The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-17
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In another place on this page will
be found the State Journals al1-Kan-
sas football team. And take it from
us, it's some team.
Look the first selection over, and
then imagine, if you can, what kind
of a chance Nebraska would have of
making a 33 to 0 score against such
an eleven.
The credit for assem- bling this team
belongs to the conference coaches; the
blame can be heaped upon this col
umn. But, honestly, it looks like a
winner.
For weight, speed, line plunging
ability and punting strength it would
be hard to find a team of greater
punch. And as a defensive team it
should stand'like' a stone wall.
With the coaches who made the
selections Captain "Pinky'' Beals, of
Washburn, and Twist Altman, of the
College of Emporia, were the big
favorites Only one coach failed to
place "Pinky'' on his team.
Many local. followers will probably
think that Rice, of Washburn, should
have had center position on the first
team Rice has played great football
-
coaches seemed to think "Bi1P' Har-
giss's candidate the man for the place.
Nebraska has&iittle to fear from
Iowa Saturday, iowa has not defeat
ed the Huskefs since the Spanish
american war;
A fat delegation of Topekans will go
to Manhattan Friday to witness the
Sooner-Aggie game. Many of them
want to see that siX-handed pass the
OklahOmanS work.
Few believe that the Aggies will
have a remote chance to win, but the
Farmer students are relying on Coach
Bender's past reputation as a surprise
artist
AS usual at this time of the year
the Bull Moose football party is COM
ing to life. And as usual, there is talk
of eliminating the kicking of goal
after touchdown.
The Progressives claim that it |
would be a better game if the one
point maker were eliminated. AS an |
argument it is being pointed out that !
Notre Dame lost to Nebraska because
Badgers beat the Maroons by this one
point.
If it is desirable to eliminate the
kicking of goal after touchdown, |
then why not eliminate all field goals D.? |
The element of luck enters into a field !
goal equally as much, if not more, |
than in the kicking of goal from a |
touchdown.
That there will be more Thanksgiv-
ing day games next year than this
seems certain. Several of the Mis-
souri, Valley conference teams are said
to be planning Turkey day dates for
1916, and it is pretty certain that
Washburn college will again play on
this day.
The preliminary basketball practice
at Washburn is expected to begin as
soon as the football season is over.
captain for the quintet is
yet to be chosen, and most of the
is still open.
After sitting up night, doping out
the all-Kansas teams. the K: U. plen-
ipotentiary of the office insisted that
this column pick an all-Missouri VAL
ley team. So here goes: Chamber
lain, Neb.. l. e.; Corey, Neb., l. t.;
Shields, Neb., l. g.; Moser, Neb.. c.;
Abbott, Neb., T. g.; Shaw, Neb., r. t.;
Riddell, Neb., T. e.; Galley, Neb.. a.;
Neb., L. h.; Beals, Wash
burn. r. h.; Woody. Mo-. f. b.
After last Fridays game, which
they won from the Ichabods on a
huke, Aggie rooters in Topeka set up
a howl and proclaimed that their
team did not play football, did not do
its best, and consequently won by only
one 1uke touchdown.
Now, this week the Kansas State
Collegian, the official organ of the
Farmers, comes out with
a big black ink praise for the Wildcats
and pats them on the back for the
wonderful fight they put up against
Score Was to 0"
Spirit of Wildcats Averted /
Disaster Several Times During Combat
Wildcats Real Fighters is the way
the heading on the story reads Can
you beat it
The Home Coming number of the
Daily Kansan, issued last
as one of the features for the
game, was, aside
from the fact that it's outside looked
like 10 cent music sheet, handsome
and creditable publication. THE Bat
tlefield from an Aeroplane,' the foot
ball dope. the illustrations, and even
the Ford ad on the editorial page were
all attractive features. The frontis-
piece, Jayhawker in the act of boot
ing, was drawn by Ward Lockwood