The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-25

ents, who came from many cities of
| the central west to see the big game
of the Tiger year, in the hope that all
previous defeats would be forgotten
in the climax of a Thanksgiving VIC
tory Weeks of preparation and an
| ticipatiOn eliminated last night in
what was said to have been one of the
largest rallies ever held on the Mis-
souri, campus.
Columbia was in gala dress for the
| occasion, and the placid business
streets of the college town revealed a
| scene like some old-world carnival as
| the feStooned lights.
The Kansas student band shared
honors with the Missouri band in the
musical enthusiasm. The rally reach
ed it's climax around 1.-The Columns
where Tiger stars of days gone by,
| Satan Sanderson, Ted Hackney,
"Cros' Kemper, and others spoke
their confidence that Missouri's colors
would float unSullied when the fourth
period ended.
Kansas Rooters Scarce.
Hotels, fraternity houses, and every
available spare room" in town were
crowded with visitors last night. 1t
was noticeable, too, that regret fire.
quently was expressed over the pros
pect of fewer Kansas rooters in the
stands this year than ever before. Keen
rivalry has not 1eSSened the spirit of
good craftsmanship between the two
institutions. 1t was hoped that the
special train from Lawrence expected
today would bring more of the Law
renee students than first reports in
Dictated would make the trip.
One bit of undergraduate exuber-
ance, which DR.. A. Ross Hill, president
of the university termed ''unsports-
manlike," was not visible today for the
Kansas team to see on arriving at the
campus. 1t was the big electric Eat
'em up, Tiger sign, which was re-
moved from The Columns" on orders
from the university head, who de-
clared the Kansas visitors would be as
Hospitality entertained in Colum bia as
the Missouri students were received in
Lawrence last year.
Is. L. Had Advantage
Persons interested in statistics were
attempting to figure this morning
what would be the outcome of the
game today. Kansas apparently has
decided advantage over Missouri in all
departments of the game, judging
from the fact that Kansas has scored
l45 points against Missouris Sc,
while the Jayhawkers have allowed
their opponents to score 73 points
against "a points for Missouris OPP
ponents. These figures, however, fail
TO show that Missouri's feeble efforts
early IN the fall were supplanted later
by an offensive which was coherent
# not irresistible, and a defensive
quick to take advantage of the other
fellow mistakes.
Drake was smothered Al to 13 by
G11SSOuTl Two weeks ago ana Kansas
students point significantly to the fact
that the Tiger squad has lost no time
since then. Kansas expects the Mis-
souri, team this afternoon to demon
stratc its old time scoring ability.
Kansas has failed to score in only
one game this season, while Missouri
has been shut out three times Kansas
was unable to cross the Nebraska goal
line. Oklahoma and Washington de-
feated Missouri without allowing the
Tigers to score, and the Kansas Ag-
gies. likewise prevented Missouri
score. though they themselves were
unable to penetrate the Tiger defense
for a victory
Lineup of Teams.
Not the smallest element of uncer- !
tainty in the preliminary estimates of
Missouri's proba BILE strength has been /
caused by rUmors that Robert Simp-
son, national figure in the track
world would be put into the game by
Coach Schultz. Much secrecy has been