The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-12-01
Tomlinson Had Shoulder Broken
Early in the Game.
LefG Washburn Without Any
One to Kick.
SLOW TO WAKE UP.
Played MiserabIy in the First
Quarter.
The Aggies Gained More Ground
by Rushes.

A broken shoulder received in the
first 20 minutes of play undoubtedly
lost Washburn the state college cham
Iionship OF the gridiron Thanksgiving
day Louis Tomlinson, upon whom the
Blue crowds depended to Offset HOWen-
stein the Aggle kicker. had TO be Ia
ken from the game before an oppor-
tunity had been afforded him to do his
The long rest had left the Washburn
team in a sort OF Iethargy which ii took
Rsorne time to shake off Tommy had
gotten to make none OF his smashing,
sIashing ~uns and had not even been in
1,osition to try a place kick for which
nv a light half with little experience.
Nevertheless, the Blue soon made a
touchdown. Then there Was no one to
kick goal That is Tommys business.
u. Rogers tried il and failed misera bly,
Then the score was to j. HOWen-
stein having already booted two across
the bar. Washburn had many chances
TO score also but there was no one 10
kick Finally Bishop was called upon
10 try His attempted drop went dl-
rectly into the hands of Philips, the
Agile center, and no more were tried
The score of course should have been
4 tie but Rogers failed in a pinch IN
fact Washburn should have won on the
counters run UP but the good rules
committee has provided that a simple
field goal is three hfths as good as a
touchdown when the labor is less than
One-tenth.
The first quarter on Washburn 5 part
was one of the poorest exhibitions the
Blue has put up this year The tacki1ng
was miserable. After the first quarter,
however WaShburn was always in the
game ana some brilliant work even was
done by Lowe at end who was tipping
down field men over in their tracks
Smiley also WAS starring most OF the
dav especially in returning pInts- HIS
long run which brought the touchdown
was Il mary elous exhibition of evadinS
tackIers.
carried the ball 200 yards and Wash
burn 146. the Aggies making first down
eight times and Washburn five. The
came properly. however, was a punt
in. duel throughout. both teams punt
ing on first and second downs often to
avoid disaster.
Bfshor was outpunted slightly. aver
asiI. So yards in 1 8 kicks, while Ho-
Avenstein averaged IS in 10 kicks.
SmiIey's returns however, were far
better than those of Sims and Howen-
stein he averaging IA yards to their
four Lowe WAS responsible for keep
ing the Aggies back. often throwing
them il their tracks some OF smiley
returns were b yards, while many Of
them were for % He, too. was some
times stopped in his tracks.
Washburn worked he forward pass
for Sc yards in eight attempts. three
Of them being successful and one los
ing TO the Aggies. The AggieS worked
enc in SIX attempts that one gaining
40 yards. They, too. lost the ball once
ol a pass d. Rogers ran 40 yards
from a pass and Lowe would have had
2 clean getaway with little Interior
cnce.
Tie onside kick was used sparingly
bv both teams. Washburn getting the
only result when Bishop recovered one
for . gain Of IS yards near the end of
the game
Howenstein tried six drop kicks and
scored two. Bishop tried the only
field goal for Washburn and kicked
into the line.
Penalties were infrequent Wash
Slurn drawing 35 yards and the Aggies
80 Field Judge Hoops was particu-
larly Ienient and once allowed an Ag-
gle TO hold Smiley on forward pass
within the 20-yard zone. which. if
Smiley had not been interfered with
would have been an easy touchdown,
because there was no one between him
and the goal and the goal but ; yards
away
In the last half of the game Wash