The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-07
BET TWO TO ONE.
Speculation on K. U.-Wash-
burn Game Begins.
Betters Favor X. e. Because of
Its Superior Showing.
MAY BE A SURPRISE.
Contest Likely to Develop Into
a Punting Match.
Coach Kennedy of X, U. Is
Serving on a Jury.
MAY BE A SURPRISE.


considerable Washburn money in sight, |
though the impression prevails that
Washburn's chance of victory is not as
good as it was last year. This impress
sion is due not so much to the unusual
strength of K. u. as to the belief that
Washburn is not as strong as it was
last year.
This lack of confidence in fWashburn
is due to the fact that it has been IN
able to pile up big scores against its
opponents, and has been repeatedly
scored upon. Last year the scores
made by Washburn were as follows:
Washburn 10, Emporia college 0.
Washburn q, State Normal 0.
Washburn 20, Paramount 0.
Washburn As, Doane 6.
WaShburn S. Manhattan 0.
Washburn Is, Missouri 0.
Washburn 2S, Ottawa 4.
Washburn 0, Haskell IA.
This year, the Washburn scores have
| been so far as follows:
Washburn Sc, Enperia college O.
Washburn %, State Normal 6.
Washburn r. Manhattan 5.
Washburn 49, Ottawa s.
Washburn 9. Oklahoma 6.
WaShburn 10, Paramount 6.
However, it is not always safe to
judge of game by the size of the
score, nor of the strength of a team by
its game record. There are those who
think that Washburn has never really
| played up to its true strength. They
say that Coach Outland has carefully
! and studiouSly held back the develop
ment of his team to it's highest point
of efficiency for the very purpose of
1 avoiding the danger of going stale"
before the great game with the state
university. These 'fdopesters'' look FOR
a wonderful surprise in the conflict next
Saturday; they anticipate that Wash
/ burn has the strength to stop the K
/ Q. attack, and that is really the crucial
part of a football game.
If the weather is good and the field
fast, it will be a point in favor OF the
| Washburn team, for K. u. is very
! much heavier than Washburn, and a
game in the mud would be to its lik-
ing Just how much difference in
weight there is between the two teams
/ is hard to say aPreBably the back
fields will be about the same weight.
In the line, Reed and Heinzmann will
outweigh Brown and Platt about so
! pounds; Drummer and Donald will out
weigh Hill and Sharp about 40 pounds.
i Snattinger, the Washburn center will
have about 80 pounds the best of Mil
| ton, but Milton is fast and Snattinger
| is slow. WaShburn's ends are likely TO
be fully as strong as those of K. U.
This alignment of the teams indi-
Gates clearly what sort of a game it
will be. Kansas is practically certain
to direct its attack on Washburn s
|
simply for variety, while Washburn
will have to depend for its gains on
end bucks and end runs. Washburn
will find it very difficult to penetrate
the center of the K. q, line. and it will
also have to do some very superior
work if it stops the low bueking Brun-
ner. or Donald, who hurdles as much
as he bucks
Both teams have been playing a
strong defensive game of late. If thew
| S6O STrnT7cr IN This ~,
next Saturday the contest is likely tc
develop into one of those spectacular
exhibitions of punting which some
times characterize the struggles Of
equally matched contestants. Under
such circumstances it all depends or
which team can gain on the exchange
of punts. Aillice is a good punter, and
so is Pooler- Millice has been punt.
ing too high this year, but he puts
lot of steam behind the ball. Accord
ing to reports, PooleP has studied GU
a low punt, which come to the full
back on the bound and is very awk
ward to handle. Nevertheless, thesl
two punterS are likely to be tolera bl1
equally matched, and if they ar
thrown into conflict, it will be a prett,
struggle.
Washburn goes into the game labor
ing under the severe handicap of lacl
of substitutes Its supply of frs
: team men is very short under the anti
freshman rule under which the gam
: will be played, and the injury to Cald
well. the negro halfback, is likely t.
: make a lot of difference. Caldwell
! win probably try to play Saturday, bu
t it is doubtful whether he viii las
! through the game.
Manager Lansdon Of X. U. was in To
peka a few days ago to file a protes
against Geo. White the Washburn end
Lansdon had heard somewhere tina
/ White played professional baseball las
j. summer. White had afidavfts to prov
] that his record was clear, and Lansdol
t dropped his protest.
Y Manager Stahl of Washburn is on
= on the road in southern Kansas distrib
> uting advertising for the K U.-Wash
& burn game, and Etchen, the assistan
T manager. is billing eastern Kansas
. Special rates have been made on tn
railroads, and it is expected that a
: immense crowd will come to town 70
: the game. A Lawrence dispatch con
: corning the situation there says:
The men came out of the game Sat
urday in remarkably good shape. Thes
three men are being given a rest of tw
! days this week. They will report on tn
: field on Wednesday to work out the re
3 mainder oe the week
coach Kennedy was greatly distress
ed this morning when he was serve