The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-10-28

Both teams will go into the game in
a more or less crippled condition. That
is the normal condition of a football
team. however According to reports
from Lawrence, McCarty. halfback, Will
be unable to play, and Chapelle IS also
out of the game for good. Hicks,
Donald Russell and Michaelson are also
but will play.
Washburn's hospital list includes
FIalfback Mulice, who is unable to play
because of a Sprained ankle. and Quar-
terback White who is suffering the
same affliction. Caldwell. Pearson,
Haughey and Jim Stewart are also SUI
fering from injuries.
1t would thus appear that the two
teams are about a stand off on condl-
ton.
So far this year the Washburn and
K. U. teams have shown up about equal
in strength K. L. beat Emporia college
5 to o; the next week washburn beat
Emporia 10 to 0. K. q. beat the State
Normal "a to 0; the next week Wash
burn beat the State Normal Fl to in
a very short game. Since these games
K. U. has been beaten by Haskell and
has played Colorado to a tie. While
Washburn has defeated Fairmount col
lege of Wichita and Doane university
of Crete, Nebraska.
1t would be hard to pick the winner
of the game from the form shown in
previous contests this year. Apparent
ly both teams are rather weak IN
some departments of the game. Both
are rather slow; both have been hay
ing a good deal of trouble with their
backfield work. The interference has
been somewhat ragged in all the
games the two teams have played this
year. Washburn averages 173 pounds,
and it is probable that K. T. Will ev-
erage just about the same.
Betting on the game has been rather
slow up to this time This morning,
f1-01 n a tn
bet on the game, and 1t was used to
cover some of the Washburn bets
which have been hanging for some
DAYS without takers. The Lawrence
morning, and when they get here, the
betting is expected to pick up rapidly.
AS a betting proposition it seems to
be about as even a thing as could
be presented. barring accidents
This $40 which was received today
may have been all that was left of the
busted pool which was formed to
"buy" Caldwell. The existence of such
item from the Lawrence Journal "A
purse of $500 was made up in Law
renee yesterday and sent to Topeka
to cover any offers of even money on
Washburn in the football game with
Kansas to be played there on Satur-
day
The $500 must have been surrepti-
tiously removed from the strong box
and Topeka. 1t has not yet arrived.
The Washburn squad will take it's
last practice this afternoon. The work
will be done on the grass, to avoid all
danger of accidents. The work Thurs
day afternoon was said to be satisfac-
tory. One of the players said: eff we
could have had the kind of practice the
past month we have been getting the
past week,we would not be much afraid
of this K. L. crowd The trouble
seems to have been with Wasflburn that
there has not been ginger enough in the
coaching; there has been too much loaf
ing ard horseplay, and not enough
hard, steady work. Washburn has the
material for the greatest team that
was ever played in the state.
Down at Lawrence the K. Z. man.
agement is doing its best to keep peo-
pie from coming to the game here Sat
urday. and it is thought that the K. U.
delegation will be rather slim. It was
expected that about 500 would come
down from there, but K. L. is sore be-
cause Washburn would not give it a
a guarantee of $3.50, and it is therefore
trying to divert attention to the game
with Notre Dame which is to be played
at Lawrence November 5. Football is
always a scaly proposition financially
in the town of Lawrence, and K. u. is
afraid that if all the people come to
Topeka. they will not patronize the
Lawrence game.
Prof. Van der Nries of the university
even went to the extreme, when in To-
peka few days ago, of threatening to
break athletic relations with Wash
burn unless a concession of % per cent
should be made on the price of tickets
to K L. students. K. u. may be very
glad of an excuse for lodging its an