The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-23


the opening game with the proteges
OF DOC" Garfield Weede.
AItho Bells men are lighter than
last year, the reports from lawrence
give them credit for great fighting
abilities and cleverness.
Hood. Brace Miles George Levy,
Rex Evans-are old familiar Indian
stars, who returned this year John
Levy, brother to the fomous George,
and a lad named Artichoker are Civ
ing satisfaction in the backfield. Both
of these men are huskies, and will
add needed weight.
Coach Weede has no worries on his
mind, however. Weede is making
nothing public concerning his proteges,
but persistent rumors seem to convey
the idea that the crafty Doc" Is pre-
pairing to spring more surprises on
his willing admirers.
No other games are being played IN
the conference today.
The Missouri Valley, with the ad-
dition this year of Nebraska, is rapidly
whipping in shape for opening games
The Valley shows signs of regain
ing pre-war strength. Many Valley
athletes were in the service. and VAL
ley football slumped like all other con-
ferences This year should see all the
old stars back that are likely to come
back.
Twenty-three games are scheduled
in the actual fight for first place IN
the conference ranking and the other
eplaces that rank in order. Iowa STATE
College of Agriculture and Mechanic
Arts. known favorably thruout the
valley by the names of Ames' mas a
schedule of seven games Kansas the
Kansas Aggies and Missouri play SIX
OkIahoua and Washington play five.
Drake and Grinnell four and Nebraska
three.
All the teams of the Valley mem
bership play at least one non-cohIeE
ence game Most of these are IN the
immediate states of the valley, but the
teams also 70 far afield for opponents
Nebraska plays at Notre Dame and
Penn State to the east and enterta1ns
the Colorado Aggies from the ROCKY
mountains Washington meets Iulahe
of New Orleans in the first game OF
series it IS hoped to make MISSISSIPPI
classic This game will be played at
st. Louis. The University of Okla
hona meets teams of the southwest
End travels to the far south to meet
Rice Institute at Houston.
October eight witnesses four OF the
conference teams in action, Ames ana
Grinnen. long time opponents in the
battle for Iowa leadership, meet IN
their first games while both are mem
bers of the conference washington
and the Kansas Aggies also hold forth
ehips Missouri and Ames, teams which
have PLAYED close score games many
times in the last decade, meets OCTOBER
Is. while Drake and Kansas also get
into action in their meeting at Law
renee.
on october twenty-ninth, following
a Saturday of few conference games,
all but one Of the teams Of the confer
ence, will be in action. State interest
makes the battle between Kansas and
the Kansas Aggies of interest. while
Nebraska will make it's initial bid for
the valley titular honors in meeting
with last years title holders, Okla
homa, Iowa and Missouri teams fur
nish the other battles, Drake playing
a Missouri and Ames at Washington
The first Saturday in November
also has eight valley teams in action.
Drake and Ames meet in Des Moines
in what is claimed will be the most
important games played in the state
this year Washington and Missouri
also meet on this date for the honors
of Missouri. while Oklahoma and
Kansas will furnish a third battle of
supreme interest. The Kansas Aggies
and GrinneH in their first football
meeting completes the schedule.
On November u, Ames and the
Kansas AgEfes will decide the agricul-
tural and mechanical college cham
pIonship of the valley, while Nebraska
and Kansas will meet in the only
series of. games Nebraska failed to
lose in its brief excursion into other
competitive fields. Missouri and
Oklahoma which have been meeting
for almost a score of years, furnish
the third game.
November 10, the Kansas Aggies
meet Oklahoma. This game will give
the Bachman coached athletes
chance to show whether their tie Of a
year ago. the only set back Of Okla
homa. represented their real playing
strength Ames and Nebraska meet
in the other battle Of the day. The
series between the two teams has been
interrupted many times, but the spec
tacuiar play and the many unusual
incidents in various battles makes a
meeting of the teams always one of
interest
Thanksgiving day witnesses, from
traditions standpoints, the classic bat
tie of the valley in the annual meet
ing of Missouri and Kansas. This
contest mas been characterized as
border warfare, since the teams have
played a home and home series, I'M
der the rules of the Missouri valley
conference which compels all games
10 be played on a field controlled by
the contending teams, the battle CEN
tiers more in the playing of the game
rather than in the cOntending display
of the rivals of intensely partisan
states.
~ ot4itl ! nan SAN4AS 10y oAiAo'
Drake and Grinnen at Des Moines,
brings together the teams which have
met more times than any other
teams west of the Mississippi river.
The series started in the infancy Of
football when opponents were 30
scarce that to exc out a schedule, an
early season and a late season game
was played. Except Missouri and
Kansas it is the only series of games
in which present valley members
meet, which has continued without a
lapse of long extent for more than
a quarter of a century.
The week by week schedule follows:
October g.
Ames vs. GrinneIl. at Ames
Kansas Aggies VS.. Washington, at
Manhattan.
October Is
Kansas VS.. Drake. at Lawrence.
Missouri VS.. Ames. at Columbia
Wnshinnfnn We Grinneu Of Ct Louis