The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-30
MALICIOUS ATTACK.
Indignation over Capital Assault on
Washburn Football.

Here is the advance notice. which
Topeka morning paper which is sup
posed to be a vociferous member of the
''T5, 900 Club" and a strenuous advocate
of home industries gives to the Wash
burn Colorado football game played
here this afternoon:
WILL NOT. AMOUNT TO MUCH.
Many Topekans win go down to Kan
sas City for the Kansas Missouri game
today. The local game between Wash-
burn and Colorado college Will not
amount to much as both teams are in
Door shape and, with one or two excep-
tions neither has played any remark
ably fast football this season. Conse-
cuently it is not expected that there
viii be much of a crowd out. The local
enthusiasts viii all be at the big Kansas
C..y game"
While the board of athletic control at
Washburn may be subject to criticism
for its failure to give this morning pa
per the 25 extra free passes which it
demanded for the Thanksgiving day
game, It is hard to see any justification
for abusing and misrepresenting the
Washburn and Colorado teams, which
are in no way responsible.
That both teams are in poor shape"
and that neither has played any re-
markablv fast football this season. are
statements so palpably untrue tnat tney
are evidently inspired simply by a de-
sire te injure the attendance at tne
Washburn game.
Manager Stahl of Washburn says:
'sThis libel against our team is evident
ly inspired by the fact that the atnletlc
hoard gave the paper only ten free tick
cts That is a matter over which u
have no control. I might add that the
libellous article was presumably Wit
ten by the football reporter for the cap
ssfT7
member of the athletic board which
limited that paper to ten tickets. he
made complaint to me about tne
! number of tickets allowed to thaL pa
per, and I informed him that L was
/ powerless to do anything as my m
/ structions came from the athletic board
! Each paper was given exactly the same
i treatment by the board. The board also
! advertised the game uberally AT reg ulstI
/ rates in the Capital. Instead OF making
! its COMPLAINT to Dean Conant, chairman
i of the athletic board. as I ADVISED, the
! Capital came out with this roast on the
team. Such an attack viii not 1nJure
| rs because people can readily under
stand the source of the dissatisfa ctiOn."
Homer Bowman, one OF the friends
/ of the Washburn teams said this morn
| inc. ssTbat was a dirty attack which
the Capital made this morning on the
! Washburn team, and people VIII nhe
it hard to find any justification in such
methods for injuring the home team
The statements made are manifestly
untrue for everybody knows tnat tne
] game here this afternoon will be the
best in this part of the country; fal
superior to the Kansas City game
which the Capital advises everybody
to patronize.'
4 number of other people called ur
the State. Journal Office. this morning
to exDress their indignation at the ma
licious attack. The only explanation
for the act seems to be that the morn
to the "75, 900 clubs
]. K. McCHntock, manager Of tht
Colorado colelge footban team said
Il don't know anything about whai
motives inspired this article in ths
morning paper, but it is certainly {
mean way to treat visiting team. W.
been scored on this year, and are me
BY the assertion in this morning paper
that we haven't done anything anC
can't play the game. Tt strikes ms
that is ,. mighty queer way for home
newspaper to support its team"