The Topeka state journal., 1913-11-22
Washburn and Aggies in Best
of Physical Condition.
Elevens Ready for Battle to
Finish ON Thanksgiving.
KENNEDY BACK TO KANSAS?
This Is Assertion From the
C0rnhusker Camp.
Other Dope From Around State
Gridir0n Squads.

With the exception Of the loss OF
Hardy, the speedy colored halfback
Washburn will be in the best OF con.
dition for the annual Thanksgiving
day game with the Kansas Aggies or
Washburn field. Billings. the fast
left end. who has been out Of the
game most of the season on account
of injuries. will play. Elbe, the heady
quarterback, will have recovered
from the Emporia injuries. The Gray
machine should be in tip-top shape
for the contest for the Kansas state
conference football championship.
Reports from the Aggie camp state
that the Farmers are in the best OF
form. They came through the Texas
game without a scratch. Old injuries
have been healed and the men are all
pointed toward the Ichabods. The
Aggies. failing to make a showing in
the Missouri Valley fast company.
now have an ambition to capture the
state championship.
The Aggies are considerably heav-
Ter than the Blue. They have a world
son training in the game, they know
more football than at any other time
since they entered the K. s. A. c.
training table.
In the comparative games this sea-
son the Aggies have not shown the
class exhibited by Washburn. The
two teams have met Nebraska and
better showing in both instances.
Other dopey scores would give Wash
burn a shade in favor of the Turkey
day contest.
washburn need not grieve over the
loss of the game with the Oklahoma
Aggies early in the season. Okla
homa university only defeated the
Aggies to yesterday. Washburn
lost to them to 0-and the south
ern writer's were free to express the
opinion that the Ichabods outplayed
them. The Sooners defeated Kansas
by a much larger score than they
won from the Aggies. The Oklahoma
Farmers have a great squad this sea-
son.
Cooper College by winning over
Friends claims an undefeated season.
The team is light and fast-coached
by the old time all-Anerican end, Gar
field Weede. Weede coached WASH
to his old home to practice his pro-
fession-dentistry. He has worked
out a wonderful eleven from college
supporting not more than $50 stud
ents-and half of them girls.
The College of Emporia won from
the Normals after a hard fought game
and a tumble. The final score was
to 0. The Presbyterians have been
undefeated by a conference team this
ever. they are far behind Washburn
in the 1913 scores. Washburn won
from the Normals Al to I.
Baker defeated Ottawa by a score
Of IA to o. Reports say it was a
either has strengthened since the mid
die of the football season or Baker
has weakened. The Methodist claim
ed a much better eleven than IA to 0
against Ottawa. OF course. it must be
taken into consideration that it was a
case of the Methodists and Baptists
that combination always means
close fight.
William Jewell claims the Missouri
state title and her claim is undisputed.
The Billy Stones won from Missouri
Wesleyan yesterday by a score of 33
to 3. Now if Washburn can win the
Kansas conference championship
the Ichabods will be conquerors of two
states.
Remember that the choice sections
Of seats in Washburn field for the
championship game THANKSGIVING are
on sale at the State Journal business
office. The sale began today.
Every time Washburn made a gain
at st. Marys Thursday the crowd
yelled Beef trust" Washburn is a
''beef trust in comparison with the
Catholics in that the QuigIey pupils
average 161 pounds to the man. and
washburn averages 162 pounds
difference Of one pound. But of
course one pound Of beef amounts
high cost Of living.
In all probability there is a little
wave of gloom at the College of
Emporia. The Emporians, figuring
that st. Marys would defeat Wash
burn, were all ready to celebrate their
claims to the state conference cham
pionship. If Washburn loses to the
Aggies, the Emporians will have a
peek at the title-otherwise the
Granger pupils will have to be con-
tent with their ability to hold the
xchabods scoreless on a muddy field
Captain Rogers Of the Washburn
eleven. is a constant incentive to his
men. In the game with the Catholics
the other day Rogers voice could be
heard coming out from under a pile of
on, men, come on! What's the matter
with you! We ought to make fifty
against this bunch! Get a little pep,
get httle stuff. go hard, fight, hit
'em low, play like" and another
snap Of the ball carried his voice away
from the sidelines.
Next to the question as to whether
the Santa Fe will move its shops
from Emporia or not. the biggest
event in. Bill Whites town is the an
nual fray between the college and the
Normals. The whole town is divided
over the favoritism to one school or
the other. Even the street car motor
men have their ideas as to whether a
college or Normal student will get on
his car in the mud.
Coach Quigley Of st. Marys has