The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-11-07

in several seasons has turned out an
victorious teams. defeaong A4n
| ington and other strong teams OF the
Missouri valley. The school has at
, tanned a football reputation Known n
every gridirop camp OF the miodto
students developing a football ma
| chine equal to that OF universities
four times its size. always has been .
/ marvel Of the game in Kansas
Washburn has been fortunate IN
her selection Of coaches The deeds
of Bonnie owen and DOC Outland
never win be forgotten in the Blue
history.
Already Coach Lowman Of the Kan
sas Aggies is pointing his team for
the Thanksgiving game with Wash
burn The Aggies complete a happy
season if they are able to defeat the
Ichabods. Owing to the fact that the
Manhattan players won the first game
s. A. c. contests only q short time ago.
probably accounts for the enthusiasm
after a victory. For years and years.
washburn considered the Aggies
for the Blue was an annual event. One
year Washburn defeated the Aggies
IA to o.
Then came a new coaching system
at Manhattan. The massive line OF
tails Of the game. The annual games
were placed at the end of the season
Thanksgiving. By Thanksgiving the
Aggies are at their best-and WASH
burn is overturned
Now the news comes from Lawrence
that Coach Mosse doesn't care whether
K U beats Washburn or not just 81
the team is in good shape for the Ne
braska game. The bear dope that
energies from Mt. Dread before every
x.-;$ Uoa Chi rrRr &. 1nV ~H~ny III
to the Topeka followers Of the game.
The football spirit must be scinti1lat-
ing at Lawrence One day the cry il
Pile up the score on Washburn," ard
the next day 1t is We don't care what
happens The university IN going to
fight hard tomorrow and 1t IL a safe
bet that Washburn will be on the de-
fensive.
Tickets for the washburn-K. T.
game tomorrow at Lawrence will be
available at the business office of the
These tickets are good for the grant,
stand or automobile.
The Blue line men. knowing that the
game Saturday depends upon their
ability to hold the 1876 pound university
attack. promise to bury their toes in
the ground. There seems to be no
doubt about what Captain Rogers and
Wolfe will do on the left side. On the
right side the Whitcomb brothers have
been working hard this week II the
two piayer-journalists can holland
they have done it before-wen. the
game is nearly over
ST. Marys won from Midland college,
lbs to o. This is the second time this
year that the Atchison players have
lost by a score OF more than 100. The
BOBBY prize of the Kansas conference,
hereby is handed to Midland. Place
the Catholics up against Midland and
they look like speed mad veterans
John c. Grover viii referee the
Washburn-K. U. game at Lawrence
Saturday B. L. McCreary. former
Oklahoma captain. will umpire the
game.
The College Of Emporia and Baker
claim they are playing today for the
Kansas conference championship. Ap-
parently the colleges still matriculate
original humorists.
A Kansas City newspaper Ii prais-
ing the predictions of Coach Wheaton
OF William Jewell. The paper says
that Wheaton forcasted the defeat of
Princeton by Dartmouth and Yale by
Colgate. It will be remembered that
the William Jewell coach also pre-
dicted a victory over Washburn.
Coach Glen Gray believes that the
Sons of Ichabod are in the best ply
steal condition possible to meet Kan
sas University Saturday. The play
ers on the hospital list are improving
and some will start the game suffering
this handicap but this cannot be
overcome. Light practice methods
were used last night and the same
was on the program today.
Running signals and working out
new plays were used last night.
Coach Gray did not attempt to use
scrlmmaSe work but preferred this
system as method of reducing the
dangers OF an increased hospital list.
The team showed more speed and
pep than at any time this week,
put at that, the men did not show
the speed which they have had on
former occasions
in "asnourn will present a changed lineup
N u facing the university squad Dwight
doubt. viii start in the quafterback posi-
ton He has been working in this posi-
sion this week and has made an excellent
also play, this end McNeish. who has
70 the left end q the iins F e ' othe1
men on the left end Of the line will be
Moie ana captain Rogers This pair has
piayed IN these positions ever since prac-
uce was started early in the fall Barnet
WI play at center. There is no question
and do the kicking, the Whitcomb broth
ers VIII start at right guard and right
+ The backreld is In good condition
Washourn is well supp.1ed with two full
sets OF men In the three positions and one
and Hardy viii STAR the sn gam. 0.e al haives
and Meyers at fullback- Beales. Forbes
and Chamberlain comprise the other back
Held and these men may be sent in to re-
iieve the other trio at any time It VIII
De impossible for Billings to get in the
game and Washburn will lose its efHec-
uveness in using the forward pass for
th1s reason Billings was more adept ut
catching the passes than any other man