The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-10-28
Noodles and Nuggets
- Dug from the Dope Pot n
81 BY cluS -

When the washburn Ichabods go 10 Eus-1
poria next Saturday to play the EmpoT1a
a large following along to witness the
battle, local gridiron doPesters predicting
ular games on Kansas soil during the sea-
son.
washburn Is expected to make an IN
usually hard fight in this game ossass--
the only way Saptain SteNrs M s.,--
ors is to defeat the Hargiss men And Il
is admitted by all that defeating the state
easy task for K. T. OF the Aggies- even
Old rivaIries also will assist in making
the game a hot one Last year the two
teams played TO a ~ tie in Topeka Elmer
Bearg, present high school coach. going
Is ine on niI ihe Teschers but Wsshf1rn men are
not conceding a thing 10 HarGisS and his
men-they are relying upon the Old Iehs-
bod fighting spirit to carry them over
The big game in the Missouri valleys
tween the Cornhuskers and the Ames-
Aggies OF course Nebraska Is expec1nsI
showing Ames has made il appears hat
| the Iowans are the only rivals who have
an outside chance against the stewart
Wonders.
The Pittsburg Normal eleven deserves
| more prominent place on the Kansas cos-4
ference schedule than 1t occupies this sea-
| son, judging from the great games tne
playing. Little Pitt" has founl Il BARD
to get conference games because Of tn
Standard is maintained the wouId-Se tirIs-
holders will be straining point 70 br1nE5
the distance to the Fuhrer stronghold nexrl
year.
The team that has. been put out by
Fuhrer, COurtright and company this sea =
son is a We'll balanced machine that plays
the game all the way Those who Eav@
strength and have come away singing The
praise of Captain Carl Cockerei who pIaya
left half, Clay cockerel who plays fulIbacG
and Andrews. a tackle
The Pitt team stepped into the Hm--
light in the opening game Of the seasoo
| by scoring 20 points on the strong Lnt~
week Drury college, Of Spin gfieid. Ay--
was BUNDLED n to o. The Emporia Nor.
mails defeated Pittsburg IA to z after q
the COckerel men came back and won rom
Southwestern 26 to Il
Denny Sullivan who was more OF Less
of straw boss for alex Hollands West-
he believes It is about time FOR him q
settle down to his chosen profession srhica.
is that Of doctoring- Sullivan was prob
ably the most popular man ever II au-
thOrity on Hollands many ball clubs
Unless Walter Camp gets mixed up Wits
last years stars. YOU can put 4 down n
your oook that Harry Lsgore; or Aa5s. p !.
this year. Legore has been starring n
every department Of the game this seaso1
and is a wonderful backfield man
Another man who Is almost certain to at
tain the mythical honor Is Oiiphaut. -
wonderful Army athlete Oliphaut - proc
ably a greater player than the Yale star.
and he is more unusual in his dlsriurrisil
because he takes prominent a part IA
other athletic endeavors as he does II
| football
The W. L. situafion-
Regarding the proposed switching =
| Topeka and Wichita from the Wesreru
| league to the Western Associarlan- fFan 4
c. Zehrung. president Of the Westrrl
league, writes this column follows
II have been given to understand thai
the territory Of Topeka and Wichifa be-
| longs to the Western league. having be~r
| purchased several years ago from -
| Western Association and ! also uusisr-
| stand that other league cnuid PM
| teams in these two towns without the con
sent of the Western league even Z rnezs
were Western league teams In eirner
of these towns ] do not give you n s
as absolutely correct but ! believe Tou
| will find that l am right about the matte
1t ts also my impression that the West
ern league will not give up this territory
at the present time. even II there Should
| be clubs there.
with kindest personal regards. I an
Sincerely yours.
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