The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-26
KANSAS CONFERENCE
GAMES THIS WEEK

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College of Emporia VS.. Ottawa u,
at Emporia.
Pittsburg Normals VS.. Kansas State
Normal, at Pittsburg.
Washburn VS. Paramount, at Topeka.
st. Mary's VS. Hays Normal, at Hays.
Kansas Wesleyan VS.. Mcpherson, at
Mcpherson.
Friends VS.. Sterling, at Wichita
With Paramount, Hays Normal and
Emporia Normals the only teams in
the conference to still retain the claim
|.Undefeated this season." the fifth
week of the 1921 season opens with
any of the three leaders liable to a
fall.
OF all the conference games slated
for Friday and Saturday of this week,
the EmpOria Normal Pittsburg Normal
battle is attracting the most attention.
Both schools have produced strong
teams this season. The Emporia men
haze massed together a total of l43~
points so far this year against con-
ference opponents, while their goal
line has never been crossed, and no
score registered against them. After
the first string men had piled together
siXty-one points against the South
western players last week. Coach
in the third quarter and put in a sec
ond team that was able to hold the
Winfield men and prevent a score.
The "Yaps" are playing wonderful
ball. Davis, Kutnink, Dillon, earle
and others of the Normal squad are
doing wonderful work. They have
defeated Ottawa, St. Mary's, Friends
and Southwestern-all by large scores.
But, on the other hand, Coach Gar
field Weede and his Manuals are not
rN11 n NH hall
The Manuals have taken on three
stiff conference teams and won. They
were defeated in their first game by
Haskell, IA to O..
A runaway from Washburn in the
first conference game, woke up a
sleepy bunch of dopesters to the real
merit Of the Manuals. The victory
evidently was a surprise. Then the
dopesters slept on after Pittsburg es-
capped luckily from a game with Baker
snort when the Weedemen took the
College of Emporia into camp IA to
10.
Weede will enter the game Friday
at Emporia with a crippled lineup.
Opie, star guard, broke a leg in the
| Sweat, stellar negro halfback, will be
in the lineup. Scott, quarterback,
watched the last two games from the
sidelines, and Smith, 10 year old full
| the c. of E. game.
Weede has had the jinx of hard
luck in hot pursuit this year, but
neither he nor his men have paid at
tention.
The outcome of the Pittsburg-Em-
porla Normal game may be a decisive
| factor in this years conference race.
The Emporians seem safely en-
| barked on a clear field-but Weede
| and his men have kicked viciously at
the dope-kettle twice this year.
Washburn plays another hard game
| Saturday with the Wheatshockers
from Paramount.
The exhibition of football shown by
the Ichabods in their win over Baker
last Saturday was a looked-for return
| to championship style. Washburn
| struck her stride. If she holds it?
| The Ichabods lost sadly to Pittsburg.
| They fought like wildcats to tie with
| Ottawa.
Coaches Ream and He'll. Captain
Rusty Cossman, and the other mem
| bers of the team are discreetly conf
| dent that they can repeat the fine
showing of last Saturday in the game
With Paramount.
The Wheatshockers on the other
hand realize that they face the nard-
est game on their schedule, when they
| journey to Topeka for Saturdays bat
| tie. Altho heading the conference
list, the Paramount men have played
| weak teams. Defeats to Mcpherson.
| Bethany and Salina Wesleyan are re-
| corded.
The Hoover men are plainly point
| ing for the Washburn game. Coach
Lamar Hoover is open in his declara-
ton that he is working on new plays
and complete revision OF attack
especially for the Ichabods
Summed up, the Paramount defense
| is great, but the Fairmount men are
! dependent upon the development of an
| offense to win Saturday.
In Braught and Austin, tackles
| Hoover has a pair of men that are
| wonders on defense. In fact, from end
so end the Wheatshocker eleven is in
good shape. But the problem of back
| field force is worrying the Paramount
| coach. Kimel is undoubtedly a great
| quarterback, but with the possible ex-
| ception of haIfback Miller the Fair
| mount backfield is green. Hutchin-
| son, Giggy, Muff, and Tooley are the
| best bets for the Paramount backfieId
| badly the gem of the lot. Playing his
| first year, the youngster is showing
| potentialities along the line of football
| that may place Inn in a regulars berth
before the seasons end.
| Coaches Ream and He'll have de-
veloped a backfield this season, of
young players, with the exception of
| Stevens, that bids fair to make a
| name for itself Two games were
necessary before this backffeId deliver
| ed the goods in any large quantities.
l But they arrived and now Washbur s
1 offense is good. a
Washburn should win Saturday
| providing the comeback shown Sat
urday against Baker will stick
The College of Emporia plays OF
! tawa L. Friday at Emporia
The Ottawa men have shown moth
tng to date besides a victory over st.