The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-08-21
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ICHABOD OUTLOOK STATE FOOTBALL
The Football Prospects a
WaShburn Are Bright.
Captain BeaIs Will Have Many
Candidates for Team.

Punt punt, plunge, The army of
football players is beginning to mo-
bolize In a few short weeks the pig
skin sport will begin to push base
ball from the boards and ere the first
frost of fall tinges the leaves with its
yeIlowing bite the eyes of the world
of sport i'll be focused on the thou
sands of gridirons throughout the
country.
Reports from all sections indicate
that football is going to be more popu-
lar this season than it has been since
the early 70s when the game first be-
came a major sport in intercollegiate
circles and in addition to the usual
sectional rivalry it is expected that the
east and west will battle for suprem-
acy with the odds less in favor of the
east than they ever have been.
Locally the first signs of the game
are beginning to make their appear
ance and followers of Washburn's blue
and white cO1ors are already beg n
ming to talk of the prospects of the
Ichabods and the likelihood of a
cham pinnship eleven.
BeaIs Is Busy.
Capt. "Pinl1y'' Beals in whose hands
the destinies of Washburn have been
entrusted for the coming season is de-
voting considerable attention to plans
for the season and it is presumed that
Coach Grip Gray, at his home in
Oberlin, O.. also is thinking and plan
ming for the hard battles his men will
have to fight
According to custom, the first
Washburn game Will be a clash be-
tween the varsity and the freshmen,
after which the season will be Off
cially opened here with Cooper college
on October I. The next game on the
win on October and after this will
come the Nebraska game, which will
be the hardest of the entire season.
The Nebraska game is scheduled to
h has
been quite a bit of agitation to trans
fer it to Topeka and friends of both
institutions are hoping that the Off
Gals will agree to the transfer. 1t
IS admitted by all that this game will
draw much better in, Topeka than in
Lincoln, and the only thing that
seems to be standing ir the way is
the fact that the Nebraska officials
want a guarantee that has not been
provided for.
Only Three Games Here
If the Lincoln contest is not brought
here the only other games Topeka
followers will have a chance to see
will be the Cooper game, the one with
the Emporia Normals on October 80,
the one with the Aggies en- November
3 and possibly a game with the War
rensburg Normal school.
The X L. game will be played at
Lawrence on November and the Col
lege of EnpOria November IS. Be
fore Coach Gray left for the summer
he made an effort to schedule a tur-
key day game for Topeka, but whether
OF not he was successful is not known
In matter of material Captain
Beals and Coach Gray will be well
equipped and practically a full team
of veterans Will be back in school EX-
Captain Trobert is expected to he
eligible for all Kansas conference
games, as will Elmer Bearg. But
Bearg mas recently undergone an
operation for appendicitis and it is
doubtful If he will play.
Among the members of last years
team who are expected to be back
are: Captain Beals, half and quarter
back; Glen Elbe. quarter; Gene
Nillipigue, fullback; Sam Stewart,
tackle; Don Billings, end; Carl Linge,
McCosh, halfback. Among last years
varsity subs who will be in school
again and who will be likely to make
a regular position on the team are:
end; Lewis, guard; Markham, back
field; Marti, tackle; Partridge, back
field.
The New Players.
From the ranks of last years fresh
men. a number of stars are expected,
and from these men subs for the old
heroes will likely be found. Accurate
information as to the likely former
freshmen will not be available until
school opens, but it is understood
tention of being candidates for the
team: He'll, quarter, Heller, back
field; Newell, line; Kessler, back
field; Rice, line; Reese, line; Petit
john, line; Logan, line; Cox, line;
Wilmoth. back field; Muirhead, line:
Bailey, line; Foster, back field; Dean,
line; Growth, line; Isenberger. line;
Morris, line. Nelson, lire; Whitcomb,
line; Quinlin, a back field man who
will be eligible but who did not play
last year, also is expected to be a can
didate for the team.