The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-12-03

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. I. the; glory Of the toe about to nS
dom? Are such national and state
heroes as Brickley Of Harvard. Hallt-
gan of Nebraska and Trobert OF
Washburn to be among the last to
superior ability to lift the pig hide
into the atmosphere for high attitudes
and long ranges?
In an article in q Chicago paper
Walter Eckersall. the noted football
expert and one of the greatest players
states that there have been less uses
made Of the drop kickers and punters
this year than for many seasons. q
This may be true In q general way.
but even as MT. Eckersall himself
points out. there was one notable ex-
ception in the game between the Ne
braska and Iowa teams. The Me-
braskans won this game by score
Of 16 to Z. but ten Of the Husker
full kicking OF Captain Halligan-
There are several other incidents in
which field goals played an important
part in games this season. From an
entirely local standpoint, it will be
Marys made against the Washburn
Ichabods was registered from the toe
of Captain Langhoff for one of the
prettiest field goals ever made on q
saw the Washburn-Aggie game at
Manhattan will remember that the
record breaking 89-yard punt of Cap
tain Trobert was the play that turned
the tide Of the game in Washburn's
favor. II it is fact that there was
a general punting and kicking slump
this season. 1t Is entirely probable
that it was merely one of the unusual
incidents Of the season and may not
be repeated for years to come.
International football games will
probably become the popular Tad next
fall. Twelve were played this season.
There will be twenty and probably
football games played this fall were
on something Of an experimental or
der. The experiment proved highly
successful. Every game in which east
| met west was a big financial success
! Yale and Harvard staged games with
Notre Dame and Michigan this year.
Princeton had no game with q big
western eleven, but 1t IL almost certain
that the Tigers 1915 schedule will call
for q meeting between Princeton and
one or possibly two western teams.
! For the benefit Of the many new
Topeka golfers who are planning to
make use of the Gage park links. and
/
who may have friends like Bobby
PEBBLES, who almost say their prayers
in golf terms, the following key has
been lifted from the Chalk Lines OF
the Lincoln Star:
Golf-A word devoid of orthoepy
Golfer-One who believes he can pro-
nounce the word golf"
Links-So called because they form
an endless chain. the true golfer start
ing all over again as soon as he gets
| around.
Tee-Not necessarily to be used as
q beverage.
Caddy-Not to hold the tee.
Gutty-Not nearly as bad a. ii
sounds. Ei* ';,-
/ Stance-A position to do stunts -
| Iron-That which enters the foul aft
er fozling.
Brassie- Cheek Of a player who
claims that he ''holes out in one"
Bulger-A player who bulges SO far in
front that he cannot see the ball.
| Mashie-A state OF feeling pertaining
to spoons.
spoons-Rather awkward when the
cad1ie is looking.
Drive-A joke. After a golfer as
serts he is driving, he Immediately
starts on a long walk.
Fore-A cry by the driver indicating
| the number Of times further he in
tended to drive the ball than he really
did.
Hazard-A place Of new fortunes
generally bad ones.
!. BunkerCorrespond to the swear
ing room indoors
Green-what the golfer considers all
! the rest Of mankind.
| Putt-A dialect method Of pronoun-
cling put" meaning to put the ball
! in q hole.
| Holed Out-Always means "holed in. .
Home-Where the golf enthusiast
rarely Is.
stymie. dormie. elf-explanatory
| terms Of which the compiler does not
know the meaning.
Niblick. cleek. etc.-Words invented
to demonstrate the patient endurance
of the English language.
Bogey-What a golfer is to a Cen
tile.
/ One Up-Epitaph for a golfer
| Fog-State of mind after reading a
glossary Of golflng terms.
i London. Dec. 3-In a letter from the
4 front, a prominent north country foot
ball player. now serving in the Royal
Field Artillery. says: 'aThe great match
for the European cup is still being
played out. and daresay there's a rec
i ord gate, though you cannot zee the
spectators from the field. That's one
4 Of the rules Of the game when this
match is on. In spite Of all their
/, 'swank' the Germans haven't scored a
! goal yet, and they are simply kicking
at the ball any way in their blind rage
at not being able to score.
i Our team Is about as fit as you
| could have them, and they are all good
! men. though some of them are anna
tours and the Germans are all pros
! professionally. The Germans forward
are a rotten pack. They have no dash
!; worth speaking about and they come
/ up the field as though they were go
! ing to the funeral of their nearest and
] dearest. When they are charged they