The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-10-29

team says that K. u. ought to beat
Washburn by four touchdowns. 81
don't say that they will beat u.s." adds
Mr.. Kennedy, but they ought to. They
have better opportunity to get a strong
team than we have" Meantime Mr..
Kennedy is putting his team through
secret practice every afternoon, and
will give the big K. U. team a hard
be kent clean and free from dirty work
it will help Washburn. Some of the
K U. men have a reputation for being
''sluggers," which they seemed to JUS
ufy by their reported conduct in the
Haskell game.
The dispatches which are being sent
out from Lawrence about the condition
of the K q. team are getting overdone
They seem to be. constructed for the
purpose of hammering down the bet
ting odds by claiming that K. U. is
crippled. This mornings Kansas City
papers try to make it appear that
seven men on the K. u first team are
out of condition and likely not to MAY.
The seven men include Captain Brum-
age, Half Back Cooke, Half Back
Griggs, Tackle Rice. Guard Yielding,
Half Back 1se and Tackle Allen. 1t is
dollars against doughnuts however,
that they will all be here ready for the
Tray on SATURDAY.. for K. U doesn't in
tend to lose the game If she can help it.
mere IS beginning to be some betting
in Topeka, now that the day of the
game is at hand. The odds which pre-
vailed Wednesday night were to on
Z. u At Eagles cigar store a good
deal of money has been put up and
there has also been some betting at the
Elks. There will probably be consid-
cradle money put up on the day of the
game. The National hotel will be the
betting headquarters, probably, for that
is where the K. U people will hang
out their banners.
The following is the Lawrence dis
patch printed in this mornings Kansas
City Times:
coach Weeks today instituted mid
week games. Tt is his purpose to have
regular game the middle of each
This is on the same plan as YOst's mid
week games for the Michigan varsity.
There was a good crowd out this after
noon and an exceptionally strong scrub
team.
1.-The game started with the varsity
kicking off. The ball went well toward
the scrubs goal, but by fierce plunges
that showed some weak spots in the
varsity line, the scrubs returned the
ball to the center of the field. The
varsity got it on downs several times,
but failed to reach the coveted posts at
any time The ball a1ternated in pos
session and neither team made a touch
, down, though the varsity seemed good
for one several times. The score was
0 to o.
1.-THE hospital list is as large as eyer
Cooke was on the field, but not in the
scrimmage. Weeks worked him at quar-
ter during the signal drill and he show
ed up well. Griggs was not out for
work, and Allen, Yielding and Ise were
lacking. Captain Brummage was kept
on the side lines. Rice sustained in
juries in this afternoons game that
made it necessary for him to retire and
it is possible that he will be unable to
get in Saturdays contest.
1.-The varsity prospects are not very
encouraging for the capital town game,
but even at that they improved some
today The men had more snap than at
any time this week, and. considering
the ma terial of the first eleven and
what they had to buck against, they did
good work
''The Washburn game is now Great
| ing more interest than at first. and
many Topeka friends of the varsity
betters are writing here asking for
even money on the game Ise will be
unable to play and possibly Allen and
Captain Rrummage. IF all Of the reg
u1ar men, except 1se are in, there will
be plenty of even money from here