The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-09-17
BLUES ARE BUSY
Washburn Squad Opens Train
ing Season by Good Practice.
More 'sPep' Than Seen in Years
Displayed Last Night.

Twenty men eligible for the
varsity team opened the 1912 football
practice at Washburn college field
Monday night by two hours of hard,
fast work. Ten men not out Monday
night were expected by tonight or
Wednesday. This will give varsity
squad of nearly 40 men to choose a
team from. The workout last night
consisted of tossing the ball. kicking,
and running signals. The coach had
four different sets of backs at work,
couple of hours of work the run
around the grounds showed the
wind of the men to be good, first
practice being considered.
The football fans are hopeful, and
apparently with cause, at the pepper
shown by the candidates for gridiron
honorS. The men were on their toes
all through the work last night and
they will be sore today. They worked
hard and fast and kept Coach Driver
busy explaining positions and details
of play. The men will be rushed into
condition as the first big game, the trip
TO Colorado, is only a month distant.
The weather will help lot if it re-
mains cool.
Coach Driver expects to secure ma
terial strength from the freshman
squad of last year for his varsity team.
Among the men whom the coach
hopes to develop into first class men
rick, Berg. Elliott and Heap. The nine
w men out Monday night were Cap
tain Tomlinson, D. and N. Rogers,
Smiley, Mcintosh, Lowe, McNiesh,
Bishop and johnson. Several more are
to be out later in the week.
The men lost off last years team are
Bowman, Crumbine, Mcintyre, Pal
mer. Burkhart, Titus and Chamber
lain.
Coach Driver thinks he has his eye
on a kicker, one who may astonish
he is going to give the newcomer
thorough training along this line. The
coach is also going to give close at
tention this year to the development
of a center. He has three or four
candidates for the place.
The Washburn line will probably be >
little heavier this year than it was last.
Albert Marshall a junior this year, wilt
help the weight of the line if he makes
good as guard. He weighs better than 20
ing been working down his weight all
summer. He was out for practice last
night and went through the drill easily.
The fact that four men want the caI.-
taincy of the team this year will, it is be
lieved, help the team. Each of these mel
will play harder football, perhaps, than
he would otherwise. The players are also
taking better care of themselves, having
begun this during the summer so as to be
in shape. IF they keep this up they can
help the coach lot in his efforts to put
Washburn back on the football map.
In two weeks the varsity squd tangles
with the freshmen and in a month comes
the trip to Denver. The Colorado game Is
always hard one but the men are trying
to get into shape to take the old time
enemy to a cleaning. Then home again
the Blue squad will begin a course of
work that is expected to put them in the |
pink Of condition for the Kansas game.
The freshman squad last night num- |
bered better than dozen and more men |
are expected out this week Some OF |
them already have splendid working |
knowledge of the game and they should |
prove formidable bunch.
Last years subs are getting out to work |
and some of them will probably make the
team this year. Among those out Monday
night were Painter, Franklin, Barrett
Smith, Gebhart. and Redmond. Forbes.
Miller, Janney and Brooks are new meE