The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-11-01

The Washburn football squad leaves
Saturday morning for a game which,
while not regarded important by many
followers of the ankle twisting pas
time, is fraught with possibilities. Vic
tory for the Blue means confidence Iol
the players in their contest against
Kansas a week from Saturday and an
untarnished record so far for the state
championship. Defeat means the plac-
ing of the Teachers back in the game
with a lookin for a place near the top
in the Kansas conference. ShouId
WaShburn lose to the Teachers and tC
the Aggies Thanksgiving there WouId
be three teams with a better claim to
the title. Should they win from the
Teachers and lose to Manhattan there
would be two teams as claimants.
Should they win both games they
would have their title clear.
Don't think the Normal contest will
be any walkaway. In one respect IL
is the hardest game this year. Tom
linson is out and another man or two
Will probably not participate in the
game. The coach doesn't dare show
his plays because Kansas experts viii
be watching every move. He hardly
dareS lose the game tomorrow because
of its bearing upon the state title.
And there you are. Only by the
est kind of work can the Washburn
team come home victorious without
giving, the Jayhawkers look at all
of the important formations.
It may come to a point in the Sat
urday contest where the coach Will
have to choose which game he wants
to win. And it is going to be pretty
hard to decide The men who will play
are in splendid physical shape. The
injured ones will not be sent in I'M
less perhaps, for a few minutes
play when strength is needed to score.
But they'll be used only a few min
utes if at all. That is one feature of
football at Washburn this year. There
are plenty of men for every position
and they are up to the standard in
strength, being exceeded only by those
whose starring stunts have put them in
a class by themselves.
Those who will likely make the trip
to Emporia are: Trobert, left end;
Bishop, tackle; Rogers, guard; Whit
comb, center; Diamond, guard u.
Rogers, tackle and Mcintosh right end.
The backfield will be McNeish, quarter,
Lowe, lefthalf, Pearson or Smiley,
righthalf, and Smiley or Berg fullback.
Coach Driver will take several men
along to be used for a few minutes in
case their presence in the game be-
comes necessary. They are: Marshall,
Barrett, Myers, Billings, Tomlinson and
two others yet to be chosen.
The binding snow of Thursday didn't
prevent a good practice but it was
held inside. The men were sent
through a-fast session of signal work
in which they showed we'll. The work
tonight will Delight in order that
every man may be in splendid shape
for the bucl1fest Saturday.
Topeka sport lovers will get anoth-
er chance to see Pete HeiFs whirlwind
high school footballers in a clash with
Ottawa high school Saturday. The
coach hasn't lost any time with his
proteges. They've had a week of hard
practice and are reported as fit for the
contest. But the coach isn't taking
any chances. This is proven by the
fact that Thursdays storm didn't pre-
vent a good workout. He'll expects the
score to be close but anticipates a
victory for his team. The boys are
showing more football knowledge and
if they will work as the coach directs
should come out victors. The worst
trouble, it is declared, is that they 90
not take the Ottawans with the ser-
BUSINESS to which the visitors are enti
tied. There isn't any cause for feel
ing that the contest is to be snap
The game will begin at 2:30 o'clock at
the Washburn field in order that the
visitors may catch an early train for
home. The weather, which is expected
to be slightly warmer than today,
should be an ideal day for football.
Weather has been against football in
the contests here so far. The players
can't give the best they have with a