The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-09-11
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| ZZSNN From Everywhere.
new ACCIE LIFEIBIC GOLF PROGRAM
Coach Bender Expects "Scrap-
piest Bunch in the Valley"
Manhattan Expects to Have
Title Contender This Year.
From Everywhere.

Manhattan, Kan, Sept. 11--"Scrap-
piest bunch in the valley" will be the
slogan for the 1915 football squad OF
the Kansas State Agricultural college,
which will start regular practice sep
tember Is in compliance with the
rules of the Missouri Valley confer
ence.
Il feel that the spirit is here and
by coaching open football a speedy
and fighting eleven should be devel-
oped." said John R. Bender, the new
football coach and director OF atm
1etics.
There is a possibility that Haucke.
the giant fulIback, will not return but
the local rooters have not yet given
up the idea of seeing the Big Chief
in uniform. With Haucke back the
Aggie squad should make an impress
sion in the Missouri valley.
THE light men trying out for places
on the team will have as GOOD
chance as the heavyweights- In open
play the former are more In demand
than zen years ago.
Coach Bender expects to depend
largely upon speed and open play
New Men Promising.
Much of the old material will not
be available. but there are number
of men who are particularly promis-
ing among those who Will try out Tor
the respective positions
The schedule is one of the hardest
in the history of the college, but Coach
Bender expects to have his team
whipped into shape by the date of the
opening game with Southwestern COL
lege at anhattan-Octoher 1.
Those who will not return this year
include Marble and Scanlon, tackles;
Brlney, guard; CoXen, center; Hay
maker. quarter; Captain Agnew, half;
and Ems, half. Marble has gone to
Washington to teach and coach in the
Wenatchee high school, and Coxen
will teach and coach at Austin. Tex.
There will be but one practice game
prior to the game with Nebraska at
Lincoln, but Coach Bender expects to
make up in pep" what will be lack
ing in training.
Hard Game With X. O.
Coach Bender looks for hard game
with Kansas university at Manhattan,
October %.
practically all of the members of
that team will be back" he said, land
the squad undoubtedly will be unusu-
ally strong"
The following list of applicants for
positions on the team has been given
out: Wright, Cleland and Edwards,
center; Moore, Bayer, Englund, Franz.
Hewey-star freshman of last year
Macmillan, Oliver, Du Bots, Drumm,
Scott, Houk, HARDWOOD, Linn, johnson,
Lindholn1, Hudson, Giles. Layton, Pax
y. l.
Galliard, tackles; Captain Skinner,
Patcek, Reynolds, Bernard, Wilder,
Sawyer and Washington. ends; Ran
dells, Henderson, Barnes and Bernard,
halfbacks; Hartwick, fullback.
The Schedule.
Following is the schedule of games:
October 1, Southwestern college at
Manhattan; October 9, University of
Nebraska at Lincoln; October 16, Kan
sas State normal at Emporia; October
%, Kansas university at Manhattan;
October 80, University of Missouri at
Columbia; November 6, Friends uni
versity at Manhattan; November 13,
Washburn college at Topeka; Novem-
Der 10, Oklahoma university at Man
haitian.
by the date of the Washburn-
Aggie game at Topeka, November 8,
the team should be in first class fight
ing TRIM said Coach Bender. II an
ticipate a hard fought game"