The Topeka state journal., 1905-11-27
Resents Billing of Topeka for
II. U.-MissOuri Game.
TEAM Isl GOOD SHAPE
Expect Best Game Of Season on
Thursday.
Colorado Tigers EXpecta a Victory
in Topeka.

Washburn people are sore because the
management Of the Kansas-Missouri
game have billed Topeka for the.
Thanksgiving game at Kansas City.
They say that they viii retaliate by
billing Kansas city for the Washburn-
Colorado game. and getting a special
rate on the railroads from Kansas City
to Topeka on Thanksgiving day.
@It isn't very courteous thing for
the managers of this Kansas-A Missouri
game TO DO" said Manager Stahl Of
Washburn. "In previous years, we
have kept out Of each others towns.
OF course If we didn't have any game
in Topeka it would be different. But
the fact is that We have got a game
billed mere which viii make the Kan
gas-Missouri game look like 80 cents.
This contest between Colorado and
Nashburn, ] am able to confidently as
sert, VIII be the best game Topeka has
seen this year. not excepting the Wash
burn-K- u. game. We are not a bit
afraid of Kansas City as a competitor,
but we think it shows bad judgment
for them TO come in here and try to cut
into our crowd.
Everybody knows that Washburn
and *. q. are practically in the same
class this year, and Colorado college
has Missouri university dlstanced. The
Iact is that Colorado college is a mighty
on this year. 1t is heavier than Wash
burn, and beat Denver university 10 to
@, while We beat Denver to 0. Out in
Denver there is more interest in the
Hgashburn-C Colorado game here in To-
IeEa Lnan there IS In the Colorado uni
versity game to be played in Denver
The Colorado college team viii arrive
81 Topeka at 2:50 Wednesday over the
Union Pacific They viii bring 16 play
erss but the officials will be selected in
Topeka H. S. Scandrett will probably
referee. The game win be called at 8
o'clock sharp on Thanksgiving after
noon.
The manager of the Colorado college
football team met Manager Stahl of
hFashburn at Denver, and said to him:
You chaps might as well make up
your minds that you won't score
against us. You haven't any show to
win; that's the straight goods"
Perhaps the Colorado college mans s
judgment was somewhat warped. At
any rate, Coach Cropp, of the Denver
Athletic association, who is the football
authority Of Colorado, and who backs
his judgment with his money, has pre-
oicted that Washburn will beat Colo
rado college of a score Of 6 to 0. Betting
in Denver on the game viii be even
money.
Manager stahl of Washburn says: .'I
expect both teams to score. I think
Washburn win win"
The coach Of the Colorado college
team is Richards. an old Wisconsin
man. He is said to be the best in the
state of Colorado. His team this year
beat Denver university 10 to 0, Colorado
Agricultural 80 to O, Denver Athletics
Z to 0, and played an to game with
the state school of mines.
There have been q. number of changes
made in the Washburn line which will
play In the Thanksgiving day game.
Smiley seems to have crowded Haughey
out Of the place at right end. He made
a better showing than the Wellington
man on the colorado trip, and IS likely
to play Thursday. Brown viii probably
play center in place Of Platt, and Platt
viii play one of the tackles. He played
tackle in the Denver university game,
and made a great showing. Sharp will
Play one guard, and Lockford or Mum
ford the other. Hill viii be at his old
place at left tackle. One of the most
unexpected changes win be the placing
of Caldwell at left end, and White at
left half. This was the combination
worked in the Denver university game,
and IL was very effective. Caldwell was
the star of the game, the Denver papers
say. lie carried the ball a great deal on
onense, being pulled back of the line
and starting from this position Hope
viii be at quarter, and NIiilice at right
half. Williams viii be at fullback.
All OF the Washburn men returned
from Colorado in good shape. Hill and
Williams are little sore, but viii be
in the game Thursday.
The Washburn Review will issue a
football edition Wednesday, giving pic
lures cf each member Of the Washburr
team and other football information.
Financially, the indica tions are that
the Washburn team viii pay out thii
year. The team made about 5000 out ot
the Colorado trip, in spite of the heavy
expense involved. 1t win have to pay
Colorado college a $500 guaranty tC
come here Thanksgiving but with the
ordinary Thanksgiving crowd, ought t.
come out from $500 to 81, 900 ahead or
the game. This viii be enough to finish
paying the salary of the coach, and al
other expenses. Last year the team fin
ished the season about $3.50 in debt anC
1t is hoped to pay off some Of this deb
with the surplus receipts this year.
The Washburn team viii eat its
Thanksgiving dinner after the game a
the training quarters This viii mari
the breakup Of training, and the dis
banding Of the 1908 team, which hal
made a great record for the school.