The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-31

rested with the more aggressive K. y.
players. At the initial kickoff when
Whitcomb received the ball he fumbled
it but recovered and was doWned in
his tracks on his five yard line Crum-
bine punted about 80 yards. A Is yard
penalty for holding is all that kept K.
U. from an immediate goal and they
tried a forward pass, He'll to johnson,
but the ball went wild and Washburn
recovered it. Crumbine kicked again
and K. U. by repeated gains brought
the ball back to the five yard line
where the Washburn line, with sec
an impossible barrier. Ammons and
Johnson failed to cross the goal and the
whole Kansas line was rammed back
into the play on the final down.
Washburn then punted out of imme-
date danger but the successful defense
Of the goal seemed to give the blue legs
over confidence and the Kansas backs
and ends made long gains through and
around the Washburn line and Power
went 20 yards around right end for a
touchdown tackled at the goal by Burk-
hart.
The handling of punts by Crumbine
and Hardy down field was poor. The
Kansas ends often recovered their fun
bles. Washburn punted repeatedly on
first downs and the players did not
have a chance to get accustomed to
handling the ball. Crumbine seemed
to be suffering from a stroke of anter-
ior poliomyelitis which he could not
shake off during the game. His work
was pitiful down field and also in at
tempting forward passes.
One touchdown was all the Kansas
team made in the first quarter but they
added two in the second when Powers
and Ammons each made a touchdown
from old style football methods. In the
third quarter He'll dropped a neat goal
from the 30 yard line and the scoring
for Kansas was over.
The last quarter was all WashbuIAn's.
Kennedy had sent in a number of sub
stitutes, which seemed to weaken their
defense at the ends. and the Blue
backs and tackles were able to pene-
trate the line for good gains. He'll re-
sorted to punting to protect his goal
and sprinkled in few forward passes.
Hardy stopped one of these wide of
end and, picking it off the ground, ran
past the K. U. backs to the goal posts,
a distance of 70 yards. He'll had an
open chance to tackle the flying half,
but was passed as if he had been
standing still. McCarroll kicked goal.
After scoring, the Washburn team
could not be held. but there was only
a few minutes left to play. Hardy was
given the ball and by an excellent use
Of the stiff arm made good gains. Fear
ing time was nearly up, McCarroII at
tempted a drop kick for goal, but
missed by a few feet. Time was called
shortly afterward. with Washburn
again fighting the ball toward the K.
U. goal.
tombstone Put Out of Game.
An unpleasant occurrence marred
the game near it's beginning and took
the ginger out of the Washburn team.
was put out of the game by Referee
Thompson on charge of smuggling. He
protested that he had merely used his
OK en- hand in defending. Coach Stew
e~+ eel
to show Thompson the legal manner
in which tombstone was using his
hands. Thompson evidently thought
Stewart was about to assault him when
he pushed out his arm and ordered
him out of the grounds. Thompson
also assessed Washburn half the dis
lance to their goal. from which advan-
tage Powers ran through the the dis
couraged defenders to the second
touchdown.
The Kansas athletic board acted in
a true sportsmanlike manner when
they decided they would permit Nc
Intosh to play in the game, although
he was technically ineligible. Wash
burn. discovered that Mcintosh was a
credit behind in his entrance require
ments and telephoned the Kansas
board, asking whether he would be ac-
ceptabIe to them.
But Mcintosh, who is a green man
at the game, was not enough to bolster
up the Blue. Mcfarland was also de-
clared ineligible on credits and Tom
linson was in an impossible condition
physically.
Had Coach Stewart had the team he
I had prophesied would whip K. q. he
might have been successful. If he had
had Tomlinson and Hardy at halves,
Mcfarland at fullback and McCarroll
at quarter, as he started his team in
early fall, Saturday probably would
have seen different things.
The big contest is over, however,
and Washburn was clearly outclassed.
The game was like the previous two
disasters and played in the same rag
ged, waiting manner. The bunch has
a habit Of waiting for something to