The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-19
IN BLUE CAMP
BY HIGGINS.

Last night as 1 lay dreaming-of a
loving cup, with the inscription
'Washburn Kansas Conference Foot
ball Champions 1920 Sang Capt.
Marvin Stevens, today-and he's right.
Steve" and Dwight Ream and the
other members of the team, and the
school, and Topeka, are all to be con-
graduated on winning the conference
honors
The first half of Thursdays game
was as even as a game could be.
Palmatier's dropkick from the 35-yard
line, was followed only a short time
later. by a 3S-yard drop kick by Brose
of st. Mary's, and with the exception
of one penetration by Washburn to
the Irish 15-yard line. the balance of
the game was played in the middle of
the field. Early in the third quarter,
Brose place kicked another three
points, and with the score against
them Washburn started fighting. Wy
koff took the ball from his own Is
yard line, across the Saints goal line,
virtually unaided, blowing the line
time and again, smashing with all the
power of his 19S-pound body, and he
put the ball across, and then kicked
goal. Twice in this progress Palma
tier materially helped the big boy.
and as a reward, Palmy was allowed
to carry the ball over the line him
self in the last period, after he had
IIldQ0 some brilliant tackle swings, IOl-
lowing the huge Wykoff for interfer-
ence.
Lane, crack Irish end, was held to
comparatively few gains during the
game. Palmatier and Simpson, on the
secondary defense, and Jamison and
Kendall on ends, effectually stopped
the fleet boy from making any large
gains on his famous end runs; altho
now and then he broke thru for con-
siderable yardage.
Turnout the entire first half, with
the exception of the last three plays,
Wykoff was held by the fighting St.
Mary's line. The big boy was smash
ing with his usual aggressiVeness. but
the Irish held like a stone wall and
his gains were small. Pep and spirit,
alone, however, could not stand the
strain, and on the last three plays be-
fore the whistle that ended the half,
for total of 20 yards. In the second
half his gains were enormous. Simp-
son, PLANTATION and Stevens carried
the ball well in the first half. and
Simpson, altho only playing his sec
ond game of football at the halfback
position, showed up we'll as a ball lug
ger. Jamison, at right end in place of
Rogers, played brilliant game on de-
Tense, nabbing the elusive Lane time
and again. Rogers went in at his old
position IN the third quarter.
On the first play after the kickoff
following Palmatier's drop kick, Coach
Steve O'Rourke rose up from the St.
Mary's bench and remarked to Coach
Gwin Henry of C. of E, who was sit
ting beside him, ''Oh, boy, watch this
play if it works. 1t did, and after
the entire left side of the Ichabod
line had taken the rest of the St.
Mary's backfield out, and only the sec
tween the line of scrimmage and the
from behind the st. Mary's line. and
gain. The play was one of the pref
test the writer ever saw. The only
trouble is, it could only be worked
once.
The win spirit was much in evidence
at st. Mary's, and the town was out
for Washburns tail feathers. Stores
closed up, unless an anti-football en-
thusiast could be found to stay on the
job, and the whole town was out to
help Steve O'Rourke put down the
Ichabods. The yelling was good, altho
disorganized.
Topeka football enthusiasts moved
out of town for the afternoon Thurs
day. The road to st. Mary's was liter
ally crowded with west-Soing traffic,
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