The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-29

Thanksgiving was SmiIey's off day
You have them as well as the rest, so
don't knock. But he played the poor
est game he has played this fall. And
that accounts for a lot of it. Had he
been the Smiley that played in the
Kansas game there might be a differ
ent story to tell today.
Berg and Billings. the writer be-
1ieves. are the stars of the Aggie con-
test. Tomlinson at full also twinkled
brightly. He was playing his last
game for his school and he gave, as
had. His goal was a beautiful 40 yard
kick and his attempt from the SO
yard line lacked only yard of cross
ing the bar It was aimed true but
fell short about a yard.
There wasn't any laying down in
the AgGie game Even after the
Washburn scrappers saw they were
mined to win. Every man who. was
put into the contest gave all he had
as long as he had it. Smiley fought
and yelled and almost cried when the
game would not turn Washburnward.
But something wasn't there. That
something was what had stopped the
Aggies in their earlier rushes and tore
up the Lowman line when, the
Ichabods had the ball.
Trobert outpunted the Manhattan
booter but was handicapped by an in
jury for which who ever gave him his
suit when he returned to the game
was responsible. He was given an
old suit with no padding in it when
he retuned to the game a few days
ago. This resulted in his injury in the
first scrimn1age he was in.
Smiley was in bad shape during the
game. the coach declares, being
handicapped by two injured ankles.
one of which was hurt in the first
| down. And there was scarce a man
who wasn't injured in some way dur
ing the contest. But don't make the
mistake of thinking it all happened
to the Ichabods. There are a number
of Aggies today who are willing to
acknowledge they were in a football
game Thursday. Time and again Ag-
gies were yanked from the game be-
cause they had been worn out or in
jured so that they could not put up
their former good game. But, as one
! Topeka enthusiast APPLY put it, EVERY
man they took out was succeeded by d
bigger one.
And there was some ssIucll" in the
last half in favor of the Aggies. Two
of their touchdowns were indirectly a
! result of it. At one time it was an
intercepted forward pass. At another
Smiley fumbIed the ball and an Aggie
fell on it. This is called luck because
/ it favored the Aggies. If it had favor
ed Washburn it might have been call
ed good playing in one instance and
poor playing in another,
But don't think the writer be-
! gl'udges the Aggies their victory. He
/ doesn't. The K. S. A. c. machine is
! the most powerful the writer has seen
! this season. This includes the Kansas
and Missouri teams as well as some of
/ the smaller fry. Coach Lowman and
his men earned the victory they won.
! The Aggies are real champions of
| Kansas. May they wave until next
year when they meet Washburn here.
According to dope" given out last
(! night Rack" Smiley who played
/ quarter most of the season on the
! Washburn squad. will be elected cap
! Tin of the team for next year. Smiley
! will play his third year of football in
j the 1913 season. Others We're men
/ toned as likely candidates. but there
seemed no question among those
! mentioned of the election of the crack
quarter