The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1913-10-21
ON THE CRIDIRON
ssNow for Kansas" Is Nebraska's
SIogan-Play in Weeks.
Missouri Valley Teams Facing
Championship Tests.

| lincoln. Neb., Oct. 21.-"Now Tor
! Kansas is the cry of the Neorashfe
football squad following the Victory o.
the CornhuSkerS over the MlnheSo'a
eleven Saturday. Although the game
at Lawrence is more than three weeks
away the drilling will be with an eye
TO meet the Kansas attack and De
Tense. The Nebraska coaches expect
no walkaway with either the HaskeH
indians next Saturday nor with Amos
a week later, but Kansas Is loohe"
upon as the real enemy to hsht-
Prepare for Missourians.
Ames. Ia, oct. 21.-Hard practlce
r,as noe+ed out to the Ames football
team last night in preparation Tor the
Missouri game here saturday Inc
game is the opening contest 10 ne
S+oged on the new football field OF the
state college and every effort is pelhS
made bv the coaches to make the ded-
ication victory.
THE work of the team against WASH
inrton indicates that the right com
bination has been found and Coach
Hubbard will spend the week IN Pol-
ishing the offense, which did not snow
Well in the first half against the st
Tonis team. AS now arranged, Ames
has one of the heaviest lines IN the
west.
Kansans Rough on Drake.
Des Moines. Ia, Oct. 21.-With two
weeks before it's game with Washlng-
ton university. the Drake tootpah
SQUAD was given its first rest OF the
season last night. Nest of the mem
bers of the team We're bruised and bat
tered from stopping the rushes OF the
Kansas back field, but no one mad m
iuries sufficient to keep him out o!
practice for more than a couple OF
days.
With record of seventeen shifts in
nosition in the last three games, Coach
Griffith will use the breathing spell in
attempting to find the positions to
which has men are most suited Dom
aid who played his first game at quar-
terback against Kansas, may land that
position because of his speed.
Beginning Wednesday, the team will
be pointed for the Washington game in
two weeks and the Missouri game fol-
lowing.
Missouri Gives Out Trick Plays.
Columbia. Mo-, Oct. 21.-Twenty-four
members of the Missouri State un1ver-
sitv's football team We're given hard
workout behind closed doors Monday.
the week, Coach Brewer
The squad spent the afternoon mas |
tering a new track play. But as to its |
nature, not a word could be gotten |
from the varsity men or coaches. A
son to fuIlback; Dinwiddie and Groves |
became tackles and Zimmerman |
played center. The change is only ten
tative. Gallagher, Moore and Duncle
will be kept out of Scrimmage for |
few days because of injuries suffered
in Saturdays game with Oklahoma.
Gridiron Gossip.
Tn the game at Pittsburg between the
Carlisle Indians last Saturday and the
University of Pittsburg football teams
the score stood to in favor OF car
isle at the end of the first half ana
according to reports in the Pittsburs
papers it seemed certain the Indians
would win. Pittsburg came back strong
however, in the second half and with
Pete He'll of Topeka, quarterback on
The University of Pittsburg, calling of
he signals in rapid fire order turned
apparent defeat into glorious victory.
Che second touchdown by Pittsburg was
made in the closing moments OF the
-ame by He'll when on the fourth down
md within a few inches OF the al
isle goal he elected himself to carry
he ball over and he did.
The most important game to be play
ID in this vicinity next saturday WIN
10 at Manhattan when Kansas meets
he Aggies The K. S. A. C. team mas
,een coming like a whirlwind the past
en- days anu hO"ilie'ii > |
ieve the Jayhawkers will be de1eateo'
If least it will be some game. Ihe
Tnion Pacific will run a special tram
rom Lawrence. carrying several nun
red Jayhawker rooters and the K. u
pand Topeka football followers can
cave here at 12:15 o'clock. noon, ana
eturn in the evening on the Lawrence
pecial.
The Washburn eleven will leave
thursday for saltwater, Ok. where
'oach Gray's team will meet the Ok
3homa Aggies Friday.