The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-10-05
TRIES ANEW PLAN
Coach Stewart Works Men Hard
on Forward Pass.
Trying to Perfect Defense
Against the Play.
SHOWING UP BETTER.
Indications Are That Team Will
Be on Edge Friday.
Gossip From the GridirOns OF
the State.

Coach Robert Stewart for the first
time gave his varsity quad a series of
forward pass plays last night and kept
the bunch on the field until nearly
o'clock An hour and a half was spent
in forward pass scrimmage with the
freshies who had been coached up on
the play and given some of a different
formation. In that length of time the
varsity scored but one touchdown
The result of the work seemed to
indicate to the coaches that they had
formulated a successful defense against
that form of loose play. More of the
same work will follow during the
week. After the results of the Emporla
game last Saturday, many OF the foot
ball enthusiasts began to think there
was under the new rules very little
protection against the pass.
AS all preparation this week is d.
rected to the game with Baker unlVer-
sity Friday and loose play Is pelng
made specially, the coaches evidently
think Baker will play the same kind
of a game Emporia did-only more OF
it. The Methodists have a habit OF
putting a good team in the field IN
whatever athletic games they play
Baseball and basketball have been
their long suits for years and they
have had championship teams. Ola
timers say that when they played 1oot-
ball back in the nineties they used TO
clean house the same way.
Now they are a dark horse to Kan
sas conference football. Their success
last year upon the re-establishment OF
the game was phenomenal although
they played only smaller schools OF
Kansas and Missouri
A great cheer to the Washburn
rooters is the excellent condition Coach
| Stewart is getting his men into. An
other if not more encouraging is the
fact that the freshman squad grows
day by day instead of decreasing IN
numbers as has so often peen the case
on the Washburn field rms guar
antees a we'll schooled squad for next
season.
A kicking game is expected of. the
blue bunch Friday if Tomlinson goes
into the game. Every night ne mas
been working off place ana crop KICKS
and Crumbine has been staging on-slde
and old quarterback kicks beside the
forward passes. Some OF the trick
plays which Coach Bob has oeen
working on since the passing OF the
new sules have been given he team ana
the game Friday must be one full OF
Features For Convenience of many
CITY supporters who want TO see the
contest the game will not be called
until 4 o'clock.
The Aggies are crying for bigger
hunks of meat. They are so wen
pleased with their routing OF the IN
dams last Saturday, they nate TO auo
Their only creditable game is Win
Washburn on Thanksgiving day. The
fact that the game is to be played IN
Manhattan is a great deal IN their IA
burns goat and probably never Will.
| If Washburn loses that game the Ag-
gies will have cause to remember H.
But what the Aggies are really sorry
about is their toSsout by Kansas UNI
| versitv They feel that it would De IKE
a leisurely pastime to throw blanket
! over the JayhaWkers and they never
| had a better cause to think So K u
! however, is quite right in refusing 10
meet the Farmers under Kansas con-
| ference rules. K u has to build team
under rules which would render the AZ
| gle team unfit to meet them, ana II Is
| manifestly unfair to permit another
| team to take the glory by so great a
| handicap. Washburn in meeting e y
! under Missouri valley rules also builds
a team which, although it might be I'M
proved under Kansas conference rules
cannot he so improved without break
| ing up the team work OF the elglpIes
under the stricter regulation.
| The agricultural college now is said
| to be infringing upon the STATE UNI
versity far enough to be establishing
COLLEGIATE course from which they VIII
give a B. A. degree. Their entrance re-
quirements then may be raised hiSn
enough to permit them to enter the
Missouri valley conference and that IS
their ambition Should the valley con-
ference take in another Kansas school
however, it is more likely to take IN
| Washburn The local authorities say
that since they have been meeting the
requirements of those rules for the past
several years anyway for the K. ..
game, they may as well go under their
protection.
A great deal of interest is being ia
ken in the Kansas-St- Mary's game to
be played on McCook field Saturday.
The advancement of the Baker wash
burn to Friday leaves the Lawrence
game the big event in the eastern eno
of the state. A number of the Washburn
students have announced their intention
of going down for the contest. Inere
seems to be much discomfort in the
Kennedy camp on account of the poor
showing against ottawa last Saturday.
While St. Mary's has had but a light
game, defeating Cooper college 45 to U
thew are said to be fast and tricky. |
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