The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-10-31
UGLY TALE THIS.
RumOrs That X. Z. Men Are
MeddEiBg With Clark.
Want to Keep Washburn's Main
stay Ont Of Game.
NOT LIKELY TOHAPPEN
Clark's Friends Say Story Is
Without Foundation.
Coach Weede Thinks Big Fell
low viii Be on Hand.

Rumors have reached Topeka from
Lawrence which are to the effect that
Fatty Clark. the big Washburn
guard and who is one of the main
stays Of the teamwork of the Blues
will not play in the Kansas ashburn
game, November 10, a week from next
Saturday. One man who is in close
touch with the athletic interests Of the
state university but who is in no way
connected with the school is authority
for the following statement; e5eorss
Clark will not play on the w ashoufH
team when that team plays Kansas
He will not want to. and VIII IN all
probability be sick"
A good many teams which have play
ed in Topeka this fall against Wash
burn have indirectly questioned ClarK 5
eligibility but he has never been prov
ed ineligible. He is a regularly en-
rolled student in the medical depart
ment of Washburn and holds an ATM
davit from the dean of that school 10
the effect that he is eligible for all the
games. Runors of professionalism
concerning him are going the ROUNDS OIL
some of the smaller colleges but these
are unfounded a. far as can be learned.
No one has vet been able to show
any proof Of charges OF TINS kinu
against Clark All questions OF this
kind were carefully gone over by the
eligibility board of Washburn before
Clark was given permission to play.
The policy which Washburn mas SHOWN
in the last few years IN regard 70 clean
athletics has been a very commence
BILE one No one who is at all condl-
toned in his studies is allowed suit
for practice work and every one who IS
given permission to practice must pc
fully up in his school work.
Kansas university is particularly anx-
ious to get Clark out Of the game. His
absence from the game means a great
deal for Kansas. The university mas
a very heavy line and. as they reason
with clark out. of the game they would
be able to pillow through the Washbufn
line at will. Last year the WashDurn
line was the only one OUTSIDE OF the
Colorado lire which Kansas could not
penetrate for gains. Clark is the MAIN
stay of the Washburn line.
Throughout the season Clark has been
of great service to Washburn. only
last Saturday his breaking through Inc
line and downing. the quarterback be-
hind the line at a critical time was all
that saved the day for Washburn IN
the Colorado game when Kansas uni
versity had a large number or men az
the game taking, notes Clark blocked
play after play for the mountalneers
and the fact that SColorado did not
score was in measure due to the
skin with which he balled up the plays
% coach l5as Weede last night in talking
about the efforts to keep Clark out Of
the game said: clark viii undoubted-
" play in the game despite any
efforts Kansas can use to keep him
out as far as eligibility from his stand
ing in school is concerned. If they can
show any plausible evidence of profess
sionalism or affidavits to such erect,
Clark of course Will not be allowed to
play"
Ciarlc's connection with football at
Washburn dates back to 1900. He and
Myron White were the guards on that
team and composed the best pair OF
guards any Kansas school has ever pro-
duced. In 1901. Clark played on the
Kansas NEEDLES, who at that time were
separate from Washburn. In 1902 he
started on the Medic team but upon It's
merger with the Washburn team be-
came a member of the Washburn
squad. He has not played at Wash
burn since then until he re-entersd the
medical college this fall
In view of his fine work on the
gridfron all fall these rumors which are
floating around and casting discredit to
Clark are declared to be wholly UNI
founded by his friends. They say that
Clark will use every possible means 70
get himself in tiptop condition for the
Washburn game and that he VIII do all
he possibly can to wrest the victory
from K. U.
After a rest of one day the Washburn
team commenced practice again last
night All the men were feeling fine
from their short rest and the active
work in preparat ton for the heavy Fair-
mount and Kansas games was begun