The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-12-01

ability were performing like Vete
Probably the biggest surprises OF
the season were those furnished by
Kansas university and the Kansas
State Agricultural college, the two
Sunflower members of the Missouri
Valley conference. At the beginning
of the season the Jayhawkers did not
look very promising and they got
away tot a bad start. being defeated
by Illinois 80 to and winning from
Ames By only one touchdown How
ever, as the season progressed they
found themselves and won every game
except the one with Nebraska which
was a defeat that they had no cause
to be ashamed of.
On the other hand, the Aggies, at
the beginning of the season, looked
like certain Valley champions and
they began the season under the most
suspicious circumstances, defeating
Oklahoma A. and NJ, Missouri and
Washington univ rsity without trou-
bic. But they seemed to get oVercon-
fident, or went stale. and were forced
to take the short end in both their
Ames and K. U. games.
In Kansas Conference.
In the Kansas conference the Hays
Normal team was the big surprise
and the big sensation, Brunt Speer's
men winning every game ana DelnS
scored against only twice during the
season.
did not play all of the strong teams
in the state, but they undoubtedly
have q clearer claim to the title than
the Emporia Normal team, the next
on the percentage table list one
remarkable feature about the playing
of the Hays team was the fact that
eleven men played thru almost every
came and fewer substitutions were
made by Speer than by any other
coach.
Next to the Hays Normal team, Dr.
Weede's Cooper college barrel makers
-rohablv had the most remarkable
team in the Kansas conference. The
barrel makers did not make anything
ike the showing of Hays, but when II
is remembered that Cooper college
had only 20 male students IN school
If is remarkable that DR.. Weede was
able to keep a team i'll the race at all
much less defeat Washburn, as he
did.
Emporia Normal Undefeated.
Other teams in the Kansas organi-
cation that played remarkable foot
ball were the Emporia Normals. the
College of Emporia, southwestern ana
St. Mary's The c. of E. team lost
only two games and played consist
entIv throughout. Both defeats came
after hard fought battles. st. Mary's
was defeated by Hays and Ottawa only
and Southwestern bowed before only
the Hays, Emporia and P1ttsburG
Normals.
The Emporia Normal team was I'M
doubtedly the most formidable look
ing eleven in the conference. and it
came drought without a defeat and
with only a tie score to mar its rec
ord. but critics were almost unanimous
in their opinion that the HarSiss
teachers did not play the game they
should have played. Paramount
played an average game, but Bethany,
sn=1r. n 10 4
Friends were unable to do very much
and undoubtedly will have the war
for good alibi. The records of the
college teams in the state for the sea-
son wilIashow just what each team
did. The records are as follows:
MISSOURI VALLEY TEAMS.
Kansas University.
KU. 0, Illinois 80.
K. U. SO, Emporia Normal 0.
K. u. "a, Washburn 2.
X. U. Z. AnIes 0.
X. U. 9, Aggiss 0.
X. u. 13 Oklahoma 6.
K. U. s, Nebraska 10.
K. U. a. Missouri 8.
Kansas Aggies.
Aggfes %, Baker 0.
Aggies %, Oklahoma A. and NJ. 0.
Aggies, Z. Missouri 6.
Aggies 81, Washington U. O.
Aggies Z. Ames 10.
Aggies 81, Emporia Normal 0.
Aggies SO, Washburn 0.
KANSAS CONFERENCE TEAMS.
Hays Normal
Hays %, Southwestern 20.
Hays z, Baker 0.
Hays 8, st. Mary's 0.
Hays IT. Haskell Res. Z.
Hays 80. wesleyan 0.
Hays 80 Cooper 0.
Hays 3, Bethany 0.
college of EmpOria.
c. of z. II, Baker 0.
c. of e. IA, Southwestern 16.
c. of E. 35, Paramount 0.
. c. of E. SO, ottawa 6.
c. of E. is, Bethany 0.
K c. of e. rs, Cooper 0.
z c. of E. Z, Washburn O.
y c. Of E. 0, Emporia Normal IA.
Southwestern.
Southwestern 81, Cooper 0.