The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-21

! less of a free-for-ar fight-mostly
more.
The Ichabods outplayed their oppo-
nents for fifty-five minutes of the
contest, but the last few minutes won
the game.
A forward pass over the goal line,
Rosseau to Ramaciotti, netted the
first touchdown for the Catholics
The second counter followed in
short order. Washburn received the
! kickoff, and after advancing the ball
down the field to the twenty yard line
lost it via the interception route st.
Mary's punted back and Washburn
tried the aerial method to advance.
Again St Mary's intercepted. Sulli-
van. substituting for Walsh at left
/ half, grabbed a Washburn attempt on
the thirtyfive yard line and skirted
the entire Ichabod eleven Tor a touch
down. Brose kicked both goals for
the Irish.
The we'll organized fighting of the
Catholics did the business Time and
again, after allowing Washburn to ad-
vance the ball, the st. Mary'S line
would hold for downs within the
shadow of their goal posts.
plea of over-confidence can hard
iy be entered for the Ichabods. Re-
ports say the Missionaries outplayed
the Catholics altho their usual punch
was not present
The Ichabods made twenty first
downs to st. Mary's ten. Thev gained
PSI yards in scrimmage to I33 Nv the
Catholics. Every indication is that it
was simply a last minute spIurge of
brilliant and desperate playing that
won the game for st. Mary's
Stevens's drop-kick from the thir-
teen yard line in the last Quarter was
made only after fighting brace bv
the Irish in their line that stopped
advancement by the Ichabods.
Topekans have commented nnfa-
| NorabIy on the disgrace of fighting on
the gridiron. The colin didn't see the
game and will refrain from much
comment.
This much is certain. however. A
FOOTBALL game is no place to indulge
~ the gentle art of fisticuffs. Referee
Hargiss was justified in removing tf7e
TWO men, who committed the offense-
from the game. --'7 .
The football world saw many nm
expected things happen SATURDAY. in
| the east, south, west and north.
And then. manT games turned ont
as expected.
Tho defeat of Yale bv Harvard
comes under the first Classification
ABOVE Few admirers of the Bull Dogs
inquired the dope as a Harvard win.
For three-fourth of the game the Yale
men led with three points to the Har-
YARD o. The final score was Yale 8,
Harvard 10.
George owen, a lad of 20 years.
made the history for Harvard On
the first two plays of the final period
owen and the balance of the Yale
team were at the Harvard half-yard
line. Another play and Owen was
the hero. Buell. kicked goal
But the height of the game was
reached when owen again tailed by
a place kick from the five-yard line,
also in the final period. Buell. has
received fame this season as Harvard's
king of hooters. Yet Owen cinched
the game with this kick, and he incl
dentally made a name for himself in
the Harvard Hall of Fame. All of
which is according to Hoyle.
In the Big Ten, Iowa cinched the
honors for the 1921 season by winning
from Northwestern university, IA to
0 at Evanston, Ill, while Ohio lost to
Illinois in one of the biggest upsets
of the season. Ohio was running neck
and neck with the powerful Iowa