THE UNIVERSITY KANSAN.
VOLUME VIII.
NUMBER 28.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS SATURDAY, NOVEMBER, 18, 1911.
"I'M EATING FOR SHONKA"---BAIRD
PREPARED FOR NEBRASKA'S MASONIC TEMPLE
Lots of "Pep" on The Team- Ammons Ran Down a Cotton-tail.
Just on the eve of battle little stories were heard of the way the members of the team and the coach feel about the game. Yesterday the entire squad was taken to Lake View and they spent the entire day in a complete disregard of the approaching contest.
While cavorting on the green at the club house, Captain Ammons spied a cotton-tail sitting in the road and he immediately gave chase. Down the road ran bunny closely followed by the "Rocks Crusher" who gained at every step. After a lively chase Brett Rabbit was caught and the captain laconically remarked that he guessed that's the way they would do Nebraska.
For two weeks Spencer Baird has been eating, for Shonka. If falls to his lot to fill the perforation opposite the big Cornhusker captain and he is getting ready for him. Every bite that he eats is for Shonka. "Give Shonka an extra potato," "Another piece of bread for Shonka," are the in instructions the big tackle gives to the waiter. Baird goes into the game to give Shonka all that he has and the Masonic temple is probably willing to concede that he has a great deal.
Last night at the last practice Coach Sherwin told the boys to gather close. He said that he had something to tell them that had been told him when he was a player on the Dartmouth team. "Our coach," he said, "told us that on the eve of a great battle in the Civil War, General Grant was seen to ride to the top of a high mountain and, looking over the valley, to engage in moody reflection. He was heard to mutter, 'We've got to win.' And he went off the mountain and told the same thing to his men. Next day they took the battle. It's the same way tomorrow fellows. We've got to win." And some of the fellows say that there was a suspicion of tears in the eyes of the coach and that he had a little tightening in the throat when he made his final appeal to his boys.
AMES WON MARATHON.
Anderson of Nebraska Made Best Time----27:58.
Ames won the first prize in the Missouri Valley Cross Country race this morning and the team from Drake captured the second honors. Missouri was third, Kansas fourth, and Nebraska the other entry did not finish as a team. The decision of honors was given to the teams doing the best work and not to the individual men.
Anderson of Nebraska broke the tape first having run the distance in twenty-seven minutes and fifty-eight seconds.
NEBRASKA WON 29 TO 0 OWEN FRANK CARRIED OVER FIRST TOUCHDOWN AFTER SEVEN MINUTES OF PLAY
Steihm's Fast Heavy Cornhuskers Outplayed Kansas in Every Department Except Punting----Nebraska's Line Was Impenetrable and Back Field Encir-
Coach Stiehm of Nebraska is a good guesser. He missed it just one point last Saturday when he predicted that his Cornhuskers would trim the Jayhawkers by 30 points. Outplayed in every department of the game except punting, the men of Kansas lost this afternoon to the men of Nebraska by a score of 29 to 0.
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When the Cornhuskers trotted out on the field the seven thousand rooters who had gathered to witness the annual struggle knew that they represented perhaps the best football machine in
the Missouri Valley. Experienced, trained to play together, big husky and heady were the culmination of all that Coach Stiehm could produce. The rooters knew that Kansas was to face the biggest foe in the Valley but they hoped that the Jayhawkers would show some unexpected strength and surprise their northern brothers by turning a victory for Kansas.
That the Kansas line was unable to stop the speed fiends of the red and cream is shown by the fact that Nebraska made her first downs 22 times. The Jayhawkers made their downs but 5 times. On end runs the Nebraska backs skirted Kansas for 128 yards. With Gibson, Purdy, Shonka and Harmon charging the line they made 312 yards. Kansas was unable to make but
74 yards against the Cornhuskers.
From the moment the first whistle blew and Ahrens sent the ball spiraling down the field it was evident that the men of Stiehm were too much for the men of Sherwin. For the first fe wminutes of play the Jayhawkers held the charging Cornhuskers but a costly fumble of a punt by Heil allowed Nebraska to get within striking distance of the goal. Owen Frank was sent hurtling down the field. He shook a runner and his team mates blocked out Kansas tacklers and within seven minutes of play the Jayhawker goal line was crossed. It was another seven minutes before the Cornhuskers made their second touchdown.
Kansas made 10 attempts at forward pass but only 2 were successful for a gain of 35 yards Nebraska tried 7 passes and 5 were good for a total gain of 67 yards.
Delaney did the punting for Kansas and his 31 kicks averaged 37 yards. Gibson, who toed the oval for Nebraska, kicked 34 times to ran average of 33 yards. On the return of punts Nebraska returned 257 yards and Kansas 159 yards. The phenomenal speed of Chauner and Lofgren the Cornhusker end, and their sure tackling kept the Kansas backs from making many long return of punts.
The safety work of Pete Heil was the feature of the Kansas defense. Time and again he hurled his 138 pounds against the Nebraska backs who outweighed his 30 pounds, and downed them in their tracks. The work of Baird was a wonder. Playing opposite the much touted Shonka, he held the Nebraska terror, and broke through the line and got the man with the ball. The work of the Nebraska back field is the best ever seen on McCook.
The largest crowd that ever witnessed an athletic contest or McCook field saw the red and blue go down to its second defeat of the season. This morning trains from all over the state
O. Frank, Left Half.
15 yards. Gibson punted immediately but Kansas was too anxious and was penalized 15 yards for interfering with a forward pass. Gibson then punted to Heil on the Kansas 30 yard line. Here the little quarterback misjudged the punt and it rolled away from him. Half a dozen Cornhuskers jumped at the ball and Swanson recovered.
brought old graduates back for the game and the promise of a pretty day added at least 500 to the crowd. The weather was ideal for football. A cool wind from the north made the playing excellent for the players. During the second quarter a few drops of rain fell the skies soon cleared. The field was a trifle soft and heavy.
Nebraska won the toss and chose to defend the west goal. At 3:08 o'clock Ahrens kicked off to Owen Frank who returned
Until this time the Jayhawkers had shown strength and seemed to hold their heavier opponents. After the fumble, however, by great line plunging by Owen Frank, Purdy and Gibson the ball was pushed to the Kansas 5 yard line.
Here the men of Sherwin braced and the charging Corn-huskers were held. On the next play Owen Frank was hurled across the line for the first score. Goal was kicked. Score: Nebraska 6, Kansas 0. First touchdown came in the first 7 minutes of play.
Ahrens kicked off to Purdy and by straight line plunges the ball was carried to the Kansas 5 yard line. Here a forward pass Warren to Gibson netted the second touchdown. A beautiful kick out by Purdy put the ball directly in front of the cross bars and within the 20 yard zone O. Frank booted the goal Score: Nebraska 12, Kansas 0,
Gibson punted to the Kansas 53 yard line to Heil who returned 10 yards. A forward pass Delaney to Davidson was unsuccessful. Kansas was penalized 15 yards for holding and then Delaney punted 40 yards. The remainder of the quarter consisted of an exchange of punts between Delaney and Gibson with the Jayhawker averaging 45 yards. The quarter ended with the ball in Nebraska's possession on Nebraska's 50 yard line.
The feature of the quarter was the work of the Cornhusker backfield. Time again O. Frank and Purdy would charge the line for big gains. Shonka, the terror o f the Missouri Valley, was able to gain but a few yards through the line. The Kansas line seemed to be unable to hold while the ball was in midfield. When under the shadow of its
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GAY MR. TOMPKINS CAST IS CHOSEN
FIRST REHEARSAL WEDNESDAY IN FRASER.
Three Act Farce With Moral "Tell Your Wife Your Secrets."
With the opening of the new Bowersock opera house the Thespian Dramatic Club will present the "Gay Mr. Thompkins" under the personal direction of Miss Ida Kirk of Leavenworth. The cast of characters is as follows: Richard Thompson, known
Richard Thompkins, known as the "Gay Mr. Thompkins,"...Claude Sowers Jim Johnson, loves everyone "sure"...Clarence Sowers Thomas Bouncer, was in love, now a fugitive...Everet Brummage John, Tompkin's head butler...Russell Clark William, Tompkin's valet...Ward Marie Henry, Tompkin's asst. head butler...George Staton Diana Johnson, loves her husband (strange)...Morine Fairweather Mrs. Betsy Bouncer, in love with herself...Virginia Ellward Tootsie Tompkins, in love with her mamma...Lucy Culp Kate, Mrs. Johnson's maid...Margaret Roberts Policeman number 909, loves his duty...None selected Policeman number 444, so does he...None selected Towser, loves to fight...Himself A voice from the cold hard world...His voicelets
**Synopsis of Scenes.**
world. This voicee.
Synopsis of Scenes.
Act I.—This afternoon.
Act II.—Tonight.
Act III.—Tomorrow morning.
Time.—Any old time.
Place.—Any old place.
Moral.
If you have any secrets, tell them to your wife on your wedding day, its safer and comes cheaper.
The first rehearsal for the pla will be held in Fraser hall next Wednesday night. Further announcement will be made later.
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Journalists' Plant Will Be Installed in a Month.
The Department of Journalism has received a shipment of material for its new plant, which will be installed within a month. This shipment contains type cabinets, composing stones, lead and slug cutters, type faces, one hundred and twenty fonts. Early in December another shipment is expected which will contain presses, a power paper cutter, a power wire stitcher, and a folder.
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