The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-03
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Nebraska Is Only Indicated
Team in Valley Conference.
Kansas and Missouri Have Not
Lost to Conference Teams.

Chicago, Nov. 3.+Saturday's foot
ball battles witnessed the winning Of
supremacy by Chicago and Minnesota
in the western intercollegiate confer
ence. the humiliation of two eastern
teams in intersectional contests, and
the retention by Nebraska of the title
of the only indicated major teams
OF the Missouri valley territory. This
result pits the Gophers and Maroons
against each other in two weeks for
the undisputed championship of the
"big nine" 1t boosts middle western
football to a high place for the year
and leaves Nebraska possible con-
tender with the eventual big nine"
leader, the Michigan Aggies and Notre
Dame as the best team in the west.
Michigan's showing since it's defeat by
the Aggies, also entities it to consid-
Grafton.
The decision in practically all the
games in which the middle west Is in
terested, demonstrated that old style,
conservative attack is not a winner
before aggressive attack coupled with
the open game.
In Friday game Kansas, in an un-
expected reversal, playing largely old
style football. was swept to a one
sided defeat by Bonnie Owens Okla.
homa team, which made up for its
lack of weight by speed and open play.
Missouri Valley Title in Doubt.
Nebraska found a surprise in Ames
and was outplayed for the first half.
Drake and Washington. with back
fields Of sprinters, staged one Of their
customary high score battles. with
Drake leading. Missouri demonstrated
its class in its own state by humbling
it's department team, the Miners OF
week ago by Nebraska. cleared the
way of all possible title claimants from
outside of the conference by defeating
Creighton in a close game.
One of the peculiar results Of the
weeks play was the large number of
games of the section. High score ties
have been a feature of games this
year and Saturdays minor games in
the west accumulated this fact.
Pittsburg. Kan, Nov. 3.-The Pitts
burg state normal football team de-
feated the team from the Kansas City
university here Saturday. The score
was Is to 3. The normals' end runs
and forward passes could not be solv-
ed by the visitors. whose three points
were made by a drop kick for goal from
the 30-yard line.
Pratt, Kan, Nov. 3.-The Pratt foot
ball team defeated the husky McPher-
son eleven here Saturday, 25 to 0. DR..
w. F. Banbury, once famous fullback
for the Western University of Pennsyl-
vania, played fullback for Pratt.
Platte City, Mo-, Nov. 3.-The Platte
city high school won game of foot
ball over the deaf and dumb institute
of Olathe, to 6.
Maple Hill, Kan, Nov. 3.-Maple Hill
and Eskridge town teams played a no.
score game here Saturday. The teams
were evenly matched. neither side hav-
ing the advantage. Maple Hill had one
chance at field goal but missed it.
Referee, Eberhart; umpire, Guthrie.
Marion, Kan, Nov. 3.-Over 200 en-
thusiastic rooters and the Marion band
1ourneyed to Peabody in a special sat
urday and saw the Marion high school
eleven wallop Peabody highs to the tune
OF 50 to z. The Peabody team was
outclassed in every department Of the
game. their only score resulting from an
intercepted forward pass after the
referee had declared a penalty on Mar
ion for holding. Peabody Of course tax
ing the gain instead of the penalty. AT
no other time was Marion's goal in
danger. Referee Samuels Of Emporia;
umpire, Hazard of Whitewater: head
Itnesman, Schafer Of Peabody.