The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-15
LOST BY FUMBLES
Washburn's Ragged Playing
Cost Kansas Championship.
Ichabods Defeated by College of
Emporia, Score to 0.

Three fumbles, thirty-eight yard
run and blocked kick resulted in a
College of Emperia touchdown which
cost Washburn the Kansas conference
title. The final score of the title game
played on College field at Emporia
Friday afternoon was, Washburn 0,
Emporia. Z.
The Emporia bleachers on both
sides of college field were filled to the
last seat and hundreds of spectat tors
were forced to sit on the ground at
the edge of the fence protecting the
playing field from intrusion. Both
teams were given the best of support
thruout the game.
The game was called promptly at
O'Clock. Referee Quigley called Cap
tains Lindell and Harr to the center
of the field five minutes before the
hour. Captain Harr won the toss and
chose to defend the north goal with a
slight breeze quartering at their back.
Wykoff kicked off forty yards to
Scott who was downed by Trull, Wash
burn left end, after returning the oval
ten yards. Trull was literally knocked
stiff on the play and had to be re-
| moved from the game. A SS-yard run
| by McNair, and two short plunges by
| Jaquith and Scott put the ball on the
Blue 20-yard line. where Washburn
| got possession of the oval on a FUN
ble. Wykoffs tumble was recovered
/ by Scott on the Blue 23-yard line.
! Washburn again got the ball on
I tumble, and r. Harshbarger fumbled
on the first play. Emporia lost the
Wykoff fumbled on his second attempt
to carry it. Washburn got the ball on
downs again after McNair had ad-
vanced it to the 15-yard line.
Blocked Kick Did 1t.
Lindell dropped back to punt out of
( II nh hllf @
Blue forwards and blocked the kick,
Scott recovering and counting a touch-
down. The score was made seven
minutes after the kickoff. Harr
| kicked a beautiful goal
When play started after the kick
off after touchdown the Blue showed
its first sign of coming to life and i'm
mediately threatened the Emporia
goal. The quarter ended with the ball
on the Emporia 45-yard line with the
ball in Emporia's possession. The
score at the end of the period was
Washburn, O; Emporia, Z.
Second Period.
Washburn~ got the ball in the sec
ond period when Harr punted to Lin
dell. who returned fifteen yards. 1t
was Washburn's ball on her own 40
yard line. Plunges by Wykoff and
Harshbarger put the ball on the Grim
son 25- yard line. 1t was fourth down
and Lindell tried a drop kick which
went wide. The ball was put in play
on the 2O-yard line. Harr punted on
the first play the ball going to En-
poria and Lindell fumbled the kick.
Emporia'S ball on the Washburn 40
yard line. End runs by Harr, Grant
and Scott gave Emporia chance for
an air counter from the 25yard line.
Harr tried a place kick which was low
and far to the side of the field Wash
burn threatened to score a touch
down just before the end of the half
but the whistle ended the play.
Third Quarter.
Washburn came back strong in the
first few minutes of play in the third
period. Harr kicked off twenty yards
to Cossman, who threw to LindeH, who
returned fifteen yards. Successive
plunges by Wykoff, Harvey and
Harshbarger put the ball on the En-
poria twenty-yard line. Her Lindell
tried to forward pass and lost the ball
on downs.
Washburn gained possession of the
| oval again when Harr failed to punt
beyond mid-field. Washburn staged
another march to the thirty-yard line,
where a flip from Wykoff to Stevens
gave the Ichabods the oval on the
| Crimson fifteen-yard line. The Blue
| chances to score were frittered away
thru the forward pass route-four
successive attempts being broken up
| by the fast work of Jaquith, Harr and
| Grant
At the end of this period Washburn
| had possession of the ball on the En-
poria' thirty-yard line.
Fourth Quarter.
| At the opening of the last period
| Emporia took possession of the oval
| on a tumble and proceeded to kick out
| of danger. The last period of the
game was lightened by the sensational
work of Palmatier, diminutive WASH
| burn back, who went in for Harvey.
/ Palmatier was the single Blue back
who carried the ball without fun bling
| it. Palmatier was the Blue last hope,
j and it was his dexterity in passing the
| ball which kept the Crimson team on
score.
| Washburn threatened the Emporia
| goal twice in the last period. and just
! before the whistle blew began to show
some signs of the class which fought
| Kansas to scoreless tie and which
handed the Kansas Normals defeat
| after they had registered one touch
down.
| Emporia Position Washburn
| Harr fc) ..........L. F............... Trull
Stephenson ....... Il. T. Cossman
G. Neisley. ........L Il. G.....-..-- Blelns
Widick ...,.....- :C..... ......- duIthlnson
Rink :.:........-.R. r. G.--..-. kennedy
I'M Neisley........R. T.......--.... Sharpe
Shankland .......R r. E..-........-. stevens
Jaquith ........... q. Ilndeii
Scott .............L. HI. Harshbarger
Grant .............R r. H. Harvey
| McNair ...........F. B......-..... Wykoff
Substitions: College of Emporia-Wie-
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