The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-01
No Missouri Valley Team Has
Approached the Record.
LOST BUT ONE GAME.
That Was by a Questionable
Score.
Have Made $50 Points to OPP
pOnents' 342.

| Lawrence, March 1.-The University
Of Kansas basketball team, which
closed its session last Saturday night in
Lincoln. Neb, after drubbing the Corn
huskers in four straight games, has
shown itself to be one of the most re-
rnarkable playing combinations that
| ever came out of the Missouri valley.
The record of this team which is even
better than that of Kansas university
wonderful ever victorious five of last
year, IS the greatest ever established by
| any other college aggregation in this
part of the country.
On the northern trip just completed,
| they met and defeated by decisive
| scores every team in the division and
are now entitled to claim the title of
! Missouri valley champions without be-
| ing called upon to play a final series.
The Jayhawkers' schedule of IS games
was played with the best teams in Mis-
souri,. Kansas and Nebraska, and the
| fast Kansas City Athletic club five
who are the Missouri valley
! champions at the A. A. U. game. OF
| the is games the Kansas five won II.
The one game which marred their other
wise clean record was lost to Washing
ton university of st. Louis by the close
score of 16 to Is.
Umpire Burnett said after the game
that the score should have been II to
16 in favor of Kansas for Johnson of
Kansas threw a goal in the last minute
OF the play, which should have been al
lowed, but was not at the time. This
goal which should have been allowed
would have given Kansas clean slate
Tor the season, which is a rather I'M
heard of thing in basketball.
An ever victorious team in basketball
Is almost impossible because of the
number of games played and of the diff
ferent conditions which are met with On
every court, no two being alike. An
other obstacle brought very eminentIy
to the notice of the Kansas five on their
trip was the lack of competent officials.
inc n Tl,s11o
five found hardly an official who had
had any experience with the inter-
collegiate game or who showed any
signs of having given the game serious
study. When asked to pick an all Mis-
souri, valley team Coach w Q. Hamii-
ton of Kansas university, said that the
Kansas team might well be chosen as it
is, for the team is a good, fast scoring
combination which has proven itself TO
be easily superior to anything in the
valley.
"After having seen all of the teams of
the Missouri Valley association play,
am more proud of the Kansas team
than ever said Hamilton. For, while
several teams played a classy game,
none of them were able to make a for
midable showing against our team.
However. there are several good men
that could be used on any team to ad-
vantage. I consider that three Kansas
men, Johnson at forward, Heinzer at
center and Woodward at guard, have
left no question that they should he
placed in their respective places on the
All Missouri Valley team. Their rec
ords against all teams leave no ques-
\ ton. I would select Johnson for cap
tain, and for his side partner at for
ward CAPTAIN Perry of Nebraska for
his alI-around basketball knowledge
and aggressiveness. For Woodward s
partner at guard I would choose Quit
man of Washington or Martindeu OF
Kansas. Both are aggressive, speedy
good dribblers and good goal shooters"
The following is the schedule and
scores made by the Kansas team for