The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-08-31
MANAGER DALE SICK.
May Cause Trouble With Wash
burn Football Arrangements.

The unexpected illness of Manager
Clovis z. Dale is likely to make some
trouble for the Washburn college foot
ball team this season. Dale has come
down with an attack of typhoid fever
which promises to keep him away from
his work for several weeks or until the
seasons work is well under way. He
had expected to leave for Denver today
to fix up a schedule of Colorado games
If possible. These games were not III
cluded in the regular list for the season
printed several weeks ago but were ex-
pected to be worked in If they could be
secured to advantage.
Hugh Mcfarland. who has worked
with Dale considerably this summer,
will probably look after the business af-
fairs of the team until he is able to be
on his feet again. Fortunately the pre-
paratiOns for the season have been got
ten we'll in hand so that there will not
be a great deal of work to do during
the next few weeks beyond looking af-
ter the arrival of new players. During
the past few weeks Manager Dale has
been principally occupied in looking up
football possibilities over the state and
interesting players in coming to wash
burn. He has good list of high school
graduates on the string, but they are
not here yet and will have to be watch
ed until they are landed.
Very few of the Washburn football
people are in town this summer. Nc
HaIldnQ, DG1nS l1S ClO0Sl Illdl 70 1<dACs
will probably be the one to take his
work until a meeting oe the Athletic as
ISOLATION can be held. If Dale is not
back to work by that time Mcfarland
will likely be continued in the position
of assistant manager. Captain John
Dadisman has been in the harvest fields
all summer but is expected back this
week to start the practice. A number of
other old football players are expected
in this week. AS soon as five or six
men are on the ground practice Will be-
gin although the opening of school, when
the bulk of the football men will arrive.
does not occur until September 16.
When asked about the probable effect
of Dale's illness upon the arrangements
for the Washburn football season Hugh
Mcfarland said this morning:
1.-The preparations for the football
work are so far along now that l do
not think that it will make great deal
of difference, provided Dale is able to
get back within four or five weeks. l
had not heard until today that he was
i'll and do not know yet how serious his
attack of typhoid fever really is. sin
cerely hope that it will not continue
long. There are very few football men
here now. If no one else is in shape to
take charge of the management l pre-
sumo 1 could do it temporarily. l have
helped Dale more or less this summer
and am familiar with the condition OF
his plans
Football practice will probably COM
mence on the Washburn field this week.
Captain Dadisman is expected in to-
morrow or next day and will probably
bring two or three players with him.
Several more men of last years team
will be on the ground, and Coach Ken
nedy will come up from Lawrence as
soon as we are ready for him. The first
few weeks of the season will be spent
in practice, although there
are one or two games on our schedule.
The schedule is already prepared for
the entire season. 1 do not know about
the Colorado games which Dale had
planned to look up. 1t may be possible
to arrange a trip there yet"