The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-09-20

capabilities of the players the team
would have stood for years as the pat
tern for coming generations of Sunfiow-
er gridiron heroes. The coaching COM
pared favorably with that OF other
teams, but 1t was not of the Yost order
which made the K. u. team OF 1899 the
undefeated UP to date
Long before the season of 1901 opened
the Indians were picked by the football
enthusiasts as the winning team and
the choice was not amiSs. Last season
of the braves, Baine, the famous Car
Isle player who scored against Harvard,
was the bright particular star of the
eleven. Coach Ellick sent his red men
into the game we'll equipped with heads
full of good coaching. The last sea-
sons team which surprised the specta-
tors was the Kansas Medics who got
into the game late in the season and
with little coaching and a line full of
green men, put up a terrific article of
football.
this season is question. Certain it is
that K. u, the Indians, Washburn and
the Kansas Medics will all make a bid
for the pennant, although actually there
is no pennant since the old triangular
league was disbanded. The Swedes from
Lindsborg, the State Normal and Man.
haitian teams will likely make a show
ing but outside the first four teams
mentioned Ottawa university is the only
college that is expeced to put team
on the gridiron which will be factor
Ottawa will lose Shiras and King
among others of the star players OF for
mer seasons. but the Ottawaians are
plucky and the game they have put up
during the two last seasons has been
such as won praise for the college.
The Indians will have Red Water,
DuBoise, guards; Archiquette, G1yon
and Felix, ends; Baine and Oliver.
tackles, and Falls, captain, Miguel,
Hauser Prickette and Tomahawk back
of the. line. all of whom were in last
years team: John Outland. coach of
last years K. u. team, who learned the
game at the University of Pennsylva
mia, will coach the Indians. He will
have good material and his men must
be reckoned in the fight for first place.
Warren Gill, who played with Wash
burn in 1900 and 1901. will coach that
team this season. Gill is counted as
one of the best players in the state.
Last season he acted as player and
coach during the latter part of the sea-
son, and managed to pull Washburn
out of a bad place. Just what his abili-
ties are in the coaching line are not
known. but there is little doubt but
that he will give good account of him
self Certain it is that he understands
the game
The Indians are booked to play the
Osteopaths at Kirksville, Mo-, today.
Coach Curtis who will look after K
u, is player who received his educa-
ton in football under the famous Phil
King, who was responsible for the great
showing of Wisconsin last season. Cul-
It's made an enviable record at right
tackle. He will have Jenkinson, Vim
cent, Hicks, Brumbage and others of
last years team besides plenty of new
material Curtis will have the best
training table probably of any coach,
unless it be Outland's table at Haskell
institute.
The team to be looked after this year
Will be the Kansas Needles. Ernest
Hughes, one of Washburn's stars in
1900. will be the coach. The Medics, last
season players will nearly all be at the
college this year. 1t may be that the
honors will still go visiting Perhaps
the record may be made up as follows
X U. 1899. Washburn 1S0o Haskell 1901.
Kansas NEEDLES 1902 :