The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-10-16
FOOTBALL TODAY
Only One MI. v. Conference Bat
tie Fought This Afternoon.
Virginia. Harvard Game Was
the Big Eastern Contest.

Kansas City, Mo-, Oct. 16.-Only
one Missouri Valley conference game
sas and Drake-was on the football
schedule for today, although a num-
Der of important contests were to be
played by Valley elevens. The game
at Lawrence gave Coach Olcott of
Kansas an opportunity to try out a
number of new plays he has been
saving for the clashes with conference
elevens.
Drake this year has developed
great offensive but is considered
weak on the defense Olcott had
these facts in mind when he devised
his new formations. Oklahoma and
Missouri met at Columbia, with pros
poets that the Sooners would hand
another defeat to the Missourians.
Nebraska expected to experience little
difficulty with Washburn, while the
Kansas Aggies hoped to down the
state normal school at Emporia. The
Kansas school of mines, played at
Rolla Last year the Kansas lost
ST to 0.
Eastern Games.
New York, Oct. 16.-Foremost in
point of interest among the gridiron
contests in the east this afternoon
stands the game at Cambridge be-
tween Harvard and University of Vir-
GINA, which two weeks ago defeated
the Yale eleven. This game not only
feat, but affords the first opportunity
of comparing the Yale and Harvard
elevens. Stuart, the Virginia tackle,
who aided in the victory over Yale,
will not be able 20 play today
Yale has to play the Springfield
Young Mems Christian association
college at New Haven. Two impor-
tant eastern games were those be-
Annapolis and between Colgate and
the army at West Point.
Big Nine Games.
Chicago, Ill, Oct 16.-Football
elevens of the Big Nine clashed today
in the first test of the championship
season. The losers would be elimin-
ated as contenders for the 1916 title.
Every team in the western confer
ence, with the exception of Mime
sofa, was IN action. The important
Chicago, Purdue at Wisconsin,
Northwestern at Iowa and Illinois at
Ohio State Minnesota, the only con-
ference team playing an outsider, was
slated to meet South Dakota at Min
nea polls. Chicago faced fee of un-
known strength in meeting Indiana,
which is reported to have the strong
est team in years. Jim Thorpe has
been assisting Coach Childs in whip
ping The players into shape and they
| were expected to uncover some new
tricks to break down Chicago's de-
| Tense.
W1SCOr SIN, winch plleO up large
scores in it's first two games of the
season, was regarded by experts as
having the advantage over Purdue
Illinois was to be put to it's first real
test in meeting Ohio State. All indi-
! cations pointed to another strong ag-
| gregation at Illinois which is deter
mined to retain its championship
| honors won year ago. Iowa had tC
defeat Northwestern to remain in the
1 Big Nine race, and as both teams are
much stronger than usual, the result
was considered in doubt. Iowa has
been playing consistent football and
the eleven is well fortified with vet
| Grams while Northwestern is practi
cally a new team. The Evanston
squad, however, scored on Chicago
a week ago and IS determined to hole
| Iowa even.
South Dakota was expected to holt
| Minnesota to a low score. Michigan
faced a worthy opponent in Case, bu
Coach Yost was certain of victory.