The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-31


Washburn has drop kicker named
Shaw who promises to become a sensation.
1t is no trick for him to boot 'em between
the goal posts from the so and 40 yard
! line, and he has even stood in mid-field
and kicked over both goals.
In the future Ottawa University is very
likely to take particular pains to see that
all games on the home grounds start early
enough to be completed before dark Two
years ago Baker defeated the Baptists
to in the final quarter when it was so
dark it was almost impossible to see the
ball and Washburn's repeating of the per-
formance last Friday will probably put
an end to the late calling of games on the
Schabinger field.
Coach" Bakers Ichabod Freshmen will
Young Wilson IS temporarily out of the
line up with an injured leg. but hopes
to be able to play by Saturday. He is
one OF the most promising men on the
squad
lot of hard games are on the Kansas
football cards for the next three weeks
and the Washburn Ichabods are not the
only players who will find themselves fac
ing hard tasks at every turn.
In fact. the Ichabods are rather for
here saturday week they will play Fair
mount and c; of F., two schools that ought
Manhattan against the Aggies.
The Aggies must meet Oklahoma next
week and Missouri the week following,
before they go against Washburn. X e.
viii play Nebraska the week following
the Jayhawker game here. However,
Friends University probably has the hard,
est proposition on hand of any Kansas
team right now. The Quakers meet Has
keil this week and then go to Omaha to
play Creighton next week.
which play Friends in the order given,
are az relying upon the Haskell and
Srei tdin games to batter up the Quakers
when their games roll around.
The Emporia Normals. after playing
baker. take on Haskell, Baker, Warrens-
burg and the c. of f. 1t is safe to say
that of all these games. the one with Baker
will be the most bitterly fought. as Baker
VIII attempt to get into the conference
nIlmelight by defeating the team that held
Il is reported that Jock Mcbride, To-
impersonate the German Kaiser at the A.
o. y. w masquerade ball tomorrow night
however, his German friends believe he
has too much respect for the emneror 70
I do such a thing.
When an athlete is nicknsmed oRabe,.
ne is usually big fellow. Also. the lads
s sinaf Thy are often pretty. good ply
/ OF the Syracuse team this year is whale
ana the physical proportions of Babe
Nuth' OF the Red Sox are generally known.
In the Tiny" class are Captain Sam
/ stewart OF Washburn, who is often refer
red to rs Tiny Sam" and Gear the n. Y
A; C. high jumper and weight thrower
who is feet inches tall Then there
are the Shorties Des Jardien, the Old
0SnlcsEo University star and Dehn, the
Nashburn line man who is i'll of fever. ali
/ in this class.
But II there ever was man who quail
iled Tor all three of these nicknames it is
Germany Schulz. line coach at X S A
e. II whale ever met Schulz swimming
T IN the ocean the whale would give him the
right or way without question A railroad
engins might run thru Schulz if he were
4 lying ON the track but 1t never couId RIM
I over him because he is TOO big Tiny
babe shorty" Schulz does not do iusfice
/ 70 the Dig Wildcat mentor by mile and
A report from Lincoln states that DR.
Stewart, Husker coach. is very much dis
/ appointed with the way his team has been
going and says he is determined to wake
his men up before the next game How
ever. most of their opponents find 1t hard
to realize that the -1ebraskans are capable
Of playing better football than they do
Next Saturday the Huskers go against
the Ames team. and. altho the Towans have
q stronger team than in years. il is the
general opinion of all dopesters that Ne
braska will have to play awful sluggish
football" If Ames is to win.