The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-14

Dehn was taken to the hospital Fri
day with every symptom of typhoid
and if he really has it, there is a
hole in the Ichabod line that will be
hard to fill. In the Friends game it
is said that Dehn was the one man
who held his own and who made the
Quakers respect him from the start
of the contest to the close. Other
places in the line, practically all OF
them, gave way at one time or an
other, but Dehn's opponent was never
able to do anything and the big guard
played real star games on the 1chabod
side of the line.
Therefore it is only natural that
Doctor Kennedy and his men should
feel that fate is stacking the cards
and giving them a crooked deal in
permanently putting Dehn out OF the
lineup by sending him to the hospital
with typhoid.
Old Fight Survives.
However. in spite of this Gaping
climax that follows closely in the
wake of the first catastrophe of the
season. the old fight of the Ichabods
survives and the men of the veteran
mentor who has been thru the mill
before and battled successfully with
overwhelming odds are making siren
uous efforts to get into such shape
that they will be able to cover up the
Friends defeat by piling up big score
on Baker university in the game
scheduled to be played in Topeka next
Saturday
At least one result of the Quaker
defeat is apparent. The Ichabods have
been awakened to the fact that foot
hall games cannot he won by pink tea
tactics and they are trying to put their
whole soul and physique into their eff
forts. This was apparent in the scrifn-
mage Friday night when the fresh
do1xr non cd nv ho ha1
hitting tactics used in the line smashes
of the varsity.
Hit Opponents Hard.
Several freshmen complained that
they were being rudely treated-one
even accusing Captain Stewart of ham
ding him roughly while another COM
planned that a varsity man dived into
him so hard he knocked his toenail
loose-but Stewart kept urging his
men to tackle low and hard and all
seemed to take j delight in doing so.
Apparently Coach Kennedy is con-
templating several changes for next
Saturdays game Stewart was given
a tryout on right end Friday night in
practice. and Drake also was put on
an outer wing. Heller was used in the
backfield and Palmer subbed for Col
win during the greater part of the
scrimmage.
There seems to be no disposition on
the part of the WashDurn men to be-
Quakers won last Wednesday. Altho
alibis of a minor nature, such as the
fact that they had to play with a ball
not of regulation weight and that they
were handicapped by the lay of the
field during the first and third quar-
tiers are mentioned it is generally
conceded that Friends won because
they had a better scoring machine on
the field and played superior ball
turnout. being more of a veteran team
and more experienced in the tactics of
the game.
Win Several Games Yet.
The general impression seems to be
that the Ichabod team will yet give a
good account of itself and will hang
up a creditable record by the time its
schedule is completed. The great
handicap just now comes from the
fact that most of the men are green
and inexperienced. But the great
sign of encouragement comes from
the fact that the men have confidence
in their coach and in themselves and
that all are trying to improve condi-
tons.