Kansas University Weekly.
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Recent foot ball scores: Missouri 42, Wentworth o; Michigan 10, Oberlin o; Northwestern 6, University of Chicago 18; Yale 16, New Jersey A. A. o; Harvard 6, Boston A.A. 8; St. Joseph 4, Haskell o; Kansas 16, Doane 4.
The game with Wentworth is the last game the Missouri Tigers play before they meet Kansas on Thanksgiving day. The score of 42 to shows that they will present a strong front. Every player should be out for regular practice each night until that time.
'Varsity vs. Doane.
November 14 will always be remembered as a "black Saturday" in Kansas foot ball history, on account of the sad accident which happened in the last half minute of the game with Doane College.
It was an ideal foot ball day, and a good sized crowd was out to witness what proved to be the most evenly matched contest played on McCook field during the present season.
Kansas played six substitutes: Williams, Sherman and Jones, in the line, and Burney, Crooks and Hess, back of the line. Doane won the toss. Mosse kicked off 45 yards for Kansas, and the game was on. Bowlby regained 10 yards. Hooper, Bowlby and Swain made small gains, and the ball went to Kansas on the fourth down. By steady line bucking the ball was carried to Doane's 10 yard line, where it was lost on a fumble.
Doane punted for 35 yards, again Kansas brought the ball to Doane's 10 yard line, but was stopped for four downs. Houston went around the left end for 20 yards before he was downed by Crooks. Walker got the ball on a fumble in the next play. Kansas carried the
pigskin to the 3 yard line. Again Doane took the ball on the fourth down, within three feet of her goal line. Abbot took the ball, but was forced back over the line counting a safety for Doane, scoring two points for Kansas but giving the ball to Doane on her 25 yard line. Kansas soon secured the ball and Kennedy, by a fake quarter back play, carried it over for the first touchdown. Walker failed on the goal and the score was 6 to o.
Doane kicked off for 35 yards, and got the ball on an unlucky punt on the Kansas 5 yard line. Lee was sent through the line for a touchdown, but failed to kick goal and the score stood 6 to4, until time was called for the first half.
In the second half Baine and Speaks went in as backs.
After the kick off the ball was worked back and forth in Doane's territory until Baine carried it over for a touchdown. Walker failed to kick goal.
With one minute to play Speaks was given the ball; clearing the left end he went down the field for 38 yards before he was tackled, within one foot of the goal line, by Serf.
It was this play that proved fatal to Serf. It was apparently an ordinary tackle and fall, and not as was incorrectly stated by certain newspapers, a scrimmage under which Serf was lying. Serf was rendered unconcious, but as he had been injured in a previous play it was thought to be not so serious as it proved to be later. Two physicians were in attendance, and it was found that he had received concussion of the brain. He was taken at once to the Eldridge house, where everything was done for him that was possible, but medical assistance proved to be of no avail and he died at 11:20.
Although the seriousness of the injury was not generally known by the crowd, yet it was apparent that his removal from the field was sufficient cause to dampen the feeling of victory, and as they filed silently away with apprehensive faces not a single "Rock Chalk" could be heard.
The final score, almost forgotten in the sad