The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-24

The Washburn players believe that
they are up against the hardest game
of their schedule on Thanksgiving day.
The Highland Park college team, of
Des Moines. Iowa, is a fierce aggrega-
tion which is said to be outside of the
amateur rules provided by the presi-
dents agreement That probably
means that it has a lot of star players
who are not eligible to the other col
lege teams 1t is questionable policy
for WaShburn to play such a team.
but owing to the failure of Ottawa
university to fill its date for Thanks
giving, Washburn was forced to take
on the strong Iowa team.
Highland Park no doubt plays a ter
rife game. and as an exhibition of foot
ball, the Thursday contest will be some
thing unsurpassed on Washburn field
this season. Washburn does not intend
to give up the contest without great
struggle, and its team is in good shape
for the battle 1t ought to play a
stronger game than it has yet played
this year. Brown is the only man who
is injured. His bad knee was SO stiff
Monday night that he could not prac-
tice. He expects to be able to. play
Thursday, however. In the game with
Lindsborg, Stewart was not able to
play. Thursday he will be in the game
This brings back into the game for the
first time since early in the season all
of the regular first team men,
WHO WILL BE CAPTAIN?
NOW Enal the season Is ABOUT u clOSc,
the campaign for next years captaincy
has opened up in good earnest. There
are plenty of candidates for the honor,
because it is believed at Washburn that
the 1904 team will be the strongest in
the history of the college.
John Dadisman, the captain of this
years team, stands a very good show
of reelection Dadisman is a harmony
candidate He does not want the posi-
ton, but might take it in case the team
/ fod ,; a has 1d
better captain than Dadisman, and his
reelection would be popular with all the
supporters of the team. because it would
mean another season of football without
petty fights in the team. The only OBJ
lection to Dadisman is that he has serv-
ed one term, but except to rival candi-
dates this should be a recommendation
instead of an obstacle to his selection
Chick Cunningham has been con-
sidered in the race for the capta1ncy
for some time. Cunningham has played
tackle this year, and he would have a
stronger following for captain II ms
playing throughout the season mad
been more consistent. There was a
while that Cunningham slumped. and
was changed from tackle to guard, but
in the recent games he has been play
ing in better form. Cunningham was
TIE leading candidate against Dad1sman
| last year. He is popular with the team,
and is a thoroughly good fellow.
| Another man who is talked OF IS Hill,
the left tackle. Hill has been playing
a brilliant game this year, and the only
objection to him is that he has not oeen
in the game quite as long as some of
the others. He would make a very able
| captain.
There is some possibility, too, that
/ Quarterback Anderson will return &c
| Washburn next year for a course in Law
or medicine. Anderson finishes the col
| Iegiate course this year, but if he shouic
/ announce that he is to return. his
chances of being elected captain are ex-
cellent for he is admitted to be one Of
/ the best men on the team for the posi-
ton.
/ Caldwell the negro halfback, would
have a strong following for captain II L
were not for the fact that a negro cap
tain might be at times an embarrassing
situation both for Caldwell and for tht
team. Millice is not talked Of as pos
sibility this year. but he is looming III
as a Washburn captain in some future
year.