The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-09-15
ON THE GRIDlRON.
Washburn's Expected Heavy Line Is
Not Materializing.

Indications are now that the Wash
burn football squad will not be any
heavier than it was last year. There
is a superabundance of fast material,
but none of it is coming up to the
hopes of the Washburn management
in the matter OF. ayordupois.
There is still some chance Tor addlng
two or three big men to the line, pul
so far, nothing new has come in
which promises well for the position
of guard vacated by Bieler, who was
in the game last year and has now
gone to the Philippines as teacher.
Brown, the last years guard, is
back at the game, and apparently Will
not have very strong opposition TOT
his old place. Brown weighs ABOUT
100, and is a good player.
The only man who is counted on lor
the other guard is Joe Louthan, VINO
played guard for K. U. one year, When
Outland was coaching there. Outland
Alderman, the K. U. guard of this sea-
son. Louthan has not yet reported put
ne is said to be coming Saturday;
There is also a need for some heavy
men to use at tackle. Cunningham, OF
last years team, is back in school but
said yesterday: Il hurt my left shout
der during the summer while playing
baseball and since then have been
troubled with rheumatism IN tna MAJ
shoulder. 1 don't know whether Will
be able to play or not, but 1 Will get
ont and see whether I can work the
lameness OUT Doc Hill, the other
tackle last year, will probably De PACK
in the game, but his work may be 1r-
regular on account of his contract 10
sing with the Odeon quartette. Hence
there is strong probability that two
first class heavy men will be neeoea TOT
tackles. This is why Washburn is so
anxious to get Emil HauSer, the big
Haskell Indian. He is tower of
strength at tackle
None of the prospective changes in
the line promise to add much weight.
Hence Washburn will probably pc
Obliged to depend on its speed for vic
tory this year as itrdid last year.
1t is known that the K. Z. squad this
wear contains some very heavy mater
ial The Lawrence team will no doubt
be fully as heavy this year as it was
last and will be better trained. because
it has Bert Kennedy for coacn-
Washburn was able to hold the heaVy
K u line last year on a muddy nelo,
and win the game by score OF o to D.
Had the field been dry, it is almost GER
much more decisive. All of which SIM
ply goes to show that weight is not the
whole thing in football
Today the Washburn team begins af-
ternoon practice. The squad will work
ont at 4 o'clock every afternoon. The
training table was also opened today
and Coach Outland assigned ten men to
the table on probation The plan is to
nut 1S men on the IdDl6, anu lASSS Will
constitute the first team squad.
WORK AT LAWRENCE.
Lawrence, Kan, Sept. 15.-The pres
emit cool weather has given life to the
football practice and yesterday after
noon there were four squads out chas-
ing the pigskin over McCook field
Coach Kennedy and Manager Plank
feel that there is no reason why Kan
sas should not nave winning team
this season, but Captain Hicks is lit
tie dubious He believes that when the
wedding out comes there will be a big
slump in the football stock of the Jay
hawkers.
So far no heavy practice has been in
dulged in. The applicants have been
| divided into squads and Coach Kenne-
dy has driven the new men, as we'll as
| the old ones, around the field at live
| ly gait In the senior squad are Mich
| aelson, Drummer, Ackarman, Captain
| Hicks, Freshman, Donald and Chap
peIl. Pooler is expected any day and
| in the meantime Kennedy is giving
Hart and Livingston tryouts on the
head squad. Hart is showing up we'll
as is Livingston, and it will be race
| to see which of these two make first
sub Pooler may have a little hotter
time securing his old position than he
expects. but his arrival is awaited with
great interest
The two second squads have about
an even break for superiority, but the
| fourth Coach Kennedy calls his awk-
ward squad. At the rate he is drilling
them now, though they will not be