The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-25
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season,
While the loss Of Captain Trobert and
the other warriors who have served their
allotted time is productive Of nothing save
c ea,cy s rn at the same time there is
the freshmen are turning out some OF the
best material ever given a Washburn
mentor. and with at least four Of the old
stars back, prospects are most bright for
an ever victorious eleven in 1915.
The freshmen this year have made q
remarkable showing. They have kept
| full squad on the field throughout the
season and in some respects this squad
was almost as good as the varsity. Led
by Cot He'll and Bobby Gray, they have
made most excellent human exercise
machine and have endured many hard
! knocks In order to give the varsity prac-
tice and in order to serve their gridiron
apprenticeship and became eligible for the
i first team. IS
OF the entire freshmen aggregation. six
teen who have stuck 7 1t Through and
who are most likely candidates for the
first team have sigufned their intention
Of coming back next year and trying for
the team.
The best part about the whole sixteen is
that there is not man among them who
vii mot be able to win his wv II he
really works for it and there is not q
single one who cannot become a player
OF merit. 1t is safe to say that practically
all of these men will be prominent in the
lineups of the Washburn team next year.
Oberlin. Ohio. and Cot He'll, of Topeka,
are the best known because they have had
tie team in charge during the past sea-
Gray and is an all around athlete, being a
track man and basketball player well
as the most promising fullback Washburn
has ever had. He weighs lis pounds strip
ped and handles himself on a gridiron like
he was born to 1t. .Gray's being back
next year will likely hinge on Grips"
consenting to coach the team again.
He'll, who is a Topeka boy and a marvel
at the open game, Is well known by local
enthusiasts. having previously played ON
the Hepworth high school elevens. At
quarterback He'll shines like q diamond in
q show window and he hurts the forward
pass like Walter johnson pitches base
ball. Many who have seen He'll and Gray
work their brilliant forward pass plays
claim that they are even now the best
two men in the state with the aerial tao
ing had been spectacular throughout the
season is Charles Kessler. a 163 pound
backfield man from Overlook, Kansas
kessler has been noted throughout the
season for his football pants that bagged
too low and for his ever gaining line
plunges. He can both make holes and
A most likely candidate for George Bar
rett's place at center next year is Forest
Rice OF Topeka In a nude state Rice
weighs 1885, and he has made the fresh
men good center throughout the season.
Also. he is a former high school player.
Charles Logan of Danbury. Nebraska.
ID PICKED as q promising tackle Tor next
year. Logan is only a Kid in years. but
he tips the scales at 183 and is aggressive
and always full of pep There is no
doubt but that he has football career.
From out in 1.-The wolf country there is
also coming player in Bryant Muirhead.
Muirhead Is an ex-all-western Kansas
halfbeck and should develop into most
valuable player. He weighs 175 pounds
and has good speed. Muirhead has been
laid out with broken ribs for several weeks
but Is now fully recovered and is as
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but he broke into the football Hmelight
from the Oberlin high school.
Another going backfield man Is Fred
Harter Of st. Johns Harter weighs 15s
and has both pluck and grit In high
school he made a name for himself at
right end and halfback. and he has play
ed both positions well this season.
Ralph Newell OF Norton Is probably the
best left end the freshmen have produced
this year. He Is almost certain Of a POSI-
should show well. Newell got his first
experience at the Norton high school
In Sam Heller OF Chapman. Kansas. the
is a tackle. weighs 153 and is speedy. He
carries the ball well from the tackle posi-
ton and VIII have q good chance to step
into Dick Whitcomb's shoes next year.
also two promising men in Howard Cox.
a 165 pound guard, and Kleber Foster. a
la2 pound backfield man. Both of these
men are wonderful players for their size
Positions.
Also. Topeka contributes three more of
the sixteen in Elmer Pettyjohn, Cher
CLIFFORD Wilmoth and Don Rees. Petty
john is guard of merit. Wilmoth II q
half and Rees is an end and tackle All
OF these men are good consistent players
and field their positions we'll Rees is q
sure tackler and has played spectacular
ball ON a number Of occasions and '-Chief''
hits 'em hard .4E4s*
Last. but not least Of these noble six
teen, IL Major Harvey, the marvellous
chocolate soldier. It Is said that Harvey
never saw q football until last TALL. This
II probably an exaggeration. but It u .
fact that he never played before and It Il
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