The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-11-12
The Game Between X. q. and
Nebraska in Doubt.
No Final Decision Reached in
Football Wrangle.
FUSS OVER 2 PLAYERS.
C0rnhnskers Still Demand
Withdrawal of Protest.
Jayhawkers Remain Firm and
Rel terate Charges.

Lawrence. aKas., Nov. 1.-THE wires
have been kept busy for the past two
days between Lawrence and Lincoln
by the athletic officials of Kansas uni
versity and Nebraska university. So
far there has been no final decision
made and it seems that the Kansas
and Nebraska game is not yet sure.
Kansas thinks Nebraska has been
heaping too many injustices
upon the Jayhawkers and feels that
the Nebraskans would like to drug
Kansas on dope of public condasnna-
ton in the present difficulty.
The athletic board of Kansas univer-
sity was in session for the greater part
of Wednesday and realizes that the
present dispute may mean the sever
ing of all relations between the two
Tuesday night the following message
was sent by Nebraska: Have written
Withdraw protests altogether or no
game. Wire answer Immediately. as
excursion is up in air." To this the
Kansas board sent a reply stating that
they could not withdraw the protests
unless the affidavits of Bender and
Wilson were sent here at once, stating
that they did not receive money di-
rectly or indirectly for playing on the
McC0Ok baseball team last summer
Kansas has not said that the protests
lie
will not play unless the protests are
withdrawn, and the afhdavits are sent
it is probable that the protests may be
withdrawn. The Kansas board would
then have all they ask or would care
to have. After the game, the evidence
now in possession of Kansas, which
Nebraska knows nothing of, will be
brought to bear and Kansas can show
professional ball and the affidavits
would be untrue. Authorities here
state this for a positive fact and all
they want are the affidavits. There is
no hope that Bender and Wilson will
be kept out of Saturdays contest.
A message received last night from
the Lincoln board says:
| Have affidaVits, according to your
request. You should have sent evidence
to us. Wish friendly relations. Expect
| favorable answer at once or game is
off,
The reply was:
I'VE await arrival of afidavits. Have
you sent them?"
The situation will now be at a stand
still until more is heard of the affi-
davits. Why they were not sent at once
/ by Nebraska seems strange to officials
here.
The reports that Nebraska will chal-
! lenge the eligibility of some Kansas
players in retaliation for the Kansas
challenge is thought to be a fake here.
| Officials think 1t a Nebraska bluff and
will be ready to answer and take up
Immediately any and all charges Ne
braska wishes to make and give them
q most thorough investigation, even be-
fOre the game. The report reached mere
week ago from Topeka that Nebraska
had spoilers there looking up the rec
ords of all of the Topeka men on the
Kansas team, but nothing further has
been heard.
LINCOLN MAKES STATEMENT.
Lincoln, Neb.. Nov. 12.-The football
dispute between Nebraska and Kansas
| is still unsettled, and the game at Law
renee next Saturday is in doubt. Last
| night Professor Condra of the Nebraska
athletic board conversed with members
of the Kansas eligibility committee over
the long distance telephone. Affidavits
made by Bender and Wilson, the two
protested Nebraska players were read
! and Nebras ska presented an ultimatum
in effect that if the protest was not
withdrawn and answer made before IL
O'Clock today Nebraska would not go to
Kansas. 1t is thought here that there
will be no game and negotiations are In
progress to play the Kansas City NEEDLES
| at Kansas City Saturday.