The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-09-13
ICHABODS LIGHT BUT FASTER
State NOrmalS Have Withdrawn
st. Marys Improves.
First Practice Held by Coach
Glenn Gray Next Week.


will be filled bv members of the 1912
scrub team. The scrub team was made
| up of fast men last year and there is
no question but that they will occupy
| a prominent place in Kansas football
4 this season.
The Washburn team will be lighter
| than last year but this will be over
come by increased speed-in fact it is
| contended that the team will be the
| fastest in this section of the country.
The Kansas Normals will be strong
and might have been contenders for
conference honors but Coach George
Girls. has announced the withdrawal
from the conference ranks because of
recent ruling regarding freshmen
players. This leaves only four trail
ers in the conference-Fairmoun St.
Marys. Friends and Ottawa
Willis Bates. an old player, has re-
turned to Paramount and Coach Ban
bury of Friends is making an effort to
recruit a good team. although the Qua
ker institution has been without foot
ball for two seasons.
The Washburn squad was called out
to practice Thursday by Coach Glen
Gray but it was necessary to postpone
this on account of wet weather The
p1gskin warriors have now been caIlei
to report Monday.
Paraphernalia has been issued 70
quite a. number of men who will try to
make the team. The suits have been
given to lower classmen mostly as but
few of the former players have re-
ported.
Among the older men who have re-
ported are Elmer Berg, the giant half
of last year. Hugh Nichols is another.
He viii be a candidate for a position
on the line
Washburn enthusiasts place very lit
Tie confidence in the dope coming from
*. U. this year. The older men Sc
Noses aggregation are the same mon
that the blue showed up so badly last
year, and the coaching staff is tho
same, except for the addition of Harger
of Lmporia.
At Washburn, three "W' men be-
sides Captain Dean Rodgers-the burly
tackle-will be back for the call on
Monday. Bert. half, Trobert end. who
did most of the kicking last year. and
Whitcomb' center, are the veterans.
Coach Glen c. Gray will feel the loss
of ex-Captain Tomlinson, "Cack" Smi-
ley. Lowe. N. Rodgers, Mcintosh and
Bishop, all W. men who will not be
in the game this year. Billings, a sub
stitute end of last years varsity. is ex-
-pected to show well this season, as also
are Wolf, tackle; George Myers, end;
McCafferty. halfback; Forbes. fullback.
all second team men. Deever and EIby,
two candidates for the quarterback lob,
VIII be out at practice Monday. The
freshmen team also will furnish Linge
and Lewis. guards; O'Brien and De-
Almond, ends; Logan and Beals, half
backs, and C. Janney. tackle. The
team has hard schedule and the
season opens with the Nebraska Corn
huskers on September 2S.
Haskell Outlook.
The hard luck team of last year and
one which must be reckoned with the
best this season is none other than
the Haskell Braves With Kennedy
to guide them. the Redskins should play
havoc with conference teams this fall.
Coach Bill Hargiss has left a good
foundation for sturdy team to Coach
Wayne Granger, his successor. at the
College of Emporia. Captain Markley.
the giant tackle; Hartwig and VIE
dover, center, are the pillars about
which the line will be built. The great
scoring quartette in the backfield has
been broken by the loss of the heady
quarterback, Schabinger: williams,
and Granger. half. But Rus
sell. trained for two years as sub
quarter, is prepared to take Scha bin
gers place and direct the fast opon
plays of the Presbyterians.
At Southwestern, Coach Clapp has
Is or 20 veterans. His team will be
dark horse in the race. and one which
will have to be watched.
Bakers Chances.
Baker should have a much stronger
bunch this year than last. The team
lost but one or two men by graduation
and removal. 1t has weight in the line
and speed in the backfield and on the
tanks. Lack of a brilliant quarter has
kept Baker down in recent seasons.
label no doubt may be counted on for
the fullback position, while Methodist
hopes are based on such stars as Nc
MILAN. Larry and Alderdice. Baker
will play a representative schedule.
Crispin of the Normals will have to
build up a new team. Only four men
Of last years team returned. They are
White halfback; Captain Morgan. full
back, and Scott and James linemen.
The normal team is pulling out of the
conference because 1t feels that the
freshmen rule, requiring IS weeks at
tendance of freshmen for eligibility in
schools whose collegiate enrolment is
between $50 and 500 is unjust.
Paramount sIumped badly last year,
after grabbing off the title honors the
1ear before, but Coach bill" Bates
las ways of pulling up his team in a
lard game, and all Fairmount encount-
ers ON the schedules this year are
pound to be interesting ones.
Fairmount's sister school, Friends I'M
versity, is making a strong effort to
yet back on the football map. Coach
has gone out in the highways
md hedges and dragged in big fresh
men to fill out his squad.
st. Mary's has been on the skids for
he past two seasons, but a number of
lew men will be hand this year.
md the Catholics may return to their
tar quarter. has left school, wrecking
he backfield. The new coach in the
Baptist school will have a busy time
II it. shaping up a team from the
of Floyd Eargiss' machine to
with the other members OF
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