
to Deatherage, netted ten more yards
for the Tigers and another forward
pass on a shift formation, aided by
fifteen yard penalty to Drake for hold
ing, placed the oval on the Drake TO-
yard line. With last valiant effort
the preachers braced and held the Mis-
souri, backs, punting out to their own
45-yard line. Again the Tigers marched
down, until the mighty Bluck thought
he could toe one over from the 22-yard
line. 1t went over but over the wire
fence at the side of the field rather
than the bars. and Drake punted out
from their own 25-yard line.
Again Missouri took up the march to
goal Grain and Alexander took the
ball twenty yards to the Drake 45-yard
line A forward pass netted the Tigers
fifteen yards. Driver broke through a
big hole for a 30-yard dash and a
touchdown. Buick kicked goal. Mis-
souri,, IL: Drake s. The rest of the
game was played in Drake territory,
but no more scoring was done. Once
the Tigers had the ball on the Preach
ers' 5-yard line, but Graves dropped
back and missed a try for field goal
After two line bucks had failed his eff
fort was blocked and the game ended
with the ball in brakes possession in
nidfield. The lineup:
missouri. Position. Drake
Driver L. E. Woodrow. Schmidt
Graves ..........L Herrick