The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-10-01
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The question is not. win washburn
beat the Nebraskans." but rather,
How badly will she beat them?'' OF
course the Ichabods will win IL they
want to bad enough and try hard
enough. On the trip to Lincoln it
might do no harm for each member of
the team to exercise his mental fac
ulties by bordering over the following
quotation:
In the bright lexicon of youth
which fate reserves for an early man
hood there IL no such word as fail"
Certainly. it will be hard game
and Nebraska has the advantage, but
things that are easy to get are usual
ly things that are not worth the hav-
ing. The harder the game, the sweet
er the victory will be. And the harder
each man works and the more conf
dence he has in himself and his team,
the greater the chances for victory.
Wednesday afternoon Coach Weede
Of Cooper college, took his strong
eleven out to the Washburn athletic.
field to let them see how the Ichabod's
were on their way to st. Marys where
they will play the strong Catholic ag
gregation this afternoon. They ar
rived in Topeka late Wednesday after
noon and remained until nearly noon
today.
Cooper college has played one game
this season. defeating Southwestern
to 2. Mr.. Weede expects to add an
other victory to his string this after
noon but admits that this Is the hard
est game on his schedule. The Coop
critics appear to be fast and to have q
good Organisation, but most Of the
men are bantamweights and the aver
age of the team ia q little under $50
pounds.
son doesn't seem to vary much from
that Of last year. However, lifting the
ball for so yards is pretty good going
for any season and IL a feat that very
few blondes and almost no brunettes
at all equal. "Trobe" has a wonder
fully blond head. ''Trobe' has it at
both ends-he plays the right end and
expects to cop the right end of the
score at Lincoln. And here's hoping
that he does
The way Beals and Myers hung on
to forward passes in Wednesday af-
ternoon's practice is indicative Of
much ground gaining for the Ichabods
this season. The forward pass is one
of the prettiest plays in football when
it works: but when it doesn't it is
about the nastiest failure a team can
make. However, with a little more
practice. the Ichabods ought to be able
to use IL well.
The freshmen at Washburn this
year have one of the strongest teams
in recent years. Muirhead, He'll, Har-
ter, Kisler and a few more of the
freshman line. including the chocolate
soldier, all have the making of bril-
liant football men in them, and If they
will just stick with it, the Gray broth
ers will undoubtedly develop the tai
ent.
| 1t was reported on the college camp
US Wednesday afternoon that Bobby
Gray and his manicurod mustache will
| enter the law school and then both
will be legitimate football players.
Washburn seems to have made q val
of great value in theA football work this
year. Also, 1t, In Understood that he
Is as versatile as valuable and that he
excels in other forms of athletics be-
sides football.
| Bearg may enter school again next
Monday and don his Ichabod uniform.
Every effort is being made to get him
back and his presence in the lineup
would give Grip Gray a much more
pound fullback. is expected to enter
school as soon as the illness of his
brother will permit.
| cope. lett en0 OF the college OF En-
poria team, passed through Topeka
"Wednesday afternoon enroute to his
home at Norton. Kan. For some rea
son that was not learned, Cope is leav-
ing school and the Emporia eleven
will doubtless miss him.
When the William Jewell football
eleven invades Kansas Saturday II
comes to play the first game of the
K. u. 1914 schedule. year ago when
the William Jewell team played the
Kansas team, X. U. was able to make
but single touchdown. The score
was Z to o.
The complete schedule for K. " this
season is: William Jewell. October 8
at Lawrence; College of Emporia, Oc-
tober 10, at Lawrence; Drake Univer.
sity, October II, at Des Moines; Kan
sas Aggies. October "a, at Lawrence
Oklahoma University, October 81, al
Lawrence; Washburn university. Nov
Z. at Topeka: University of Nebraska
November IA, at Lincoln; University
of Missouri. Nov. 81, at Lawrence.
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Railway Company.
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Nineteenth Annual Meeting of the
Stockholders of The Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe Railway Company will