The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-10-20
BIG HOSPITAL LIST.
Washburn Badly Crippled for St.
Mary's Game Tomorrow.

With the flower of the squad on the
hospital list. and without regular full
back, quarterback and end, and the
possibility of another player being
missing, the Washburn team will play
their first game of the season on for
eign soil at st. Mary's tomorrow at
ternoon. 1t is certainly the most
gloomy outlook for the blue thus far
this season, and it is by no means
certain that the patched Washburn
team can clean up the Catholics.
For the first time in his career of
nearly eight years of football at To-
peka high school and Washburn,
Hugh Hope, the plucky little quarter
back of the blue, will be absent from
the lineup in tomorrow's game. This
is the result of the hard game which
Hope played against the abo1g1nes
last Saturday. Hope was one of the
stars of the game, and although IN
jured during the early part OF the
second half, pluckily remained in the
game and none of the players knew
of his injuries until afterwards. His
shoulder was badly bruised. 1t isn't
serious and he would play tomorrow
but for the fact that the next two
games are the hardest on the blue
schedule both the Drake and Kansas
university games being the most
dreaded, and a further injury to Hope
POSoA0AO
winning.
In his stead, Jimmy Stewart, the
famous quarterback of the great 1900
team, will play. Stewart has been in
training for a couple of weeks and is
practicing with the squad every night
McVey would probably play quarter,
but for the fact that his eligibility is
under question and he may not be
able to play at all. Should he be
allowed to play he will probably start
the game at half and relieve Stewart
in case the latter is injured.
A few days ago Coach Quigley. of
the ST. Mary's team. gave Washburn
notice that his school would protest
McVey. This puts the question of his
eligibility up to Dr. Heatherington, of
the University of Missouri, who is ar
bitrator for the Topeka conference
district ST. Mary's alleges that Nc
Vey, is not eligible as he played on
the Cooper team last season and the
rules of the Topeka conference pro-
vide that no man can play on two
different teams in two consecutive
years. Washburn in refutation cites
another rule of the conference which
provides that no player shall be
counted as having played season on
any athletic team unless he has played
in more than three games. This makes
somewhat knotty problem, but
Washburn appears to have shade
the better. McVey played but two
|
against Paramount and one against
| St. Mary's.
Captain Robb may be out of the
game for the rest of the season. He
| was badly hurt Saturday. Whitney,
! who has been playing center, will be
shifted to fullback in place of Captain
| Robb. Whitney is fast, aggressive
and fearless player and has shown
great form at center. But Coach
Weede thinks he would do well at
| full and will try the change against
the Irish.
This will necessitate further
| changes. Foster, who has been play
ing the rightend, will go to center
He is heavy and plays hard game
and may do we'll in this position.
Dunn an Onaga boy, will take Fos-
ter's end and IL he can deliver the
goods as well as he does in the scrim-
| IMAGES he will make a strong end.
| Brethour will not be able to play in
the line Codding is hardly able but
will take his position at tackle. Should
| McVey be declared ineligible, Burk-
| hart will be used at half with Smiley.
McVey will hardly be out of the game,
| it is thought, as DR.. Heatherington
| has not communicated with the
| Washburn authorities. and he would
| hardly declare any player ineligible
until he had given both sides a hear
| Ing. A
There will be no trouble with Off
Gals tomorrow, all these matters hav-
/ ing been mutually agreed upon before
| hand. DR.. Shiras, formerly connected
| with the athletics at Ottawa university
| will referee. Alpha Brummage. the
old K. U. star and present coach OF
William Jewell, will act as field judge
Oscar D. Wolf will act as head lines
man. The umpire has yet to be final