The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-11-21

with the ottawa game called off there
remains but one game on the Wash
burn schedule. The last game on the
home schedule has been played and the
efforts of Coach Weede will be devoted
to getting his men in shape for The
game with Bonnie Owens Sooners at
Oklahoma City Thanksgiving. The
calling off of the ottawa game will
get the men in better shape for the
long trip to Oklahoma City. This is the
first time Washburn has ever played
In Oklahoma City and the result of the
game Is watched with much interest.
large crowd from Topeka will pro-
badly accompany the team to Oklabo-
ma City A good rate has been Offered
by the Santa Fe providing a sufficient
number can be secured to make the
trip.
The negotiations which have been
pending between Manager Lansdon of
Kansas and Coach Delaney of the
with a view of Scheduling 4 post season
game between these two teams have
been called off. Kansas refuses to play
a postseason game as they never have
done so and such move is not ncces-
STATED from financial reasons. Kansas
has broke even on the season 50 far
and with the big Missouri game at
Kansas City Thanksgiving they viii
come out away ahead.
The only game which will be played
in Topeka next Saturday will be the
game between the Topeka and Law
renee high school teams. It has been
sometime since the local high school
team has had a game scheduled for
Topeka and they have not played here
since the early part of the season. They
have a good team and have lost but one
game this season which was to Wash
burn in the opening game.
Bonnie Owens, of the Oklahoma uni
versity team, has written a challenge
to Coach Bates of the Paramount team
asking for game between the teams
Of the two schools on Christmas day
The challenge is now before the atAlet-
ic authorities of Paramount. The game
will probably be played as Coach Rates
of the Paramount team is willing. The
game will in all probability be played
in Oklahoma City providing a guara4l-
tee can be furnished the school on the
outskirts of Wichita. In commenting
on the prospects for the game the fun
ny man on one of the Wichita papers
has been doing a little overtime work.
Here is what he says of the proposed
decide the championship of two states,
and possibly three, as Paramount de-
feated Washburn, the eleven that tied
Colorado The attention of the Wich-
tia dopester is called to the score of
the FairmOunt-St. Mary's game which
resulted in favor Of the Catholics TO
the tune of to 0. Washburn defeat
ed the Catholics by a score of ~ to 0. |
st. Louis Republic: There is little
worry expressed in the St. Louis uni |
versity camp over the Iowa. university /
battle on Turkey day, yet the players
are. not afflicted with that fdrea dful dis
ease of ."overcon dence-5,s Many of the
football enthusiasts Who witnessed the
big game with iowa last year hold that
it was overcOnfdence that defeated the
Blue and White, with the result that
Cochems is taking ample precautions to /
keep the deadly insect out Of his camp.
Whether he will succeed or not re-
mains to be seen, but the Iowa follow
ers continue to wager odds on the
Iowans. Considerable money has been
placed during the last two days at to
8, with Iowa the favorite-
It must be awfully humiliating to a
state university to lose the champion
ship of their state but this is exactly
what is happening to Missouri univer-
sitv Last aSturday washington uni
versitv of st. Louis turned the trick by
the score of II to o. Missouri was out
played from start to finish ana never
had a look in. Thearesult of the Kart-
ga Missouri game at Kansas City
day according to present
dope will have no reason to change the
time honored custom of years past.
The only remaining collegiate game
which will be played in Topeka this
wear is the game between Ottawa and
St Mary's Thanksgiving day; rms
game will be played at the Western
\ association ball park. which Will insure
good street car service and protection
from the cold in the event that the
weather is disagreeable- The game
ought to be good one, as the Two
teams are about evenly matched. and
heir records for the season balance
WE'LL
Last Saturday the Colorado Hniver-
.a1lxv IN the season after q long trip