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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
A new LINEUP?
Kennedy May Make Regulars
Out of Second String Men.
Paramount Will Be Stronger
Than in Bethany Game.

Monday night the Washburn Icha-
bods were back at the old grind. pre-
pairing for the game next Friday with
the Paramount Wheatshockers and in
cidentally getting ready for the big
Turkey Day game with the Aggie
Wildcats which is the one remaining
contest that is causing Coach Ken
nedy and his men grave concern.
No serious injuries were received in
last weeks clash with the K. U. scrubs,
but several of Captain Stewards men
who were bruised up a bit were eX-
cused from the scrimmage work out
Monday night in which the freshmen
were defeated by one touchdown.
Despite their defeat last week by an
overwhelmingly lopsided score, Coach
Kennedy's one fear for the Wheat
shocker clash is that his players will
show Overconfidence. The Paramount
team does not dope anything like as
strong as the Ichabods or any of the
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

other conference leaders, but, fighting
desperately as they are expected to do.
the "Old Fox realizes they may play
a surprising game if his team falls into
the error of taking them too lightly.
Make Big Score?
Wipe out the memory of the Kan
sas defeat by making the biggest score
that has been made in the state this
season." is the slogan that has been
prepared by the boosters for Fridays
game, and every effort is being made
to have the Ichabo fight with this in
view.
Many followers of the team are ex-
pecting another change in the line
up for this weeks game, but DR.. Ken
nedy says he does not know definitely
what he will do. I'VE have to look
ahead now and prepare for the Ag-
gies as we go along" he said. land we
will probably be directed in our move
ments by the idea that we want the
combination we will use at Manhat-
tan to get to going as soon as pos
sible."
1t seems certain that Art Champeny
will play an end during the remainder
of the season. His work on the wing
in the K. U. game was of the kind
that makes a coach want to see more
to familiarize him with the duties and
the difficulties a frontiersman has to
contend with it is predicted that he
will star more brilliantly than he ever
did in the backfield.
Shaw a Regular?
Shaw, a second string man up to last
week, appears to be 81 ed for a first
team berth from now on. He has the
physique and the fight and made a.
very good showing against the Jay
hawkers. 1t is also expected that
Shaw's drop kicking tendencies will be
put to the test in the Paramount and
c. of E. games with the hope that his
toe can be developed into a valuable
weapon to use against the Aggies.
Whitcomb also has practically won his
spurs, it is said.
1t is rumored in gymnasium circles
Champeny in playing end, thus put
ting the two regular ends oe the early
part OF the season, Trull and Calihan,
on the reserve list. 1t is known that
Coach Kennedy has considered Heller
everything that his name implies all
along and that he has been doing
everything possible to give him enough
experience to make him regular.
Paramount Stronger.
Reports from the Fairmount camp
are to the effect that the Wheatshock-
ers were badly crippled up when they
lost to Bethany last week to 0 and
tnat with Inman and Axline back in
the lineup this week they will put up
a harder fight and be much stronger
than they showed against the Swedes.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

son why the college authorities
should turn down a chance to add to
these profits in a lean year by per-
hitting post-season games that would
prove big drawing cards.
Many of the "Old Spavs'' who have
been mentioned for positions are en-
thusiastic over the prospects of wear
ing the moleskins again and have ex-
pressed a willingness to do their
durndest."
Dr. Pete" He'll has consented to
act as engineer for the team, if it is
gotten together and with him playing
quarterback there would be no doubt
about the generalship of the "spavs'
coming up to that of the Washburn
eleven.
E. G. Stah1, superintendent of the
city light plant, who has been getting
into physical condition by officiating
at games thruout the state, says he is
very much in favor of playing the
game and that Promoter Bear can rely
upon him to do all he can to make a
go of it.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
'SPAVS' WILL PLAY
Many Want a POst-Season
Game With IchabOdS.
DIR. He'll and E. G.. Stahl Are for
Battle With the Blue.

The proposed post-season football
game between the Washburn Icha-
bods and the Topeka Has Beens" is
creating more interest than the origi-
majors of the scheme and Ben Bear.
promoter, says that the only thi~ g
that can stop it 8 the refusal of the
Washburn authorities to permit their
team taking chance of being de-
feated.
However, the Ichabod athletic heads
are expected to look with favor upon
it because of the fact that the regu-
lar season has not been as big f1nan-
cial success as was anticipated and
the treasury will be in need of nour-
ishment by the time the basketball
season begins to eat in upon it.
Receipts of X. U. Game.
Altho there were more than $500
spectators at the K u. Game last
week, there were only 1900 paid ad-
missions excluding student enterprise
tick s and the net receipts were not
anything like as large as had been ex-
pected. The profits made during the
football season are usually relied upon
to carry the basketball teams thru
their schedules and there is no rea-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

showing at the Carnival of Roses when
the Penn. Quakers meet the cham
pions of the Pacific coast on New
Years Day, but that will be sort of a
post mortem affair and will occur
after King Football has gone into his
winter retirement.
Michigan probably was unable to
represent the best of the west at
Ithaca because the Wolverines do not
stand above their sectional rivals as
they once did and there are undoubt-
eddy other teams on the sunset side of
the Mississippi that are stronger. But
their strength and prowess will add
nothing to the VESTS glory SO long as
they do not get a chance to put their
wares on display in competitive
show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
INSIDE GRIDIRON TIPS
BY CHARLES e. BRICKLEY.
Tricks of stars.

It was my good fortune during my
days of college football to play with
and against some of the greatest play
ers that the modern game has pro-
duced. 1 have thought that if
mentioned some of their peculiarities
interesting to those who have fol-
lowed football the last few years.
The greatest individual player that
1 have played with or against was
Eddie Mahan, the Harvard captain OF
last year. OF course, it is hard to say
that halfback is a better player than
hneman, because they play different
positions, but it seems to me that in
points of value to team Mahan was
of greater use and service than any
other player of his day. He could
do anything in football and do it we'll
He could punt, drop kick, run and
pass. When the Harvard team was in
a kick formation with Mahan back,
the opponents never knew whether he
was going to kick, run or pass and SO
he was constant threat and menace.
On defense he was sure tackler, and
a genius at intercepting forward
passes. Mahan was a natural born
football player and played almost en-
tirely by instinct. He always did the
right thing at the right time without
thinking about it, apparently =
The best man in point of an all
round player and perfection of per-
Torrance that have ever played with
or against was Tack Hardwick. who
played halfback and end all his eligf-
bic years at Harvard. incidentally,
he was the hardest worker 1 have ever
seen on any football team. Hardwick
could go thru an afternoons practice
in perfect manner, starting in by
tackling the dummy and ending up
with a slashing signal drill. 1t was
Hardwick who showed the actual pos
sibilities of interference at Harvard
He was the best interferer that I
have ever seen, and he always took
out somebody on every p1ay.-(Copy-
right, Wheeler Syndicate)
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
the minds of the dubious by defeating

With the material they have, which
is as good and as plentiful as that of
any school in the valley, and with a
coaching system that is getting the
full strength out of the team, student
interest and enthusiasm are bound to
increase immensely and the Farmers
are certain to become dangerous rivals
for all teams they meet Watch out
for the Wildcats next season,
game at Lincoln next Saturday extends
over wider area than interest in any
other game in this section during the
season. Delegations of football en-
thusiasts are expected to attend from
Lawrence, Topeka and Kansas CITY
and Omaha will send between 500 and
1000 rooters to Lincoln, it is said.
The Ichabods are making consid
cradle preparations to ward off Il
possible defeat at the hands of Fair
mount thru the drop kicking of
Lowe who, in the last two minutes of
play in the Bethany game at Linds-
borg, defeated the Swedes by booting
a field goal from the 20 yard line.
Officials and close followers of the
Kansas conference teams agree that
Ottawa has one of the best halfbacks
in the state in Cowles who has starred
in every game the Baptists have
E1dyeu anu WHO mas come III IOr muCn
praise as a result of his brilliant end
runs and his participation in forward
pass plays.
Tammany is no longer the big cheese
in the Democratic party, as was shown
by the recent election, but the east S
dominancy in the football world seems
to remain unthreatened. The west lost
its best chance of the season to show
supremacy when Michigan went down
to defeat before Cornell
OF course California will again give
the west an opportunity to make a
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
MINOR MACS CONVENE
Winter Baseball Meeting Begins Ia
New Orleans Today.

New Orleans. La. Nov. 14.@The
National association OF baseball
leagues met in annual session here to-
day with the owners and officials of
the minor and major league baseball
clubs and delegates from thruout ths
country in attendance. The meeting
will continue thru Thursday.
Among the important questions ex-
pected to come up for decision are the
new demands of the baseball players
fraternity, including one relating to
contracts covering the clubs control
over injured players. Other matters
to be discussed included the relations
between players and minor league
clubs, contracts, classifications and re-
leases.
President NJ. H. Sexton OF the as
ISOLATION was unable to attend because
of illness in his family and in his
stead, Vice President Murane pre-
sided.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
% ~ Up to the Minute ~
A SFoRTlNaNEws6S&R2H
AL)ON BVrcLUor
AMERICAN LEAGUE PLANS
TO SLASH BIG SALARIES
From Everywhere e.

The American league will not
have as much cutting to do as it's
rival, but there will be enough of it
done to cause the usual howl from
the players. The magnates say they
do not propose to be unjust. They
are willing, they say. to pay the
players what they are worth. But
they do not think that many of the
athletes are worth $4,000, $4,000
and $4,000, which has been paid
for the past two years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Football Team snowbound.

Madison, Wis, Nov. 14.-Five
inches of snow on the University of
Wisconsin football field drove the
team indoors for practice Monday and
until the weather changes the team
will not have another chance for out
door drill be ore they leave Thursday
for their annual clash with Minnesota
Saturday.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
ABBOTT WILL LECTURE
Packed Houses Expected at Majestic
Showing of World Series Games.

Many Topeka baseball fans are
making plans to attend the five reel
reproduction of the last world series
between the Boston Red Sex and the
Brooklyn Dodgers when the big sport
feature film shows at the Majestic
theater Friday and Saturday of this
week. The management of the thea
ter announces that capacity crowds
are expected at every performance.
Spencer Arthur Abbott, one of the
best posted men in Topeka on base
ball, has been engaged to explain the
plays IN each game as they ere thrown
on the screen and he will also tell
of the strategy used by both clubs as
well as relating bits of personal his
tory about the stars, many of whom
are known Intimately by him. Ar
engagements have been made for Abb
bolt to see the pictures privately be-
fore the first performance SO the he
will be able to make his lecture fit
with the showings-
The first appearance of the pictures
will be at 2:30 o'clock Friday after
noon. There will be two shows Fri
day and Saturday nights, the first
starting at SIS and the second ct
1890. Saturday the afternoon show
ing will begin at 2:30 and the repeater
will start at 4:30-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Sets a New Pop-pop Record.

Phoenix, Ariz, Nov. 14.-Don
Johns of Pasadena, Cal, broke the
worlds motorcycle record for five
miles on circular dirt track at the
state fair grounds here. His time was
three minutes and So seconds.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
APPS BEAT CHANUTE.
topeka Santa F'e Football Team Wor
by 33 to O Score.

Chanute, Kan, Nov. 1.-THE foot
ball team from the Santa F'e railroad
shops in Topeka won from the Cha
mute Santa Fe shops team by a score
of 80 to 0.
The visitors scored two touchdowns
IN the first quarter and one in each
of the other quarters. Their favorite
attack was with the forward pass
which they used deliberately and eff
tectively. They scored one touch
down by fielding a flip made by
Eugene Stewart and carrying it over
the line.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

But we play football at our school
And so we have to keep it's rule
While cigarets to ashes turn
All we can do is watch them burn.
But even now there is chance that
the high school heroes who have been
canned for putting the polluted pill
will not turn out to be desperadoes or
become gas magnates. They simply
have to decide now whether they pre-
fer to smoke or play football, and in
no event is their decision liable to
make or mar their chances of becom-
ing president.
Pop" Warner, the famous Pitts
burg coach, has no rule forbidding the
smoking of cigarets or any other form
of dissipation. He merely tells his
BOYS what's good for them and what's
not, and if he catches any of them
doing anything that interferes with
their efficiency, he just puts other
men in their places and that's the end
of it No public decorations are tieG
upon the culprits.
It takes neither a flaming ina gina
ton nor fragrant favoritism to predict
that Kansas State Agricultural college
is about to become the biggest noise in
Missouri Valley football circles
The Aggie wildcats have not yet ar
rived, but, under the masterful direc-
ton of z. G. Clevenger and Ger
many" Schulz. they are coming to
the front by leaps and bounds and if
the handwriting on the wall is not the
scribbling of an unreliable seer they
are destined to make mighty fight
for supremacy next year.
Their showing this season has been
most remarkable one. and if they
So -1sat,
Saturday they viii have made a re-
markab1e record, regardless of the
outcome of the final game with
Washburn, Thanksgiving.
The Aggies have been slowly COM
ing to the front for two years, but
the first real evidence that they were
arriving came when they held Me-
hraska to a IA point margin. Then
they played K. u. to a scoreless tie
and last week removed all doubt from
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Bowie Racing Meet Starts.

Baltimore, Md. Nov. To-day the
last of the casts racing meets begins
with the opening of the Bowie track.
The meeting will continue fourteen
days. ending November 80. This is
the third year for the Bowie track.
Seven races each day make up the
program.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Noodles and Nuggets
- Dug from the Dope Pot n
s. BY clnS- q
Watchful Wishing.

(By H. S. Gridironists.
While cigarets to ashes turn
All we can do is watch them burn.
A draw, a puff, a single whiff-
What would we give for just a sniff!
But we play football at our school
And SO we have to keep its rule
While cigarets to ashes turn
All we can do is watch them burn.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Monday Football Results.

North Dakota Aggies. 13; Fargo
College Z.
Carleton. 81; Hamline. I.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14
Drawn for the Topeka State Journal

Copyright. 1916. by II. C. Fisher.
Trade Mark Reg. U. S. Pat Off,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-14

other conference leaders, but, fighting
desperately as they are expected to do.
the "Old Fox realizes they may play
a surprising game if his team falls into
the error of taking them too lightly.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01

as to the time the couple should begin
living together, If at all. All that was
left to their future wishes. They were
simply TO be tied together so that they
couldn't break apart without a lot Of
trouble. OF course I was one OF the
invited guests, the only other two be-
ing Ednas mother and Martha-that
is to say, Martha and 1 invited our
selves. She and 1 went to the house
together thickly veiled-and we We're
ushered into room into which not a
ray OF light was permitted TO per-
meate.
We had been there about FIVE min
0utes when we heard a carriage door
close with a bang. I knew IL was
John, who was to come TO her wedding,
so muffied as not TO be recognize bic.
We heard him go into the adjoining
room, which also was as dark as Ere
bus. Then Martha and / went into
that room. The clergyman had gone
in before any Of US. Edna came in
through the anteroom. l fancied I
could hear her teeth chatter. ] heard
persons moving about, and presently
the parson began the service-fIom
memory When he had finished dog
en- electric lights were turned on.
Edna looked up at John. First 4
look of infinite relief appeared on her
face, and then, perhaps induced by the
severe reaction. she put out her arms,
and they Rugged. We all breathed a
sigh of relief, knowing that for the
present at least we had not made trou-
Bile. 1t turned out that we had effect
ed very happy marriage. Edna was
like one thrown in the water and
obliged TO sink or swim. John has
made her an excellent husband. and
she adores him. But John is my broth
err, you know. A number Of children
have come TO the couple, and since
John has proved u good provider, alrs
well that ends we'll
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
WHY NOT?

Success of last weeks celebration
has led to the suggestion that this city
have an annual jollifcatIOn. 1t might
be called Rock Island day There
Could be a floral, commercial, fraternal
and industrial parade in the afternoon
and an illuminated pageant at night,
together with other features to attract
visitors and to interest and amuse.
Home-comers could be invited for an
annual occasion. Possibly II would be
advisable to have program covering
more than one day
The fact is that Rock Island has
great deal 10 which it may be par
doned in mOdestly calling attention
We have big industries, and other evil
dences of material progress, together
with historical traditions of unusual
interest and modern attractions ga
lore. Besides, We, speaking collective
'Iv, are a hundred years old
Such an annual celebration as pro-
posed would help to draw attention of
the people of the city to the adVan-
tages which they enjoy in their every
day lives. and which there is a natural
tendency to under-value. 1t would
bring at least one occasion during the
wear when everybody would feel the
necessity of cleaning up, putting on a
good front and saying nice things
about each other. 1t would help TO
awaken a civic consciousness winch
good town must have.
If the people approve Of having
yearly Rock Island day" now IS
good time to organize for the purpose.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
H01RDS AKn
ID I S G. O r ID S
ALL ABOUT OUR TOWN.
Headed for High Place.

Friends OF our popular ]. D., Carl
kuehi, have been. during the past
week, discussing him as candidate
for the position on the supreme bench
of the United States of America, left
vacant by the nomination of Mr..
Hughes as the standard bearer of the
republican party. When Mr.. KuehI
was seen by our reporter he declined
to be interviewed, but did consent to ad-
NIT, contidentially, that he would feel
not at all flattered were the place ten
dered him. However, he was in the
frame of mind mentioned by a w. k.
gentleman of Oyster Bay, n. Y, who
said a few weeks before the Chicago
conventions that he would not think
OF becoming the candidate of the re-
publican party unless there was a
unanimous call for him by the mem
bers of that party. Your editor can
speak nothing but words of kindness
for Judge Kuehl. He has the shape
and the dignifled bearing that becomes
one in such exalted station as his
friends are seeking to head him for.
We believe he would comfortably fill
any chair on the supreme bench. We
would go as far as Washington with
the judge any old day.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-07-01
LOSS OF MERCHANT SHIPS

The record of the destruction of
merchant vessels by the war, published
in the New York Journal of Commerce.
shows that in all that have been re-
ported, the total number sacrificed up
to the end of May was 1875, and the
aggregate tonnage 2,585.362. There is
nothing remarkable in the fact that
more than half belonged TO Great
Britain, considering the extent of her
merchant shipping scattered over the
world, and the hostile attacks TO which
it was subject. But she could stand
the loss better than any other nation
that suffered, among the belligerents.
The comparative immunity of Ger
many, shown by the figures given. was
due to the fact that most of her ship
ping has been driven from the sea, or
informed at home, or in neutral ports
The report in its detail shows that of
the total given above TAB vessels of an
aggregate tonnage of l,623,766 were
British, but the number under the
British flag before the war was 9,2S5
and the tonnage 49, Sal ,364, so that the
loss is considerably less than one
tenth. The total of Germany was 2.166
of a tonnage Of 4,706,0 OPT, of which 70
of 1858 tons in all have been de-
stroyed. There is this important differ
ence in the two cases: The British
vessels that have escaped, apart from
those in use as naval auxiliaries, have
been for the most part profitably en-
ployed while those of Germany have
been maintained in idleness.
France has lost out of total of ,539
of 2,2S5.72S tons 70 vessels of 203.4 Az
tons. This is considerably less than
one-tenth in tonnage and hardly more
than one-twentieth in number. indi-
eating that thn1e attaeLe6 49, been
among the lar star,
lnss has been2/ due