The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-05

football camp at Lawrence now and
of course most of it is waited Topeka
ward. It was manufactured and ex-
posed for this purpose. All of which
recalls that football is a game that is
in class by itself. In any other con-
test confidence is expressed by both
sides to the last ditch while in football
the bear stuff is always prevalent.
And there are other instances. The
average football teacher impresses his
proteges with the fact that they are
a bunch of dubs, know less of foot
ball than a Chinese highwayman does
of heaven and that they might possibly
learn something of the game if just one
of them had the brains of humming
bird, etc, etc.
The Kansas freshmen, we are told,
are using the Washburn formations
against the varsity, and all of the old
men are back in the game and Wash
burn hsn't a chance. ALI of which
shows how well the Lawrence scribes
realize the Kansas stock needs boost
ing. Not that Washburn has the Jay
hawks beaten. Not for some time
yet Nor have the wearers of the local
colors any walkaway. But there is
chance to beat Kansas; Just now it
looks like good one. 1t may not look
so good after the game starts. And
Lawrence pencil pushers, who are
working in harmony with the Kansas
is why they have upset the dope sys-
tenn of years on this game.
Never before when Kansas was to
play Washburn did cheerful dope
come from Mt. Dread. Instead the
most bearish of all bear bulletins were
posted. But this year something must
be done to give the Kansas men new
confidence into the players by the
cheerful dope plan is being tried. 1t
doesn't mean anything except that
Kansas is scared. But it does mean
that.
AS has been mentioned before in
this column Kansas claimed an unde-
feated team after the first couple Of
games. This claim was made a little
early as the game with Drake showed.
Then Kansas outlucked the Aggies
and the university stock went bound
ing skyward again. But the game
with the Sooners squeezed the water
out of this stock quickly Now there
is an epidemic of dumps at the uni
versity which the coaches, through
the scribes, are trying to stop by the
confidence treatment. Perhaps it
will take. Innovations sometimes sue
coed when all of the known remedies
fail Kansas may outluck or out play
the Blue Saturday and win. But the
chances are aginSt this if the local
men work this week and Saturday as
they should. The Sons of Ichabod
have shown their gameness in the
gridiron battles this year. If they
keep it up and remember their foot |
ball there is a chance for them to |
hum BILE the pride of Mosse at the week |
end. IN -,,o as- .a |
Smiley has been sent back to his |
old position at quarter and will be |
contest. Not that McNeish isn't MAX
ing good quarter. But Smiley is an |
older head and has perhaps, a little |
more pepper than the Irish general. :
of himself this season. While the |
writer has no information on the sub |
ject he would not be surprised to see |
McNeish back at quarter after the !
Kansas contest. Smiley of course will |
make good. But there's nothing par
SicuIarly wrong with the Irish on the !
Washburn team. 1t is merely a case |
of Coach Driver wanting the more |
experienced man to run the team in a |
crucial contest. And Smiley earned a |
chance to run the team in the EN-
pOri2 contest.
The politicians have been trying !
for three months to make us believe |
that there was TO be some kind of a |
contest today but every one in Topeka |
knows the real contest comes off Sat-
urday.
If the Washburn spirit is to make |
a permanent return to Topeka this is
the week for him to establish his resi-
dence. The ''old grads" are coming
out in force, the school is solidly be-
hind the team, the players are a game
bunch and it's up to Topekans to get
out and see the biggest contest of the
year in Topeka. The college ought to
put on all sorts of interesting and
inspiring stunts before the game and
not wait until afterward for the cele-