The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-14
FOOTBALL AT WASHBURN
Caldwell, the Fast Negro, Will Re-
turn TO School.

Caldwell the great washburn half
back, has been heard from. For some
days the Wasnburn enthusiasts have
been worried for fear the terrible
negro" would not show up for school
| this year. But he is coming. He will
I be in town the last of this week. and
will register at once at the Medical col
lege.
/ During the summer Caldwell works as
a porter for the Pullman company. He
| has been out on the road up to this
1 unable to set track of him, though they
/ have had assurances that he expected
\ TO be back.
The return of Caldwell puts the col
| lege on easy street for its back field.
Mehl is the only one missing, and there
are half a dozen promising candidates
for the place, in addition to Rice and
Griggs, who will be ineligible for the
conference games.
They had a great practice this morn
ing at the college. Nash the new 10
pound man from Byron, Ok. was in the
lineup. and showed great speed. In u
so yard sprint which terminated the
practice. Nash led the bunch, which in
cluded such men as Millice. Rice. Max
we'll and Thrailkill. Nash looks like a
strong possibility for a position back
of the line.
The following last years men are now
ina the Washburn squad: Dadisman,
Lal1in. Bob Stewart. Brown, Aillice,
Hill, Maxwell, Platt, Cunningham and
Amick.
The new men who have so far re-
ported for practice are as follows: Rice,
White, Thrailkill, Jim Stewart. Pleasant,
Nasn. Haughey,W. Williams, A. Will
lians. johnson. Tice, Cowgirl, w. Stahl.
Griggs is in town. but has an attack
of Charley horse" which will keep him
out of practice for few days.
Sharp, of Osborne, 1872 pound man
who may turn out to be a lineman will
be here tomorrow. Louthan, the 299
pound man who once played on K. L.,
will be here Friday or Saturday.
Knudson. the big Medic who stands 6
feet A inches, will probably be in the
game. but has not yet reported. The
WashbuTn people still say that they
expect Emil and Pete Hauser and Geo.
Falls, the Haskell trio which is trying
to get away from the tender care of the
government school.
There are some things which indi-
rate that Superintendent PEARS is run
ming a little BLUR as Manager Leach
charges. Indians are frequently lined
up with pale faces in the white schools.
Rodgers, captain of Minnesota univer-
sity, is an Indian. Wisconsin has a
star Indian player. Baine. formerly of
played at X. T.. St. Ger
maine, an old Haskell man, is now
playing with Highland Park college.
of Haskell. has been play
ing professional baseball all around
this part of the country, and will pro-
badly play football with Highland
played professional ball all through
this part of the country, and so did
the great Haskell pitcher of
1888. 1t seems quite a common thing
for Indians to break the bonds which
bind them to the government schools,
and there seems to be no good reason
why the Hausers and Falls should be
to stay at Haskell against
their will. Falls himself was a stud
ent at the Lawrence high school last
year.
There was great rejoicing with the
squad this morning when old Doc"
Hill. the great 1903 tackle, showed up
Tor practice. He is the man who s
musical as we'll as athletic, and the
odeon quartette of which he is MEM
Der, wants to take him out of school
Turing the football season to give con-
eerts. The fact that DOC. has start |
I'd in 10 practice indicates that he will |
De back in the Washburn line.
Coach Outland had his wife out for |
he football practice this morning. She !
vas one of a crowd of about a hundred /
spectators who occupied |
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