The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-26

The story of Kansas bitter defeat is
told in her loose handling of the ball
and the ability of Hackney to out
kick the wonderful Johnson, who did
nothing wonderful in this game. Pow
erful on the defense and offensive,
fiendish in her tackling, bull line in
her rushes, the Jayhawkers' fatal de-
| Anquency was FUN bling. 1t was dis
eouraging; it was blighting for the
| Kansas supporters. On the other hand
| Missouri, although not quite so good
| on straight football, made the same
| bull like rushes, did the same great
tackling, played the same kind of a
game when 1t was necessary to do so.
After two minutes of play Hackney
| sent JOY to the hearts of a bowling
mob Of Tiger rooters by a field goal
| and before the half was over he had
! made another and Alexander had
gone over for a touchdown.
Missouri had been a little slow in
betting out still had confidence enough
in the team before the game TO cover
Kansas money. The aJayhawkers sup
Porters were placing bets at 2 to and
as high as 9 to 1 on their team They
thought victory was a cinch. It look
ed that way to Kansas. but they had
rot figured what a great coach Roper
IS. 1t was Roper's coaching which real
ly defeated Kansas. A lot of money
changed hands on the game.
Hackney the Real Star
Theodore Hackney was the real star
OF this football battle. It was Hack
ney who was later taken out of the
same, and a thousand cheers went up
for him as he walked to the side lines,
bruised and battered gridiron war
rior who had won the game for his
team by his brilliant kicking But,
lucky for the Tigers, he remained in
the game long enough to score that
victory. Three times this peerless drop
kicker had a chance to try for goal
Each time he tried and once he failed
But the two times that he made good
he kicked as pretty goals as were ever
seen in the Missouri valley. They went
true to their mark. Each time the Tig-
to kick field goal Hackney sent ter
ror to the hearts of the Jayhawker
followers by dropping back from the
line, taking the ball from a cat-like
pass, posing the oval for an instant
and then sending his heavy toe against
the inflated ball. Twice out of the three
attempts this Tiger wonder brought
volcanic erurtiCns from the Missouri
rarttsans by the success of his effort.
Both of his successful tries were from
slight angles.
1T was Hackney who battered at the
Crimson line from tackle to tackle: it
was Hackney who ran with the thun-
cering speed of century flyer from
direct passes; it was Hackney who
moved down the Kansas backs with
his mangl1ng tackles: it was Hackney
who played like a fiend On the sec
ondary defense: 1t was Hackney who
outpunted Johnson until he was taken
out of the game and then Hall was
worthy successor. 1t was only fitting
that when the game ended a wild yell
ing horde of undergraduates swarmed
in the field, elevated Hackney on their
shoulders and bore him away in tri-
um2h.
Were Other Stars.
But Hackney was not the only Mis-
souri, man who did great work. In
Bluck Missouri has man who out
classes any of the Kansas line. The
great tackling. line plunging and gem
eral work of this giant Tiger tackle
was marvellous. When he hit the line
Il gave way like a haf-propped dam
before a great tide of water. Buick
NJ ade many gains, and when he was
injured and about to he taken from the
field a great throng of Missouri sup
porters yelled for BIuck to remain. 1t
meant much to them. and as this big
fellow, hardly able to stand on his left
leg, limped back, into the lineup and
fought on like an enraged Tiger, this
multitude of Missouri rooters showed
their appreciation by loud applause.
The others who played a great game
for the gold and black were Captain
Ristin, Roberts, Thatcher, johnson
Gilchr:st, Shuck Klein. Hall, Curtis and
Alexander. The latter made many big
Missouri touchdown was wonderful.
For Kansas Johnson made some spec
tacular runs, but he made many mis-
takes in handling the team. He played
in daze in the first half Some of the
plays he called were so easily solved by
Missouri that it looked as though he
had made mistakes. Johnson made
several good runs. His returning of
punts was at times spectacular. He did
not have the luck which he has had in
~, 1,n hoe low
runs. Others who played well for Kan !
sas were Ammons. Caldwell, Carlson. |
Captain Pleasant Randall, BrownleS |
and He'll. after the latter took John
sons place near the close of the game. |
But the real star of the field, the man
in whom the Missouri. supporters had
placed their hopes, was William Roper,
the eX-Princeton coach. who has ha1
charge of the Tigers this year. 1t was
Roper who drilled this great eleven, this |
light eleven which made Kansas look
like second raters; 1t was Roper Who'll
had worked for eight weeks, schemed |
every conceivable way to deceive the |
Kansans by winning games by a touch |
down in order to make his team look |
weak. and it was Roper who installed |
the fighting spirit into the Tigers which |
made them go out and win the game. |
1t was Roper who caused his team to !
have such team work and plays that |
Kansas was completely puzzled; it was |
outkicked the supposed mighty Johnson |
and caused Missouri to win by so do |
ing.
No One Badly Hurt.
There were several men injured in |
this game but none seriously. Gilchrist |
of the Tigers was the worst hurt Of any |
and he had to be dragged off the field, |
but he recovered shortly and could |
walk off the field at the close of tho |
battle. Others hurt in the Missouri |
lineup were Johnson, Deatherage, |
Shuch, Klein, Hackney, Curtis and |
Clare. In the Kansas lineup Davidson, |
Randall. Brownlee, Johnson, Magill and |
Dahlene were taken out during the |
game but only one or two because of
slight injuries.
Very little open football was used. |
Kansas tried nothing but the onside |
al.