The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-08-19

w. u. DrlVeFs WIZ " II - 60,
Washburn Football Team This Sea-
son.
While most of the athletic fans of To-
pelSa. have been worrying up and down
the schedule of the Kaws there nave
been a few Of the old football bugs
who have reserved their enthusiasm
for. cooler weather and the possibilities
Of a better comparative showing II
will soon be their time to worry
some Cause for Worry.
And they have something to worry
about. Under the handicap of the
Missouri Valley rules, self-inficted,
sadly enough by the very far sighted
college authorities. Washburn knows
Just about what they have for the sea
son Of 1911. Fortunately they will nave
more than II men to begin with even
though the seasoned three year men
will be out of it and no new ones, ex-
cept scrubs Of last year, can be used
Prospects are not glittering but they
are better than for the past three
wears Thew could not be worse.
Most of the men Of last years team
will be back in the khaki. 1t Is the
hope of the local that last seasons
training will prove to have been OF
value There is no use denying that
the squad of last year was one OF the
poorest aggregations that ever wore
the blue and white stripes. But they
assimilated something Of the footpall
notion toward the end Of the season
and may show out in good form this
year.
Just the other day Former Coach
Bob Stewart was Waihng, Il worked
hard with that bunch all season and
yet never was able to impress upon
them the importance of going down
the field on q kickoff or a punt.
That was just one of the walls but
that one told how many games were
lost. Certainly it was a great day for
the opposing quarterback when the
Blue kicked. They wouldn't go down
the field and they wouldn't tackle.
The Washburn team made lot of star
quarterbacks last season.
Coach w. L. Driver, elected for the
dawning season, may be able to get
these men rounded into a football ma
chine One or two years are not SUI
fcien+ to make a football team. The
great drawback to the college game ir
this section of the country Is the fact
that the colleges must make their own
PLAYERS They do not come with a
four year training in fast high school
or academy team IS they do in the east
Consequently college football in these
woods is rather elementary.
one bright spot on the dim outline
of the approaching season is the ap-
r,earauce of two candidates for the
quarterback position who will make the
winner fill the bill better than it has
been filled since Jimmie Stewart fon-
died the ball for Bonnie Owens In
1900.
Carl Smiley. crack member of tbs
Freshman team for 1910 and star for
ward for the basket ball team, will bC
in the race and by many of the col
leee bugs is conceded the job without
q question. But Warren Crumbine
the stocIIy competitor of Ralph McCar
roll last season, is in a good way tt
give Smiley q. close workout. Last sea
son was Crumbines first in football
He showed speed and a quick head i'm
rnedfately and had he not sprained al
ankle before the season was fnishe-
probably would have earned undisputei
right of way. He has been carrying
tons Of weights around this summc
testing out the country scales for hi
father, the secretary of the stat
board OF health. and Is in good condl
ton.
Captain Burkhart has spent the sum
mer In and around Topeka and expect
to fill the left half position this ia
as he did last year. Burk gained mos
Of the ground for Washburn in the las
three games and is due to repeat. Fo
the other half. there is Cecil Low
captain Of the track team and a fas
dash man, Dean Rogers, a youn
husky of the Freshmen team with a
almost certain place. or Tominsol
who fizzled out last year after a lou
heralding from Eskridge. Rogers ma
be tried out for funback or Smile
for half when the time comes or NJ
Intire. a line man last season, ma
be tried at full
In the line there will be the eld'
Rogers, Bill Smith, Mcintosh, Reazi
Dimon, Nanniga, Franklin or perhal
Dean Rogers, McIntire ad TomlinsC
or others of the old freshmen tear
These men, it is said, will all be baG
and eligible under any rules known