The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-12-02

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For the first time since 1909 Kansas
university, under the coaching system
of Beau" Olcott and "Potsy' Clark,
BUNDLED the Nebraska Cornhuskers
and this feat stood out as the feature
of the season because Nebraska had
been defeating other conference rivals
90 consistently that many were begin
ming to believe she had outgrown her
conference affiliations.
Following this notable victory over
Nebraska, the Kansas Jayhawkers
we're all primed to claim the confer
ence title and would have done go had
Missouri not upset the dope and de-
feated them by the score of 1S to O.
This defeat at the hands of Missouri
made the X. U. seasons record all the
more remarkable. Getting off to a
poor start, the Jayhawkers looked ike
selling platers until their game with
the Kansas Aggies when they showed
their first real form and played the
Farmers to a to tie. Then they
reached their zenith in the Nebraska
game. after which, they again slipped
back to the losing column.
Aggics Best in State.
The Kansas State Agricultural col
lege had the most successful season OF
any team in the state, losing only one
game, defeating Missouri and playing
K. L. to a tie. Much of the credit of
this undoubtedly belongs to the
coaches, u. G. Clevenger and Ger
many" Schulz, altho Randels, their
wonderful star end, was individually
responsible for their ability to outclass
their strongest opponents.
In the Kansas conference the En-
poria State Normal school, coached by
"Bill' Hargiss, made a better record
than any other team that was eligible
for the conference title and there is
little dispute about the awarding of
this honor, the only defeat the State
Teachers sustained being at the hands
of Baker university team which lost
two contests to conference rivals.
Critics have pronounced the State
Teacher eleven as one of the best bal
anced and most powerful the school
has turned out since it became a fac
tor in the conference and its driving
power and great defensive were shown
even against such teams as the Kansas
Aggies and X. L.
Hays Team Strong.
Next to the State Teachers, the Hays
Normal school made the best record
in the state and played the most con-
sistent football thruout the entire sea
son and would have been tied with
the Hargiss team for the title had they
played enough conference games to be
considered. The only game Hays lost
was to Cooper college in the last bat
tie of the season.
The Pittsburg Manual Training
Normal school and Paramount college
also played remarkable football, as
did Southwestern university and
Cooper college. Cooper, Southwest
ern and Paramount all got away to a
bad start at the opening of the sea-
son, but continued to improve and
were winning consistently at the close
of the season.
Friends university looked like sure
title contender at the beginning of the
season, but DIR. Banbury's men were
unfortunate in that they fell under the
spell of an injury jinx and were de-
feated by teams that had looked much
weaker early in the fall. The climax
of their misfortunes came Thursday,
when Fairmount. their home town
rival, humbled the Quakers, to 6.
Baker Was Erratic.
Baker university played cratic
football, winning from strong oppon-
ents and losing to weak ones, and the
Baldwin Methodists got their only
consolation of the season out of their
victory over the Emporia State Teach
er champions
st. Merys Catholic college played