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the terrific onslaughts of Young. They could not penetrate the phalanx of interferers, behind which Allee and Conover and frequently Hill and Conley would advance the pigskin. Allee started the procession by a gain of twenty yards around Kansas' left end. Then it was that Coach Robinson introduced his modification of the Woodruff tandem play, or flying interference. Young, Conover and Allee stood in their usual positions, about twelve feet back of the line, and five feet apart. Hill, Latimer and Stampher left their places in the line and stood behind Young, Conover and Allee. At a signal, Hill, Latimer and Stampher started toward the right end. Then the ball was snapped and passed to Allee. Young, Conover and Evans fell into line behind Hill, Latimer and Stampher. Gibson started from the right end as soon as the ball was put into play, and Allee, with the ball, ran just outside the whole line. By the repetition of this play, interspersed with linebucking and end runs, the five yard line was reached and Young was again forced over for Missouri's second touchdown. Thompson missed goal and the score was Missouri 8, Kansas 0.
There were now only twelve mlnutes more of the first half to play and the rooters for the crimson looked decidedly gloomy, but the eleven Kansas men on the gridiron never despaired, but started in with a determination to tie the score. Hester made a splendid kick of fifty yards. Evans regained fifteen yards. A fumble gave Kansas the ball. Shellenbarger and Hester tried the line without gain. Then Steinberger was given the ball and with Hill, Shellenbarger, Hester and Wilson to interfere for him gained thirty yards around right end, securing the first touchdown for Kansas. The last ten yards of the run was made practically without interference. Steinberger's expert dodging was too much for the Tigers. The crimson rooters had been saving their lungs, but now they made up for lost time. "Rock Chalk! Jayhawk!" sounded from the grandstand, from the carriages and from the side lines, and the small boys echoed it from the race-track fence. Crimson made its appearance everywhere, umbrellas were waved, canes flourished and Chamberlain, on the side lines, wildly circled the Topeka Capital about his head and executed a Highland fling for the benefit of his fellow reporters. The
whole crowd went wild and the Missouri sports found all the takers they wanted. Shelly missed a rather difficult goal. The score was 8 to 4, with only six minutes more to play.
The ball was now Missouri's for the first time at the center of the field. Evans kicked low to Griffiths, who advanced the ball five yards. Hill attempted to go around left end but was downed with no gain. Steinberger made a pretty run of fifteen yards around right end. Hester and Wilson bucked the line for three yards each. Shellenbarger could not make anything around right end but gained five yards through center. Steinberger made another run around right end for sixteen yards. Wilson made a magnificent rush through tackle for eleven yards. A succession of short gains by hammering the line landed the ball four yards from Missouri's goal line. There was just a minute more to play when the ball was snapped to Wilson, who shot through a hole made by Piatt and Griffiths and landed the ball back of the line just as the whistle sounded the close of the half. Shelly failed to kick a very difficult goal, but the score was tied and the crimson supporters were jubilant.
THE SECOND HALF.
Evans kicked low and the ball bounded twenty-seven yards down the field. Hill secured it and, by good interference on the part of the whole Kansas team, carried it back twenty-five yards. The ball soon went to Missouri on a fumble. Allee gained ten yards by the tandem play, Missouri got five yards on an offside play, Young bucked center for three yards and again for five yards. The Captain Young signaled for the "double crisscross." Allee took the ball and started toward right end. At the same time Conover started for left end, and Young started toward right end. Allee passed the ball to Conover, who in turn slipped it to Young and kept on going around left end. While the Kansas men were rushing after Conover, Young swiftly passed around right end for forty yards and secured a touchdown. Adam Hill missed a goal. Score, Missouri 12, Kansas 8. It was claimed that Young ran outside the line, but the referee would not allow it.
On the next kick off, Hester sent the ball forty-five yards down the field. Evans secured the ball and advanced with it eleven yards. Young went five yards through the