The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-10-23
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NJ. Valley Teams Plav Todav


Hundreds of football fans in the
I valley who are. looking forward to the
tlme when the Missouri Tigers and the
I hahsas Jayhawkcrs line up. for. the
i annual Thanksgiving day battle on
Rollins field, Columbia. may have an
opportunity to get first hand informa-
/ ton on the comparative strength Of
the rival university elevens TODAY.
Inree Dig games are scheduled among
conference teams. Missouri. will in
vaae an Iowa field for the second time
! this season to defend a clean record
against the strong Drake eleven. while
Kansas VIII match its strength against
IOWA state, a team that was turned
back by Missouri a week ago.
me results of these games will en-
aple the followers of the Tigers and
JayhawkeFs to start +doping', the Tur-
Key day game, the blue ribbon football
combat of the year for supporters of
the two teams. Kansas defeated Drake
last Saturday,r7 to g.. and. of course,
the Tiger team will besout to better this
marx, and the same may be said of the
| Lawrence team in its game with iowa
state. Missouri disposed of Ames. IA
10 z, SO Jayhawker followers will be
pulling for Kansas to pile up at least
tnree touchdowns against the team
that Missouri conquered on the Ames
field. Kansas showed great improve
meft In the Drake game over that dis
played. against Washburn, and it
wouldn't be surprising to sec Dr.sF. c.
Aliens men playing their best football
OF the season on McCook field this
afternoon.
Missouri proba bly,. will be able to
put its strongest team in the field
i against Drake. Chuck" Lewis. can
| tain of the Tigers, who was on the side
lines in the first half of the Ames
contest may be in the starting lineup,
along with several other 'regs" who
/ n cot inc
account of injuries. Missourians be-
lieve the Tigers will have clear sailing
| all the way to the Kansas game if the
| team is able to defeat the powerful
; Drake eleven on its last foreign inva-
sion of the season "A victory for the
in the conference race, but another
defeat will eliminate the school as a
contender for valley honors.
The other conference game on the
schedule today will be between WASH
ington university and Oklahoma on
the Pikers' field in st. Louis Very
! little is known of the Sooners' strength,
but the result of today's battle should
| bring out all the Scoring ability of the
men coached by Bonnie Owen. The
victory of the Pikers a week ago
against Grfnnell on the fatter's field
gave the team good start to valley
championship. Should Washington re-
peat against the Sooners another dam
gerous foe viii appear in the path
that leads to the 1920 title.
Indians Swamp Wesleyan.
Salina, Kan.,i Oct. 2S.-The Haskell
Indians swept down on Kansas Wes-
leyan and completely showed the
Methodist eleven under yesterday by
| a score of As to 0. The Indians scored
three touchdowns in the first period
and one each in the second and third
! quarters They pushed two more
across in the final stanza.
Anderson starred for Haskell, maxi
| ing some brilliant runs thru a broken
field. Wesleyan rallied in the second
half, carrying the ball from their fif-
| teen yard line to the center of the
field, where they lost it on a tumble.
Fridays Football Results.
Haskeli, 4e; kansas Wesleyan, 0.
Texas A. &. NJ. Al: Phillips, o.
Baylor, - Oklahoma. o.
Doane college, n; Hastings college. g.
Pert! State normal, 104; Kearney State
Grand island college, 20: cotner. of
warrensburg. o; Pittsburg. I. y
Kansas High School Football.
Lindsborg. 49, Marquette, ID.
| Pratt. --24: Kiowa, O..
Sterling. 20; Alden, o.
Perry, "a: Oskaloosa, g.
Emporia 16: Abilene, 6
Smith Center:l9; Lebanon, o.
Clay County High. IS; Clay Center, O.
Lawrence. o: Manhattan, o.
Holton. 40; Circleville, 0.
Bethany 10; Ottawa 6.
| Bethany college defeated Ottawa
university Friday afternoon on the
Ottawa field by the score Of Is to 6.
| The Swedes proved to be the best
mud blowers and had things their own
way after the first half The field
covered with mud at the start of the
game from recent rains was slippery
and both officials and players had a
| hard time keeping their feet. At the
beginning of the third quarter the rain