The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-09
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(By CluR1

Now that the K u. Jayhawkers have
licked the Kansas platter clean, here's
hoping they husk all the corn out OF
/; the Nebraska Cornhuskers next Satur-
day and win the Missouri Valley COM
ference championship honors in walk
X U Is just as anxious to win the
Nebraska game as Washburn was to
peat K. N. last Saturday. The WASH
nurn Ichabods made the Jayhawkers
use all they had and kept them uneasy
70 the very last, and prospects are that
the Jays will do the same thing at
Lincoln.
X z. is making elaborate prepara-
lions Tor the northern trip and two spe-
cal trains will leave Lawrence Friday
nisnt. Last Saturday the coaches OF
Dotn teams were out scouting, Mr..
Stlehm OF Nebraka being at the Wash
Dunk U. game, here, and Messrs.
wheaton and Bond being at Lincoln to
watch the Huskers defeat Morning
sac When told Saturday afternoon
mat Wheaton and Bond were in Lin
coin. Stiehm said: "WeI. they won't
see much" When the K. u men saw
otfehm here they said: well, he won't
see much" But the railroads profited
| at any rate.
typographical error in the last par
agraph Of Saturday afternoons post
script story of the washburn-K. U.
game made it appear that Captain Tro-
/ oert dropped a received punt and that
6earg recovered the ball and carried
! 1T for touchdown. The story should
nave stated that Trobert blocked the
pau and Barrett carried it over for
touchdown. Both Captain Trobert and
Barrett played their best game of the
season last Saturday and blocking this
attempted punt was one of Trobert's
best plays. Several times Barrett
! broke through the Jayhawker line for
enective work and If it were not for the
sake OF kindness, it might be said that
| ne played rings around Jonesy of the
Jayhawkers.
Big Old Wolf, from the city Of Ober-
nn' mad his hawk-eye working to per-
lection Saturday Whichever way the
2aH was coming Wolf WIS there to
meet 1t and he held everything that
came his way.
| BEFORE the game, Robert Whitcomb,
OF the intellectual reputation. confided
10 a friend that he had figured out
nineteen separate and distinct ways to
stop man. Those who watched his
playing will agree that his figures were
! correct Barrett. his side partner in
the line. said he played the best game
| of them ALL
| 1t was the hardest game ever
played. Elmer Bearg said while Dress
ing after the battle. Bearg's spectacu-
| lar play was when he plowed straight
through the center of the X U. line in
going for the first touchdown. Dick
Whitcomb was also at his best in this
Washburn rally, and assailed by Sam
Stewart he began and finished the
march for the touchdown.
/ II IS all mistake about Pinky BeaIs
oelng buzzard. He is a real quarter
back from tip to tip and has actual
football brains in his Uranium. Also. it
p, was mistake about Ream being a
Quarterback Many OF last Saturdays
best gains were on forward passes to
MIN and he is now working at the
| right end Of the line in the backfield.
Both McCosh and Myers played good
oaii Saturday and Janney and Cham
peny- kept things moving after they
went into the game. The whole Wash
burn team was just about 100 per cent
better last Saturday than ever before
this season. and even in defeat looked
better and made a more creditable
showing than in previous games.
I William Gray. halfback. 1s1-
pound lad from Columbus, Kan, was
by far the bellwether of the Jay
hawker flock. He made every line
plunge feature and made two out
OF the three touchdowns.
Il Wood at quarter showed that he
was made out of football stuff all
) right. but he received an injury a
} short time after going into the game
and was taken from the field uncon-
sc1ous. However. his injury was not
serious and he will be available for
the Nebraska game Saturday.
One of the distinctive features OF
the K. U. .eam this season is its meth
cd of following up a punt. Mr.
Wheaton has taught his punters tc
boot the ball as high up in the air as
possible. This gives the forwards
time enough to get well down the field
and when the punt receiver is about
, to catch the ball they try to hit him
so hard that Le'l1 remember them the
next time and pay more attention te
them than to tn ball. However
. Washburn also used this style OF at
: tack rather effectively once or twice
!, Saturday.
1t is a notable fact that washburr
, worked more forward passes against
. X. U. than Oklahoma did. However
: most of them were short side passe.
and did not gain as much ground.
The rooters Of both sides showed &
commendable spirit Saturday b,
1 roofing for the opposing teams Ons
Lawrence newspaper man was plain
, spoken enough to say that he didn
believe either side meant it, but i
4 sounded good just the same.
II washburn's next game will be will
t St. Marys and the closing event o.
the season will be at Manhattan
against Lowman's Aggies. II tn,
: team keeps its Saturday form
> ought to win both easily.
INDUCING in future speculations. I
. is not impossible for K. q. to bea
: Nebraska and then lose to Missouri
thus upsetting the NJ. ". dope pu
and splitting seasons honors in thu
doing Kansas has q heavy team
and. while the odds are against her
hard work should give her a fighting
chance in the Nebraska battle o.
the other hand, Missouri seems to b
coming out Of her slumps and ma.
have the same chance at Lawrenc,
l<o ~ havoc there 3