The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-05
DON Their PADS.
Washburn Football Men Ready
fer Practice.
VIII Begin i'm Earnest Next
Week.
OLD MEN ARE BACK.
Squad VIII BE Nearly Same as
Last Year.
Coach Weede VIII Arrive in a
Few Days.
OLD MEN ARE BACK.

With the baseball season drawing q
close and Washburn- college opening
up next week. interest among local fol-
lowers of athletic sports is naturally
attracted to the prospects of the wash
burn college football team for the COM
ing season. Prospects at this time look
especially favorable TO the local col
legians and those who have been look
ing after the interests of Washburn' 5
team during the summer are prophecy
ing that Washburn will have the great
est team in her history
The season of football practice Will
team Of his alma mater. the University
Weede has written to all the memb Ers
OF the squad TO report ready for the
first raetfce September IL. which viii
be a week from today At this time
light practice will be INDUCED in and
the men put through work which VIII
get them in shape for the first scr1m-
mage practice which will probably
take place a week or 50 later
Coach Weede himself expects to ar
rive in the CITY next Tuesday and will
get things IN readiness Tor the opening
of the practice Coach Weede has been
in Philadelphia for some time and IS
now engaged IN early practice with the
open next week Coach Garfield W
of Pennsylvania He will be well
versed with the new developments. and
the different plays and formations
which will be sprung upon the football
Du0lfC LOr the time THIS ld1AA Last
year Coach Weede was bothered with
a broken leg which he had received
while playing on the Pennsy1van
team Of the year previous and was
thus prevented from taking much &C
tive part in the scrimmage work This
year he will try to show up some OF
the gridiron heroes OF Washourn IN
active work Mr.. Weede will remain
in Topeka after the football season and
will ouen I'D a dental Office in the city
where he will practice in his chosen
profession
Nearly all of the old men will be
back this fall The team last year vas
generally awarded the cham pioush nip
OF the state although the victories or
the different schools were so badly
tangled that no team had exclusive
claim to this honor. Washburn's team,
however. is remembered as one OF the
strongest aggregations which ever rep
resented the local college and with all
the old men back the team ought 10 De
a winner. There are possibly a few OF
the members Of last years team VINO
will not be back but as yet II IS not
definitely known that any OF the 20
men viii be absent II Is somewhat
doubtful whether Wfstar Williams, the
all Kansas haIfback of last season. viii
return TO Wash burn this fall He mas
been spending the summer at MS OLD
home in Indiana and has good posi-
riou which he is 1oathe to leave, but II
IS thought that his friends At WASH
burn will be able to inveigle MIN PACK
for his fourth year on the local squad
White has been working on a large
ranch Of his fathers all summer ana
il he can get away he VIII De PACK
Hope last years quarter, Is now N
Chicago. and is thinking seriously o.
remaining there during the winter anu
taking a course Of study at Chicago
university Brethour. one of last year
guards has not as vet written 10 ne
football managers whether ne WouLo
be back this season but II Is known
that he intended TO return when ne
Many Of the players OF this seasons
team are already here Eddie Brown,
the captain Of the team, has oeen IN
Toueka for some time II Is expected
that all of the men will be In town py
the time the practice season opens
week from today
several candidates Glenn Haugney
and Robb Of last seasons team VIII De
back but they will have to fight IL
out with Leo Haughey and Lartmer,
both of whom are good men ans
PLAYED in several Of the games last
season. Plat and Johnston last year
tackles, are the most promising men
for these positions this season. Nun
ford and RrethOur will be strong COM
petitors for guard Templeton, a zIV
FOUNDER who was on the SQUAD Two
years ago. will be back early next
week and will be a strong candidate
for one of the guards. Captain Brown
himself will play center although
whitney will try for this position. he
was a sub last season and showed UP
we'll
For quarter Hope Will be a candi-
date II he returns to school Hope
was the best quarter in the state last
season and viii undoubtedly be UP to
his old time form this season lice IS
another likely candidate for the quar-
terback position He has played quar-
er ina number Of big games ana
would be no uncertain quantity In TINS
the famous southside punter, and
White. who IS a star. both regulars OF
last seasons team. will be back and
contend for their old positions Smiley
some OF the games last season ancs
will try hard for one Of the halves th-c
season HoaElfn and Maxwell two
men who played a great deal last
this season and will try hard for
places. They can play with ability al 4
either half or tackle Hoaglfn played
IN the line q great deal last season /
and although smaller in build than
some Of the others. made g. great
showing In the Colorado game last 4
season. Maxwell distinguished him I
self although he was badly crippled I
before going into the game, Williams /
Il the only candidate for full and IN
less he returns. his place as far as -
known now win probably 90 begging. 4
The schedule as far as is known /
now. contains but eight games The L
season viii open with the Topeka 4
High school. October 5th. and wiz
close at Oklahoma City Thsnksziv-
ing day with the Oklahoma univer-
sftv team A game will be played \
with the state Normal. either here or I
IN Emporfa Other games played i
away from the local grounds will be \
the game with ST. Marys at St. Marys
October 2srd. and Aggies at Manhat- /
tan November 9Th Haskell unfver-
sity promises to have a big team this
wear and nave engaged a coach from /
Carlisle university, who was one OF !