The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-09-23
WEEDE IN DOUBT.
Washburn Football Coach Faces
Dilemma.
Weak Spots Which He Is Unable
to Fill.
TRIES NEW FULL BACK
Schmidt, Old High School Star,
Used in Practice.
No One Yet Found to Do the
Punting.s
TRIES NEW FULL BACK

With only few days intervening un-
til the high school game. Coach Weede
is giving his Washburn squad hard
signal practice for this, the first game.
The game will be played Saturday
afternoon. And it is more than likely
that the Blue will be given a run for
her money in this game. The high
school boys have been working hard
for three weeks and are practicing
every day at Skene's park. When they
line up against the Blue next Saturday,
the Highs will be a strong team.
But not so with the Washburn squad.
There are lots of men at practice every
day and all of them are working hard
in signal practice. But it is more than
likely that the collegians will have to
go against the Highs without single
scrimmage practice.
THE field is too hard for scrimmage
work." says Coach Weede. land unless
there is some rain to soften the field
before Saturday the game against the
high school will be our first scrimmage
practice"
Despite the fact that practically a
new team has to be developed, the
Washburn squad is working with a will
and determination that the record of
the school in past seasons be main
tanned. Twenty-six men were out in
suits last night. Fully fifteen more
were turned away because of the nom
arrival of new suits which had been
ordered some time ago.
Coach Weede is not at all dubious
over the prospects for the season. I'VE
have some big holes to fill and it will
take a lot of work to develop some of
the rough and uncut gems, but with
the boys showing the spirit they are at
present and working as hard as they
are, Washburn will have another
strong team this season. I won't say
that we will win every game, but we
are going to put our best in every
game and win or lose our opponents
will know they have been in a hard
game" This is the way DR.. Weede ex-
pressed his opinion of the football
squad after the practice last night.
All but two of the prospective mem
bers of the first team are out for prac-
tice. Hope and Munford have not as
yet reported but with the playing sea
son near at hand it is expected that
this pair will soon be in the lineup.
Whitney and Codding are fighting for
center. Whitney has played in this
position for the past two seasons on
the second team and bids fair to make
good Codding is. a heavier man and
should he fail to make center will be
available for "a line position. Brethour
ana MuQIOrQ, VINO were the GUARDS Oh
last seasons team, will play guard or
tackle positions this season. Then
there is Realm who made good with a
vengeance last season who can play
guard or tackle. Templeton, who
weighs 204, is trying for a guard.
tombstone will fit in we'll in the line.
Captain Robb and Larimer will prob
ably have the call on ends but Weis-
gerber, tombstone and many others are
trying for these positions. McVey is
also a good man for an end position.
In the backf1eld Hope will of course
have the quarterback position with
McVey substituting. Smiley will play
one of the halves with the other one
yet to be decided. Burkhart, Dunn and
several others are trying for the right
half FuIlback is a position which is
worrying Coach Weede. Schmidt, the
former high school star, is practicing