The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-21
FOOTBALL GOSSIP
Weede Will Fit New Keystone
Into Washburn Team.
Fast Halfback White May Be
Used at Quarter.
OLD STARS ARE OUT.
Welding, a 17O-Ib. Scrub"
May Be Seasons Find.
May Be Given a Chance at Half.
back Position.
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Coach Weede Of the washburn foot
ball team may make some important
changes in the blues line UP this year.
1t Is likely that George White, the bril-
liant halfback on last years team. will
be tried out at quarterback and that
Hope, the last years quarter, who is far
too valuable a man to leave off the
team, will be tried at end. This will
leave one of the halfback positions to be
filled, and Coach Weede thinks he has
found just the man for this position in
Wedding, ITO pound man who was on
last years scrubs, and who played first
base in the ball team. Weede consider
ed Wedding a football player of unusual
promise, and thinks he will make one
of the star backfield men of the west.
The plan of playing White at quarter
is for the purpose of speeding up the
backf1cld. The combination of White
Millice and Williams was a wonderful
one last year, but 1T seemed to lose some
Of it's effectiveness, and this may have
been because Hope, at. quarter, while
always sure in his work, was not able
to get away quite as fast as the rest of
the bunch. - 1888
Aside from the backfeld the indica-
lions are now that the Washburn team
will play with about the same men that
were used last year. Glenn sHaughey,
the end man who did such Zine work
last year, is not in very good health,
and may be out, in which case Hope
would be a strong contender for the
POSITION.
Football enthusiasm at Washburn
college took a new impetus last night
when Glenn MiIlice, the star half back
and south paw punter, together with
George White, one of the best halves in
the Missouri Valley Wister Williams
fulback and captain of last seasons
team and "Pleter" Plat the tackle of
the past two years, appeared on the
field in football toggery. 1t had been
feared for some time that these men
would not be able to get into the game
On account of a superabundance of
school work. Coach Weede of the
Washburn team was very much pleased
when he saw such a large bunch of last
years stars returning to the game.
Most of the old players are now back.
Brethour arrived today from his home
but may not be able to get out to prac-
tice until Monday night He Will be
with the team however and try again
for his old position as guard. Munford
will return to Topeka Monday and Will
probably be with the team Monday
night.
Since the first practice of the squad
last Monday night there has been sub
stantial increase in the number Of can
didates who are reporting every after
noon for practice. The freshmen who
are ineligible for work this season are
reporting for practice in large numbers.
So great is their interest IN the game
that Manage Stahl is now busily en-
gagged in drawing up schedule for
games for the freshmen team which
will undoubtedly be organized. Games
will be arranged with Campbell uni
versity and leading high schools
throughout the state. This team will
also take on some of the lighter col
1eges in the state and probably relieve
the varsity squad of some of their
lighter games. With a good second or
freshmen team the varsity squad Will
be insured good scrimmage practice
right along and new men will be trained
for work on the varsity team of next
year.