The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-14
Emporia College Declared State
Football Champions.
Washburn, Due to Flu, Didn't
Play Enough Games.
ATHLETIC CONFERENCE MEETS
J. F. Phillips of Southwestern
Elected President for 1919.
Coaches From Over Kansas
Attend the Meeting.

The College of Emporia was official
ly awarded the football championship
of the Kansas conference for the sea-
son of 1913 at a meeting of the Kan
sas intercollegiate Athletic confer
efice at the Central Y. M. c. A today.
The award was made for two reasons,
according to coaches attending the
conference meeting. The College of
conference which was eligible for the
championship. And the College of
Emporia by its record of wins earned
the championship.
On account of the fact that Wash
burn did not play six conference
be given no consideration for the
championship. According to the rules
of the conference a team to be eligi-
BILE for the championship of the con-
ference must have played at least six
conference games during the season.
schedule but the flu prevented the
playing of them. At the end of the
season Washburn had played but
three conference games, one with
Kansas State Normal. one with St.
Mary's, and one with Midland, Wash
burn won all three games.
Washburn defeated the State Normal
by a larger score than the NOrmals
were defeated by the College of En-
poria.
Inc WaSnDurn squad tnlS year was
the strongest in years. and was able
to annex several victories.
Perhaps the most important reSolu-
ton passed by the conference at its
meeting today-the importance judged
by the effect it will have on football
teams in the state next season-was
the waving of all conference eligibility
rules in so far as they apply to S. A. T.
c. men. 1t was resolved that the
eligibility rules regarding players be
abrogated in the case of men who at
tended student army training corps
schools as members of the military
units.
This resolution will in effect remove
the restriction on players which pre-
vents them from switching from one
school to another. For instance, if a
man played at Washburn college this
year he is not bound thru that fact to
re-enter Washburn next year in order
to be eligible to play on a conference
football team. For all other students
the rules are held intact
One other section of the resolution
which will have particular bearing on
the football>prospects of the smaller
schools in the conference next year, is
the waving of that section of the elig-
Utility rules which forbids colleges
with a male enrolment of more than
200 from playing freshmen in confer
ence contests. Abrogation of this rule
Will make II possible LOT WaSnDurn
college to play freshmen on the var
sity team in the season of 1919. AS the
rule stood on the books before the
conference meeting today Washburn
would have been forced to rely on Sec
ond year men next year. which meant
that but one or two of the 1918 squad
would be available. AS it is now, the
college enrollmentsin January for the
| spring term will be less than 200 males
| and Washburn will have the advan-
| tage of having every veteran of this
| year eligible for the 1919 season.
In this section too and included in the
| resolution the credit restrictions on play
ers were removed. Players who failed t.
| will be eligible to play next year for the
| reason that their 'flunks' or rather fail
are t. make credits is to be ascribed te
1T was announced at the meeting today
| that the state track meet will be held n
! Pittsburg Normal school in May. TIL,
year are: j. F. Phillips, Southwestern; c
+ Parmenter. Baker; and ]. w. Fuehrer
Officers elected at the meeting today t.
head the Kansas 1s,d Intercollegiate AthIeti,
nor president t Mia1pn
Ottawa university. vice president; C. S
Parmenter, Baker, secretary treasurer
Normal and W. II. Rollins, Fairmoun
| form the executive committee.
! The championship committee named To-
| 1919 is: w. q. Speere, Hays Normal; A. J
Harno, Washburn; E. O.. Deere. Bethany
The coaches present at the meeting of the
| Kansas conference today were: A. A
! Scahbinger. Ottawa: H. D. McChesney
| Kansas State Normal: w. S. Bates, South
western; Karl Schlademan, Baker; L. Loyt
| Yazel, Paramount :SteveO' Rourke, 81. Mary's
qwinn Henry: College of Emporia; E. L
| Bearg, Washburn; W. G. Speere, Hay!
| Normal.
/ The faculty members present at the meet
| ing today were: T. n. Mcdonald, Cooper
J. W. Fuhrer, Pittsburg Normal; PROBES
ST ri oil =
Inns, Fairmount; A. J. Harno, Washburn
| J. +. Phillips. Southwestern; w. +. Owens
, College Of EmpOria; W. W. Grabaener, st
Johns; L. o. Deere, Bethany; Professor
Phipps. Kansas State Normal; S. Parmen
| ter,SBaker, and G. h Doell. Bethel.