The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-08
GLOOM IN AGAIN
X. US Victory Over IchabOdS
Makes Aggies FavOrites.
Poor WaShburn Teamwork
Gave Jayhawkers Game.

AS a result of the Al to defeat
administered to the Ichabods by K. U.
last Saturday, and the AggieS'S easy
victory over Friends on the same day,
the dope on Fridays Washburn-Aggie
game here has been all upset, and even
the most optimistic WaShburn follow
ers are admitting that the Blue river
boys should be faVorities by long odds
The game at Lawrence last Satur-
day was a regular Little Belgium
tragedy to those who were pulling for
the Ichabods, the only discrepancy be-
ing that the Jayhawkers showed less
mercy to their helpless opponents and
less regard for the rules of moderation
than any band of goose stepping Ger
mans that ever charged a Zoe under
the colors of the kaiser. The score
was one of the biggest ever made in
a Washburn-K. u. game, and it was
the biggest total the Jayhawkers have
made in any game this season.
Rally Came Late.
The Ichabod team played true to the
rotten form it had shown all during
the week in practice, and not until the
last quarter did the men concentrate
their strength. And then it was too
late, for the JayhawkerS had already
made their Al points and were taking
a double precautiOn by sending in
their best stars to guard their goal
line.
Lack of concentration and concert
ed team work during the first three
periods stand out as the big excuse
for the overwhelming score. AS a
team, the Ichabods never looked worse
than they did Saturday. But in spite
of this, most of the players, at one
time or another during the game,
played as brilliant football they ever
did in their lives. Mostly, however,
they took turn about at showing their
brilliancy, no two stars shining stimuli
taneously.
Individual Playing.
During the first half Captain Beals,
Stewart and Cham berlain were the
only men who played in their best
form. Later in the game, however,
Billings, McCosh, Champeny and Rice
all displayed momentary brilliancy
that outshone any individual playing
on the K. u. team
In the last half of the game, after
he had been switched from quarter to
end, Billings played the best football
of his career, and his tackling behind
the line robbed the Jayhawkers of a
were the only two men who played
consistently throughout. Tiny Sam"
being the mainstay of the defense and
"Pinky'' leading in the offense.
An unavoidable accident early in the
first quarter was the undoing of Gray's
men. Receiving q punt near his goal
line, Champeny was going for a nice
return when he was tackled so hard
ball X. U recovered the ball and
Wood and Holt soon went over for the
first touchdown.
Started Jayhawkers.
This fluke score seemed to take the
confidence out of he Ichabods, and,
although they succeeded in working
one long forward pass by the Stewart
Newell route. they were kept on the
defensive during the remainder of the
quarter and the JayhawkerS scored
again Immediately after the opening
-sf the second period.
From then until the beginning of
the last quarter the Kansans had
things going just as they wanted them,
and four more touchdowns We're
added
Washburn's only chance to score
was in the latter part of the game
when after the ball had been ad-
vanced to the so yard line by use of
the forward pass Chamberlain at
tempted a field goal that failed. The
most spectacular individual playing
for the Jayhawkers was done by
Sleepy Holt, a Topeka product. Pet
erson, Fitzgerald. Quarterback Wood
and Reidy. The lineup and summary: