THE KANSAN.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, DECEMBER 4,1907
VOLUME IV.
NUMBER 22
SAME OLD STORY
JAYHAWKERS TIE TWELFTH KNOT IN TIGER'S TAIL.
Defeated Monilaw's Eleven in Great Game by Score of 4 to 0-Forter the Star.
In the enemies country, surrounded by thousands of hostile rooters, Bert Kennedy's great Jayhawker team defeated "the greatest team Missouri ever had" at St. Joseph Thursday by a score of 4 to 0. Sam Forter was directly responsible for the Kansas victory. His forty yard place kick near the end of the first half scored the only points of the game. It was a perfect kick. The Kansas line held like a board fence and Forter was able to take his time. Milton made a perfect pass, Angney placed the ball accurately and Forter booted the leather directly over the middle of the cross bar and fifteen feet above it. Had the kick been made from the center of the field it would have cleared the bar.
After Kansas scored, the Tigers seemed to take on new life and capturing the ball on a penalty for tripping imposed on Kansas, the Missourians began ripping up the Kansas line with the old time tandem buck. Gains through the line carried the ball to Kansas' ten yard line. With first down and ten yards to the goal the Tiger rooters went crazy.
"Hold 'em! Hold 'em!" Pleaded the handfull of Kansans. Their cries were drowned by the roars of the chrysanthemum bedecked Tigers who were shouting anything and everything.
The first play carried the ball five yards toward the Kansas goal. The next play gained two feet.
"Third down. Goal to gain," shouted the referee.
A gain of four and one-half yards would make the score 5 to4 in favor of Missouri.
Rutherford called for a fake kick. Driver went back, ostensibly to kick the ball. He was directly in front of the goal. A drop kicker of even mediocre class could hardly miss a goal which would tie the score. But Driver attempted a run around right end. A mass of Kansas muscle was on him and he was downed on the Kansas five yard line. It was Kansas' ball.
This was the only time that the Tigers were very dangerous. In the second half Kansas played safe and took no chances on giving Missouri an opening on which they might make a long run for a touchdown.
When the game ended, Kansas had the ball and was rapidly going toward the Missouri goal.
It was a great game between two evenly matched teams, 8,500 persons saw the contest. About three hundred students went up to St. Joseph from here while hardly half that number made the trip from Columbia.
ANNUAL Y. M. C.A.
BANQUET FOR TEAM
To Be Held Saturday Evening Followed by Big Football Jollification in New Gymnasium.
The second annual banquet of the Y. M. C. A. for the football squad will be held at the City Y. M. C. A. building Saturday evening. The twenty-four men who have taken part in any portion of a game during the past season will be the guests of the association boys at a big feed. At eight o'clock sharp the team and association members will adjourn to the Gymnasium where a big football jollification will be held.
Chancellor Strong, "Uncle Jimmy" Green, Coach Kennedy, Captain Rouse and many of the football men will make short addresses and various incidents of the past gridiron season will be discussed. As it is impossible to get the K's here by Saturday, the presentation of the coveted emblem cannot be made that evening but the list of those who are to receive the honor will be read.
Everybody is urged to attend this annual jollification for the football team. It is the one chance of the year to show the football men that their efforts are appreciated and year by year it is to be made a bigger feature than ever of the closing of the football season.
BOZELL SUCCEEDS SCHWINN.
Seniors Elect Harold Bozell as Business Manager of Annual.
At a meeting of the Senior class Monday noon Harold Bozell was elected to the position of Business Manager of the "Jayhawker" to fill the vacancy left by John Schwinn, who is not attending school.
The new manager will have contracts signed within the next few days with the Engraving and Printing Company and work will formally be begun on the Annual.
"Bill" Caldwell of the football team will speak before the Y. M.C.A.tomorrow evening on "Gridiron Deductions."
Caldwell To Speak.
The copy for the summer school catalogue has been sent to the printer and this bulletin will probably be ready for distribution before the holidays.
THE CAST OF THE MASQUE PLAY
ANNUAL REPORT
FOOTBALL SEASON CLOSES WITH BIG SURPLUS.
$2400 Left in the Treasury—Will Not Play Game with St. Louis Next Year.
The report of Manager Lansdon, which will be ready to submit to the athletic board in a few days, will show the football season just closed to have been the most prosperous in the history of K. U. athletics. After all the expenses of the season have been deducted there will be a balance of nearly $2400 left in the treasury. This is $1800 in excess of the amount left over at the close of last year's football schedule. It is thought that with the present large surplus on hand the athletic season will close next spring with a good balance in the treasury. This will be in marked contrast to last year when it was necessary to borrow $700 to tide through the track, basket-ball, and base-ball seasons.
The Missouri game was as usual the heaviest money maker of the year. The total receipts were $8426.35 of which Kansas' net share were $3715. The amount cleared at St. Joseph was decidely larger than the amount of $2142.65 made at Kansas City last year and almost as large as the proceeds of the 1905 game of $3769.
The St. Louis game was a fizzle as a money maker and as that was the only reason it was ever played it will be cut off the schedule for next year. The gross receipts for Kansas in this
game was $1030.75, but traveling and hospital expenses took all this but $241.40.
The only game on which money was lost was the Oklahome game. Kansas went to Oklahoma on a guarantee that was insufficient to cover the team's expenses and lost $112.
The gross receipts of Kansas in each game were: William Jewell $148.15; St. Mary's $161.45; K. S. A. C. $251.75; Nbraska $2184; Oklahoma loss $112; Washburn $1243.85(net $1092.63) St. Louis $1030.75 (net $341.40); Missouri $4213. After the expenses have been paid out of these receipts Manager Lansdon has $2400 left. In addition to this sum a debt of $700 left over from last year has been paid and improvements aggregating $800 have been made on McCook Field.
"GREEN EYES"
COMING EVENT
Student Body Enthusiastic over Famous Play-Bozell Makes Good as Harold West.
After weeks of drilling and dress rehearsals, the Masque Club now has ready for the stage "Green Eyes" a comedy by Gillette, which will be given at the opera house tomorrow and Friday evenings. The play is a strong one and under the skilful interpretation of the members of the caste promises to score a hit. The seat sale opened yesterday for the first night and a record breaking audience will probably be pres-
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Masque Play "Green Eyes" Bowersock Opera House December 5th and 6th
Prices 25c, 50c, 75c, and $1.00.
Tickets on sale Monday next at Woodward's Drug Store.
Only Party before Christmas Holidays. Juniors, December 6th. Music at 8:30