The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-01
K. U. BEATS K. S. 4. C.
FumbIes Lost. Aggies Their Game by
a Score of IA to O.

n Score of IA to 0.
Manhattan, Kan, Nov. 1.-Fumbles
lost the Kansas Aggies their game
with the Jayhawkers here Saturday by
a IA to score. On the first tumble
the Aggies lost the ball and their
hearts at the same instant, and they
never recovered from the shock
For the first five minutes of play
the Wildcats drove the Jayhawkers be-
fore them easily. A pass to Kinds,
who was on the Jayhawker N15-yard
line, was fumbled. Going thru the
quarters hands, it was pounced-ap by
Bell of K U, recovered, and Bell won
the game for K. Z. by. tearing down
the field to the Aggie goal line for the
first touchdown. The loss of the six
points which they had considered all
ready chalked up, temporarily ruined
the Aggies' morale, and they were in
the air for a few minutes. Lonborg
kicked goal, and at the end of the
quarter the score stood to 0 in favor
Of the Jayhawkers.
Early in the second period the K. Z.
men staged two wonderful passes.
The frs, from Little to Reid, gained
X. U. 20 yards and put the ball on the
Aggies' 25-yard line. Instantly the
Jayhawkers shot across another for
ward pass, Lonborg to Vaudeville, who
ran rs yards back of the Aggies' goal
IA TO for the Jayhawkers, where it
stayed the rest of the game.
The second touchdown was made on
straight, expert forward passing, and
the only brilliant passing of the game.
The forward passes attempted by the
Aggies were i'll starred and rarely
gained ground when they were re-
ceived. The old-time jinx, always
working when the Aggies meet the
Crimson and Blue. made the fingers
OF an Aggie reaching for a pass all
thumbs Hyper-nervousness seemed
to be the main cause of the innumer-
able fumbles perpetuated by the Ag-
gies
In the third and fourth quarters the
Aggies frightened up, and played real
football, but lacked the necessary
weight and punch to cross the X u
goal line. They held well. and their
goal line was in danger but once dur
ing the last two periods of the game
Driven back to their 15-yard line, the
Aggies depended on Huston's toe to
get them out of the hole Huston
kicked almost straight into the air and
IL was X US ball on the Aggies' 25-
yard line. K. q. massed and fought
nard to put a touchdown across. but
the Aggie line stood fast, and took the
ball from K. U. on downs, with the
gains of the K. u. team absolutely nil.
Huston kicked out of danger, and the
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played in the Jayhawkers' territory.
X Z. played easily during the last
part or the game, except for the one
| desperate effort to put the ball over in
a third touchdown. Their defensive
| work was good, but not equal to the
defense of the Aggies. Axline staged
the only star play for the Aggies when
he went around left end on a third
yard run which the Aggies could not
| follow up.
There was MUCH kicking in the third
quarter, in which Huston showed up
we'll for the Aggies against Bum of
X. W, but Illusions kicks were re-
turned far more consistently than We're
those of the Jayhawker, and the fight
Melted little for the Purple and White
men. A bright feature of the game
was the Interference of the Aggies,
| which was superior one or two oc-
casions. and only mediocre the re-
mainder OF the time.
A pet shift of Bachman's, which he
has been developing turnout the sea-
son, and which has cost the Aggies
| many yard in penalties before be-
| ing mastered, was working well yes
iterday, but was not good for enough
gains to put a winning score on the
board. The play made yardage for the
Aggies each time, but the Purple and
White line leaked somewhere, in time
to make the gains small.
| The biggest crowd ever attending
| an athletic event on Ahearn field
watched the game Saturday. Seven
thousand was a low estimate of the
attendance. All the tickets for bleach
ers and grandstand were sold out two
days before the game. The K. q. con-
tingent numbered 1000 or more, and
there were old grads of both schools
from all parts of the state.
The K. U. delegation staged a pa
rade thru theNbusiness section of towr
on their arrival at noon, which demon
strated that there was no pep lacking
on either side. The bands of bot1
schools contributed hugely to the sue
cess of the parade. The Aggies were
| at the station to welcome the incom
ing Jayhawkers, and assisted in theil
parade. The roofing was>well organ.
lied on both sides. The crowd at thu
game taxed the entertainment re
sources of Manhattan as they have
| seldom been taxed before.
In spite of the pep generated, th'
feeling between the students of the twi
schools was excellent. Rivalry is a
keen as ever but it lacks the acri
monious bitterness which has marke'
the relations between the studen
bodies of the two schools in past years
The lineup:
Agsies- Position. Kansas.
| Scbrfng .,,.. r. observation-disclosures. Be