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place. Conley made two yards through right tackle. Young went around the left end for five yards, and was downed by Williamson. Conley carried the ball almost to the goal. Young went over left guard for a touchdown. Price failed to kick goal. The game stood: Missouri, 10; Kansas, 6.
Williamson kicked twenty yards and Thompson fell on the ball. Shawhan downed by Outland for a loss of five yards. Shawhan made six yards on a fake kick. Young made five yards around right end. Brigham made one yard through right tackle. Allee punted fifteen yards, and the ball was caught by Hill.
Hill fumbled and lost ten yards. Williamson punted twenty yards and the ball was returned by Allee five yards. He was cleverly tackled by Crooks. Conley made two yards through the center. Allee went through the tackle for one yard and was downed by Williamson. Allee punted twenty-five yards. Hill caught the ball and returned it two yards. He was nicely downed by Price. Kansas tried twice for no gain. Williamson punted twenty-five yards. Allee caught ball and was downed by Crooks. McAllester went over left tackle for two yards. Young made a yard over right tackle, and Kansas took ball on downs.
The ball was in the middle of the field. Burney went over Hill for six yards. Outland went around right end for four yards.
Outland tried center for little gain and Missouri took ball on downs. Conley made two yards, downed by Williamson. Allee punted twenty-five yards. Returned ten yards by Hill. Gump went around left end for six yards. Griffith made four yards through left guard. Crooks was downed by Conley, for a loss of one yard.
Williamson punted twenty-five yards and the ball was caught by Allee, who returned it ten yards. Allee went through the center for two yards. Shawhan bucked the center for six yards. Conley made five yards through right tackle. McAllester went through left for two yards. Conley went through for five yards.
The ball was again in the center. Outland was hurt and Nat Foster went in.
Piatt went to end and Foster to tackle, Burney to half. Allee went around right for two yards and was downed by Williamson. Young tried a fake kick, but lost ground on tackle by Foster. Kansas took ball on downs. Gump bucked center for one yard.
Burney went three yards over the tackle. Gump went through the right tackle for four.
Williamson went through the center for twenty yards and was downed by Allee.
twenty yards and was downed by Ames. Gump went around right end for six yards. Burney went around left tackle for three yards. Gump went around right end for three yards. Ball on Missouri's five yard line. Gump made one yard. Williamson made three yards through left tackle. One yard from goal. Burney lost one yard. Gump failed to gain and Missouri took the ball two yards from the goal. Brigham gained two yards and Allee punted ten yards. Pope got the ball. Burney made two yards at left tackle. Missouri took the ball on downs. Missouri failed to gain the necessary and Kansas took ball on downs.
Time was called with the ball on Missouri's five-yard line. Score: Missouri, 10; Kansas 6.
WRITTEN FOR THE WORLD.
Post-mortems on a foot ball game are not usually of much interest to the general public, which for the most part cares simply who won, and not how. Yesterday's game, however, may be said to have been one of the closest ever played on any "gridiron." Seldom are two teams pitted against each other so evenly matched in science, training, weight and determination. So close was the contest that today there are men, who personally have no sympathies either way, who say that were the two teams to play again, they would bet on Kansas.
Missouri's strength lay in her line, while that of Kansas lay in her backs, who, as a whole outclassed those of Missouri, especially before Hester and Outland were compelled to retire. In fact Kansas can attribute her defeat to the loss of these two men, as had they remained in, the "crimson" could hardly have failed of a touchdown in the last half, which