The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-09-18
WASHBURN AND K. U.
Sign Contract for Football Under Chi
cagO Conference.

Washburn and Kansas university
TINS morning signed the contract for
their annual football game, to be
played in Topeka on November IL.
me contract specifies that the game
shall be played under the Chicago con-
ference rules, which prevent the use
OF freshman recruits by either side.
Inc teams which will represent the
opposing schools must be made up,
therefore, exclusively of players who
were in school last year.
me result of this rule will proba bly,
be that the opposing teams will not be
quite as strong as last year. 1t will be
as hard for K. u. to fill the places of
Hicks, MichaeIson and Alderman as it
Will be for WaShburn to fill the places
OF Dadisman, Louthan and Pierson.
Washburn also loses the two Stewards
from its line, and K. U. loses Fleish-
man and a couple of its fast back field
men. AS nearly as can be determined
the teams will lose about the same
strength under the freshman rule. It
remains to be seen which can fill the
vacancies to best advantage.
Under the Chicago conference rules.
CALDWELL the star halfback of last
years team, will be eligible for another
year He will take his senior years
work in the medical school this year,
but has not yet come back to school.
He is expected back in about two weeks.
1t IS peculiar circumstance that the
chicago conference rules permit Cald-
well to play, while the Topeka confer
ence rules diSbar him. Caldwell went to
school couple of years at the state
normal school Under Chicago confer
ence rules, a normal school is a pre-
paratory school, and does not count on
the four years time which a PLAYER can
be member of a team. Kansas con-
ference rules count the time in normal
the some as in another college.
Captain Elmer Hill has not yet showed
up in uniform, and there is considerable
OF hi <@f
interest He has been in town for some
days, and has taken position as as
sistant at Christ hospital. 1t was I'M
derstood at the time that his duties at
the hospital should not interfere with his
work on the gridiron. and it looks as
though it was about up to Mr.. Hill to
get out and work with his team.
With Caldwell back in the game, the
only place on the Washburn team
which seems to be an absolute void at
the present time is that of center.
Somebody will have to be discovered
to hold down this important position,
unless Brown is shifted from guard to
center, in which case a big man is
The most promising candidates for the
various positions on the Washburn
team are these:
Ends, Haughey and Tice.
Tackles, Hill and SHARP.
Guards, Brown and Plat.
Quarter, Millice.
Halves, White and Caldwell.
Full, Williams.
There are a number of fast new
men enrolled at Washburn this year.
but the Washburn team will play
through its whole schedule, if pos
sible, without violating Chicago con-
ference rules In some of the Topeka
conference games, however, and in
games against teams which do not
obey any conference rules, Washburn
will no doubt save some of it's first
team men and put in the freshmen.
Washburn's first signal practice
will be held this afternoon on the
Washburn campus. The football field
is too muddy for use.
There will also be a meeting of the
athletic board this afternoon at which
the arrangements will be made for re-
pairing the park fence and issuing sea-
son tickets