The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-23
Twist TIGER TAIL
Kansas Defeats Missouri in
GridirOn Contest.
Defense of MissOurians Crum-
bIed Under Fierce Attack.
r1NaI .o00nF nTAQ IN Tn, n
FINAL SCORE WAS Il TO 8
Sensational 65-Yard Drop Kick
by Shepard of M. o..
JayhaUkers Found Weak Spots
in Second Quarter.

in Second Quarter.
Kansas won a glorious victory this
evening over Missouri by score of
IL to 8.
McCook Field, Lawrence, Kan, Nov.
23-The football team of the Univer-
sity of Missouri and Kansas met on
McCook field this afternoon on per-
feet day for football. The field is fast.
Two hours before the game was called
the crowd began to arrive and shortly
before the kickoff at 2:30 practically
every seat was filled and a crowd of
$4,000 persons saw the contest.
The betting, which had been two to
one on Missouri early in the week, was
taken down to even money before the
game because of the large amount OF
Kansas money A crowd of twenty
or thirty old Kansas football stars
passed the ball along the side lines be-
fore the game.
The two teams weighed within one
Mound of each other on the average
per man.
At 2:25 Missouri entered the fe'd
amid cheering, lined up in front OF
Missouri bleachers, where their pic
lures were taken after which they
started formation practice. At 2;zS
K. U. entered the field amid fierce
cheers.
The K. U. band starts playing 1.-The
Gangs All Here" at which all stand
up uncovered.
Missouri Wins Toss.
The teams lined up at 2:35. Missouri
won the toss and chose to receive.
Kansas kicked off 10 yards and re-
covered the ball. Forward pass,
Brownlee to Wilson one yard. Wilson
punted 35 yards to Missouri's yard
line Missouri punted out As yards
Wilson fumbled punt but recovered
ball Coolidge no gain.
Coolidge gains two yards. Kansas
ball in middle of. field. Wyley gains
8 yards Wilson punts 80 yards, Mis-
souri, runs back yards. Missouri
gains 3 yards.
Kansas Penalized.
Kansas offsides penalty yards. Mis-
souri, loses a yard. Kansas penalized
5 yards off-sides. Knoble gains 80
wards Lemire gains 8 yards. Kansas
loses 5 yards offsides, Missouri's first
down.
Missouri no gain. Lemire gains 5
yards Knoble fumbles, Kansas re-
covers Knoble's tumble on Kansas 10
ward line Wilson makes Is yards or
fake punt. Captain Brownlee gains
yards on end run. Stuewe gains
yards. Kansas fumbles. Missouri re-
covers on Kansas 40 yard line. Nc
Williams no gain. Knoble gains
yards Lemire loses one yard. Shep-
hard dropkicks from 65 yard, scoring
8 points.
Score, Missouri. 8; Kansas 0.
Missouri kicks off As yards. Wilson
back 10 yards. Kansas no gain.
Coolidge gains yards around left end.
Kansas forward pass Wilson to Bryce, |
15-yard gain Wyler makes yards.
Wilson on fake punt loses 2 yards !
Wilson kicks 25 yards out of bounds. |
ball on their own 40-yard |
line. Lemire gains yards. Knoble |
no gain. Knoble 1 yard. Kansas pen |
allied yards: Lemire 8 yards:
penalized yards off side.
Sheppard punted so yards across the
inc for a touchdown. Kansas scrim- |
nages on the 20yard line. Coolidge !
-ore through for 80 yards. Coolidge |
gains a yard. Kansas ball on Mis-
souri's 4O-yard line. Net Wyler makes |
30-yard run to Missourfs 2O-yard line. |
Coolidge no gain. Quarter up. Score, |
Missouri 8; Kansas o.
SecOnO QuarCeF.
Kansas starts on Missouri's 20 yard /
ine. Coolidge gains 1 yard. Kansas
fails on forward pass. Weidline drops |
back for drop kick on 40 yard line, |
lrop kick perfect, Kansas 3, Missouri /
3. Crowd wild. Both bleachers urg-
ng players with great enthusiasm. /
kansas kicks off 40 yards. Missouri
,eturns 5 yards. Knoble no gain. Le- :
nire gains 2 yards. Missouri's ball
IN own 25 yards line. Knoble gain 8 /
yards. Shepherd drops back for punt.
2unts Sc yards to Wilson. Wilson was
1owned in his tracks. Price around
light for s yards. Steuwe through for
Yards. Detwiler through for yards
Coolidge makes Z yards for first down.
Oetwiler no gain. Kansas ball on Mis-
iouri's 80 yards line. Detwiler gains
yards Kansas working Minnesota
'hift to good advantage. Steuwe
through for yards. Detwiler gains
wards Steuwe makes 1 yard. Kan
as makes first down. Coolidge makes
/ yards.
First Touchdown for X. o.
Wilson over for touchdown. Weld
inc missed goal. Score, Kansas 9;
Missouri 3.
Kansas kicks off over goal. Lemire
oses 8 yards. Sheppard punts 30 yards.
o Wilson. Coolidge through for
ards. Stuewe makes first down. Price
makes yards around right end.
Oetweiler makes 10 yards on a fierce
eft tackle butt. Coolidge through for
yards Detweiler makes 1 yard to a
irst down. Wilson loses a yard. Cool
dge gains yards.
Half up.
Seore-Kansas 9. Missouri 3.
Third Period.
Missouri kicked off. Wilson punts
10 yards. Missouri's ball on 80 yard
inc. Kansas penalized 5 yards. Le-
nire gains 5 yards and Knoble goes
through for g. Lemire no gain
<noble loses a yard. Sheppard punts