The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-17
FOOTBALL GOSSIP
Washburn in Poor Condition
for Game With st. Marys.
Bruises, Injuries and . Woeful
Lack of Old Ginger.
Drummer CRITlCISES KANSAS
Former Star Says Ends Were
Weak Last Saturday.
other Dope From Football
Camps in Kansas.

other Dope From Football
Camps in Kansas.
In the poorest condition since the
season began, Washburn will go to st.
| Marys this week and meet q team Of
equal weight. lots of speed and bub-
bling over with anxiety to slip over q
victory on the Blue The Sons Of IcEa-
bod, black and blue with bruises of
weeks standing. without two of the
star players, and lacking the ginger Of
the early training, are up against q
stif proposition.
1t was thought that washburn was
| in the worst condition this year at EN-
poria last Friday. The squad played
fast Emporians. The men are in no
better condition today. however, and
unless the practice of the next two
days loosens up the sore muscles, there
may be duplication of the Emporia
to game.
st. Marys is depending upon speed
and open play. The eleven plays in the
same class with the College Of En-
poria. Southwestern and Baker. Wash
| burn will have to break up the forward
pass and solve the famous Quigley fake
formations, If she proposes to win the
game from the Catholics Thursday.
The Ichabods will be without Hardy.
the star halfback Billings, the fast
end. also will be out Of the game.
Bearg, the powerful half. is in poor
| little quarterback. was given a blow in
the chest last Friday that has weak
ened him woefully. Wolfe, the big
guard, is nursing injuries
| 1t isn't a very rosy outlook for the
Blue. In fact, the team has been
Nra, al in nh condition
the Oklahoma game. Each contest
since that time has robbed the team Of
| its pep and charge.
And the worst part about the bear"
story. is that it is true.
Washburn claims she has a hoodoo
| in Coach Gray's pancake gray hat and
K u is pleading for the removal of
Coach Mosse's moustache. Let 1t be
done. let it be done!=
Washburn is looking forward to the
advent of Sam Stewart in the Blue
line next year. Stewart is a power
on the freshmen squad this season and
strength to the Ichabod's kneeling
players. His is the most likely man to
fill the shoes of Captain Rogers in
tho tackle position Stewart will
stand out in Kansas football next
| K.@ U. Is being criticised for not
opening up against .- Nebraska as
Washburn was criticised for not
opening up against K. u. Both cases
are identical. AS long as the elevens
were holding the opponents. the open
work formations. dangerous as well as
reckless. were held until an emer-
gency.
If Washburn had known that the
Jayhawkers had intended to put
Hardy, the colored halfback, out Of
the game, the Ichabods would gladly
have withdrawn him from that con-
test. AS it Is, Hardy, undoubtedly.
never will be able to play football
again. At least he will not be in con-
dition this season. 1t is hard loss
to the Blue.
If the College Of Emporia wins from
| the Normals and Colorado college, the
Presbyterians will have an ever-vic-
torious eleven this season. Granger's
warriors deserve their record. They
An Emporia enthusiast. writing on
both sides of a postal card, and sign
ing only his initials. takes exception
to the attitude of this football writer
| in doping the result of the Washburn-
Emporia game in favor of the Icha-
bods. He says that dry field would
have been a decisive victory for the
Prcsbyterians. Apparently all foot
ball fans in EmpOria do not feel that
way. Read what the EmpOria Ga
| zette has to say:
MANY Emporia rooters believe that
| on a dry field and with firm footing,
| the Presbyterians would have defeat
ed the Ichabods by their dazzling open
play. Others point out that a fast
! field would have given the Washburn
| backs greater purchase for their
smashing. sledgehammer drives at the
line. making them harder to stop.
| Speculation is infinite, and facts are
| not"
This department has said more
| about the brilliant playing Of the EN-
porians than of any other team in the
Kansas conference. The trouble
tire column Is not devoted to Gran
| gers pupils.
| Coach weede, former washburn
mentor. Is sending a scare into op-
ponents of his fast Cooper eleven.
Weede's players are all light. He
has only a small amount of material.
Furthermore, not a game has been
lost this season. O-o-o-h! how DR..
Weede would like to play Washburn!
Rrunner, the star tackle of the ia
| nous ever victorious X. U. team of
| 1908, in speaking with several Topeka
men after the K. U.-Nebraska game at
Lawrence made some interesting COM
| ments relative to the Jayhawker tao
tics. He criticised the men in the line
for not playing low. A light muscu-
lar man like Coach Frank could easily
sQuirm through the opposing line, but
he contended that heavy men such az
compose the K. u. line have little
| chance to break through to down the
man with the ball when playing high.
| Brunner praised the interference OF
the Cornhuskers, but was surprised
/ that no attempt was made to block
this interference on end plays; the
Kansans attempted to down the man
| with the ball instead of falling under
| the interference. The work of the
ends fell far short OF being up to
standard, he maintained. 1t was his
opinion that more could have been