The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-08-16
Sons of IchabOd VIII Have
Three Mo. Valley Games.
Expected That Annual Kansas
Game VIII Be Played Here.
EXPECT MUCH OF COACH GRAY
Large Number of Men VIII
Try for Regular Positions.
Dean Rogers VIII Be Valuable
Aid to New Coach.

"A
for the Washburn football team TINS
fall and with a lot of good material
which is expected to report, 1t is pc
lieved that the team Will be one OF
the best in years. The conditions are
very encouraging.
The services of Coach Glen c. Gray.
who comes here from Oberlin college in
Ohio, is expected to be one of the
strongest features in building up the
team. His recommendations cause the
members of the athletic committee to
believe that they have been mighty
lucky in securing his services They
expect much of him this fall The only
thing that will prevent this, in the
minds of the athletic association, is
his unfamiiarity with the men VINO
will report for practice 1t will be nee
essary for him to teach them his sys-
TEN of play and other features which
are usually experienced with new
coach.
Coach Gray will arrive in Topeka
early next month and several men who
will workout for positions on the team
will have reported before that time.
Considerable will be expected Of Dean
Rogers, the husky fullback on last
years team. Rogers VIII be captain
of the squad this season. He is tamil
lar with the ability of all of the old
players and will be useful in assisting
Coach Gray to convert the raw recruits
into a human football machine.
Coach Gray has an excellent record
both as a player and as coach he
was a letter man at quarter and halI
at Oberlin college and captain during
his senior year. In 1910 he was as
sistant coach and in 1911 head coacn
at Oberlin.
While in college Coach Gray was
star baseball pitcher and in basket
ball he was a forward. In track ne
holds the Oberlin record for the broad
lump. at % feet. So he knows from
nersonaI experience the things he VIII
want his men to work for- he ue
veIoped n football team which IN ISL
won the state championship ana winch
in 1912 lost only to ONO State' Jul "oA
against Cornell.
Mr.. Gray is said to be quiet reno"
but very popular at his own school' 10
which he is ever loyal. The letters re-
ceived from him are unpretentlous anu
dignified.
The men who will try out for posi-
tions on the team are as follows:
End-Trobert. Billings, G. Myers,
VIM. Smith, Jensen, Fisher, G. Logan
and O'Brien.
Tackie-Rogers, Wolf, Robert Whit
comb Marti, Janney and Hunter.
Guard-Lewis, Linge. Nichols and
VIM. Smith.
Half-BeaIs, Bearg. Deaver. McCaf-
ferty. Smith, O'Brien and Hunter.
FuIl-Forbes. Rogers.
Quarters-Elbe, Beaver and Nc
Neish.
Many of the men are doing work
this summer which will put them in
fine shape for the beginning of the
season. Nichols is working on a farm.
Trobert is working for the street car
company and the Whitcomb brothers
are working on ranch in Colorado.
Captain Dean Rogers is working at
an automobile garage in Topeka and
is as big and husky as ever. He is
looking forward to a cham pionship
team with the new coach.
Coach Gray, in a letter to Rogers,
said: II will do my best to bring out
a team that you will be proud to cap
tain
Have Heavy Schedule.
A heavy schedule has been arranged
by the Athletic board including three
Missouri Valley games. 1t is probable
that X. U will play at Topeka
again this year. The schedule fol-
lows: 49,
September 27-Freshmen VS.. Var
sity.
October Nebraska university at
Lincoln.
october 11-Ottawa at Ottawa.
October 1s-William Jewell at To-
peka.
October 25-Okiahoma A. and NJ.
at Sterling.
November Normal at Topeka.
November SIX. U. at Topeka.
November 20-St. Marys at st.
Marys.
November PIX. S. A. c. at Topeka.