The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-08
Little Chance for Victory Seen
by Kansas Scout.
Experts Dope That 0 to 0 May
Be Result.
800 K. U. RIOTERS COMING
Admitted in Lawrence Blue
VIII Outkick Kansas.
Plenty of Money to Back Local
Team Found.
Rv p L w. W.O


Lawrence. Kan, Nov. S.-Outside OF
politics the aII-absorbing topic of con-
versation in Topeka and around the
Washburn football camp is how bad the
Sons of Ichabod are going to trim Kan
sas Saturday afternoon. The sentiment
for the Blues has even gone farther
than talk and many of the supporters
are betting large sums that this is Kan
sas' year to be beaten.
The writer had no more than ar
rived in Topeka when he had varied
bets offered him. The Washburn back
ers are even willing to wager on how
big the score will be against the Jay
hawkers. There seems to be no idea IN
their minds that Drivers men might
lose; it's just a matter of score.
The school was cheered and the super
stitious student give another four-leafed
clover in the receipt by the athletic de-
partment of a picture of the 1900 team
sent in by graduate in Omaha. That
was the team that Bonnie Owen coach
ed, and the team that descended on
Captain Wilcox's K U. eleven at Law
renee and defeated it "a to 0; and later
repeated with a 20 to victory at To-
peka.
Popular sentiment seems to place
washburn's limit at Ia points and some
of the dopesters are willing Co concede
that Kansas may get goal from place
nent. AS for K. u making a touch
down, why. that is absurd.
The .sBeat Kansas Spirit.
Last Saturday at Emporia against
the Teachers the Washburn team kept
ali its pet plays blanketed. Straight
football and punting was all the team
used and as a consequence lost the game
by one point. But this does not seem
TO worry Coach Driver bit and he is
filling his men with the BEAT Kansas
spirit. The way the team worked in
a spirited practice it would seem that
the Jayhawkers will face a bunch or
fighting tigers Saturday. The men on
the team and the students of the school
would rather defeat K. U. than win all
the other games on the schedule.
Last year Kansas had hard hghe
against the Topeka team. This year
the team is so per cent stronger than
last and the K. U. team does not
seem to be cutting very wide swath
in football circles. The game promises
TO be a "dinger'' from every stand |
point.
Driver shifts Players. /
Coach Driver has made several shifts
in the lineup for the Kansas game.
He has placed "Cack'' Smiley, one of
+be hest ouarterbacks in the state and
probably in the Missouri valley, back
in his old position. Smiley has Deen
playing halfback part of the time TINS
season but will direct the plays against
MOSS6'S men. smiley Is the HAL mai
sas will have to watch as he is an 1
adept with the forward pass play ana
is a broken field runner of ability.
Captain Tomlinson has been shifted
TO fuIback, his old position, and Berg
and Lowe, two fast halves, will COM
plete the backfeld. The line will pre-
sent its strongest power
Kansas will, in all probability. be
outpointed in the game. This may be +
a big factor in keeping the game
tie. Trobert, the Washburn kicker.
has booted the oval consistently all
season for more than 40 yards to the
kick This is about 10 yards more
than the Jayhawker kicks have aver
aged.
Taking all the dope into considera-
ton it looks as if the game Saturday
would result in a tie. If one team
scores the other is almost sure to
fight hard and push the ball over.
The playing, however, may never get
near either goal. Many of the dope
sters claim that the contest will end
in a to score.
Everybody goes to Washburn''
This is the present slogan of the
Kansas rooters. Manager Hamilton
fully expects that at least 900 of the
laundering Thousand will be on hand
to cheer their team on to victory and
special arrangements have been made
TO accommodate the crowd from the
Jayhawk camp.