The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-02-22


mount were in possession of a clear
Islate-but Southwestern humbIed the
tNormahteS and WaShburn won from
the Wheatshockers. In turn, the Bap-
tistss at Ottawa took a victory away
from the Paramount men when they
invaded Ottawa Saturday night
| The conference title has hidden
from all view of the dopsters, and it
is with reservations that Southwest
ern is predicted q conference winner
| Altho starting bad, very bad, at the
first of the season, the Moundbuild-
ers. winners of last years title in the
| basket ball race. have at last hit their
right stride, and achieved a notable
feat, by winning every game of a trip
comprising four games with the best
teams in the conference.
| They defeated Kansas Normal by
| a large score, then the College of En-
poria, Washburn and Ottawa. w. E.
| Bates, Southwestern coach, is noted
over the state as a successful coach
of quintets, and he is more than liv-,
ing up to his reputation. The Bates
five must win both of their games
| this week-played at homeland they
will cineh the flag. The game with
| the Kansas City Athletic club tonight
at Winfield, should be an easy one for
the Southwestern men, but the game
| with Paramount Saturday night, is to
| be looked upon with doubt. A Fair
mount win in this conflict would hope
lessly entangle the dope, even more
so than it is at the present time.
| The Emporia Normals, residing at
first place on the percentage list, with
only the Southwestern victory to their
discredit, have a hard row to pillow
thru this week. Coach Arthur Scha-
| binger, however, is confident of the
liability of his men to turn the trick.
They play four games this week, all
Iof them on foreign courts. Washburn,
Baker, c. of E. and st. Mary's must
be defeated by the Normal aggrega-
Ition. in order to put Shabinger's men
in the running. A decisive win from
1.-THE c. of E. aggregation last week
lgave the Normalites the two out of
three wins from the Presbyterian
lschool, which they needed in order to
isettle, for this year, at least. the an
Inual superiority squabble between the
1.-TWO schools.
Ottawa took a fifty-fifty bite from
this weeks games, winning from Fair
mount, and losing hopelessly to South
western, burying their chances for
thonors this year.
| Coach w. D. Elfrinck of Paramount
ttock his Wichita youngsters on their
first road trip of the season, and found
the weather rough and exceedingly
tdampening to spirits. The trip proved
disastrous to the Farm cunt hopes.
Losing to Washburn and Ottawa, in
succession, and offsetting. partially
these losses, by wins from Mcpherson
land st. Mary's, the Paramount quintet
had to be content with the so per cent
win.
| AItho the Paramount quintet cannot
| win the conference, they can yet tie,
lshould they win from the Southwestern
tossers Saturday night at Winfield
This hardly seems probable, altho it is
ientirely possible. Playing on their
Ihome court, and with their stride in
the best shape of the season, hnd with
| a championship in view, the Mound
builders are going to put up an I'M
iparalleled fight. if need be.
Washburn Upscts Dope
| Altho Washburn is "out'' as far as
the championship race is concerned,
the Ichabods are deserving of a. high
| compliment on their +'dark-horSe' ex-
| hibition, and the manner in which
they were able to repeatedly upset
ldope After a defeat at the hands of
Ottawa early in the season. the Wash
burn youngsters completely reversed
1.-The tables when Ottawa was in the
Sheight of her undefeated glory, and
Rwon the second game between the two.
tThey helped spill the Paramount
chances for the championship. and put
| a serious dent in the College of EN-
poria hopes.
All in all, the team turned out by
| Coach Dwight Ream for the 1921
basket ball season, is one deserving of
all praise. They are a bunch of game
fighters, and the encouragement of
| defeat is turned by them. into a de-
! termination to win the next game
and by the way, look back over the
| records and see if Washburn lost two
games in a row this season.
Five games remain on the 1chabod
schedule. They are-February %, st.
| Marys at st. Marys; February Is, K
| s. N. at Topeka; February %, c. of E.
at Topeka; March 1, Pittsburg at To-
| peka; and March 9, Baker at Bald
win
| st. Mary's and the Emporia Nor
| mails have both defeated the Ichabods.
But, that is no sign that the perform
ance can be repeated. The st. Mary's
defeat was clearly a matter of not be-
| ing home on a foreign court, and q
! much larger one, and the Emporia
defeat was administered when every
man on the Ichabod team was walking
on cork legs-complete1y out of form.
The c. of e. and -Pittsburg games
should be easy victories for the WASH
burnites, but the Baker game is doubt
full. When Liz Liston, Baker mentor,
went home with defeat at the hands
of the Congregationalists, he said
Yes, expected it, but wait till 1 get
them down on my court They'll be in
for good drubbing Liston may
know what he's talking about
When they played Washburn Janu-
| airy 81, the Baker rpen put up a fight
| that amazed the onlookers who were
| expecting a weak, inexperienced team.
Liston started the year without sin
| gle letter man in school, and he built
| a team that is now ranked in the mid
| die of the race with several teams
below as well as above. Yes, Liston
may spring a surprise at Baker, but
Ream and his not too optimistic
tprodigies say not. The game on the
IWashburn court was close, mighty
close, and the game at Baker may be
entirely too close for the comfort of
| the Ichabod fans.
| Washburn plays St Mary's Tuesday
might on the st. -Mary's court. The
lgame will be fast, close contest.
lCoach Steve O'Rourke's players. fea-
turing one of the best conference play
Magner-assisted by Dunn. Lane