The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-07
IN DOUBLE PLAYS ON THE cRIDIRON
Bear Stories From Lawrence
ExplOde-Team Strong.
Missouri Valley Teams Com
plete Practice for Saturday.

Lawrence. Kan, Nov. 7.-Leonard
Frank looked over the Ichabods in their
game with the State Teachers Saturday.
and realizes the worth of the Washburn
eleven. Frank believes that the Topeka
lads will fight hard from start to
finish on McCook Saturday. and lots
Of fight and pep" on the part of their
Jayhawker rivals will enable Kansas
to win the game The Congregational
lists whitewashed K. U. last year. 10 to
0, and both coaches are training the
eleven to wipe out this defeat.
Bearg is Topeka's hope. Combined
with Trobert he is the mainstay OF
Grip Gray's eleven, and is known to
be a power on the defense and good
player when Washburn is in posses
sion of the ball. The eleven. according
to Coach Frank, is heavy and fast.
and the Jayhawkers will have the bat
tie of their lives on their hands Sat
urday.
Trobert at end and in the kicking
department, Beaver at quarter, with
Bearg and Hardy in the backdeld arc
the individual Washburn stars. Hardy
is a negro, against whom the Jay
1IdWkcIS nave P1dyC0 OCAOACs
The report which has been generally
circulated over the hill that half the
Kansas eleven was ready for the hos
pital is false. Stuewe scrimmaged, Det-
wiler may not be able to get into the
coming game, but Greenlees is in fair
condition. Wilson was excused from
Mondays practice because of being
"all in from the hard game Of the
Friday preceding. but is in the lineup
th0 xvhn fa In
fair condition for it's next contest on
McCook.
Jayhawkers Strength Unknown.
Lincoln, Neb., Nov. THE old time
rumors have been revived among the
alumni at least that Nebraska will be
invited to Join the Big Nine conference.
The sentiment was echoed in the let
tiers to the board and those who claim
ed to be on the inside asserted that
the invitation would not be forthcom-
ing until Nebraska severed relations
with the Missouri valley conference.
Five Of the regulars were out for
practice last night, including Ruther-
ford, Howard, Delematre, Thompson,
Mastin and Elwell. The scrubs and the
freshmen had a scrimmage while the
regulars merely loosened out the kinks.
Kansas has had scout to see Ne
braska in action in three big games
Stiehm says the southerners have a line
on everything the Cornhuskers have in
their repertoire. He thinks the time is
too short to begin new formations so
will rely entirely on straight football
for victory. es.ss
Nebraska, on the other hand, has seen
Kansas but once and then the Jayhawk-
ers were Lot compelled to extend them
selves. Consequently the strength of
the IQVhQ Wkapa 10
Quakers Meet Notre Dame.
State College, Pa, Nov. The
Pennsylvania State College football
team lineup against. the eleven from
Notre Dame here today in the pres
ence Of Governor Tener and many dis
tinguished visitors. The local play
ers hoped to make a good showing
against the visitors who decisively de-
feated the army at West Point last
saturday while State was losing to
Pennsylvania.
Princeton Ready For Harvard.
Princeton. N. j. Nov. Light sig
nal drill and practice at forming in
reference on kicks constituted the
workout for the Princeton varsity
football eleven yesterday. Law did
some punting averaging SO yards and
getting them of regularly. All the
men are in good condition and barring
accident, all the regulars will be able
to get in the game against Harvard
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Minnesota Player Receivers.
Minneapolis. Nov. 7.-Colonel Donald !
Aldworth of the Minnesota football
team who was too Ill t. accompany
his team to Madison last Saturday has
recovered and was in the thick of the
fray at practice yesterday. Aldworth
will probably be in his position at right
end in the Minnesota-Chicago contest
at Northrop field on November Is. The |
members OF the squad were put through .
some hard scrimmage yesterday. !
Clever kicking at Harvard.
Cambridge, Mass, Nov. 7.-Harvard,s
practice for the game with Princeton
was finished behinds closed gates yes
terday. 1t lasted only half an hour,
during which there was much punting
and drop kicking. Mahan. transferred
temporarily to the second team. had a /
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