The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-11-30
SPORTING NEWS.
Missouri and Kansas Will Meet
Today
In One of the Most Holly Con-
tested of Games.
BOTH ARE CONFIDENT
And Members OF Each of the
Teams Are Fit.
Early Betting FaVOrs the Men
of X. q. Slightly.
ARE CONFIDENT

Kansas City, Nov 30.-Missouri-
Center, Kramer, ia; right guard, Hun
ter, $50, Craig, 100; right tackle, Wash
er, 176; right end, Saunders, 1872; left
guard, Ad Hill, 1856; left tackle, Har-
long, 1873, Tolton, 100; left end, McCash-
lin, 156, jenkins, $50; quarterback,
Houx, IA; right half, Kruse, 1873; Coop
er, 1872; left half, Dunn, no. GOodson,
1876; full, AIcAIIister, 1913, Peeler, 175,
Thurman, ITO.
Kansas - Center, Meahan; right
guard Smith; left guard, woodward;
right tackle, Wilcox; left tackle, Crops;
right end, Nofsinger; left end, Algie;
quarter, Owen; right half, Moore; left
half, Tucker; full, Avery; substitutes,
Hess, Gavin, Jenkinson, Parent, MOul-
ton and Lucas.
That is the way the two football
teams viii lineup in Kansas City today
for the big game.
Both teams are confident of winning
but the betting odds last night was
slightly in favor of K L. The Tigers
came in last evening and are making
the Midland hotel their headquarters. !
The lobby was thronged last night
with the supporters of the Tigers. In
the center stood. as he has done in
years past, the cOlor-draped tiger. His
tail has been severely twisted in the
past three years. but he still stands in
his accustomed position. Scattered
about the lobby were grOupes of stu /
dents, players and coaches discussing
in subdued tones, the prospects of the I
great game. Early in the evening the
fiat members gathered in force and /
gave vent to their inharmoniOus yells. /
The hotel officials declare that last 1
nights crowd was by far the largest |
that has ever gathered at the Midland |
on the eve of the great football battle I
Except for the occasional fiat" yells I
and hilarious condition of a few over (
enthusiastic students, all was quiet f
Instead of the wild enthusiasm as dis !
played on former occasions, the stu I
rents strOued about the corridors with 1
set faces. In the eye of every man /
shone the CLEAN of determination (
which clearly means win or die. over 4
600 rOOters arrived with the team at /
o'clock last evening, and proceeded i'm !
mediately to the hotel, where the play /
ers were given a light dinner. Coach T
White puts no strong restrictions on the /
food that is given to the men. Shortly |
before retiring last night they We're /
taken for a mile run. A majority of |
the play eTs were in bed by o'clock. |
The boys rise when they please and af- /
ter sufficient rest after the morning 7
meal signal practice Will take place in :
one of the hotel parlOrs. No other eX- !
ercise will be taken before the final |
struggle.
There was little betting last night. |
One of S100 to $75 on Missouri was /
taken and a few miner wagers were |
made. As a rule, when bets were made 7
the odds seemed to favor Kansas at 10 /
to Z. Early in the evening a strdtting |
Kansas supporter made his way into |
the crowd and hOurishing a large roll
Of bills declared he had $500 to $3.50 on
Kansas.
"I'n just take that" Immediately
spoke up a prominent tiger. At this
unexpected calling of his bluff the Kan
sas man stammered a second and then, |
amid the jeers Of the crowd, made a
hasty exit.
There were Indications last night of
a storm brewing in regard to the Off |
Gals. No little dissatisfaction is dis
played by the men over the fact that
the manager of the Tigers has not con-
suited them in regard to the officials, |
and both captain and coach openly |
state that unless those chosen to Off |
ciate are perfectly agreeable to them |
they will refuse to accept them Man /
ager Elliott, of Kansas, stated last |
night that Frank Mcdonald and Fred
Cornell would alternate as referee and
umpire.
Manager Elliott has withdrawn his
protest against Adam Hill and will en-
ter no objection to his playing. Under /
the contract a man can not play over
five years. This makes Hills fifth year,
he being in the army last year and did
not play.
From present indications Missouri
will turn out the largest crowd of root
ers in the history of the annual game.
Six hundred came last night and over
400 more will arrive on this mornings
trains.
Thfrty-nine players were brought to
Kansas City. TWenty-three members 4
OF the nlSL team ana sixteen Ol the
cubs. The men are in perfect cOndi-
ton. KrUse having fully recovered
from his injury, and express themselves
as fully confident of winning
AT THE COATES HOUSE.
At the Coates House last night every
thing was quiet, very few of the stu
dents of K. U. having arrived. The
team and about 500 X. L. students will
arrive over the Union Pacific at 1870
this morning. and will make their head
quarters at the Coates House. Manager
Elliott, of the K. L. team, was the only
representative in town last night and
he said his team was in perfect cOndi-
ton, and was confident of defeating
Missouri again this season Mr.. FL
liOt stated that the new arrangement
of the gridirOn was entirely SatiSfac-
tory, and the finest arrangement they
have ever had. The K. L. team viii be
under the same rigid discipline today
as in their training quarters at the uni
versity.
The advance sale of general admis-
sion seats and carriage space has been
unusually large, and by noon every seat
is expected to be sold.
K. L. viii bring twenty of the first
team and twenty of their second team,
and viii be able to use fresh players
throughout the game.
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