The Topeka state journal., 1908-08-29
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL.
Promising Outlook for Another Good
Team Is Excellent.

Promising Outlook for Another Good
Team Is Excellent.
The high school football squad In to
begin preliminary practice on Sep
tember 1st. 1t has been the custom
| heretofore to wait until the opening
Of school. but the lads are unusually
anxious to get to work this fall as
they have large squad to pick from
and long list Of games to be played.
A promising looking band of ath-
letes will report at Skene's park on
Tuesday afternoon. Many players Of
last seasons victorious team will be
back. and with the new material
which is expected, the school shouId
present another strong eleven. He'll.
the star quarter of the past two sea-
sons. who is easily the best man in
the state with the forward pass, will
enter Kansas university as a student
or electrical engineering. Holiness
smith, Alstrum. Cowgirl and 8. Swear
.ngen VIII enter Washburn- Smith is
the only one of the five eligible to plsv
on the Washburn team this season.
having entered school last Februarv
Smith played halfback and tackle on
the nigh school for three years. He
has plenty of speed and with his
weight ana experience should be a
valuable acquisition to the Blues
backfield.
Those of last years team who win
be back are Capt. George Willard. q.
Willard, r. Swearingen. Carl Kuehne.
Walworth. Town. Schwam, Royce.
sears, Chaney. Smiley and Stevens.
The position of quarterback. made va
cant by the graduation OF He'll, will be
the only place difficult to MI. There
are several candidates for this positior
however, including r. Swearingen and
Hicnardson. both of whom are expert
enced in the quarterback position.
The schedule has not as vet been
completed by Manager Hoehner, but
the usual game with Washburn will be
played on Sept 26th, when the season
will be formally opened at Washburn
park. Although the dates have NOT
been decided upon, the FOLLOWING
teams will compose the high school
schedule.
Kansas City. Kan. high school.
Leavenworth. high schonl. st. Joseph
Wentworth Military school. kansas
City Manual Training school, Law
renee high school, Wichita high
school and Kansas City Central high
school.
AS many games will be played in
Topeka as can be arranged so as not
to conflict with Washburn's schedule.
Those who have watched the play
ing Of the Topeka high school in for
mer years know that these game will
De Iull OF interest. 1t mas long been
a recognized fact that the Topeka high
school Is the greatest training school
in the state for young athletes Ek-
pecially Is this true as regards the de-
veloping Of foo tball material. Nearly
every one of Washburn's star men
began their football career at the To-
peka high school, and many of K. Us
foremost athletes have come from the
Topeka school Old Washburn play
ers who live In town and take an in
terest in the game have done most OF
the coaching at the high school for the
past few years. They have taught the
youngsters the principles of the game
from the ground up. The offence of
last seasons team was the fastest and
most aggressive seen in Topeka for
several years. On Thanksgivfng day
they made a total OF 81 points against
Kansas City high school, in thirty-five
minutes actual playing time. For two
years their goal line has not been
crossed by an opponent Of their class.
Washburn alone holding this distinc-
tion- Twice in as many years has
Washburn beaten the Kindergarten
athletes by one touchdown and one
field goal.