The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-11-10

ever before. The men who are play
ing are bona fide students, so far as
known. The K. u. faculty has had
the courage this year to disbar several
strong men who wanted to play, for
the reason that they had been guilty of
professionalism. It is of course highly
probable that some sort of induce
ments" are still held out to strong
football players, but they are induce
ments which it will be very hard to
reach by rules
Topeka people who are familiar
with the Washburn team know that
the men who are playing this year are
without a single exception actually in
attendance at school, and expecting to
take full course of instruction. This
can not be said of Washburn teams
IN the past years; there has usually
Deen some spot in the lineup which
everybody had good reason to believe
was Illegal, though technically every
thing was strictly according to rule.
But conditions were never nearly as
bad as they were back in 1893 1900 and
years previous. There is no use denying
the fact that both K. U. and Washburn
organized their teams in those days with
a reckless disregard for honesty; there
were no rules which anybody was bound
TO respect. The team which had the
most money and could hire the best men
usually won its games.
Washburn had such a team in 1900;
team winch ever DOQy now DSlekeS was
composed to a considerable extent of
men who got money for their services.
This team pounded the life out of nearly
every team it met
In 1901 the new era of football COM
menced in Kansas. Kansas cut out a
good deal of its professionalism, and so
did Washburn. The games since that
date represent pretty accurately the real
football strength of the two schools. K
u. naturally has the better of it. and it
is to be supposed that it viii continue
to have, unless Washburn can increase
Its attendance. At the present time,
Washburn has about half as many stu
dents as K. Z.
Something About the "a. Z. stars.
The Athletic association of the State
university has sent out some interesting
sketches of a few of it's star football
players. They will be read with interest
just at this time by people who are
expecting to see them play Saturday
afternoon:
Prentice Donald began his football
career on the Moran, Kansas, high
school eleven. He entered the UNIVERSE
ty of Kansas and made the team in his
freshman year. Donald weighs 220
pounds, is active, strong and unusually
fast. He carries the ball for sure gains
of from three to thirty yards. is invinci-
bic on defense, and is an all round foot
ball player and gentleman of the high
est type. He plays the left tackle posi-
ton as well as any man in America. He
has participated in twenty-five regular
scheduled games for the University of
Kansas and has made a most remark
able record He was never taken out
Of a game, never hurt nor ever asked
for time.
Arthur Pooler was a Be1oit high
school boy and like Albert Hicks and a
number of other players from that school
made the university team in his first
year. During the FIRST three years of
his service on the Team Pooler played
quarterback. In that position he won
two Of the most important games by
his own clever individual playing. He
kicked the goal that was the only score
In the Missouri Kansas game two years
ago and he made the run that resulted
in the only touchdown Of the Kansas
Washburn game last year He also
made the quarterback kick that result
ed in the only score against Colorado
and tied that team last year. Captain
Poeler is playing left half back this
year and is in the game with all his old
time dash and efficiency.
f. Drummer hrst made the varsity