The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1920-12-07
AGREE ON SEVEN
State Journal and Star Differ on
Four Conference Players.
Choice of Wykoff, Of Washburn,
One of Features.

Mythical football eleVenS are never
satisfactory to the followers of any one
particular team, but rooters and oth~r
followers of the Kansas conference
teams can take their pick of the sew
eraI all-Kansas teams offered for the
| year 1920. Without doubt the Wash
burn following will choose the one
given Saturday by The Topeka State
Journal while College of Emporia fans
and one or two others will swear by
the mythical team picked by c. e. Nc
Bride. sporting editor of the Kansas
City Star.
Both Mcbride of the Star and
Puffy Holmes of The State Journal
agreed On the first honors to be &C
corded seven of the Kansas conference
men. On the other four there was
considerable difference of opinion. Mr..
Holmes served as an official in the
season just closed, and had an oppor-
tunity to view every team of the con-
ference while in matched games and
at the same time to weigh the abilities
of all the stars of the conference
The seven men on whom all pickers
of the 1920 conference teams agreed
are Swinehart. of Ottawa. and Coss
man of Washburn,a tackles; Harr, c.
of E., and Kelly, st. Mary's, ends:
Jaquith, c. of E, quarterback; Lane,
of st. Mary's. as halfback. The State
Journal team included wykoff of
! Washburn, at Sullback; Brown, of
! Friends, halfback; Boland, st. Mary-s
as center; Ecord, of Einporia Normal
guard, and Cave, of Hays Normal,
guard.
The team picked by the Kansas CITY
sporting edition placed johnson, of
| Baker, on the first team at center:
Brown, of Friends, at full; Rink, c. of
e. and Dallinger. of Baker, at guard,
and Grant, c. of E. athalf
1t will be noticed that there are
two discrepancies in the comparisons.
cave OF Hays, Normal, given first hon
ors on the Topeka roll of honor. is
listed as third team man and at tackle
by the Kansas City writer He played
as guard and is SO listed on the To-
peka roll. Brown of Friends, given
first place as fullback over Wykoff of
Washburn on the Kansas City roll is
! listed as first eeam man at halfback
by the Topeka referee.
Choice of Wykoff.
Without a doubt the Washburn star
should have been given first place at
MS favorite position on any honor roll.
Brown, who played the position only
| IN one or two games, was a smashing
player but chiefly because of his
Drawn. The Kansas City expert in
announcing his choice. said that the
lSOdNsiieS VI the Kansas conference we've
almost tied on the choice of a full
| back, but declared Brown first be
cause of his speed and versatility of
play 1t was the headwork as well
as his speed, that gave Wykoff first
place on The State Journal team.
One of the most heady plays, of the
season in any Kansas game was pulled
on Thanksgiving Day by Wykoff. Let.
the Kansas Industrialist, the paper
printed by the Aggies, against whom
ne staged his feat. tell of it as follows;
/ "Wykoff pulled the fprettiest quick
thinking stunt of the game. The Ag-
gies had been pressing the Blue stead
| lily back. The big Washburn full at
| tempted an off tackle run to the left.
His line crumbled. and he was forced
back for a 15-yard loss, tho still on
his feet He turned quickly, toward
his own goal until clear, and heaved
the ball straight down the field. 1t
counted an incompleted forward pass,
and Washburn kept the ball for no
loss on the play"
the account of that game by the In
dustrialist:
playing sullenly, fiercely, at times
brilliantly. at times awkwardly. rush
ing and passing surely and swiftly,
then fumbling at critical moments,
the Aggies closed the 1920 football
season by allowing themselves to be
held to a scoreless tie by the Wash
burn line and the mighty Wykoff."
"Wykoff, who starts slow but fin
ishes like a Mogul engine. made six
and then four in two rending lunges."