The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-10-25
OKLAHOMA rs. THE NIEDICs.
Benny Owens Team Lighter Than
4. c. But Fasfer

Benny Owens Team Lighter Than
Is. c. But Faster.
Kansas City, Oct. 25.-Kansas City's
first big football game of the season is
being played this afternoon at AssOcia-
ton park. The contest is between the
University Medical college eleven and
the team from the University of Okla
hOnla- The latter team has made q
particularly good showing this season,
having beaten the Haskell Indians and
two or three other good teams. The
Medlcs have yet to win game, but
the men have all been working with to-
days game in view and entered the con
test in perfect condition.
The Oklahoma team is being coached
by Benny Owens, who played at kan
sas City in 1899 when Hurry Up Yost
coached the Jayhawkers. Owens has.
developed a very fast team, but it is
very light and is made up mostly Of
men who are new at the game. The
men are learning the game fast, how
ever, and it is now probably one of the
fastest teams in the west. 1t has had
a very hard schedule UP to date, having
played two games a week for some time.
The team was beaten by Kansas last
Saturday by score os a to and a
number of the best PLAYERS are out of
this afternoons contest The team has
been practicing at the Athletic clubs
oval at the Kansas City driving park
since it has been in Kansas City and
Coach Martin Delaney of the Kansas
City Athletic club eleven has been help
ing Owens.
Oklahoma is scheduled to play Wash
burn Saturday at Topeka and Coach
Owens is hoping that this afternoons
game viii not be too rough. The men
practfeed for about two hours in the
rain of yesterday afternoon and last
night did not feel any i'll effects of the
workout. The weather has been so
warm at Norman, Ok that when the
men first reached here Monday after
noon they worked three hours at run
ming signals before any of them became
warm. This was the trouble in the
game with Kansas. they did not even
get warm, the weather at Lawrence be-
ing so mild.
The Medfcs didn't mind the rain yes
terday either and were out twice with
Coach Hellar. The coach. since the
game with St. Marys, has been working
hard with the men and has developed
a very crafty machine. His squad has
worked faithfully in preparation for this
contest, as Oklahoma is probably the
best team the Doctors will meet this
season and the team would like to have
the victory to its credit. The Medies
are a great deal heavier than the terri
tory eleven, but realize nevertheless that
they will have to work hard to come out
at the long end of the purse
The grounds at Association park are
in very bad condition. The students of
the University Medical college have
been faithful in creating interest in
the contest and the advance sale of
tickets has been very large. Two TWEEN
ty-five minute halves viii be played.
It was stated last night by Manager
Walker that if the 8edics defeated Ok
lahoma today, that a game with the
University Of Colorado to be played in
Denver, would be arranged. This will
be an incentive to the team to work
hard with the western trip in view. After
the game the team viii remain here I'M
til Saturday morning, then going to
Topeka.
The game was called promptly at 2;30
o'clock. The teams lined up as follows:
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