The Topeka state journal., 1908-12-07

the ball and punted out of danger. The
ball was carried back up the field to
the north goal and Washburn again
held. A free tumble was recovered by
the veterans could not quite push the
ball across Washburn took the ball
and punted down the field. Luck was
with the collegians and Foster tore
down the field at a lively gain but was
downed by DR.. Ernest. A punt was re-.
covered by the Blue and they were
pushing towards the old Star goal line
when time was called with the ball on
the old Star f1ve-yard line.
The second half started off with
Weede kicking to the collegians. Wash
burn tried to penetrate the line but
couldn't. The entire team lined up and
Brethour was given the ball and was
showed by the team against kid"
Haughey, but without avail The pre-
mier guard of the old Star .earn made
some slight remark about small gnats
bothering him and then the game pro-
ceeded. The veterans took the bali and
Clark was drawn back of the line and
repeatedly shot through for big gains.
Lloyd Stahl was sent around the ends
while GriggS and Millice would plough
through the openings left by Haughey
and Clark. Finally however, Wash
burn got the bali on downs and Wall
worth punted TO Griggs who returned
the punt, outwitting the collegians and
the old Stars recovered. Finding the
colleg1ans tightening up a little Millice
punted to the goal line when Kid
own goal line for the only scores Of tbs
game. The collegians came back for
blood but too late and the game ended
with the ball in the old Stars posses
sion on the Washburn 10-yard line.
Clark and Haughey We're the stars
for the superannuated aggregation But
the entire team played in midseason
form. 1t was great game and VIII 60
down in history as one. of the closest
contests ever seen on the Washburn
gridiron.
There was considerable Ill feeling
among the Washburn players after the
game. Closely analyzed this feeling
was due to soreness over the loss of
the game. Hugh Hope. who coached
the Washpurn team for the game, said
after the game: I'VE were not fairly
treated as the officials were all against
US. Most of the old Stars were men of
means and they undoubtedly slipped
the officials something on the side
Then the condition of the field was
against US and we were up against a
bunco game all through
We'll. what are you going TO do
about it - asked an Interested onlook-
err
"I want another game with these old
fossils so that we can eat 'em alive and
show them to the place that is main
tanned for the care OF the old and
wornout I hereby challenge Coach
Weede to another game next Satur-
'Gee we would be t,ckied 20 death
to play YOU" was the reply of Coach
Weede ''Get your men out here
again next Saturday and We Will al
low you to play fifteen men against
US and use your own officials
AS result of the rag chewing the
public viii have another chance to
see the grim veterans battle against
energy of youth. There weren't many
out last Saturday on account of the
ing the entire game but with good
weather next Saturday and the pros
poets Of a close game. the biggest
crowd of the season ought to be on
the stands.
Speaking about the game, Coach
Weede said: "Ail this talk of Hopes
is nonsense. The eollegians were
whipped to frazzle and never had
a chance. Why. adj the playing with
the exception of two minutes was in
passes and fake formations galore
which we didn't have to use. We
were figuring some on . playing a
game again next Saturday and we
didn't want to show too much of our
hand. Besides a close game viii
prove a better drawing card"
Captain John Robb was the only
true sportsman in the Washburn
bunch. I'VE were in the best pos
sible condition for this game. Had
we been in as good a form when we
played K. u. we would have won the
state championship. The old men
surprised me. for I didn't think they
had as strong a team. We have a
hard weeks work ahead of US If we
win next Saturday."
The line-up:
Wash burn. Position. Old Stars.
Larimer ........L. E.. Montgomery
Ernest
Munford ....... l.. T. ......... Page
Realm ....... L. G.. Clark, Griggs
Robb ...-.... &c: C:,- Johnstone
Templeton 49,. r. c.. Haughey
Mcknight. ..-...R. T......s Cowden