The Topeka state journal., 1913-10-10
ON THE CRIDIR0N
EmpOria Ready to Battle With
FairmOunt Warriors.
Washington University Loaded
for Jayhawkers Today.

Emporia, Kan, Oct. 10.-On the eve OF
the battle with Fairmount here Satur-
day, which is expected to have direct
bearing on the championship of the
Kansas conference. Coach Granger sent
the College of Emporia squad through
hard practice. With the exception OF
Oliver, the speedy back who is out OF
the game with an injured knee, the
squad is in good condition Altman Is
showing up well at divers halt.
Widower, center, has a sprained ankle,
but is expected to be in the game.
The state normal is anticipating an
easy victory over the University OF
Kansas City, Kan. Coach Crispin will
use the same lineup that faced Haskell.
Springfield, Mo-, Oct. 10-When the
Drury college football eleven faces the
team from the Pittsburg, Kan, normal
school here Saturday, many new faces
will be seen in the lineup. Coach Dan
Nee in an effort to get a winning COM
bination, has shaken up his eleven.
Marr who played center in the MIS-
souri, game last week will show at right
end and Campbell, who has been play
ing right tackle, will go into the back
field. Bollman at right guard, anu
Shannon at tackle are the other new
members. The squad has been work
ing hard at scrimmage all week ana
last night the men worked under are
lights. Charlie Foster, right end, VINO
was injured seriously in the game
against the Missouri Tigers, will be
out of the game for the balance OF the
| season, it is thought.
Football Victim Receivers.
Ann Arbor Mich Oct. 10.-Carl
Craven, the Des Moines, Ia, fresh
man who temporarily lost his memory
as the result of an injury received in
football scrimmage last TUESDAY,
was discharged from the University
loo icht a ha
| pletely recovered.
Craven was found wandering about
| the streets several hours after the
| scrimmage, his mind blank.
William Jewell and TarliO.
Liberty Mo-, Oct. 1O.-Wlllia1n
Jewell college and Tarkio college will
meet here today in the first game Of
| the Missouri state conference. Both
| teams are in the best condition. Be
cause of its good showing against
| Kansas university, William Jewell is
a faVorite. G. E. Mcbride OF Kansas
| City will referee.
Washington Ready for Kansas.
St Louis Oct. 10.-The Washington
university football team yesterday fin
| ished it's hard training for the game
with the Kansas eleven at Lawrence
/ Saturday. Coach Edmunds had the
squad all afternoon at hard scrim-
mage, then followed a stiff signal drill
| in which many new formations were
| tried. The players, twenty in NUMBER,
departed for Lawrence at , O'CLOCK
| last night.
Baker Freshmen Beat Sophs.
| Baldwin, Oct. 1O.-In an exciting
| game here Thursday afternoon the
| freshman football squad defeated the
| sophomore team by a score OF to o.
| The game was one of fight from
| start to finish. The freshmen made
I the first and only touchdown in the
! first quarter. After this the sopho-
| more team settled down and held
| them scoreless. but were unable to
score on their opponents
This game was played to settle the
| grudge existing between the fresh
men and sophomores. This is usually
settled by a class scrap. A large
| crowd witnessed the game.
Medicine Lodge So: Alva, Okla. B.
Medicine Lodge, Kan, Oct. 10.-Ir
the first game of the season for the
Medicine Lodge high school the second
team from the Northwestern university
of AIva, Ok, were the opponents and
the former won by the large score OF
So to 8. Alva never had a chance aaginst
the weight and science of the Medicine
/ Lodge team. Captain Pat Crowell
of the famous X U. team of 1908. is the
coach of the Medicine Lodge team ane
much credit is due him for the skill
shown by his men. Medicine Lodge if
a strong contender for champions o.
this part of the state and they have
made a good beginning, and runs ano
fake line plunges were responsible fol
most of the gains made by the winning
team.