The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-10
Captain Ruth of the Topeka High
School Team

The Washburn team will not be as
strong. Several of the Washburn
players have been tied up in post
season football games and it has been
only within the last week that the
team has had any practice. They will
dividual knowledge Of the game, but
the high school will have it on them
in that they are unusually. fast and
will have some team work.
The game will be played in the
New Music hall which is well adapted
converted into a court of the regula-
ton size. so by 70. Seats will be ar
ranged around the court and the bal
cony will be arranged with seats so
that the crowds can be well accom-
modated. There will be seating ca
pacity sufficient for five hundred
people
After the game the floor will be
cleared and those who attend the
game will have the privilege of skat-
ing without extra charge.
The lineup of the two teams for
tomorrow nights game is enough to
| insure good contest. For the high
school team Sears will play center;
the two forwards will be Walworth
and Captain Ruth; and Hope and
Rlchardson Will play the guards.
Harry Ruth, the captain, is consider
ed one of the best basketball players
| in the state. AS a forward last sea-
son he made an enviable record. Wall
worth, the other forward, was the
star halfback on the football team
this season and played also on the
basketball team last season. Rich
ardson is a great guard and for a
high school player stands in a class
by himself. Sears is an old player,
having been on the team last season
and rendered good service as a CEN
he nfh
cousin of Bottle Hope of the Wash
burn team, and has the same fight
ing spirit that characterizes the work
of the Washburn star Swearingen
and Clark will work as substitutes
and should any of the regular team
play out. there will be almost as good
man to take his place.
For Washburn, Glenn Millice will
play center. Glenn is easily a star
in this position. He played on the
since that time has played with
Washburn and the Y. NJ. c. A. teams
Hope, one Of the forwards, in addi-
ton to being a star on the gridiron,
is just as good on basketball court
AS thrower of goals from the free
another old Y. NJ. C. A. player, will
play the other forward. Leo Haughey
the captain of the Washburn team,
will play guard and Montgomery will
mold down the other guard. In adj
dition Brethour, Richie, Tfce and
Bowman make good list OF subs
All the men are seasoned players and
although without team work, ought
to be able to play a good game.
lack of gymnasium, however, has
seriously crippled Washburn's basket
ball prospects.
The Washburn team has arranged
good schedule of games for Tope-
ka. Manager Glenn Millice has spent
all fall in an effort to arrange a good
schedule of games for Topeka and in
this he has been eminently success
full. The game has never been fully
appreciated in Topeka, but by the
ketball will occupy a prominent place
on the local athletic horizon
Next Thursday night, January 16.
a game will be played at Music hall
with the strong Nebraska university
team. This will be the first time in
years that an athletic team from the
Cornhusker university has been in
Topeka and will doubtless create a
great deal of interest.
For the months of January and
February, Manager Millice has sue
| coed in securing games with Kansas
university, Baker, Missouri univer-
sity. Haskell Indians and Highland
Park college of Des Moines, Ia. All
these games will be played in Tope-
ka and many more are being arrang-
ed for Topeka. With such sched-
uIe of games. Washburn ought to
have but little difficulty in passing
through a profitable season on the
basketball court
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