The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1916-11-25

The conference season, it might be
stated in passing has been one of the
most interesting. most satisfactory and
most surprising in the history of Sun
flower football, and followers of the
sport thruout the state have been Civ
en- full measure from everything con-
tanned in the storehouse of the sport
Good Players.
Not only have many Of the games
been thrillers such as have rarely been
seen in one conference, but there have
been many upsets of the dope pot,
many surprises and many individual
stars have been developed. From
local standpoint the Washburn season
has not been one to produce excessive
rejoicing, but when the handicaps un-
der which DR. Kennedy has labored
are taken into consideration and when
deductions are made for the hardluck
disasters that have befallen his eleven,
it must be admitted that better results
could not have been expected.
For the first time in several years
the very first in the experience of the
writer-Washburn has only one man
on the first all-Kansas selection of
the State Journal and Cooper college
is entirely without representation. but
II could not be otherwise when a close
study is made of records and per-
formances. Washburn has had no in
dividual player who stood out above
the rest except Stewart and Cooper's
men have all played spasmodic ball
with the best men showing first good
and then indifferently.
BackficId Men Excel.
Picking this seasons team has been
rather complicated because of the
dearth of good material for some po-
sitions and the super-abundance of it
for others. End material and quar-
terbacks have been almost as scarce
as the proverbial hens teeth while
backfield men and tackles of eXcep-
tional ability have been plentiful as
pumpkins in a cornfield in a good
pumpkin year.
Cutter. the EmporiA Kansas State
Normal quarterback, was the only
real star in this position in the whole
conference and there is no doubt but
that every critic in the state will agree
that the first team honor belongs 10
him without dispute. Blain, the OF
tawa center. also stood far above any
one who could be considered for this
position, and the selection of the
guards, Stuckey of Baker and Con-
radt of st. Marys. should meet with
almost universal approval. But in the
tackle and backfield choices, there
will probably be many who will have
other men to whom they would ac-
cord the highest honor of the all-star
ranks. And if there are such. they
are invited to send in their selections
which will be published by the State
Journal
The Tackles.
Captain Stewart of Washburn is
acknowledged by all as the best
tackle ii. the state. but he has not
played in this position regularly, and
therefore. many probably think his
place should go to another. However
Stewart is essentially a tackle and the
only reason he has not played this
position more is because it was
thought lie could be of more service to
his team elsewhere. Captain Mony-
peny of the Kansas State Normal team
was given the other tackle because he
more than any one else was RESPONSE
BILE for his teams winning the con-
ference championship, the records in
dictate.
For the same reason, Hantla oil
Southwestern was placed at fullback
Cockerill, whOi was given a halfbacB
berth, has been a brilliant star al
season and a consistent ground gamer
for Pittsburg against all opponents
while Simmons, the other half, has
been a great asset to the Banbury
Quaker machine
McCosh of Washburn probably was
not given as high a rating as he de-
served. and had he been playing On a
~Sam able to give him any kind OF