The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-01-22

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Tonight at Washburn college the To-
peka basketball Cubs will match their
goal tossing ability with the Washburn
varsity team, and game Of unusual
excitement is Anticipated by all parties.
The Cubs are recognized as exceptional
players and they demonstrated their
caliber in the game against the Wash
burn freshmen two weeks ago. Since
selves the equal of the first team, and
tonight will be given q chance to show
themselves
The game Is substitute for the wash
burn-Normal meeting that was post
poned until February at the request Of
Blue and white freshmen win play the
high school five. starting promptly at
7:15.
1t IL understood that Mowers. q
former Notre Dame athlete. will an
pear on the Cub side. as will Smith
BishoD. ex-Was hhurn and Nississfppf
man and .hirtn~ l;0ht IN local howl
ing circles this winter.
Owing to a severe attack of throat
trouble, it was announced at Wash
burn Thursday last that Captain; Merrill
Ream, OF the basketball team. would
not be able to play in any games this
season.
This announcement means that the
team will be I'D against it and will prob
ably have much harder sailing than
has been anticfpated- Captain Ream
was conceded to be one of the best
basketball men in the state and it
will be almost impossible to get q man
to fill his place. Up until Wednesday
it was thought that he would be out in
a few days, but Wednesday night he
was taken worse, and will not attempt
to play now. even when he entirely re-
covers.
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In the Saturday Evening Post man
by the name of Casper whitney devotes
two pages of space-valued according
to the advertising directories at = e
line-to a discussion OF summer baseball
and It's relation to amateur collegiate
athletics.
AS will be remembered. this subject
was dealt with at the annual meeung OF
the recent conference OF KANSAS col
In his article, Mr.. Whitney states
that out of p heads of prominent col
leges and universities throughout the
Tinted States whose oninions were
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allowing student TO piay summer
naseDaii TOT money ana at tne same
time retain his status as an amateur
Among others quoted in the article is
Chancellor strong Of X. rr.. who strong
lv onno.es The s,1,ny,er nlov;r~ Other
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gwen are Cnaries w. Eilott' Fresi-
dent Hadley, OF Yale; and B. r.. Briggs,
chairman of the Harvard Athletic com.
mittee.
MANY ~ those crro.;nr .,,r,r,or
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sport and physical training he can get
to have to compete with one who is
sufficiently trained to earn money from
the game. Others argue that the en-
yironment attached to snmmer MA vinv
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The rule adopted regarding this by
the Kansas conference was that a stud
ent could not play for money at any
time while his school was In session,
but could during the nonths Of Ju1v
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|. The rumor IL going the rounds that
Purdue university is angling for the SER
vices OF Jumbo stiehm OF the University
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IoIs 90 nc eurhS out teams OF tne lsia
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hanSas Hsnermen VINO are racing tne
possioiHty OF having 70 pay stare license
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