The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-08


Today and tomorrow will see nearly
all of the Kansas football teams in
action. The coaches have been work
ing overtime this week to remedy
| faults noticed in the first games last
week and all of the directors are anx-
charges will perform after the extra
week of practice. Bethany college
meets Paramount at Lindsborg, Kan
sas Wesleyan meets Cooper at Sterling.
= Haskell Indians Play p. U.
The Haskell Indians play Phillips
university at Enid, Okla. The Indians
| have played two games so far. They
| defeated Baker by two touchdowns,
| both of which were the result of in
tercepted forward passes tried by the
Method ists. The redskins were unable
to score on Baker during the second
half. Last week DIR. Garfield Weede
brought his team to Lawrence and
played the Indians TO a standstill,
holding them to "a tie score, II to IA.
A big brace will have to be taken BY
Coach Bells men if they expect to
make any kind of a showing in their
when these men were feared all over
the west by opposing teams but times
have changed.
I Baker VS.. Emporia.
Baker university will play the Col
| lege Of Emporia at Emporia. Both
| teams won their last game, Baker de-
| feating William Jewell to 0, and
Gwin Henry's boys trimmed FAIR
mount 3 to 0. Baker is badly Grip.
pied, early season injuries have ruined
| the baekfield which is composed en-
tirely of new men. Green and Snlrk
are both out of the Baker lineup.
Coach Liston has q fine big line that
| know how to Fcharge and last year,
champions will have their hands fuii
this afternoon.
Washburn Ready for Kansas.
| Washburn is ready for Kansas, all
of the hard scrimmage practice against
the freshman team is over and the
boys are now on edge and awaiting
the referees whistle. The Washburn
contingent is confident of victory to.
morrow. Every man that sustained
slight injuries in the Nebraska game
is ready, according to Coach Reanl to
play the game of their Lives against
the JayhaWkers. A number of new
Htplays have been given to the varsity
this week, and a few GOOD fakes have
been tried against the freshman team
The first-year men have been using
Kansas form atoms all week in practice
and Coach Ream has perfected a. de-
Tense that he thinks will stop tbs
Crimson and Blue team. Simpson ane
Captain Stevens Have been kicking
we'll this week and number of new
forward passes have been tried out
during the secret practice.
Big Mass Meeting Tonight.
The big college and town mass meet
ing will be held tonight in the city
auditorium to get behind Coach Rean
and Washhurn. The meeting will b.
called to order by Rad,Lee, chairman
at o'clock. and it promises to be thC
largest crowd ever seen in the loca
auditorium. Every one is anxious tt
show the boys how proud they arr
of the splendid fight made. by Wash.
burn against Nebraska at Lincoln las
Saturday. A special train has beer
arranged for and will leave the Santa
Fe depot at 1880 and return from
pLawrence at o'clock. Both box and
reserved seats are on sale at The State
Journal office for the game. They are
going fast, and indications point to q
record crowd going down to see the
battle. All of these seats are on the
Washburn side of the field.