The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-11-04
IN BLUE CAMP
BY HIGGINS.

1T will be impossible for US to
change the date of thee. of E.-Wash-
12th,'' said Coach Dwight Ream of
Washburn today, after receiving let
ter from A. H. Cutler, of Emporia,
director of the Emporia Chamber, of
Commerce, suggesting the transfer of
dates.
Several reasons made it impossible
for the change to be made. In the
first place, most of our .rowd at the
games, is a strictly Saturday crowd.
The Santa Fe offices, state house, and
lot of business concerns close up on
Saturday afternoons. Also, we have
advertised Nov. IS as our Home
coming Day. and literature has been
mailed to old grads ana students all
over the state, telling them of the ar
rangement and celebration that has
been planned. 1 believe that Okla
homa will whip the Jayhawks Sat
urday, and if they do, the Kansas-Ne-
braska game will not make a whole lot
of difference. That is the reason
given by the Emporians for wanting
the change"
Punk Simpson. star Blue guard,
who has an infected foot, will be out
for practice tonight for the first time
this week. Simpsons infected foot, is
the result of a. neglected splinter, and
he has been wearing a tennis slipper
OlA N11C tight 1OOL SlllCS 0uAOdy tl16All
Heavy" Irwin, washburn center,
who thre his bad knee out again in
Tuesday nights practice, was on the
the field in uniform last night, regard
less of the injury. Altho Irwin wasn't
in the scrimmage, he was active in the
dummy work and will in all proba-
bility be in Saturdays lineup. when
the big Blues tangle with Hargiss's
Emporia normal warriors at Emporia.
talk about practicing two hours
more by electric lights, I'm glad 1
don't go to Cornell, where that's the
idea" said Captain Marvin Stevens last
night after the Blue6 had retired to the
gymnasium from a two-hour scrim-
mage. This two hour night stuff is
enough for me-" Second the notion"
yelled several others.
This bunch is behaving excep-
tionally good as far as obeying train
ing orders is concerned" said Assis-
tant Coach Bob Whitcomb last night.
'I haven't heard of a single man
breaking any rules pertaining to late
dates or training tables. Here's
hoping they keep it up
Much confidence is manifest among
the Blue fighters concerning Satur-
days game with the Emporia Normals.
Not a man on the Washburn aggrega-
ton has any doubts concerning the
outcome of the conflict. They're out
to win the conference championship,
and it will take a whirlwind of a team
to stop them.
1--WE aren't worrying much about
&c. of F., either" said Captain Stevens.
"Oh, we realize it will be hard fight.
but with last years defeat still
grudgingly remembered by the entire
outfit, they'll fight like a bunch of
tigers when the Blue and the Red and
White line up a week from Saturday.
The plans for the Homecoming day.
celebrations are coming along in great
shape, according to Rad NJ. Lee. presi-
dent of the Washburn Boosters club,
an. organization of downtown business
men and former students of the Icha-
bod school. Letters have been received
from a number of old grads and
former players signifying their inten-
tons to be on hand when the big day
arrives.
Every SO often Dwight Ream takes
a notion to show some of the Varsity
backfield how to play football. When
Lee Wykoff, giant fullback. was TAX
ing a little time out last night for a
slight injury, Ream stepped into the
fullback position and took the ball on
GIL emu IuH. IIcdIn speed on the
gridiron is amazing, he runs like a
deer. but the first string line didn't
hold well on this particular play, and
three men came toward Ream, who
| was going around right end. The
Washburn, mentor was forced to run
even with the line of scrimmage for
about twenty yards before he finally
was able to make a cut thru for a
small gain Punk" Simpson. guard
who was out on the field watching the
| plays. took the chance to take a dig
| at his coach and yelled out-'Don't
| run back" The entire squad enjoyed
| a good laugh at Ream for his violation
| of his own teaching.
| Only dummy practice will be held
at the Blue Camp tonight, according
/ to an announcement made by Ream
to his men last night. The intentions
| of the Blue mentor are to slacken uI
| on the heavy work for the rest of the
/ week. and take no chances on having
any more men out of the fight Satur-
| day.