The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-10-13
HOLD M. U. TO TIE
HustOn's Talented Toe Saves
Aggies From Defeat.
Farmers and Tigers Battle
FierceIy to 6 to 6 Draw.
(By a Staff Correspondent. }

Manhattan. Kan, Oct. 13.-Kicking
was the important factor in Saturdays
tie grid battle here between the Mis-
souri, Tigers and the Kansas Aggies
the magic toe of Huston being respon-
sible for all the Kansans' points and
the NJ. U. try for goal after a touch
down going wide and losing the lone
tory. The final score was to 6.
The game marked the opening of the
1919 NJ. V. conference race.
Missouri. wary of the prowess of
game the first half. but tumble in
the first quarter gave the Farmers
the ball in enemy territory. That was
all Huston needed After one wide
kick due to faulty pass by the cen
ter. he booted a beautiful drop square
ly between the uprights from the AS
yard line. The first half was largely
a punting duel between Huston and
Lewis, the Aggie kicker getting the
better of the argument.
A 2O-yard run by Kinds gave Hus-
ton his second chance and the lanky
lad, standing on Missouris forty-yard
line, booted over for his second goal
from field. These were the only times
the Kansans Inenaced the Tiger goal.
The Aggie backs only made two first
downs in the entire game, against
Missouri's seven.
Lewis, Missouri kicker, missed two
attempts at kicks from placement.
The visitors threatened to score in
the last minutes of the third quarter
when they pushed the ball to within
eight yards of the K. S. A. c. goal,
| but the Aggie line held them for downs
and Huston punted out of danger.
| The Missouri touchdown that tied the
score came in the last period after
Ruth, Tiger end, had received a 25-
yard pass from Forester and was not
downed until he reached the kansans'
6-yard line. Viner bucked the line for
| the lone touchdown. Instead OF punt
| ing out, Missouri elected to try to kick
goal from a difficult angle near the
| left side of the field. missed and lost
their chance to win.
Manhattan came back with a squirt
on the next kickoff, Gallagher, Aggie
speed demon, reeling off seventeen
wards and again eight. Then the Mis-
souri, line stiffened and Huston was
forced to try a drop-kick from the
| 6O-yard line. 1t was a marvellous at
tempt, after a low pass, and was going
straight for the crossbars, but didn'
have the height and fell short ten
yards, Packwood, Missouri safety,
catching it. Schroeder kicked out of
danger and the game ended.
Huston and Burton starred for the
Aggies. The little quarters return
| ing of punts at safety was good. He
! is fast and shifty. For Missouri, Ira
Wis at tackle and Schroeder at end
starred in the line and Edwards played
steady ball in the backfield. Viner,
taken out in the first half, was REIN
stated in the last and gained ground.
shorty Forester. the fast little back
Coach Miller put in in the last part
| of the game, started the Missouri squirt
| that won the game. His speed and
stiffness drew praise even from the
| supporters of the Blue and White. Z.
! E. c. Quigley of st. Mary's, just back
from umpiring in the recent worlds
series. refereed a good game; c. E.
Mcbride, Missouri Valley college, UNI
pired, and e. w. Cochrane, *. C. F.
c.. was head Nnesrnan. =