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Kansas University Weekly.
K. U. Wins From Abilene.
In the opening game of the season, played last Saturday on McCook field the 'Varsity won from the strong aggregation from Abilene, captained by Will Matteson.
The day was rather warm for football, but the game proved to be very interesting, although loosely played. About four hundred people witnessed the game.
The visitors played a much better game than was expected, while the 'Varsity played a listless, fumbling game, which lacked the "ginger," which is so essential in football.
Our line however was almost invincible. Kennedy played a steady game at "quarter," while Baine, Sanderson, Voights and Whitney showed up well as ground gainers.
THE GAME IN DETAIL.
Abilene won the toss and chose the west goal. Abilene kicks off for 40 yards, Crooks returns it 30 yards and Voights takes it around the right end for 3 yards. Baine fumbles and Abilene secures the ball. Abilene fumbles and loses 7 yards. Matteson gains 3 yards through tackle, and Abilene fumbles and loses the ball. Voights gains 8 yards through tackle, Foster gains 3 yards, Voights gains 2 yards around the end, Baine goes around the end for 12 yards and through takle for 2 yards, Mosse fails to gain, Voights gains $ \frac{1}{2} $ yard and Abilene gets the ball on downs. Abilene loses on a fumble, fumbles again, and Sanderson gets the ball for a 10 yard run, Whitney gains 3 yards around the end, Sanderson goes around the end for 17 yards, Baine gains 1 yard through tackle and 5 yards are lost on a fumble. The ball is within 20 yards of the Abilene goal, Baine tries a drop kick but fails, Matteson
gains 2 yards through tackle, a criss cross is tried and 3 yards are lost, Matteson punts 20 yards and Abilene gets the ball, Brown loses 1 yard, Ersham fails to gain, and Matterson punts 30 yards, Baine goes through the line for 4 yards, Crooks gains 2 yards, Baine gains 5 yards, Crooks gains 5 yards through tackle and Hamill fails to gain, Voights gains 1 yard, Baine gains 3 yards and the ball goes to Abilene on downs, Davidson goes around left end for 3 yards, Ehrsam gains $ \frac{1}{2} $ yards through the line, Matteson punts 35 yards, Crooks fumbles the ball and Abilene secures it. Davidson gains 3 yards, Ehrsam fails to gain, Matteson attempts to punt and K. U. gets the ball. Foster and Voights go through the line for small gains, Voights goes around the end for 5 yards, Crooks fails to gain, Baine gains 1 yard, Whitney gains 2 yards, and Abilene takes ball on downs. Abilene is given 5 yards on an off-side play. Davidson gains $ 2\frac{1}{2} $ yards, Ehrsam gains 3 yards, Matteson gains 1 yard, Davidson gains 3 yards, Matteson punts 20 yards and K. U. gets the ball. Sanderson gains 2 yards, Baine and Voights make small gains, Baine punts 35 yards and Abilene gets the ball. Ehrsam fumbles but Abilene recovers the ball. Brown loses 5 yards, Matteson punts 40 yards, Kennedy fails in catch, but Crooks recovers the ball, Baine gains 2 yards, Crooks goes through tackle for 3 yards, Baine gains 3 yards and time is called with the ball in the centre of the field.
SECOND HALF.
Baine kicks over the goal line on the kick off and Abilene gets the ball on the 15 yard line. Matteson punts 35 yards, and Crooks fumbles, but Baine recovers the ball and gains $ 2 \frac{1}{2} $ yards, Baine goes through the line for 3 yards, Hamill gains 5 yards, Foster fails to gain on second down, Voights takes the ball around the end for 18 yards and a touchdown, within six minutes after play began. Baine kicks out and then kicks goal. Abilene's ball; Matteson punts 15 yards, Crooks fumbles and Sanderson recovers the ball and carries it 25 yards, Baine punts 35 yards and K. U. gets the ball. Baine is retired