The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-19
FIERCE AND FAST.
Was Washburn-H Haskell Football
Game Saturday.
Sens Of IchabOd Victorious in
the End.
SCORE STOOD IL TO A.
Every Inch of Ground Was Bit
teFIy Contested.
SCORE STOOD IL TO 4.
Rough Work characterized the
Struggle From Start.

In the hardest fought and most spec
tacular game for many years Wash
burn defeated the strong Haskell In
dams Saturday by a score of II to A.
the Indians scoring a field goal and
Washburn making two touchdowns.
1t was a game that never lacked in
terest and the flying formations. daz-
xling sprints around the ends, breath
less forward passes. grinding bucks,
punts, and marvellous head work kept
the great crowd of 1900 people in a con-
tinuaI uproaF Coach Weede and many
other football authorities say that 1t
was the hardest fought game ever
seen in the west.
The Haskell braves are exceptionally
strong this year. They have fine
coaching and fine general. They are
quick as lightning on theiF feet and
they are as slippery as eels to tackle.
They outweigbed. Washburn to the man
and their strength combined With their
namble. agile performances made them
a dangerous foe. Being of a rather
fiery disposition they grew wrathy
easily and after WashbuEn had made
her first touchdown, the Indians dug
up their hatchets and the rest of the
game was q series Of tricky plays and
penalties for rough work.
The Indians were unnecessarily
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their men were taken from the game
and placed on the bench for under
handed work. Twice Haskell was the
loser of half the distance to the goal
line on account of their tactics. The
redskins would kick. elbow, slug and do
anything to put a wearer OF the piue
to the bad. Their tripping was the most
conspicuous fault and in mid-fleld
within full sight Of the gFandstand
they would turn a blue man turtle
Coach Kent of Haskell coached eontin-
ually from the side lines and once ne
was caught by Referee McCarrol and
the Indians were penalized almost max
way down the field. As q whole the
Haskell Indians played a rough game
although they played one OF the pest
games ever seen on WashDurn Ielu'
Their speed and strength VIII make
them a winner the rest of the season,
Washburn played the best game OF
the present season. The spirit was
there and 1t was combined with the
best strength of the year. The men
knew they would lose all claims 10
championship If they lost to Haskell
and they knew they would gain many
points IL they won. Haskell and Wash
burn have always been keen rivals and
this added interest to the game. ana
the team itself was In better eondl-
tlon. Brethour and Codding were back
In the line. Robb was at fullbaek ana
no one was stale. 1t is true that bruis-
es were plentiful but they were forgot
ten .Washburn used the forward pass
to the greatest advantage. Two times
when the Blue was within striking dis
lance OF the Haskell goal and the dis
lance had been made by line plunges
and grinding work Hope would toss a
pretty forward pass into the hands of a
waiting man and the touchdown was
made. Only twice did the big play fail.
Haskell has always had the reputa-
ton OF handling the forward pass with
the greatest success but Saturday the
Champions made their work look like
that OF a novice. Washburn's back field
got away good-mighty good. They
played beautiful interference and
they worked together all the time. Not
a tumble was made In the snapper work
and with a stronger line to allow the
plays to get started Washburn would
have an easy claim to all state honors.
The. Blue line is still unsteady. Time
and time again while a clever quarter
back or onside play was being made
the line would give away and a fight
Ing Indian would spoil the whole thing.
Haskell at times went through the
Washburn line at will and at one time
they made 80 yards by simply punetur-
ing the line. Then the line would hold
and q punt was necessary.
To say that the game was hard
fought would be telling but a mite of
the truth. At one time down near the
Washburn goal line a touchdown
should have been counted but the ball