The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-24
BLUE IN GLOOM.
Depression Prevails Until Today
at Practice.
Washburn RoOters See Nothing
But Depression.
NORMAL WINS IA TO 12
General Debility Is Conceded in
Command.
His Forces We're Reaten When
Game Was Young.
NORMAL WINS IA TO 12


day and up to practice this afternoon.
The State Normal added despair to the
gloom of a week ago. when ottawa
swept over the local coiIegians by edg-
ing out victory of IA to II. The
rooters now see nothing but
reverses in the future and sight the
Kansas game Saturday with forebod-
ingS of disaster. General debility has
been conceded command of the Wash
burn battalion and has run the Blue
banner down to half mast for buried
resolve.
Just where the blame lies varies
with whom the informant happens to
be, but q majority of the Washburn
student body saw various brands of
inability Saturday and several hundred
sympathizers from the teach
ers' convention suggested that likely
spirit and fight. AS has become the
custom, old General Debility led off
with an air of ultimate success and be-
gan the contest in easy measures, only
to find his forces beaten before the
game was ten minutes old.
Washburn kicked the pecan to the
Emporians and waited for results.
Things began to happen Immediately,
but soon the NorTnals lost the ball on
a forward pass and the Blue tried to
walk through a few plays, with the
discovery that the Teachers had a con-
crete barricade. A punt was resorted
to and McCarroll cleared the wall
nearly 35 yards. The Washburn ends
sauntered dow the field and found
that the ball had been brought back
past them. Just then something else
happened. Dickinson cfrcled an end
with appalling ease for go yards and
the Blue awoke to the fact that there
was a game scheduled for that date.
Coach Stewart ran onto the field
shouting and waving his arms for the
10 fo5rlra T
Harrington off of end and yanked
Whiteomb from fullback for the va
cancy and sent in Mcfarland to back
up the collandary line. Two more
slashing runs by the Teachers brought
the ball to a suitable position for a
try at goal from the 30-yard line and
Hargis booted it, but failed. The at
tempt was close enough, however. to
complete the scare and WaShDurn S
goat was tied to the Normal goal posts.
Washburn kicked out from the touch
back and an interchange of punts took
place Then Normal passed from a
punt formation and brought the ball
back to the rs yard line, where Dick
inson, with Whitcornb blocked, skirted
the end for a touchdown. Hargis add
ed the goal.
DR.. Stewart got busy some more
with his alterations and sent Hardy,
Washburn's hope, into the game. He
took McCarrolPs place at half and
Mac relieved Lee at end. The first
quarter ended before anything oc-
Cured with the ball on Normars 10
yard line in their own possession
After the three minute rest and change
of ends Normal punted and after a
series of scrimmages got possession OF
the ball on the thirty-yard line, from
where Hargis sent it between the up
rights from placement, adding three
more points to their score.
Then Washburn braced and came
back hard or better-Hardy. When
Stewart sent Hardy in he told him to
a touchdown. He did that very thing,
carrying the ball 80, Is and 10 yards,
after Washburn got it on a punt. But
Hardy did not get the touchdown, for
Burkhart was sent through on a split
buck for the tally. McCarron added
goal. The second quarter ended soon
after with the score 9 to in favor of
the visitors.
Washburn continued to do good
work in the third quarter. Again it
was Hardy, Hardy, Hardy to the two
foot line and Burkhart through and
McCarroIl goal The third quarter end
ed with Washburn in the lead, IL to 9.
But in the last division the Blue slow
ed up and duplicated the first session.
Normal opened with try at goal which
they missed. Washburn started back
by a scrimmage, made a few gains. but
failed to get away and punted. They
were then peaIized Is yards for hold
ing and Normal on a forward pass got
Priest loose behind a block of inter
ference for touchdown. Eargis miss
ed goal.
With the score IA to II against them,
the Washburn players once more charg-
ed with determination but to no avail.
Once within range McCarroll dropped
back for dron kick and came within
a few inches of victory. The pigskin
struck the crossbar of the goal posts
and bounded back instead of over.
Crumbine then called forward passes
repeatedly with fair success in des-
perate attempt to score but a final pass
went to the Normal men as the whis-
tie blew.
In punts and masses the two teams
were about on a par. McCarroH punt
ed II times, averaging so yards while
Hargis booted II times, averaging "A
yards. Each team executed IA forward
passes Normal getting six sue
cesses and. Washburn seven. The Blue
made 12S yards on the passes and Nor
NAL 80, 80 being to a touchdown. Wash
burn lost go yards by penalty and Nor
NAL 65. Washburn made first down Ii
times and Normal five times. On re-
turn of punts. Hardy made a few re-
turns of little consequence while the
Normal backs made long gains before
Washburn's ends met them. Had the
rules committee provided penalties for
tackling by the ears and finger tips,
Washburn would have lost 975 yards.
Lineup:
Washburn. Position. Normal.
Harrington, left end. Priest
Whitcomb.
McIntire, left tackle. Peterson
Rogers, DeFrantz.
Realm left guard. ..-.. Honska
Johnstone .-.-.- center .Fessenden
Mcintosh fright guard. 49,. Merrill
DeFranz, fright tackle. .Appletrab
Titus.
Lee, ...........right end ........... Hay
McCarro1l.
Crumbine quarterback. Barry
Burkhart, .lefthalf. 49,. Dickinson
HARDY.
McCarroll. .righthalf. Hargiss
Burkhart.
Whitcomb, .-fullback--.... Marlowe
Mcfarland.