The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-10


former Ichabod quarterback. He
seemed to ease gently into the line on
a play, yet with the force of a cyclone.
Sweat, colored. has unlimited speed.
He also has a head. and what is more
unusual, uses it. The negro was in
some tight places Saturday, but he
found his way out His tenacity of
purpose when trying for gains was all
grit. He was mistaken in his hole
only once during the entire play. He
is not blind runner, and his fleet
ness around end left many Washburn
tacklers lying in the dirt behind his
flying feet.
We mustn't forget AIyea, who
played a stellar game at left half. He
is married, but evidently retains still
his prenuptial abilities on the field.
Alyea's spiking and ball Juggling
abilities were shown to good advan-
tage Saturday.
The entire backfield is composed of
stars. Their interference on the old
favorite box play was beautiful. Every
man lfet his feet and the opponent
went out of the play for quits. The
execution of the crisis cross, old as the
game itself, but effective if correctly
handled, was masterfully done. John
W. Heisman himself could ask for no
better backfield.
One man in Weede's game was hard
to locate for more than a few seconds
at time s. turday. His name is Doty.
He is center and captain for the Man
uals. One of the fans explained the
from view by saying THAT mans
not long in the same place. He's like
God-everywhere at once"
Weede believes in the open, rowing
center. Doty, althc weighing in at
the inferior weight of 1873 pounds, was
living example of the seldom heard
statement that Nerve, nor weight is
the deciding factor" His backir up
of the line on defense was one of the
features of the contest. Doty seemed
able to smell the exact place of pene-
tration of the attack He was gem
orally on the bottom of the pile
Price and Luke, ends. are as capable
as we've seen to date. Their fleet
ness enabled them to down the op-
posing safety in several instances of
Pittsburg punts.
It may be that we are waxing a lit
tie too enthusiastic over Weede's team
but we think not A better coached,
better performing bunch of young
sters will not be seen often during the
1921 season of conference football. In
fact, We believe that a better behav-
ing team will not be found at all in
the Valley. Not that they can't be
beaten, but their ability is unquestion-
able. They are smart boys, every one
of them.
The colin has preached in several
stories of the craftiness and resource
fuIness of Doc" Weede. He's a friend
Of ours, that's true. But that's not
the reason. We've seen his abilities
demonstrated often. Did you notice,
we inquire. that all backfield men and
both ends on the Manual eleven wore
white headgears? Pretty nice to find
In hurry-in case a forward pass
might be flipped, Ell? But then
in I no H.,
And an All-American end might be
expected to know a little something,
Now comes the unpleasant part of
our little job, that of "panning" the
nome team. But unpleasant things
are often necessary.
To begin with,-Washburn played
the worst game the writer has wit
messed her play for three years. 1t is
useless to dwell upon the details of
the game Other papers have COW
cred them adequately.
An alibi might be proven in the
number of regulars who were out of
the game. Heavy" Irwin, center,
witnessed the game from the side
lines with his right hand in a plaster
cast. Sharp, fullback, has a bad
ankle; Euler and Sewers. halfbacks.
We're nursing injuries. Church and
Boies, both good fullbacks, were out
with battered bodies.
And yet We feel that an objection
is legitimate.
SANDY" Crawfords 50-yard run for
a touchdown was the brilliant spot of
the Ichabod game.
Washburn made four first downs to
fifteen of the Normals.
Washburn's fumbles were frequent
and disgusting. A clean tackle by a
Washburn man was a thing of rarity
during the game. In countless PLAYS
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down charging, fleeting Manual. Not
that they were so big,-but the Icha-
bods could not tackle. They fIoun-
dered like fish out of water. 1t was
hard for loyal Washburn supporters,
men and women who graduated from
and attended the Ichabod institution,
to witness the game. They couldn't
believe thier eyes. The Ichabod line,
famed far and wide for its solidnesS
and quality, leaked time and again
leaked like a sieve, yielded to the
charge of a Manual attack like soft
ground to a spade. Not once did this
happen. nor twice, nor a half dozen
times, but steadily, wantOnly thruout
the game. Only once did the Ichabods
brace and show signs of the old spirit
At the beginning of the second half,
Immediately following a tumble on
the Pittsburg kickoff, the Ichabod
line stiffened admirably. held the Man
uals for downs on Washburn's own
five-yard line. But the Ichabods were
forced TO punt. They were incapable
of gaining thru the Manual line.
To sum it up,-Washburn players
were stale. We never saw a team
more stale.
Two things that the writer knows,
can produce staleness.
One of them is overwork. Too much
practice,-an overdose of hard work
on the field, continued pounding OF
the line, all can produce an inability
to perform. The fault is the coaches.
! if this method produced the difficulty.
| Overconfidence, cockineSs, or disre-
gard of consequences sum up the other
| reason. The Ichabods may have
thought themselves too good for de-
| feat at the hands of a conference
team.