The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-30

Judging from results, it seems that
the washburn Ichabods have this
punch more than any other team in the
state because in every game except the
one with Friends they have come thru
with the necessary touchdoWns, often
overcoming an early game Lead but
really it has not been so much the
punch as the breaks of the luck ele-
ment that have tided them over, and
many critics say that the one weakness
of the Kennedy machine is its def
cheney along this line.
Friends Lost 1t.
Friends university seemed to be we'll
provided in this respect earlier in the
season but last week the Quakers
cracked badly when they allowed Ba-
ker to hold them to a scoreleSs tie and
now II is predicted that they are going
to find it hard to get back into their
early season stride, and il is vet to
be seen what team is going to get out
of the dub class first and become
the sensation of the state by learning
the sim pie trick of striking while the
iron Is hot and delivering the goods
when they are needed to save the day
The meeting of the Jayhawkers and
Wildcats was one of the most notable
In the history of their classic clashes
1t was a clean game between evenly
matched elevens and served again to
put Manhattan back on even terms
to the coaches and the players them
selves it must have been a bit disap-
pointing on both sides because they
could not fail to realize that the 0 to
tie surely would have been broken
IN their favor If a little more punch"
had been put into the fray when the
opportunities for score presented
themselves.
Both Deficient.
But neither team had the necessary
stuff when it came to the pinch. An
Unusual feature about the game was
the fact that the Aggies, while thev
outplayed the Jayhawkers were never
really within striking distance of a
touchdown, and the Olcott men who
were completely outclassed in often
ave playing We're able to invade the
Danger zones frequently only to lose
their chances.
me playing of Lindsey of X. u, ard
Or Randels, of the Aggies, in this game
VIII always stand out as bright feat
ures in their gridiron careers Roth
were heroes of hectic deeds and tbair
valuable work entities them to divide
the honor of being the greatest grid
ironists of Kansas today.
Lindsey, altho he was handicaDped
by having a bad knee and had to run
aWxWardly, was the bull and +ba
breastworks for the Jayhawkers thru
put His charging gave his team or4c
hcally every gain they made and he
never carried the ball that he did not
advance it goalward. In the defensive
ne was always as solid as brick walls
and there is every reason to believe
the Aggies would have won had a
weaker man been filling his shoes.
RandeIs at His Best.
Randels. like the Lawrence star,
also was handicapped. his reputation
for prowess making him a marked
man and the opposition seeing 20 it
that he had numbers against him ev-
cry time he made a move. But in
spite of this he was an ever present
menace to K. u and made valuable
gains time after time. Randels played
a loose position, carrying the ball
from all kinds of positions and gaining
ground repeatedly on end runs and
line siftings.
The game was model for cleanness
rom start to finish. Despite the fact
that the rivalry was of the bitter brand
and the fact that both. teams played
hard and smashed hard. there was no
attempt to take an unfair advantage