The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-11-13
WRshburn and st. Marys Change
Date of Game Here.
Blue Is in Line for Champion
ship of Kansas.
MUST BEAT AGGIES
Driver Has Team Playing Better
Game Than Ever.
TOmIinsOn and Bishop Star in
Saturday Game.

The Washburn-St. Mary's football
game, it is announced. will be played
here Friday instead of Saturday to
Sive Topeka enthusiasts a chance to
see botn that game and the Kansas
Nebraska game which will be played
Saturday at Lawrence.
Washburn expects to win with ease.
Perhaps. however, the Blue is over
confident. Since the Normal game the
players believe they have asserted them
selves as almost championship con-
tenders. In fact, since the Normal de-
feated the Aggies and the Aggies beat
Paramount and Paramount beat Baker
and Washhurn beat the Normal, it
looks like they were right now in line
for consideration. II the AggieS trim
the Blue on Thanksgiving, however,
then Washburn's claim for the cham
pionship will be groundless. If Wash
burn wins, the Blue will have about
the best claim among the colleges.
Team Is Really Improving.
Coach Driver, unlike many coaches,
seems to be able to deliver this strength
al the end of the season" His team
considered probable that he will have
his men in form to defeat the husky
farmers.
The Saturday game, in spite of the
terrible weather, showed much improY-
ed team work. The men played with
ter than on the fine Kansas game day
and the backs were hanging together
in interference. The line proved to be
a wall to the NOrmalS whose gains were
made around the ends. About the only
good gains made by the Teachers were
near the close of the first quarter when
they found the Washburn left end,
held down by Tucker, a tryout, to be
weak. HerrOd ran the end for so yards
in repeated attempts
Run Well Under Punts.
Tucker ran down the field better,
however, and Mcintyre and Lowe, who
replaced Tucker, kept the Teachers
worried on receiving punts. There
were few good returns by the Normals
and also few by the Blue because Mar
low for the Normals was kicking very
poorly and the secondary defense more
often received the ball than the down
field pair. NARROW got off a few good
punts with the wind. Bishops kicks
would average 80 yards throughout.
Tomlinson again played star game,
ramming through for long gains ana
a touchdown and also kicking a field
goal from placement His place kick
was from near the 35-yard line and
against the strong wind and binding
snow. His kick went true, however,
almost even way between the uprights.
In the last quarter the back field was
changed, Crumbine, Emmons and
taking the places of Tom
linson. D. Rogers and Burkhart. En-
mons tried drop kick from the %
yard line with the wind in his back on
the second play. but failed completely.
should Try More Goals.
Along through the third quarter,
was in Normals half of the
field continually with the wind at their
back. A punting duel was waged,
Bishop kicking over the goal line sew
eral times and the Teachers putting
the ball in play on the 25-yard line. |
The spectators called for Tomlinson
to try place kicks instead. but the
punts were continued. Failures at
goals would have the same result, |
while successes would have been
scores
Driver will from now on point his
men for the Aggie game. After the |
st. Marys game Friday. the Blue does |
not play for 10 days