The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-11-23
Wentworth and Kemper
Football Teams Ready
to Meet Thursday.
OUTCOME IS UNCERTAIN
But Local ROOters Are Certain Coach
Johnson Win Make SupremcEf.
fort 10 Win

When Referee WANTS whistle
sounds at Sedaiia Thursday afternoon
the teams Of Wentworth Military
Academy Of this place and Kemper
Military School Of Boonvllle viii
meet ia contest which to eaca
school is considered by far the most
important of the year. Either
institution would rather lose every
other game on its schedule and win
this than lose this and win every
other game. This meeting has be.
come an annual affair and is consid-
cred as important in preparatory
school circles as is the Missouri
Kansas game among college people.
Thus will be the fifth meeting be-
tween Kemper and Wentworth on the
football field. The first was back IN
1895, when football in this section was
in its salad stages, when the Went
worth team consisted of three
students, four teachers and four
ringers, when the ethics Of the game
we're contained in one word-'Win
and woe to the team that was not
on its home grounds. In those days
such stars as Hickman, Gunlack,
Meng, Sawyer and Young re represented
the red and white. The first team
that met Kemper, though, had to be
an all-student team and the four
teachers and four ringers we're
eliminated. The frst half ended
wish the scere s 10 in favor d
Kemper. But the game was ia Lex
ington. In the second half Ryus, who
although teaching was taking
study, went into the game, made
touchdown, kicked goal aud won by a
score Of 1Oto6.
+ There was no other game between
the two schools until 1902. That
was when they played at Marshall.
Wentworth won by large score and
/ Quarles of Kemper was killed. Due
to this sad accident Kemper dis
continued football for time
IN 1904 there was another game at
Marshall. Kemper that year was
stronger heavier and faster than
Wentworth. Their roofing was
better organized and they won
handily by a score Of p to II.
The next year Wentworth evened
up things at sedalia. The entire
school and some 200 town people went
down on a special train and made
monster parade behind a band of IS
pieces. The Kemper cohorts were
routed and Wentworth won by a
touchdown in the last four minutes Of
play.
This y ear another special train will
go to Sedalia in the morning and re.
turn after the game. The entire
student body and good many people
from town will accompany the team,
although the promise of an unusually
close game between Missouri and
Kansas viii take a number of rooters
to ST. Joseph.
According to all dope Wentworth
should win. Warrensburg defeated
Kemper SO to early in the season
and lost to Wentworth, Is to o. KEN
per was able to score only 27 points
against Kansas City, Kans. High
school, while Wentworth beat the
same team 50 to 4. Then the Went
worth second team defeated the KEN
per scrubs Monday 70 to 0. This
makes every thing seem to be in
! Wentworth's favor; but the willy
coach johnson OF Kemper is expected
to spring several surprises at this
game All kinds Of stories bull and
bear-are heard from the Kemper
camp; but the most authentic is that
the team is in perfect condition and
win lsurpass anything it has done this
season.
AS for the Wentworth players.
they are working hard and not worry
ing.