The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-09
TO FIGHT FROM START
Topeka Team lighter Than
K. Q. But Possibly Faster.
Lawrence Team to Come With
Many hooters and Band.
Game to Start at 3 O'Clock
With QuigIey rs Referee.

After a week of h hardest kind of
practice, Coach Weede has succeeded in
getting the Washburn team in the best
shape of the season. The team has put
up a consistent article Of the gridiTon
game all season with the exception of
last Saturday when the team was forced
to play five substitutes in responsible
positions. But it is predicted tina to-
morrow the Topeka public will see the
Washburn team play a game that Will
surprise even their fondest hopes for
the blue. All the men have recovered
from the effects Of the heavy schedule
which has been played during the
greater part of the season and are in
the best shape they have shown at any
time this fall. The team work which
at times has been rather weak is now
about as near perfect as has ever been
seen at Washburn.
The Washburn team will be out
weighed a great deal by the Jayhawk-
ers but what Washburn lacks in weight
they hope to make up in speed. n
signal work of the team during the
week has been very fast and snappy.
No scrimmage work has been done ow-
ing to the risk of some Of the players
being injured but all the time has been
spent in getting the men thoroughly
acquainted with the signals. It is con-
hdently expected that the work of the
men in carrying the ball n putting up
interference will keep the Kansans
guessing all the time. X. U. on former
occasions has always been easily sus-
ceptible to fax plays and last year in
the second half WashbUrn played the
Kansas bunch off their feet by the use
of fake and trick plays. Kansas was
easily fooled in several instances in the
game last saturday at St Louis and
Washburn will probably deceive the
Kansas men on several of their plays.
All the men or the team are conf
dent Of winning from Kansas. In for
mer years on the eve OF this game the
Washburn men have been somewhat
alarmed as to the result of the game.
This partially caused their defeat in last
years anne. However, NJ such feeling
exists in regard to tOmOrrOW's game.
Every man on the team is confident and
is apparently of the belief that Wash
burn will win. They however expect a
hard game and a close one.
Coach Weede IN speaking Of the ap-
preaching game with a State Journal
reporter said: The men on the Wash
burn team are in shape to play the best
game of the season The men are in good
spirits in respect to the coming game
that we viii be able to score on KAN
sas n although u line will be
weakened a little we hope to still be
able to stop the tackle swings of the
Kansas men and to keep them from
scoring, No matter If Kansas should
o unexpectedly strong the fellows
at any rate will all fight to the last
ditch and be q credit to the school,. It
will be a great fight"
DR.. o H. Outland, last years coach
and who is still head coach of the
Washburn team was out last night and
assisted Coach Weede In rounding the
men into their final shape for the anne.
He IS also very much encouraged over
the showing which the team is making
in practice and thinks Kansas viii have
to play better than they have played at
any time this season If they are to be
victors over the Sons of Ichabod DR..
Outland will assist IN the coaching
again this evening and will be on the
sidelines during the game Saturday.
Captain Williams of the Washburn
team is very much gratifed over the
great Improvement of the blue squad
during the past week. Willie" says
that he is feeling much better than at
any time during the season and that
he will play the game of his life at
fullback tomorrow. In speaking Of the
game he said: The Washburn team
will play the best game they are able
to play tomorrow. Every man on the
team wants to peat K. U. and will
play until they cannot play another bit
in order to win. We are going to give
them every ounce We have and Kansas
will know that they are playing foot
ball when they get into the game. I
do not know how strong Kansas is but
I judge that they are much stronger
than they were last year We lost to