The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-12-03
FOR A new COACH
Washburn Will Try Departure
Next Year.
Three Plans Have Already Been
Suggested.
MAY GET STEWART.
Would Have Him Devote Atten-
ton to Line.
Hire an Eastern Man to Have
General Supervision.
GET STEWART.

uha+ q na1u av.ranRement will be made
fl. the coachirg of the WashDurn 1901
ball squad next year is now almost Ger
tain, and the only matter lett unoeciu-
ed is what kind of change snaii
be made. Various plans are to be sug-
rested, but the feeling all the way
through seems to be that change Is
desirable. One of the plans Is TO or1ng
an eastern coach to Washburn ana
give him a western player Tor an as
sistant Another is to secure "esAerl Il
nIayer for coach and depend upon the
friendship of athletic leaders IN tno
cast for new plays. Other plans al .
heinz discussed and whatever may pc
decided it is practically certain tnat
next fall will find new order OF tnihss
ct WaShburn z.e.t+
II is reported that there is dehcls
an the athletic fund at the collese OF
1a+ryaen 5000 and $500 as a result OF the
football season just closed. more tnan
trio the showing made by the team was
iisappointing to the fans VINO pm lhelr
faith to the wearers OF the plue edcii
year. ,.s,a of the
ethietjc board since the close or the
football season but 1t is declared thdl
the members of the board are conVaIic.
ed, as well as the downtown raEs. that
4bare must be a change to bring WASH
hrr1 10 the front in football next year.
even IL the season were successful un-
Tor present conditions the start would
be with a handicap unless a cnange
were made. - -
eastern coach, who has not yet been
decided upon. to Washburn ana give
him an assistant who Will make tie
men in the line work downtown rams
are urging that this act1on De taheii
and want bob" Stewart to have charge
of the task of making the line DO It's
work 1t is declared that IL Stewart
can give his time to It there is no one
who can make the men do more work.
Stewart is said to have a 1ost manner
which brings work out of the line men
in large chunks. During the season
lust closed Stewart was supposed to DO
some Of this work but for some rea-
son Stewart and Coach Weede did not
work well together. ADD 70 TINS stew
arts additional work down town,
caused by the absence of his rather,
and it is declared, you have the reason
the line did not show up better.
Aside from the fact that results were
rot obtained, the only fault found with
Coach Weede is that he did not make
the players observe training, and was
too easy on them. Football players at
Washburn. it is declared. smoked all
through the season and otherwise V1o-
lated the most important rules of train
ing. This fact, together with the fact
that Coach Weede was easy on the men,
is blamed largely for the poor showing
made.
There is no doubt that there was a
shortage of material. But with the rec
ord made by the team in the season
Just closed staring them in the face
there is little to bring the football play
ers from the small towns to Washburn.
A change. it is argued, is needed to
bring them here.
And counting upon a change being
made it is reported downtown that a
dozen men who are believed to pos
sess every possible football qualifica-
ton will be entered at Washburn col
lege at the second term of the year. If
this is correct. and indications are that
the report is true. this will add great
" to the supply of material available
next fall. These men are those who
have been teaching school and doing
other work to earn money enough to
go to college and to do so were COM
PEELED to work until the first of the
year. The second term begin Febru-
airy 1 and If they are enrolled the first
day of that term they will be eligible
for football next year.
There is a report in Lawrence that
of the Kansas squad. has been Offered
the position of coach at Washburn. The
report IS denied here but the Lawrence
dope is nicely arranged and If there is
nothing in the story some one has
evolved nice ore. The report there is