The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-12-07

his team in the Missouri valley con-
ference if it can't play winning foot
ball? And if it can beat everything
in sight what is the use Of having the
team in any conference Such team
can always get all of the games it
wants. Coach Lowman has been
elated lately because of the chance
there seemed to be to get mis- giants
into the conference He doesn't need
to get them into the conference He
has the best team IN Kansas as it is.
VIII being in the valley conference
make them any better? Hardly. On
the contrary it will make him subject
to rules imposed by a cranky set OF
officials. A winning team doesn't need
be in a conference
This is proven by the Haskell IN
dian eIevens Haskell had one of the
good teams this year. Next year the
team should be still better. A few
years ago the Indians had the strong
est eleven in this neck of the woods
Haskell graduated seven football stars
and sent them to Carlisle. The red
men were a great team No team
played to bigger crowds or won more
games. What good would it have done
Haskell to be in a conference?
From time to time there has been
talk of Washburn getting into the
pie have grieved, on these occasions,
because the local school failed to gain
admission to the circle. But what good
would It do Washburn? What Wash
burn wants is a football team that
will beat the Missouri valley confer
ence teams. The athletic manag cement
will have no trouble getting games if
the school has the right kind of team
Being in the valley conference will
not bring nearly as many students TO
school as beating the valley teams will.
And that is the ultimate object of
football
What Washburn needs just now is
an organization of former graduates
or students who Will help find jobs
for likely athletic candidates who
would attend school here if they could
work their way. Jobs which the
students can hold while attending
school are the crying need. The writer
personally knows of two men the max
ing of gridiron stars, who would at
tend Washburn provided they could
find place to work their way through
school
As it now stands either Manhattan
or Kansas university Will likely get
both men because there is some one
at these schools who viii find work
for the students who are likely atr-
letic material. Washburn stars of
former years and former students can
do much for their school if thew will.
There are plenty of cases wherein for
mer Kansas graduates have sent foot
ball stars to the school at Lawrence
by merely talking of his school on ev-
cry occasion to the prospective student. |
Washburn needs some of this work. If
every former Washburn student would
become a scout for Washburn and the
W. club. or some similar orgaufza-
ton would take up the matter of en-
ployment for students without the
money to pay their way it wouldn't be
long until the Missouri valley confer
ence would be inviting Washburn to
come in and find an easy chair.
While hunting for the rest of them |
why not send a tracer after the wise
one who put the foot in football. |
There's little excuse for it there
Bubbles That Burst.
The Kaws will have catcher with |
big league experience next year
Ducky Holmes has secured Pick Hun |
ter. a first sacker. from Indianapolis /
for his Sioux City team Hunter was
with Holmes the first year Topeka was |
in the Western League The next year |
he was with Kansas City and Danile /
Shay traded him to Pittsburg for a /
baseball team. Holmes, it viii be re- |
called announced that next year he 4
would be up among the one. two. three 4
fellows Mr.. Holmes it may be added. I
is not given to wasting time in idle !
converse ton
The man who Is pulling for the Saint /
Louis Browns. Will not be SO hard to 4