The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-13
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| Monday afternoon was the first real
! football day of the season. The keen
whip of the chilly air was just right
to bring out the pep and make the
In spite of charley horses, ribs and
stiffness, "Crip" Gray's Ichabods took
| full advantage of the day and began
getting into shape for Saturdays bat
tie with the Missouri teachers at War
rensburg. The strong Baker line last
Saturday left few lasting impressions
on the sturdy Ichabods and most of
the men were in excellent shape and
"ready to go" Monday.
Probably the most lasting impress
sion Gallagher'S men made on the
Ichabods was that they need to pay
more attention to their knitting and
devote more time to rounding out their
I team work. This the Ichabods are
take a stronger team than Baker to
again hold them to a to score.
| Last Saturdays scores in Kansas and
elsewhere are still the principal topic
of conversation among football fans.
Emporia's extraordinary showing
against K. u, the st. Mary's and Man
prises are the subject of varied opin-
ions and controversies.
Many think that K. u. did not do
her best against the light Emporia
/ GlcNcH, OlneTS are OI the OPINION CnaI
Emporia must be abnormally strong
and still others assert that the football
beef trust has been forever dissolved
and that the open game has made
weight a secondary consideration on
the gridiron.
This latter argument seems to be
the most plausible and the most con-
sistent explanation. Lightweight
elevens all over the United States did
the same thing Saturday that Emporia
| ot - t.
exactly the same way: namely, by ap-
plying the speed and using forward
passes.
If there is anything in signs and
symbols. then the big elevens had as
well begin to change their tactics or
prepare to lose their leadership, for
every indication is that football is in
the midst of a silent revolution that
is destined to bring victory to the
fleetest and eliminate the weight
handicaps from the game.
Comparative figures show that K. u.
and Missouri are about of the same
strength this season. X. U. defeated
William Jewell two weeks ago 48 to 2,
and Missouri defeated the same eleven
Saturday 46 to 0.
! X. US game this week will be
against Drake university at Des
Moines. Drake defeated Central col
lege last Saturday week ago 81 to O.,
and Grinnell Saturday 20 to Z. These
scores indicate that the Jayhawkers
will have a hard game.
i A comparative estimate on Wash
burn and the College of Emporia can
be made after the Emporia eleven
meets Baker next Saturday. Wash
burns game Saturday against the
Missouri Normals should be an easy
( one, but the Ichabods will do we'll to
get as much out of it as possible and
Coach Gray will, in all likelihood,
drive his men at their best pace.
university at st. Marys Saturday and
the University of Nebraska will play
the Kansas Aggies at Manhattan. This
latter game also should give some
The big intersectional fight of next
Saturday will be between Notre Dame
and Yale. From the showing the two
teams have made SO far, it looks as
though the western boys ought to give
a good account of their stewardship.
Notre Dame has been playing whirl-
wind ball while Yale has not covered
herself with glory by any means.
The Wolverines play Michigan Ag-
gies Saturday and Pittsburg meets Car
isle.
Lawrence, Kan, Oct. 13.-"On to
Omaha" is the slogan of the Haskell
INDIANS. Last year the heOSk1uS
made three trips into the north. de-
feating Creighton. Morningside. and
giving the Missouri valley conference
champions the game of their lives at
Lincoln. This year only one game.
that with Creighton. is scheduled, and
the Braves are anxious to make good
on this invasion.
Fort Scott. Kan. Oct. 1.-TWO foot
ball accidents have occurred in the
Fort Scott high school in the past two
broken leg when tackled by two play