The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-05
HAD A HARD GAME
Washburn Prevails Over Peda-
gogues by a Squeak.
Only Touchdown Is Of a Fluky
Nature.
WEEDE KEEPS NERVE.
Showing of Team Was About
What He Expected.
Hargiss for Visitors Gives Good
Account of Himself.
WEEDE KEEPS NERVE


played about the kind of game had
expected. The defense in the first half
was weaker than we had anticipated
but the line had not expected the kind
of play the Normals pulled Off The
game was just the kind we need at
this time and it will give the line an
opportunity to see what is needed and
help make stronger defense. Our
offcns@ was not so had and our for ward
pass worked we'll The team ism. en-
edge yet and it ISM: a good plan 10
work team too hurriedly. Just grad
ual training is what Keeps a team on
edge all the time. This is the first
real game of the. season and i. viii
show us our weak points. On the show
ing made, think lhe score fairly rep
resented the merits OF the two teams.
Coach Samson: Our team was Mt
tie weak from the. hard game We had
with K. U. a week previous and we
played really harder game than had
expected. On the showing made in the
game, think a tie game woul+ ha; =
represented the actual standards OF the
two teams. Washburn hardly earned
her score and had we scored once the
honors would have been about right.
1t was a good game as it was. though
and we are satisfied"
In a hard fought 40 minutes of play
on the Washburn gridiron last Saturday
afternoon, the Washburn college eleven
triumphed over the state normal team
by score OF to o. The one touch
down of the Washburn team came af-
ter one minute of play in the first half.
After the kickoff, and an exchange OF
punts, Washburn had the ball on the
Normal 40 yard line. Hope threw a
forward pass to McVey, and the latter
after a couple of brilliant lodges cross
ed the goal line and planted the ball
beneath the goal posts. And Hope fol-
lowed by kicking an easy goal.
nr1l nf
somewhat fiuky too The Normal was
offside and the whistle blew. McVey
kept on, however,, but few Of his pUr-
suers halted. Washburn had the OPP
ton of making the Normal take the
penalty or of waving the penalty and
taking the gain. Naturally the last re-
course was taken. 1t wasn't the clean
cut variety of football that the enthus-
| lasts delight in, but it counts just the
same, and in the future will be a gem
| tie reminder to the Normal t. run their
| plays ont and not halt everytime the
| whistle blows .ssr.e,. .sr
| Outside the first minute of play there
| is nothing that speaks very well for
| the Washburneteamr Their play was
ragged. the offense 9yas SLOW in, starts
| ing and the defenssofuN of leaks The
| Norma4S played a strong and aggressive
| game. Most Of their formations -fea-
| tured CAPTAIN Hafgiss the fullback
| who is one ef>the best fullbacks in Kan
! sas. He. found but little difficulty in
vending his, way through the Blue line
| Hargiss was a whole team in himself
For the Washburn team. Whitney
| McVey, Robb and Hope put up the
best game. Hope played his usual ag-
! gressive game, and kept Installing
| ginger into the play of his colleagues
| Whitney played loose defensive cen
| ter, and seemed to have better success
breaking formations than any of MS
| pals. Robb played his usual game Su
| received. a great many wrenches anc
! bruises McVey at right half had s
| better chance of breaking into the lime
| lights. Several times his end runs net
ted substantial gains and outside thu
| forward pass, McVey was the mos
consistent ground gamer on the team
| Smiley played a hard game and mad'
! some steller tackles
Both sides made changes in the line
] up. Jericho Johnstone. who hac
played a hard game at right guard fo
/ Washburn was supplanted by Temple
ton the huge guard of the scrub team
Templeton got in just in time to re
cover a punt and received applause
besides playing a good game. The Nor
mails replaced Hargiss with Campbell
at quarterback at the beginning of tn
second half.
| Perhaps what contributed more thai
one other factor to the success of TIL
| Washburn team was the punting o
Hope. The little quarterback didn'
boot the ball so hard, but he was nervy
taking his time and placing his kick
with telling effect Three times hi
punts were so well directed that the,
were recovered, and but few times wer
the Pedagogues able to make any con
siderable return. II. HargiSS did tn
kicking for the Normalites but hi
punts went high and the wind carries
many of them outside Hargiss gaine'
but little by punting.
On the old-fashioned football tn
Normal played rings around the loca
collegians. Twelve times the Normal
went through the Washburn line 70
their first downs, while Washburl
made first downs on the Normal bu
4 eight times.
i But despite the fact that the Nor