The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-10-19
SPORTING NEWS.
Excellent Game of Football
Promised at Lawrence.
*. Q. Will For First Time
Meet Drake University.
NOT A SINGLE DEFEAT.
Both Elevens Have UnbrOken
Record of Seasons Victories.
News Of a General Nature In
World Of Sport.

Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 19.-The foot
ball game to be played here next Sat
urday between Drake university of Des
Moines, Ia, and the Kansas university
team is causing unusual interest and
enthusiasm among the students of the
university.
Neither team has lost a game this
year, each having played three games
and won all of them.
The Drake university team has the
reputation of being the strongest and
best team in the west. Although not in
the league last year, it claimed the
championship Of the west, defeating eV-
cry team it played and only losing one
game in the entire season.
With the exception of two men,
Drake has the same team as last year,
and these two men are far superior to
those on last years team.
This alone gives the brakes quite an
advantage over the Jayhawkers in
team work and signals. The Drake uni
versity people seem to have unlimite2
confidence in their team.
The Kansas team this year, under
the careful training Of Coach Yost and
DR.. Naismith, has developed into a fast
lot of players. Owing to the many
changes made in the team this year, the
team work is a little weak.
The players on the regular varsity
team have been selected and barring
accident will play the remainder of the
season as given IN the line up below.
Six players of last years team are on
this season. They are Woodward, left
guard; Smith, right guard; Tucker, left
tackle; Wilcox, right tackle; Avery,
(captain), left half back; owens, quar-
ter back.
Meehen, who has been playing center
this season was badly injured last week
and will not be in the game Saturday.
Hess will substitute in his place in the
game Saturday and is good man for
that position.
The guards, Woodward and Smith,
both of the team of '9S, play a fast
game and buck the line hard, both are
heavy. Tucker and Wilcox, tackles,
also of the '9S team, are especially fitted
for guards. They buck the line in cy-
clone Style-are active. fast and heavy.
Gavin and NOfsinger, the ends, are new
men, both are heavy, fast, and tackle
hard and sure and break up the inter-
ference in good shape.
Captain Avery, left half, is playing
even better game than last year and
is easily the star of the team. Moore,
right half back, plays a fast game
both in bucking the line and making
end runs. Owens, last years quarter
back, has his old position and is play
ing hard heady game He never fun
bles in ball and his passing is excellent.
Lucas plays a strong game at fullback
and is one of the hardest workers on
the team. He is fleet of foot and is al
ways sure of making gains.
The JayhaWkerS are not being work
ed. hard this week, but have a light
practice of about an hour each evening.
The Kansas line up for Saturday 5
game:
Hess, center, IT'S.
Woodward, left guard, 100.
Smith, right guard, 1876.
Tucker, left tackle, 1856.
Wilcox, right tackle, 1856.
Gavin, left end, no
NOfsinger, right end, 1877.
Avery (captain), left half, 173.
Moore, right half, 1874.
Owens, quarter back, $50.
Lucas, full back, 165.
Subs-Algie, Moulton and Cullison.
The Drake university line up will be:
/ MOorehOuse, center, weight 1856.
Wright, left guard. 22O.
Roberts, right guard, 178.
Kies (captain), left tackle, 176.
McGugen, right tackle, $50.
McFerrin, left end, 1855.
Smith, right end. $50.
Snyder, left half back, 14O
| Bliss, right half back, 15O
Sellards. quarter back, 49,
Pell, full back, ITO.