The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-15
OF FRESH
Washburn YearIings Deserve
Need of Credit From Students.
They Are the "Whipping Boys"
of Powerful Varsity Men.
DWIGHT REAM IS COACH
C. E. Mcbride Comments Favor
ably on Bearg's Team.
Draws His Conclusions From
Showing Freshmen Made.

The Washburn varsity football
team is not the only Ichabod aggrega-
ton of pigskin chasers which has
made record for itself in football
Freshmen. coached by Dwight Ream,
have a record equal to that of the
varsity so far as games lost is con-
cerned. The yearlingS have played
three games this year and have won all
of them.
In addition to playing it's own sched-
ule of games the yearling squad has
contributed players to the varsity on
several occasions when Coach Bearg
desired to save his first string men for
thought that every man on the year
ling or second" squa is of mediocre
ability. Quite the contrary. At least
three of the yearlings wear their let
ters and several of them will qualify
for the coveted honor this year.
Is Varsity Developer
Considering the work of a yearling
squad it may be said that these are
the men who are really responsible
for the class of the varsity" 1t is the
practice work of the yearlings and the
battles they give the varsity players
which make the varsity the powerful
scoring machine it is. Without stiff
opposition for scrimmages no varsity
team-unless it is in class by Itself
can develop to its highest point of ef-
ficiency.
Since the first football bugle blew
for practice on Washburn field early
in September a squad of more than
forty players has been faithful. Not
more than sixteen of these men are
used as regulars" in varsity games.
The rest turn out for the love. of the
sport, and for the betterment of the
varsity. OF course they all want to
earn a place on the schools recog-
nized eleven, but when they do not
they turn out just the same.
A Life of Knocks.
1t must be remembered that the
life of a ''yearling" football player is
anything but a bed of roses in college.
The yearlings are subjected to the
worst sort of battering tactics the
regulars can give them three nights a
week on the average. Trampled and
bruised and without much credit from
the student body the faithful learn a
hundred new plays a year that the
regulars may profit by the knowledge
of an opponents tactics.
Bone-bruised shoulders and charley
horSed legs are matters of concern to
a coach when il is varsity player
suffering When a yearling gets this
sort of injuries the trainers devote
little time to eradicating the pain. but
it is more or less lick and a promise
affair" and the man is sent back to
face the charges of the varsity the
next day. Life to a yearling squad
player is but a succession of awful
scrimmag ges-but if by his martyrdom
the varsity, can learn to trample the
foes of the school to earth and defeat
the second string man is happy. Also
he will turn out the next year and try
again for the team-which is all as 1t
should be in any we'll regulated and
patriotic school,
Mcbride Praises Blue.
20 nf
freshmen of Washburn and their foot
ball playing ability. the Ichabod year
ings closed their season last week by
handing a to defeat to the Went
worth Military academy eleven at
Lexington, Mo.
Commenting on this game c. E.
Mcbride. sports editor of the Kansas
City Star and recognized authority
on the gridiron sport in the west, SAID
the class of the Washburn varsity
eleven is pretty well shown by the cali
Der of the Washburn Freshman team,
coached by Ream. former Washburn
backfield man. and the fact that
Coach Bearg has not seen fit to call
any of the freshmen to the first string
SQUAD
Enlarging on McBride's comment, It
is we'll to note the fact previously
mentioned in this story that three let
ter men are playing ON the freshman
team. Bearg could play his freshmen
if he needed them this year-but in
stead OF calling on them to augment
his power, he has drafted some stars
of former years back to the practice
dummies"
The Washburn yearlings who faced
Wentworth last week are: Palmer.
center; Balfour and C. Hutchinson,
guards: Wilcox and H. Anderson.
tackles; Boies and Kendall. ends;
Baker, quarter; Jameson and Euler.
halves; Myers, fullback. Other men
on the yearling squad who have re-
ported for practice regularly are: Ball,
Barnett, Black, Bunger. Burkholder,
Cady. L. DIAL r. Dial. Nixon. Hunter
Shoup, Terrell Jackson, Miller. Oy-
Ter, -Shaffer, Shrader, Ritchey, and
Kirkpatrick.