The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-12-03
FED The eleven.
All Victorious X. U. Football
Team Are Guests of Honor
AT Banquet Given by Students
and Business Men.
GOV. STUBS SPOKE.
Declared Same Perseverance in
Study Would Win.
Fifteen Athletes Were Present
ed With the Letter H.
GOV. STUBS SPOKE.
Lawrence. Kan, Dec. g.

Lawrence, Kan, Dec. g.
Oh me, Oh my
Didn't We black that Tigers eye?
Didn't he weep? Didn't he wall?
When we twisted that Tigers tail?
So yelled 500 happy students and Law
renee business men at the banquet
given in the University of Kansas gym
nasium last night in honor of the first
Ever Victorious" Jayhawker football
team. since 1899.
1t was a jollification that sent thrills
up and down the spine, made the play
ers and coaches feel that they had done
something worth while, made the stu
dents feel honored that they were part
OF the institution that this never de-
feated team had represented through a
hard season.
Chancellor Frank Strong was toast
master. Governor w. r. Stubbs
spoke on kansas Stock" giving his
idea of why Kansas had been so con-
sistently victorious in the Thanksgiving
day games.
Coach Bert Kennedy told of ''Devel-
oping Winner" With his usual mod
esty he attempted to give everyone
credit but himself, The stolen Sig
nails was Arthur ST. Leger Noses sub
1ect. He explained the real reason of
Nebraska's defeat Carl Rouse, coach
Of the freshman team; Uncle Jimmy
Green, DR.. j. N. Van der Vries, J. P.
Hagerman for the Y NJ C. A: Ralph
SPOTS, for the student body; c. F.
Squires and Will Hutson for the bust
ness men of Lawrence; Captain Pat"
Croweu, Tub" Reed, Tom Johnson and
Billy Rice of the football team followed.
The following Is men were presented
with ks the university letter that
can be worn Only by athletes who have
shown unusual proficiency in athletics
-Crowell Carlson, Caldwell, Reed, H.
Wood, Rice. Pleasant. Johnson. Myers,
Fisk, Stephenson. Dahlene, Steele, Bond
and Hennessy.
More than 100 "co-eds" were present
The fraternitieS had sections reserved,
decorated with their fraternity colors,
while the whole gymnasium was
profusion of crimson and blue, the col
lege colors.
The banqueters yelled and sang in
turn and there was overlooked nothing
that would show the team and coaches
that their work throughout the season
was appreciated.
1t was planned to elect the football
captain for next year during the day
and announce the result at night but
the election has been postponed. Carl
son. Pleasant and Caldwell are the pos
sibilities for the position of leader of
next years crew Governor elect w. r.
Stubs spoke on THE Kansas Stock
as follows:
Speech of Stubs.
The ever-victorious Kansas univer-
sity eleven has added to the glory OF
Kansas. Every Kansan has a right to
be proud of the boys who, by their en-
durance, energy, patience and invinci-
bic and indomitable spirit have met and
conquered the chosen men of Nebraska,
Iowa and Missouri in 1908. We have a
right to be proud of the fathers and
mothers of these boys, and proud of old
Kansas because she produces men and
women of this type and character.
The same kind of perseverance, en-
ergy and spirit intelliEently applied to
business or professional. educational or
religious work means success. You
l. fw-rNr1 n h
ing his goal and realizing his ambition
If he is made of the right kind of stuff
and stands for the right kind of princ1-
pies and ideals. When General Grant