Missouri at Kansas

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  The Topeka state journal, Topeka, Kansas, November 28, 1902, page 1

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  SPORTING NEWS. kansas Defeats Missouri in Thanksgiving Contest. Ten Thousand People Witnessed the Tigers Defeat. FINAL SCORE II TO 5. First Half Hard Fought Battle for Points. Superior Team Work and Train ing Saves Jayhawkers. Kansas City, Nov 28.-The old lesson of the value of superior training was again taught at Sportsman’s park yes terday afternoon. For 35 minutes the football teams representing Kansas AND Missouri seemed so evenly matched that the most expert football men hesitated to predict the final outcome. But in the second half Of the annual Thanksgiving game, when overturned or UNDETERMINED players began to get tired, when old sprains and bruises make themselves felt at this time, the Missouri team began to weaken. Afterwards it was only a question as to how well they could defend their goal for scoring was hardly to be hoped for. Man after man was injured and had to be replaced. This naturally took the. spirit out of the team. Kansas. following its method of previous years, seemed to grow stronger with every play While the score of the first half Kansas s, Missouri 5, indicated an even battle. the zffnal result told more accurately. of the play of the last IS minutes. Kansas won by a score Of II to 3. The game was almost devoid of start ling features The longest run of the day was made by Cook of. Kansas In the first half he carried the ball around the right end for % yards, thereby vast ~ increasing the chances of his team for a touchdown. which was made a short time afterwards Once Kansas tried for a field goal. but missed. The Kansas line, which during the first half had been weak at some positions in the line, took a brace while the Missouri players were weakening. DETAILS OF THE GAME. The Kansas team arrived at Sports mans park first. At 2:30 O’clock they came on the g.ridiron for little preliminary practice. Missouri followed five minutes later After going through sew eral formations the two teams lined UP for the struggle. fe The players and their positions were as follows.

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  Omaha daily bee, Nebraska, November 28, 1902, page 1

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  KANSAS BEATS MISSOURI Score Ends Seventeen to Five I’m Favor of the Jayhawkers After an Offensive Game. KANSAS CITY. Nov. 2z.-Kansas uni versity beat Missouri university today by II to 8 in the twelfth annual Thanksgiving game. The contest was snappy from start TO finish, and was played on dry ground, with bright, crisp weather and before a crowd of at least 5000. The teams were about evenly matched, both stronger on the Of fensive han the defensive, but early In the second half the Missouri boys weakened all in a punch. In the first half, which resulted IN Kansas scoring six and Missouri 5, Vincent scored a touchdown and Jenkinson kicked a pretty goal, Ellis following closely with a touch down for the Tigers, but Ardinger missed goal. In the second half after fifteen minutes Of play, Vincent scored the second touch down for Kansas, Jenkinson kicking goal. Ten minutes before time was called Jenkinson made a third touchdown for the Jay hawkers and attempted to kick a difflcult goal, but failed. In the second half Green lee was substituted for Allen as right guard, Kirk replaced Ardlnger as right half and Landon was put in as left guard in place OF Hon. The lineup:

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  The Denison review. (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, Iowa, November 28, 1902, page 1

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  KANSAS DEFEATS MISSOURI. Get Busy in Second Half and Win by a Score of II to 5. Get Busy in Second Half and Win by Score of II to 5. Kansas City, Nov. 2S.-Kansas Uni. versity. II; Missouri university. .. The twelfth annual Thanksgiving game between the Jayhawkers and the Tigers was snappy from start to finish, and was played on dry ground. with bright, crisp weather and before a crowd Of at least 5000 persons. The teams were about evenly matched, both stronger on the offensive than the defensive, but early in the second half the Missouri boys weakened all in bunch. In the first half, which resulted in Kansas scoring and Mis-. souri, 5, Vincent scored touchdown and Jenkinson kicked a pretty goal, Ellis following closely with a touch down for the Tigers, but Ardinger missing goal. In the second half after fifteen minutes play, Captain Vim cent scored the second touchdown for Kansas, Jenkinson kicking goal. Ten minutes before time was called Jen. kinson made a third touchdown for the Jayhawkers and attempted to kick difficult goal, but failed.

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  The Indianapolis journal, Indianapolis [Ind.], November 28, 1902, page 2

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  MISSOURI DEFEATED. Kansas University Won Before a Crowd of 5000. KANSAS CITY, Nov. 27.-Kansas Uni versity, Il: Missouri University, 5. The twelfth annual Thanksgiving game between Kansas and Missouri was snappy game from start to finish and was played on dry ground with bright crisp weather, and before a crowd of 5000 persons. The teams were about evenly matched, both stronger on the offensive than the defensive, but early in the second half the Missouri, boys weakened suddenly. In the first half Kansas scored and Missouri 5. In he second half after fifteen minutes play, Captain Vincent scored his second touchdown for Kansas and Jenkinson kicked his second goal. Ten minutes before time was called Jenkinson made a third touchdown for Kansas, but failed to kick goal. Lineup:

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Officially, Missouri leads 59–⁠54–⁠9 by Missouri’s count and 58–⁠55–⁠9 by Kansas’s (the 1960 game is disputed); as played, 56–⁠48–⁠8 in the 112 games on file; the official count covers all 122 meetings, counting the 110 since this game.