The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-10-06
TWO PLAYERS QUIT.
Harrington and Cowgirl Turn in Suits
After Practice.

Harrington and Cowgirl Turn in Suits
After Practice.
Having failed to get a place on the
| Washburn football team by presenting
| Coach Driver and Manager Dunn each
with a half pound box of candy John
Harrington, an aspirant for end, turn
ed in his suit last night. The candy
bribe was given last Friday preceding
| the c. of e. game. Harrington was sore
when 1t failed to produce results sat
urday and demanded an explanation
from the coach when he reported Tor
practice Monday. The coach couidn'
see where an explanation was neces-
sary as he himself was picking his
players.
"Peleg'' Cowgirl, another aspirant for
end, also turned in his suit. he was
given a chance last Saturday but last
ed only about six minutes. he wanted
to return to the game but the coach
couldn't see that. either. Some of the
players say Cowgirl made up his own
mind that he could not play 1ootball
and so turned in his suit. He was
more likely man than Harrington ana
might have learned the game.
When asked why these two ends,
who had earned their letters last sea
son because the positions had to pc
Driver only pointed to his head-
The Washburn team will leave to-
morrow morning for ottawa to meet
the Baptists. The preachers have about
the same team as last season though
they are shy McCandless, their bril-
liant quarter. Red Baughman is coacn-
ing the team this year. He is an Ola
Ottawa man who had record OF his
own when ottawa whipped the state.
Driver will take IS men with him ana
expects to make changes In his lineup
at every misplay. Ottawa has q team
=, he
Emporia and there is little hope en-
tertained for the Blue.
Practice on the Washburn field last
night consisted largely in scrimmage
work The first varsity team were
given a fast go by the Topeka hign
school lads and then the second team
was thrown in. When the highs hao
enough the freshmen were caLed upon
so that there was plenty of scrimmage
work Practically all of it was DIS
couraging, however, line men failing TO
keen low and spill anything ana sec
ondary defense failing to meet the
play. Forward passes, either in the
making or blocking, seem to be en-
tirely too deep for the Washburn men
even when they earn their places oy
high scholarship In the class ROOM
The Topeka high school has an ag-
gressive squad out at work and they
made the college men appear to pc
standing still while scrimmage was IN
progress. The college men lack the
life necessary for the gridiron game
and invariably wait for something TO
happen before getting into the play
and something usually does The hlshs
have more than two full teams out
and look to have a winning team
among the high schools.
DR.. Garfield Weede, who since making
his residence at Sterling, has coached the
Cooper college team, brought ms squad
out to the local field last night. Ihey
are on their way to st. Marys WheIe tI1e .
plav Ouieley's team today Weede saw
the glory and the fall of the Washpurn
team as it's coach and had to admit last
has a light team at Cooper although ne
has practically the whole male enrollInent
on his squad, He lost to paramount py
a top heavy score last saturday. pelns
worn out by the heavier players. His team
is playing the passing game nlostly anu
for their weight are credltaoie tealh-
coacba Weede dropped a little more of
the blue funk dope into the Blue camp
when speaking of Paramount They aver
age over $50 pounds and nave some ioAS
Tsney fellows who can run like flock or
rabbits They know how to receive Ior-
ward passes and when they get theIn' tney
60 They play a good game all the way
and are going to be hard to beat. VI
course my men had no chance with them
in full game because they wore US OUT.
IN the first half, however, the pest tney
did was a fluky touchdown. Then IN the
third quarter they made another and in
the fourth two more. That shows con-
cJTsiveIy that they simply wore US out:
our touchdown was made in the tlrst nan
on a long run.
Ed Tfrren was out at practice again last
night Hello, Tirre1l, thought you had
turned in your suit, too" Driver greeted
him. >, ia
Not on your life. I never quit said
the banker. This is the first OF the month
and I couldn't get away, that's all
If the college people would get Mr. TIT
relP s spirit nothing could stop them. lie
has a deep seated optimism and no defeat
viii keep him from looking for a victory
next time The Wolf brothers, Harry and
Arthur, are others who follow the season
through without a sign of quitting. Drs
Robert and James Stewart are another
pair of brothers who never give up hope |
There are a few more who lend their sup |
mort but not their presence but these five |
are seen along the sidelines almost every |
evening. Maybe it vii he only for rev |
minutes when they slip away from dufles |
but they always show up.
CARLSON WILL HELP X. U.
ssrTerribIe SWede'' Center Teaches |