The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-02-29

Besides a trip to ST. Louis, it is
proba BILE that the Washburn foot
ball team will go to Denver, Colo,
for a game with Denver university.
I'VE have been. offered a liberal
guarantee for this game" said Man
ager Driver, "and it is quite probable
that we will accept The different
Colorado schools areendeavoring TO
secure games with eastern schools.
Baker has two games scheduled with
Colorado teams and X s. a. c. one
The Washburn schedule is being
ia pidlY filled and promises to be q
hard one. Besides games with Wash
ingtOn university at St. Louis and
Denver university at Denver, there
are games with Kansas university,
Oklahoma university and the Kansas
Aggies. The other dates will prob
ably be filled with Kansas colleges.
Spring football practice al Wash
burn will start March and continue
for three weeks. 1T will give the
Washburn players a chance to learn
the new rules and will give Coach
Driver a chance to perfect new plays
for next fall. Considerable interest
is manifested by the student body
and because Captain Tomlinson is Il
nsedic, that department will send out
a strong bunch of candidates for the
spring tryout. To stimulate interest
among the players several cups will
be given at the close of practice for
proficiency in punting, goal kicking,
tssckling and running with the ball.
Washburn baseball practice will
start March 9th, or as soon as spring
football practice is over. A series of
int erclass games will be played for
the Voorhees, trophy. The situation
for a varsity baseball team is still up
in the air. The athletic board of con-
troll has the matter under Amusement,
but it is not Yet settled 1t is quite
IL
organized and short schedule
played
Washburn will open the debating
season tomorrow night at the college
chapel by debate with Nebraska
Wesleyan college on the question,
r. esolved, That the tariff of the
United States should be determined
by non-partisan board, constitu
tionally granted Nebraska has twice
defeated Washburn in debate. but
tho sons of Ichabod hope to turn the
trick tomorrow night. The Wash
burn team is composed of Samuel
Leger, Glenn Logan and Rolla Har-
Burdick. Prof. F. w. Blackmar and
Professor Dyche, all of Kansas uni |
versity. After the debate a recep-
ton will be held in the library to |
which the public is invited.
The annual meeting of the Kansas
College Prohibition association will |
he held at Manhattan Friday and
Saturday. On Friday business ses-
stems will be held in the morning and |
afternoon, a banquet at $50 and the |
stat oratorical contest at p. m. on /
Saturday will be reports of officers
and committees and election of Off |
GERS. Twelve colleges have entered
orators and seven of these qua lifted
for the contest Washburn will be |
by Ben Franklin. His
grafton will be THE Home Defend
err The Kansas orator has won the |
interstate three times and the ma |
tional contest once
The Missouri colleges have per-
fected an organization similar to the /
Kansas conference among the Kan /
sas colleges The following schools |
belong to the conference: William /
Jewell, Drury, Westminster, Central. /
Missouri Valley, Missouri WESLEYAN. |
I'arl1io, I<irksville. Springfield and |
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