The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-30

tries to start something the univer-
sity students. four of five hundred
strong, will go onto the field and do
something awful. Now is the time to
laugh.
It is about as far from Washburn's
intention to do any dirty work as il is
removed from their ability to compete
in smuggling match. The WaShburn
players have learned what football they
know at Washburn. and the home col
lege has never had man taken OUT
of the game for smuggling. 1t is not the
custom at Washburn to make up a
team of hired professionals, prize fight
ers and assassins. as the university
seems to think is the case. Washburn's
chief aim in selecting officials has been
to get men who would enforce the anti
smuggling rule clear up to the handle.
Coach Kennedy says:
"A team which depends on speed to
win its games has no time for any dirty
work or smuggling. You can count on 1t
that the Washburn players will all be
too busy playing the game to indulge
in any of this kind of work."
The above mentioned dispatch from
Lawrence indicates one of two things:
either the Lawrence people are misln-
formed, or misled by a yellow" story
in a Topeka morning paper; or else
they are preparing the way for some
nasty work on their part, and desire to
give the impression that Washburn
started the trouble. Topeka people
fully believe that the former is the case.
This town does not approve of dirty
work, and any team which INDUCES in
the practice can expect no sympathy
Jim Rodgers, the old Yale player at
La Harpe, who was asked to serve as
official, has declined. Baum, the Abilene
man chosen by K. T., has accepted.
Rodgers place will be filled today, and
either Lieutenant Ames, the FIT. Riley
football expert, or Deitz, the coach of
the State Agricultural college football
team will be chosen.
RUPTURED A BLOOD VESSEL.
1t was discovered yesterday that Half
back Millice, of the Washburn team,
who has been troubled with a sore arm
since the Nebraska Medic game, has had
a blood vessel ruptured in his arm, near
the elbow 1t had been supposed that
he had merely been suffering with what
athletes call "charley-horse," or lame
ness. There was no wound visible on
the arm, and his doctor was simply
giving him liniment for external appli-
cation. Thursday morning he had his
arm examined by DR.. J. c. McClintoek.
who is taking much interest in the
WaShbuTn team this year, and DR.. Nc
Clintock discovered that a blood vessel
had been broken. He at once perform
ed a simple operation on the arm, drew
off quite a large quantity of blood
which had settled, and now the arm
is about well. Millice was out for prac-
tice last night with his arm in sling,
but he expects to be able to go into the
game Saturday. 1t would be a serious
loss to the Washburn team if he should
be unable to play.
Judge" Anderson. quarterback. is the
only other man on the team who is in
jured. He has had a weak ankle ever
since the first game of the year, but it
is thought that the ankle can be BAN
daged so that it will carry him through
the game. Anderson is a very swift man.
and a sure tackler. The team needs him
in defense and in the interference.
Take it all around however, the
Washburn team is in good shape, and
1t will play the best game it has played
this year If it gets beaten. it will be
because K. U. is the strongest-or be-
cause of something else.
K Z. IS WORSE AND WORSE
In contrast to the frank confession by
Washburn that it is in good shape for
the game. the hard luck stories about
K L. continue to pour in. This is the
statement of the teams condition
which got past the university press
censor for this mornings Kansas City
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Lawrence, Kas, Oct. sO.-The Jay