The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-07-27
TO HELP WEEDE.
DIR. Robert Stewart Will Help
at Football.
Assist Coach in Training the
Line Men.
PROSPECT is GOOD.
The Veterans Will Be Back on
Duty.
Some Heavy Men Will Be Added
to Squad.

ton of sporting circles. The general |
consensus of opinion seems to indi- |
cate that Washburn will have good |
team this season, a much stronger |
one than the one which represented |
the local college last season.
If the team this fall isn't a success
it won't be because of the lack of eff |
ficient coaching. DIR. Garfield w.
Weede will again have charge of tie |
squad and will act as head coach. |
Judson C. Fisher, the new physical
director, who comes from Syracuse
university, has an enViable reputG-
ton as a football mentor and coming
from Syracuse will undoubtedly have
many ideas which will be of value TO
Washburn. He will help with the
coaching and will prove of great help
to DR.. Weede.
DIR. Robert B. Stewart, who has
| been successful as coach, has prom
| Used to lend all his spare time to the
Wash burn squad. DR.. stewart is a
graduate of Washburn and is one of
the best authorities on line work in
this section of the country. He is one
of the hard working Bonnie Owen
type of gridiron instructors. His
special function will be the coaching
| of the line men. The line was the
| weakness of the team last season and
every effort will be made to strength
en- this department. Glenn Millice,
the manager of the football team will
have charge of the second team and
will render some invaluable aid to
the first team but the scrimmage
work. With this quality of coaching
| talent little is to be feared this year
that is if Washburn has the talent.
| There isn't any too much material
to draw from this fall, but what there
| is is good. Only two of last seasons
| players will be misSing-DaVe Nun
| ford and Hugh Hope, both of whom
I
All the remainder of last seasons
| squad will be back. This will place
| Norman Whitney again at center
| Whitney played a whirlwind game at
that position last year, which was his
| first. He is a hard worker, fear
| less plunger into the battlements Of
the enemy and is a tower of strength
both on offense and defense.
For guard and tackle positions the
/ following are available: Templeton.
| Realm, Rogers, Codding, Brethour,
! Mcknight, Bishop and Whitcomb.
| Templeton mad Realm by virtue Of
| their weight are the most logical men
for the guard positions. Both arc
| big husky, and Realm especially, is
hard charger. Tenn pleton's enc fault
| is not getting into the fighting spirit
during the game, but individual
| coaching is expected to remove this.
Rogers, is a new man. who Will
| weigh about $50 in fighting trim,
! and stands above six feet. He won
first place in the state intercollegiate
meet at Emporia in the discus throw
ing and won a place in the hammer
| throw. He played awhile on the sec
ond squad last year and should make
a valuable man. Codding was one of
the mainstays Of the line last year,
and he should make a reputation as
a tackle this season. BrethOur is a
hard man to beat in the line. but al
though light he is fast and agrees
sive and fearless. He is captain of
this years team and his frieEds pre-
| dict for him a brilliant season. Nc
| Knight and WhitcOmb werc substi-
tutes last year and both did good
work in the games in which they
L played.
] For ends, Foster, Robb. Larimer anC
Bretholu are available. Robb ard Lari.
S mer did good work as the regular ends
r last season, and will in all probability
= by the selection of the coaches thi:
r season. Foster is heavy and aggressive
e but isn't quite as feet-footed as the
K others.
i For the quarterback position, Nc
= Carroll is the best fitted man. McCar
roll is a general of the game. and i!
cool and leVel-headed. He has grea
ability in the kicking line. being adep
at both place and drop kicking and be
ing the best punter on the squad Me
Vey has played quarter and VIII likel!
be the second selection.
McVey and Smiley are being counted
upon as the regular halves this season
i MCNey was IN door nealLn last SedSOl
q and failed to show as we'll was ex
pected. He has taken good care o
n himself this summer, however, an
e writes that he is in good shape. Smi
e ley's ability is well known and hi
work in the Thanksgiving game agains
: Oklahoma university last year will loni
! be remembered. Colville is a yOungste
n who is fast and active ard he will I'm
e doubtedly play in some of the games
Schmidt will be back, and although h
/ got bad start last season, will ikeE
make good this year.
For fullback, Willard. the old higl
q school fullback seems to have the cal
/. Willard has played three or four year
t in this position and his ability to max
. good in college ball is unquestioneC
4 He is we'll known for his place kick
q ing BrethOur and Bishop are also goo
s at the fullback position, and from thes
e three Coach Weede will have an op
/, | portUnity to make a good selection.
t Adams, who was expected to be
= member of this years team will go
a Pennsylvania university where he ha
secured a scholarship in the engineer
ing school.
q The home games, of which there ar
d only four, unless one vacant date
= filed, will be played on the new Wash
e burn field which is now being bull
0 This will be a much better grldlror
being of sod, and the car service to tn
new park will be much better. III
:. students are now at work tearing dow
V the old park, and Will nave cnarg
), of the erection of the new one IN
Il improvements are being MADE enti ii1al
5 by student finances. although II IS IKE
ly some of the alumni and friends WI
be visited and invited to help the goo
It cause. al
Is lice has arranged for this season look
i about the best in many years. Three
e good trips which will prove none,
makers have been arranged. I'm