The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-02

N0RMALS GOT 3 TOUCHD0gNS
Gray's Men Twice Threatened
to Score, but Failed.
Hargis' Men Crossed Line on
Two Lucky Flukes.

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of Saturday afternoons football game
here between washburn college and
the Emporia Normal team it was firm
ly established that the goddess OF luck
sometimes takes an important part IN
gridiron sports. Any Washburn player
will confirm this statement, likewise
many of the Teachers. as the tickle
hearted goddess literally handed the
Emporians two touchdowns while she
didn't even so much as give the WASH
burn players a pleasant look.
The final score was 19 to o. In the
second quarter the Hargiss Teachers
made two touchdowns. and added an
other in the fourth One of these was
honestly earned when Ladner carried
the ball over after his team had plow-
ed down the field without interrupt
tions. But the other two scores were
purely the spawn of horseshoe
mother, begotten by flukes and born
beyond the pales OF legitimate football
fatherhoOd.
There is no doubt but that the Nor
NAL team played better ball than did
the Ichabods. ami for this reason was
entitled to victory But, even at that.
the playing # tn. husky Teachers was
not in keeping with their form and ap-
pearance. It times their line was
veritable Gibraltar, while more than
once it resembled strip OF tissue
paper in whirw1nd. Their interior
ence was good, bad and Indifferent by
spurts: but they took advantage OF
every streak of luck that came their
way and therein lies the tale OF their
10 to score
Washburn Out OF Form.
On the other hand, the Ichabods
could not have drawn off card to
a bob-tailed straight without having
fIuked it to the table face upward
They went into the game with what
appeared to be a listless, Indifferent
confidence, and when they finally
oIrA of he NJ
period the Teachers had secured two
touchdowns and were sure enough of
their strength to meet every subse-
quent emergency. The Wasnourn
but in attempting to husband their
strength for next Saturdays game with
X. u, they made poor estimates OF the
prowess of the Hargiss men. No one
who knows the personnel OF the wash
burn eleven thinks for a moment that
the men did not have the inherent
ability to win; but the men simply re-
fused to pay the price, neglected to
use their heads and got the sawmill
ends of the luck breaks. Unless all
signs fail, nothing will demonstrate
this better than next Saturdays game
with K. U. =
In starting the game the Ichabods did
not show up to their usual form by any
means. Linge occupied Janney's rlace
in the line, McCosh was substituting
for Beals in the back field and Captain
Trobert was handicapped by a charley
horse that had been giving him much
trouble
TrObert Kicks Off.
Trobert kicked OF 40 yards against a
stiff gale to Cutter, who returned II
yards. After failing to gain both sides
punted repeatedly and E:mporia finally
advanced the ball to Washburn's 20
yard line and attempted a field goal,
but failed. Trobert punted back to
midfield and the ball seesawed back
and forth duri--g the remainder of the
quarter.
cured two of her touchdowns. After
making two successive first downs
Stevens was forced to punt to Ream.
who returned 10 yards Bearg made a
small gain. D. Whitcomb failed to gain
and on Bearg's second attempt he
dropped the ball upon being tackled
and Scott recovered the tumble and
made 25 yards for the first touchdown.
Trobert blocked the attempt to kick
goal.
Stevens and Trobert exchanged
punts, Emporia made two first downs
and attempted a field goal but failed.
However. Ladner recovered the ball
and advanced it II yards and Hartwig
and Ladner bucked through the line
for the second touchdown, Stevens
failing to kick goal Both sides ex-
changed punts and Ream and Trobert
manipulated a pretty forward pass 20
yards just as the time was up.
The Third Quarter.
At the beginning of the third period
Washburn showed true form for the first
and only time during the game md
threatened twice to score -Janney had