The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-18

Icha5ods; They expected to be defeated
big the score was going to be.
1t is not necessary to use lorgnette to
perceive that the trouble with Washburn
is a scarcity of material of the right foot
ball caliber. And it is a matter of history
Within the last year enough good foot
ball men have gone out of Topeka to have
given the Ichabods better team than they
had last seanson. Coach Gray and Cap
tain Beals have eleven who give the
fortunately some of them do not have
enough to give.
And the lack of a good football team
hurts the college. probably great deal
it's destinies realize. Good football teams
in the past have been big factor in plac-
of numerous other colleges of the state.
And a few years of the kind of football
most certainly, do the school a great deal
of harm Those who strive for proficiency
to admit It. but it IS an estabiish he'd fact
that supremacy in athletics is the best ad-
vert1sement college can have.
!. If, as in times past, Washburn can con-
tinue to turn IN cut teams that hat. are worthy
Aggies, the Ichabod school will continue
to be looked upon as one of the big schools
of this section of the country. Otherwise
Washburn must be content to be classed
with other smaller colleges of the state.
The Jayhawker victory over Drake Sat
urdav gave K. o. football stock the big
no e n oas to had IN he do st
that it will show the Chaunceys have
there there are few places e outside Of Lincoln
that would not like to see Nebraska de-
feated.
There is nothing left to the Kansas con-
ference race. The easy manner in which
the Kansas Aggies Saturday shows that it
would take a team of eleven miracle Lien
for any conference team to. beat the Normals.
Washburn has been hoping to do it, and
if she could get Trobert and Bearg in the
game she might have a chance as thick
to impossible.
With all the circuses going into winter
quarters, Jess Willard finds himself out of
a job and is beginning to look around for
a bout to bring him in some more cash.
would be the biggest drawing card, but
for some reason Mr.. Tommy Jones does
not see fit to bite at the Coffey bats.
Nebraska will meet worthy foe next
Dame at nco Beng on P the Nome
grounds will be an advantage to Stiehm's
will be wagered on the game-the dope is
too uncertain.
A few local football men are backing
Washburn to lose every game this season
They figure the odds about one to three
And if their dope is to go awry the Icha-
bods will have to defeat Warrensburg
Saturday. If they lose this game, those
who are picking Washburn for perfect
fish Will have good chance to win.
The big K. U.-AAggie game will be played
at Manhattan Saturday. 1t has been
loudly rumored that Bender and his Aggies
expect to spring the surprise of the season
on the Jayhawkers. The game will un-
doubtedly be bitterly fought, but even the
Aggie hackers are compelled to admit that
the dope is on K. u. and the surprise will
surely be one if the Twisterites win.
Saturday Baker University will play the
c. of e. eleven, Thursday st. Marys will
GO against Kansas Wesleyan and Haskell
Institutes program for the week calls for
a game. with Creighton University at
Omaha. Cooper and Paramount meet Sat-
urday at Ottawa.