The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-01-12
Sport Wheezes

by uUG-


The Iron Is HIT
These college games have got to step
The old professor wheezes,,
Let's kick 'em ouf. we've got the drop,
He sputters and he sneezes-
Wen use the war rs excuse
To ditch all sports. BE- Goiiy.
For them we never had much use, .
They stir up too much folly
A game of thimbIe once a week
And pussy wants corner
Will keep our boys nice and meek
And good like Jackie Horner-
All high price coaches will fire.
And. say, won't this be dandyi
A nice old lady we will hire
To help the boys make candy
A lot OF college men are wondering how
the Kansas educational lenders expect TO
get more students to take part in athletic
activities when they are planning to eur
tail sports and TO cut ont competent di-
rectors and officials
1t would be just as sensible to tell farm
erS they should try to raise bigger crops
and at the same time they should eut out
the high salaries of agricultural experts
and do away with machinery that special
ICES on cutting wheat shredding fodder.
The stink the Kansas City ministers have
boxing tournament between the soldiers of
Camp Funston and Camp Dodge looks like
an uncalled for activity on the part of the
church men. And a lot of sport followers
think they are showing narrow mindedness
in their stand
Army officials who have no propaganda
to push except that of efficiency have not
only endorsed boxing, but they nave gone
see that the leading pugilists of the nation
teach their science. TO the soldiers. The
army officials realize that boxing is one
of the most beneficial amusements the SOL
diers indulge in from a physical stand
hi hal TIT f,ar ia Ua hon tn
their fists when they meet the Germans.
GERS TO encourage their men to break civil
laws and it is doing them an injustice to
infer that they expected 20 break the box
| ing laws of Missouri in the proposed tour
namenf- The excuse that the tournament
! is. objected to because the promoters will
get a little pay for their trouble is flimsy.
/ Would the ministers deny the soldiers the
money they will get for their comfort fund
F5nst on these grounds! Would they expect
athletic experts To devote their time to
/ promoting tournament and foot all the
bills any more than they would demand
! that the Y NJ. C. A workers donate their
time without cost and provide the "
recreations out of their own pockets. Do
they demand that the army chapiains serve
for nothing?
Many sport mon are OF the opinion that
( the trouble with the Kansas City ministers
is they are unable to distinguish between
/ clean sport and the unciean sport pro-
motors, who have repeatedly given the prize
I
prejudiced against the tactics great many
pugilistic promoters have used and they
, from the sport whenever they see padded
mitts or hear the word boxing bout
! Jess Willard is not the only sport man
who has made d mess of trying to get
publicity out of patriotism. Christy
MaIhewson allowed some one to kid him
into believing he could entertain soldiers
by playing checkers for their amusement
/ lot Of soldiers might be tickled just
to get to see Matty and to shake his hand,
cor hear him make a few remarks, but 1t is
! hard to believe any OF Uncle Sans fighters
could go into raptures over watching him
( play checkers.
/ Is the Missouri Valley conference going
/ to allow Nebraska to continue to play only
T the title every wear If they happen to win
E these two gameS9 A lot OF football follow
ers would like to have an answer to this
question and if they make their ciamortng
i loud enough they will probably get it.
I 1t is all right for Nebraska to take on
the best teams she can schedule games
with, no matter what conference they be-
long to or where they are located. And il
/ is fine thing for her to uphold the pres
wins But. IL is u bad thing for her con-
ference when IL allows the Huskers to Just
take a dip into the conference schedule
! AItho there may be some schools that are
beneath the notice of The mighty Huskers-
there are others they should have to meet
# they want to contend for the title. And
T the Kansas State Agricultural college is one
I of them The Kansas Aggfes have had
! teams worthy of the Huskers for two sea-
sons now and many believe they are en-
titled to a desirable place on the Stewart
/ schedule just as much as X u and Mis-
souri,