The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-11-23

Kansas City Nov. 23.-The early rush
for seats for the big Thanksgiving foot
ball game between Missouri and Kan
sas indicates a tremendous crowd to
witness the contest, though it is a fore
gone conclusion that Kansas will win
| easily. ztfs.
The followers of football at the Mis-
souri, State university say they do not
| take the hopeless view of the Tigers
chances other followers of the game
! take. They have many reasons for
/ thinking that Missouri has a chance to
carry off theThonOTs on Thanksgiving
day. The team has. played some rat
thing good games and the form shown
in these was up to the Kansas standard
in every respect.
| Coach McLeanis given largely to bear
stories, and when he predicts that his
team will have chance over Kansas
he certainly has some grounds for this
| belief. In a talk with reporter Coach
Mclean said that he would be surprised
| If. his team did not win. He thinks
Kansas no stronger than last year. On
the other hand, he considers Missouri
much stronger when in condition than
last years team. Missouri has not been
in condition to play good football since
the Purdue game al ST. Louis on Oc-
tober %. In that game Ackerson hurt
his knee, and has been out of it ever
since.
Ackerson is probably the best player
that Missouri has had in years, and his
strength can hardly be exaggerated.
While on the Knox college team, he
played against the best men in the ''big
nine" and Coach Mclean says Acker-
played him at fullback on offense and
tackle on defense. At the position of
fullback he adds so per cent to the
strength of the team on account of his
great speed and strength. His work
against Purdue was wonderful. and the
Indiana team could gain nothing OH
his side of the line.
The Missouri team is pointed for the
Kansas game. Mclean and the players
would rather win this contest than any
other three games on the schedule, and
the team always makes its best effort
against the Jayhawkers 1t was for
this reason that Mclean saved his best
men in the Washburn game when he
might as well have had victory over
the second team sent down by Coach
Outland. 1t is a fact, however, that he
did use nearly every one of the first
team men before the game was over.
The Tiger coach did not wish to risk
any of his best players in this game.
From all indications the men will be
There is the most doubt about Acker-
son, the fear being that, even if he does
get into the game, he will not be able
to last it through
weight with the exception of the ends.
Both ends are very light. but they make
up for this to some extent by their
speed. In Green, Ackerson and Bryant
the Tigers have the best backfield that
Missouri has ever had. On defense
Haggard and Ackerson can hold their
own with the Kansas tackles. On of
Tense Missouri will have Carothers at
tackle instead of Ackerson. He does
not compare with Ackerson, but is a
fair sort of player. At guards Missouri
win be equal to Kansas both in weight
and playing strength. Big Anderson
and Miller will play these positions.
hardly be used. At center Kansas may
have some advantage, but Moorehouse
is putting up a good game and has the
necessary requisite of passing the ball
accurately.
The singing this year, too. will be a
new feature. Heretofore no college
songs have ever been sung at the games,
but this year the Tiger aggregation will
attempt a few that have found favor
at the mass meetings in their own camp
this fall. One of the most popular ones
is that to the tune of "A Son of a Gam
boleer." which runs:
"Oh, I'm a son. son, a son, a son, of
A son, a son, a son, son, son of old
NJ. u
Wen drink to the colors, gold and black,
so glorious and so true,
And We'll join the rollicking chorus
We must beat old K. u >"
Then there is that oldtime song that
really resembles a chant, entitled THE
Grand Old Duke of York. in which is
related the willy strategem of the old
gentleman who led his men up the hill
and then down again.
+fOh, the grand old Duke of York,
He had ten thousand men;
He marched them up the hill