The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-31
ON The CRIDIRON
SOOners Ready for Kansans in
TOday's Battle.
Nebraska May Withdraw From
Valley Conference.

Norman, Okla, Oct. 31.-A team
that coaches say is the sw1fteSt the
University of Oklahoma has produced
In years was ready today to meet
Coach Franks eleven from the Uni
versity of Kansas
The Kansas men arrived today con-
fdent of victory but making no pre-
dictions of winning by a heavy score.
OF nine games between two un1ver-
stiles Oklahoma has won two Coach
Owen of the Oklahoma team for a
week has concentrated practice to-
ward the development of speed, light
ming shifts and swift forward passes
hoping by this means to overcome
slight advantage the northern players
hold in weight
Kennedy Ready for Creighton.
Lawrence, Oct. 31.-Coach Ken
needy finished grooming his Indians
yesterday afternoon for the game
against Creighton college at Omaha
Saturday. The Haskell team came
out of the Nebraska game at Lincoln
last Saturday without an injury and
the famous Kansas mentor expects to
annex this weeks game without much
trouble. His speedy redskins, who
played Nebraska to a standstin and
who showed themselves to be experts
of the open style of play, have some
new plays which they expect to try
out at Omaha
Southwestern Loses One Man.
Winfield, Oct. 31.-The Southwest
ern football squad is in good condition
for its game with Ottawa today, with
the exception of Tiny Zeigler, con-
sidered one of the best tackles in the
state, who will be kept out of the
game on account of injuries received
in the Aggie game.
Regular practice has been kept up
by Southwestern this week, despite
the bad weather. A number of new
PLAYS and formations have been
worked out The Moundbuilders'
schedule for the rest of the season in
cIudes Ottawa, Oct 81; Normal, Nov.
5; Baker. Nov. IA; Pittsburg Normals,
Thanksgiving day.
Burgess, the Paramount player who
was hurt in the game with Southwest
ern last week, was not SO seriously in
jured as was at first reported. He
will be able to play in Fairmount's
next game.
Determined to Play Ross.
Lincoln, Neb., Oct. 31.-Nebraska
university will withdraw from the
Missouri Valley conference rather
than play schools which insist upon
drawing the color line. That was the
substance of a statement issued by
Chancellor Avery Thursday as the re-
suit of the controversy between Ne
braska and Kansas universities over
the playing of Ross, Nebraska's negro
guard, in the game between the two
schools Nov. Is.
Without entering into a discussion
of the allege 'tgentleman's agree
ment" eliminating the negro from
conference games, the chancellor
said:
AZ will request the board of regents
Mt the next meeting to pass rule
that the right of students at the Uni
versity of Nebraska to participate in
any athletic contest, intercollegiate or
otherwise, shall not be abridged on
account of race or color and Nebras-
ka will not enter any association or
conference where such right is de-
Med
Missouri VIII Play Subs.
Columbia, Mo-, Oct. 31.-Two
scrub" men have been transferred
to the varsity team of the University
of Missouri and both played a game
which probably will secure them per-
manent positions on the team.
They were Wicoff at fullback and
Drumm at tackle. The team was Civ
en- a hard scrimmage with the scrubs
yesterday, the last before the game
with the Rolla miners next Saturday.
Coach Schultz will start the game
with several regulars on the bench.
Among them will be Zimmerman, the