The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-15
IN Blue CAMP
BY HIGGINS.

| Washburn game. Saturday the big
fulIback, weighing in at 1913 i>ounds,
played the most brilliant game or MS
career. smearing the c. OF f. line time
and again, always for a gain, and run
ming beautiful interference for his
back-field mates. At one time in the
game Lee shook four tacklers, max
ing a sum total of Is yards while do
ing it. He was finally downed by
four c. of E. men who were clinging
to him from all sides. Wykoff always
falls forward, his full length of six
feet. Never once during the entire
game was he toppled over backwards,
no matter how many opponents We're
on him. The first Washburn touch
down, eaNly in the second quarter was
made by Wykoff. by line plunge
right thru center, the prettiest smash
the writer ever saw. The center ana
both guards of the Washburn line did
a good job of putting their men out,
and with seven yards to go. Wyko1f
charged thru the line, knocking oppon-
ents right and left and falling full
two feet over the line.
Earl Palmatier, playing half for
Washburn and tippin- the beam at 135
pounds, is the opposite of the big full
back in every. respect except that or
ground gaining. With Wykoff, stew
ems and his running half at the inter
ference Palmatier got under way at
| top speed, and was always good for a
| gain against the Presbyterians. His
| speed was astonishing on end runs and
| tackle swings, and he easily was equal
to Wykoff both men starring in the
| game.
| Grant and Harr Emporia stars, are
| two of the cleverest players in kansas.
Both men are whirlwinds at ball lug
g:ng, have abundance of speed, and are
deadly tacklers. Grant is poison" his
/ hon n rnfc he "a
The ease with which this speedy half
back skirted Washburn's right end on
| a brilliant 35-yard run for the second
Emporia touchdown was amazing. His
| running is smooth, even, and he is the
| only man in the Kansas conference
| who can dodge tacklers and still in
| crease his speed. Harr played a won
derfuI game, altho he was not exhibit
| ing his usual skill The rosy headed
| end was in every play, and came
| around end several times to get a ball
| Juggling Ichabod. McNair, fullback,
! showed up well in the conflict. His
| line pIunges were good, altho the
heavy Ichabod line held like a stone
| wall. McNair made the first touch
down for the Emporians by picking
up a Washburn tumble on his own IS
yard line and racing SIS yards for a
| touchdown. Harr gave him some
much needed interference about the
OIL the Il6IQ Wnen ne SpllleQ Bin
| Rogers, fast Washburn end. Rogers
was gaining on the slower man, and
| would, in all probability, have brought
| him down, had not Harr reversed the
| conditions.
Spectators of the game reported it to
| be the hardest fought contest this sea-
son. The lighter Emporians fought
| like tigers against their opponents.
and never gave up. Altho Washb Urn
put over two touchdowns in five
| minutes of play in the second quarter,
| both of them made on straight foot
ball. line plunging. the doughty c. of
E. fighters never lost hope. Washburn
| made fifteen first downs to C. of Els
six. That does not mean that c. of E
was losing the ball on downs They
| were playing a defensive game from
the first whistle to the last, with the
! exception of the third period Twice in
the first quarter Washburn had the
ball to within twenty-five yards of
| their opponents goal and both times
| they lost on fumbles, once when c. of
=: scored on the long run by McNair.
| me Presbyterlans were completely
| played off their feet in the first ba1f
and the last quarter, altho the tb;r1
quarter went to the fighters from the
| college town.
| Ream's pet new plays, which he
saved for the Emporia game, were
worked just enough by the Icha bods
| Several fakes were always good for :.
gain, SO well did Captain Stevens use
his head when he called them. Pal
matter stood with outstretched palms.
the pail was snapped, ard Stevens and
| PaIrnauer, both doubled over the ball,
would start around end. The C. of F.
tacklers would make for them About
that time, the spectators would see
Wykoff come battering thru the line,
bent low and hitting with pile driving
force.
Coach Gwin Henry of Emporia, has
turned out football team from a COL
lege with total enrolment of 800,
land about 100 men, that has held the
championship of the Kansas confer
fence for two years. He is a gentleman
lcoach, which explains to a large ex-
tent how he does it. Contrary to the
belief of some coaches, Henry thinks
his warriors are human and he treats
them as such. He is no hunter of
Ialibis when his team is defeated. IN
a talk with Ream after the game
Henry said: We'll, Ream. you've got
a wonderful machine. When you sent
THAT little fellow (Palmatier) thru
behind the rest of that big backfield
Ithey just couldn't get to him. In the
first place, he hid behind Wykoff, and
when the big boy falls the little one
lust skins right over him and stretches
out That play alone was nearly
enough to beat u.s.
Jaquith. Emporia quarterback, was
out. of his head during the last quar-
tier. according to some of his team
Imstes. They claim that he was call
ling his signals all wrong, and when
fright. was attempting wrong plays. He
Twas also acting unnatural on the field
"Jaky" had a hard fall. early in the
Iquarter. and it is thought that the fall
lput him temporarily out of his head.
| Washburn still remains the only
| indicated team in the Kansas con-
tference. She has only to beat or tie
| St Mart's next Thursday to walk away
l with Ia,