The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-11-05
May USE SCRUBS
IchabOd Coach May Spring Sure
Enough Surprise at X. O.
First Team Looked "Punk''
Again Thursday Night.

When the Washburn Ichabods face
the Jayhawkers at Lawrence tomor-
row afternoon Coach Grip Gray is
liable to spring one of the biggest sur
prises of the season-and it may be
very much of a surprise to the first
team men. The Zach is liable to be-
gin the game with his scrubs.
1t doesn't sound natural to be pre-
dieting that a small school will do this
unheard of thing against big school,
but number of things >oint just to
that.
Thursday night Gray said that he
didn't have any idea what the lineup
would be. and this indicates he expects
to do something out of the ordinary.
Then, too, up to Thursday night he
had scrimmaged the first team only
once since the Normal game, and the
squad was sent against the freshmen
yesterday only a short time before
some ''tall'' begging to get in then.
Works on Scrubs.
The men had hardly had a chance
to timber up Thursday night when
they were lined out in teams. The
first string was sent to one corner of
the field to run signals under the di-
rection of Assistant Coach Rogers,
and Gray devoted all of his time to
driving the scrubs and brushing them
up on the fine points of the game
And what seems the strongest indi-
cation that the scrubs may be used is
the fact that they put up a better fight
freshmen were fresh when the scrubs
met them and they were flushd with
their brilliant showing made Wednes-
day night. But, in spite of this, the
way against them than the first string
men who were not given chance I'M
til the yearlings were tired out.
To Take 35 Men.
Another indication that something
Is to be sprung tomorrow is the an
nouncement that a squad of 35 play
ers will be taken along. Even the
prognosticators who are supposed to
be enough on the inside to make ac-
curate predictions are not picking an
advance lineup. However, all are
agreed that the scrubs, or even the
freshmen look like they could put up
as good a scrap as the first team.
It is generally thought that K. U.
will trust almost entirely to second
string men in the game. Croft, Lind
sey, B. Gillispie. Hammond Fast and
Lewellyn are all scheduled to sit on
the bench. Croft is said to be suffer-
ing with an attack of malaria and may
not even be able to play in the Ne
braSka game.
Holt Not Feared
The fact that Sleepy" Holt will
play halfbacl' and do the Jayhawker
punting does not seem to disturb the
Washburn players. Several of the
have nothing worse than Sleepy to
contend with, it will be easy sailing
"Sleepy' is a good consistent play
err" one of the Ichabods who
knew him a high school player
said, "but he is not such a brilliant
star"
Some of the Washburn supporters
do not believe Olcott will keep his
first string out if things go wrong,
and they have it doped out that the
second team gag is being used to
cover up with in the event Washburn
should win.
Secret X. c. Practice.
Lawrence, Kan, Nov. 5.-The sign
"secret practice today adorned the
gates of McCook field Thursday aft
ernoon and little could be learned of
what was going on. The Kansas Men
tors shows little inclination to talk
and it Is thought that some radical
changes are about to be made on the
team.
Rumor to the effect that the secret
practice was to afford the coaches a
chance to give the men some new
plays to work against Nebraska was
No lire can be procured on the
team that Will start the game against
WashburH Saturday or on what kind
of a game they will play. The
will start some of their best men in
an effort 20 pile up several touch
downs and then run in their second
string players to hold the men of
Gray. Another report is that a light
second team, using a variety of open
@ys. will start the game and finish it.
Sothing more as been stated as to
- grades of tho men. Croft has
Aeen absent from practice all week
and the doctor reports his condition
bad. He is threatened with malaria.
Captain James has not been working
this week because of a weak foot and
Fast has an injured nose.
The Jayhawkers have learned -