The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-11-28
S0ONERSAREHERE
Oklahoma University Football
Players Arrive.
The Men Are in Perfect Physical
Condition.
AWEN IC HnNNIn NArni
OWEN is CONFIDENT.
Doughty Little Coach Expects
to Win Game.
Team Much Stronger Than
When Met Kansas University.

Yes, we are confident of winning"
said Bennie Owen, the Oklahoma coach
this morning, in talking of this after
Moons game with a State Journal re-
porter, IF getting our men in perfect
physical condition counts for anything
we will win. We haven't had a game
Ior ten days and all of our men have
had time to get into the game and In
good condition. We haven't got q Grip
pie on the team. The only place where
Washburn seems to have any edge on
us Is In experience. On our team there
are only four old heads while I under
stand that the team which Will start
against us this afternoon will be the
same one we played in the rain at Ok
lahoma City last season with but one
exception. While most of the Sooners
are new men, they are all apt pupils
at the game and will give a good ac-
count of themselves this afternoon As
l have said before we are all conf
dent. am glad to see such a fine day
for the game. 1t was raining in Ok
lahoma City yesterday and we would
have had bad weather IL we had played
the game there"
Captain Billy Cross, of the Oklahoma
team, is also confident of his teams
success this afternoon. II think we
ought to win from Washburn," he said.
1--WE have worked hard for this game
and are in the best shape we have been
at any time this season. We we're un-
fortunate when we met Kansas as
Bennie Owen, our coach was in bed at
the time. We are much stronger than
we were at that time and will fight the
game of our lives this afternoon. We
are going to put everything we have
got into the game and we will try our
best to win. If we lose it will be be-
cause Washburn has the better team
and not because of a slump on our
part"
The Sooners arrived in Topeka last
night about 10 o'clock. Their train was
late and they had been on the road for
rXyn f4w.a1
but were all in good spirits Sixteen
players came from Norman and these
with Benny owen, the popular little
coach of the Sooners composed the
party.
The Oklahoma boys are husky
looking team. They are all big men
and in their citizen regalia they look
much larger than the Washburn
team. This will make them a formid-
able looking bunch on the gridIron
as football togs always help to swell
a mans size. owen Acton. the big
right half is as big as any man on the
tackle, will be the heaviest man on
either team this afternoon. Those
who are with the Oklahoma team are:
Walling, Cross, long. Campbell, Price,
Brown, Wantland, Acton, Armstrong.
Ratliff and Allen. Hughes, the full
back of the team and captain of the
team two years ago, was unable to
come up Win the team having sur
fered from a ruling of the faculty as
to his eligibility.
The weather for the game this af-
ternoon is all that could be asked
There is not a flaw in 1t any place
The sky is clear, the air brisk enough
to insure fast playing and not too cool
for the spectators, and the wind is al
most at a standstill. The field with the
exception of being rather hard Is In
fine shape.
The crowd is expected to be a large
one. The sale of seats had up until
last night amounted to over thou
sand dollars. A good many people
have been holding off on account or
these will all be out today. II is ex-
pected to be the high water mark in
at the local park. A large
of outsiders will be in Tope-
ka for the game today. All the rail-
roads have been booming the game
and expect to bring in a large number.
A delegation arrived from Oklahoma
City this morning. Some are here
ME owen. Another delegation has al
SO arrived from Lindsborg. These are
all admirers of, Oklahoma's coach and
in the bleachers this afternoon there
will be a lively sprinkling of Oklaho-
ma sympathizers.
DR. Shiras of Kansas City who was
selected to referee the game is unable
to be here today. There are variety
of reasons for his not attending the
game. He is connected with the po-
lice force of Kansas City as stan
physician and his medical duties will
require all of his time today. In ad-
dition he is to play quarterback for a
Kansas City team today. In his place
DIR. Toher of Kansas City has been
selected as referee. Toher has the
name of being a competent official
and was captain of the Ohio state
team two years ago. The other off,
Gals of the game will be here.