The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-25
FOOTBALL e1SSIP.
Continues from Par one,

Continued from Pss. One,
This year the dope figures out about
the same Washburn made a much
better showing against X. u. and Me-
braska than the Aggies and the Icha-
be the better eleven. The Farmers
have watched Washburn perform in
two contests. however, and they know
the Blues formations and style Of at
much heavier than Washburn. They
are in better shape than at any other
contest this season. And they have
been pointing for Washburn.
1t doesn't pay to rely upon dope for
the annual game between the Ichabods
and the Aggfes.
The annual Thanksgiving high school
football game between the representa-
tfves of the Kansas and Nebraska state
capitals will be played at Lincoln this
year. Topeka always manages to play
with a Nebraska team on Turkey DAY.
The game is taken by dopesters TO
mean the championship of Missouri
Valley high schools. Topeka has lost
few games this season. but she viii
not interfere with anyone who wishes
to dope Missouri Valley honors in her
contest with Lincoln. The local squad
is drippin with good solid material
and should win from Lincoln. WASH
burn IL looking forward with expec.a-
ton to the graduation Of several of the
Topeka highs in hopes that they will
choose the Topeka college to complete
their scholastic and football education.
Thanksgiving football IL on the wane.
In the old days, the THANKSGIVING game
was the big contest of the year. All
big games were scheduled on Turkey
day. Then came the complaints from
fond parents who wished their way
ward sons and daughters at home on
the feast day, the college attendance
soon the Saturday before Thanksgt ing
was chosen. In the east few games will
be played on Thursday. Pennsylvania
and Cornell meet at Philadelphia. The
University of Pittsburg and Penn State
fight it out at Pittsburg. Old Topeka
and Kansas players will figure in this
battle. Carlisle and Brown will dis
play at Providence. Washington and
Jefferson and Bucknell will perform ct
the national capital.
In Kansas the big game is between
Washburn and the Aggies. In fact this
will be the real contest of the Missouri
valley. The Haskell Indians and The
Christian Brothers college play at Kan
sas City. Little real interest centeTs
around the outcome of this game. St
Marys and Doane battle at st. MaryS
This is a game Of no conference con-
sequence. Southwestern should have
little trouble in defeating the Pittsburg
Normals. Friends has the seasons
dope on Fairrnount. The Wheatshock-
and here's hoping the Kansas Nor.nals
whip the Missouri Teachers.
The Ichabods went through a pep
perry practice on Washburn field last
night Old style. new style, open
Hv.lv- nd ~ hn
brought into play and everything
worked successfully. The players ex-
hibited more pep than at any other
time this season. The st. Marys game
succeeded in putting new life into the
squad. Gray's pupils are up and
fighting now. They are after the
Kansas and Missouri conference
championship title-and the scalp of
the Farmers. 1t will be a double VIC
tory for the Blue Thursday-if she
wins.
A "Change the Coaches item from
the Lawrence Journal-World:
Three disasters in one season with
the best material ever is enough to
sound the recall for the coaches Of
the football team.
1t is a great pity that these two
men were forced to work together
when they did not want to do so.
1t was apparent that it spelled fail
ure. 1t is time to make a new deal.
Bert Kennedy looks good. He is a
man who knows how to handle men,
who knows how to get long with men.
The old men who came back this
year left with bitterness in their
hearts. They were hatefully treated.
1t is time to get q new deal, to get
new coaches. The material in the
football team was the best the uni
va ifxy ho nd o.,
humbled.
1t is a great pity, but nothing else
can be expected from a divided coach
ing force.
Then there was the Minnesota
shiftless thing.
The girls of the Aggie school are
going to give a tag day benefit to send
the college band to Washburn for the
Thanksgiving game. We repealed
the Washburn alumni subscribe to
hire Marshalrs band!
Nebraska's wonderful 1913 record:
NsSrasks, =: Kansas "zssies."
Nebraska, z; Haskell Indians, 6.
Nebraska, IS; Ames, 9.
Nebraska, 8: Kansas. o.
Coach Ewald o. Steihm of the Nebraska
Cornhuskers has developed meager
crowd OF green aspirants to football hon
ors into championship machine. For
the three years that Stiehm has been
with the Nebraska school the scarlet and
cream has lost but two games upon
the gridiron and both were to the Goph-
ers. Not once has he dropped contest
to q Missouri Valley rival.
Lincoln Star: Walter Eckersall, the
ex-Chicago star and referee in the
thrilling Nebraska-Iowa conflict had al
ready picked his all-western football
team before journeying to Lincoln, but
telegraphed after the game to his pa
per to hold the lineup until further no
tice. Theswork of some Of the players