The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-11-26
Line Crumples Before Fierce
Onslaughts of Visitors.
TEAM is TIRED OUT.
Unable in Second Half to Stop
the Fierce Opponents.
Final Score Is Aggies 40 to
Washburn o.

With his head barred. his hat in his
hand and the strains of 1000 happy
and lusty voices and the college band
coming to him through the dusk. Coach
Micheal Ahearn, of the Kansas State
Agricultural college. stood in one OF
the corners of the Washburn field yes
terday afternoon as the last player in
his mighty football machine crossed the
Washburn goal line for the fortieth and
last point of the day.
AS the last line of that great college
song Alma Mater" came to him across
the field. Coach Ahearn stood for a
minute looking blankly out over the
held, then to the blue clad Washburn
bleachers, finally reverting to the loyal
supporters of the college he loved.
For fully a minute the coach stood
in this one fixed position before he re-
allied that some one was near him.
Then replacing his hat and turning to
the reporter, his eyes moist with tears
of happiness he breathed:
And this is anksgiving-truly a
great Thanksgiving for me-.
The game on Washburn field Thurs
day afternoon realized the one ambi-
ton of Coach Ahearn, the greatest foot
ball man who has made history for the
agricultural college. Until this coach
OduiO QpOIl tie ASSl0 IOOlDdl uOTlZOL.
Washburn had defeated the Aggies one
and two games year, running up
mammoth scores. Since Coach Ahearn
las commenced the development of his
rev machine he has spent his time and
his energy in wiping out the past rec
ords of his college and placing them on
a par with the laurels in the possession
OF Washburn.
To squeeze all the agony into one
short space of time and endure the
shock it might be said that the KAN
sas Aggies defeated Washburn college
yesterday by a score of 40 to 0. To
the alumni of Washburn and to the
supporters of the Blue who have seen
their teams cause a reign of terror
throughout the Missouri valley for
years this score will seem hardly proba-
ble-and they will hunt for a typo
graphical error. To think that the
mighty Washburn warriors, wreathed
from head to foot in the iaurels of past
victories should fall before another
team at such a score is enough to take
the heart out of any man or student
who has lived and breathed and talk
ed Washburn since his college days.
But it happened this way Thursday
and there is no excuse. "They beat us
and they had a perfect right to- was
the comment made by Coach Weede OF
Washburn afseTs the game. This sums
it all up. The mighty football machine
from the agricultural college ripped. and
tore and mangled the traditions and
the glistening past of the old college
on the hill-and the only thing to say
is that it could not be helped. True
Washburn showed 1amentable lack of
training and I'M the second half the
players were helpless as children.
The agricultural college team and
supporters came to Topeka Thursday
with but one determination-that was
tc make 20 points against Washburn.
t.sae a do
$50 points against the opponents IL
during the season. They wanted to
make it 300 and then they decided that
the years record would satisfy them.
1t took As minutes of hard smashing
football to make the 20 points and then
uisheartened and weakened Washburn
allowed them to add 20 mode to their
list and gave them the honor gratis.
There is no reason to think, however,
that the Washburn light brigade
should be Censured. Far from this. Out
weighed and outtrained they played like
demons in the first half-but they could
be compared to the dreams that peo-
pie always have-when yqF are trying
to run away from some wild animal
and your legs refuse to work.
Ever since Washburn has had foot
ball team she has placed in each team
a spirit and loyalty that is unequaled
by any college team that has ever play
ed in Topeka There is a something
handed down additionally to the war =
riors representing Washburn-they con-
slider it perpetual disgrace to give
up." they grasp with a never quit"
hold until time is called in the last half
and the score is hopelessly in the dis
lance.
The team Thursday was full of that
pep" that betrays the secret of the
success of the college they represent.
Until the last minute every man
lunged at his opponent and even though
the hill before them grew perpendicu-
lar they kept climbing and grasping for
something that would keep them from
slipping.
The Game Starts.
The game started out in favor of
Washburn. Manhattan kicked off at
3:15. There was no wind and the wealth :
err was just crisp enough to make it
easy for the players and comfortable
for the spectators. The grandstands
were full of the colors of each college
waved in tune with the bands on each
side of the big field. The field was
slippery.
The ball flew high into the air and
was caught and returned to the 80 yard
line A punt was sent to the Aggies at
once and in return they attempted the
same but Whitney. the every ready
Washburn center, broke through and
blocked the kick. For few minutes
the Washburn stock was soaring
everything looked lovely. 1HSH Cdiiic
the first Standardization was pen
allied for being off sides. The farmers
made their downs. They came at the
Blue line again and made eight yards
easily. Then with the wonderful tackle
swings on the part of Gingery and
Roots the Topekans were forced back
wards down the field to their own five
yard line, where they held and Smiley
downed them on a fake play. He i'm
mediately punted out of danger. Get
ting the ball the Aggies came back
stronger than ever. Down to the 20
yard line they marched where Bates
tried for a kick. He failed. Washburn
kicked out and the march to the sea
was repeated An offside play on the
part of Washburn contributed to the
cause and finally after a few more min
utes of play Bates kicked goal from
the field and the first impression of the
Manhattan scoring machine was made
3 to 0.
Then came the real battle of the day.