The Topeka state journal., 1921-11-17
WITHhEWfIISTLE
FootbdIl@mm@t and Gossip
BY
-, ~ 81. W.L.FluSSms Jr:
W.L..HuSSnS Jr.


Emporia has again taken the lead
IN the world of conference football.
Not satisfied with having the con-
ference championship settled on Hays,
even theoretically, the EmpOria Cham
Der of Commerce, headed by A. H.
Cutler, a great football booster, has
issued a blanket challenge to Hays
Normal. all victorious conference
team, for a game in Emporia after
the close of the season. The game is
to be played with either the College
of Emporia or the Normal which
ever team wins the annual Turkey day
battle
The two Emporia teams are tied for
second place, and one of them will re-
tain the honor without conflict, after
the final whistle of the Thanksgiving
day game, provided the final score is
not tie. In case of a tie Cutler sug-
gests that the two Emporia schools
draw lots in some fashion, to deter
men from Hays.
The date suggested is December 9,
the game to be played at Emporia,
on the field of the school winning the
annual Turkey day game
The Emporians are making a fair
and square proposition as to finances,
also.
In letter to President w. A. Lewis
of Hays Normal, Cutler offers to pay
Emporia, also all expenses incurred IN
Emporia.
He further offers a fifty-fifty split
between the Emporia school and Hays
Normal from the gross receipts OF the
game.
The colin wishes to go on record as
entirely in favor of the post-season
game.
There is no way to make salts
factory decision on the so-called
champs of the conference. OF course,
no championship (other than news
paper one) has been awarded IN elth-
er the conference or the valley IN re
cent years But even so, Hays Normal
with her list of victories has played
only the weaker teams.
Unfortunately. the strong teams OF
the conference this year, as IN recent
wears. seem to spring up in colleges
located in the eastern portion Of the
And Coach ''Rook" Woodward of
Hays would have a perfectly log.cal
and truthful alibi to the question.
"Why didn't you play some strong
1camS?"
woodward and his men asked for
games with Washburn. c. of E. En-
pOria Normal and other colleges
but couldn't get them. we don
blame the eastern colleges for not TAX
ing the games. Hays was considered
trip to the western town would hardly
be covered with the receipts. Then.
too. the schedules of the eastern
schools were filled with strong teams
close at hand
So we sanction the playing of the
poSt-season game with heart and soul.
1t would do a lot to clarity the minds
cf tn fans. even tho it would have no
bearing on the selection of the
champs.
And, incidentally. as far as pick
ing n champion this season. the colin
prefers TO remain with its hands
clean. We have no desire to give a
championship to Hays unless they do
journey to Empora and defeat either
Q. of +. or the Normal. In case the
above happened, we'd throw our type
writer high and far, and proclaim
the Hays men champs of all they sur
Vcy. But we doubt the possibility of
Hays victory even tho "Rook" and his
1acn make the Emporia trip.
In his letter to President Lewis,
Cutler states several things of interest.
In the first place he anticipates
crowd of from 5000 to 1000 people
ct the game. With the general admis-
sion prices at 81. which he suggests, it
would benefit both the Emporia school
and Hays to play the game. And the
financial gain would be entirely legiti-
mate.
He acts so the letter reads. with
the consent of both President Butcher
of the Normal. and President Lewis of
the College. The athletic heads of the
two schools. of course, concurring with
their presidents.
We know Emporia well enough to
state emphatically that the boys on
either of the two teams would appre-
Ciate greatly a chance at the only un-
defeated team in the conference.
They're that kind of boys. They
delight in spilling somebody's football
chances,-and we don't blame them.
But a doubt enters in our mind as
to the action to be taken by Woodward
and President Lewis of Hays.
They would undoubtedly go down
to defeat at Emporia. We deem it
almost impossible for Hays Normal to
defeat either the College or the EN-
poria Normal.
But the financial end may appeal to
the Hays men. An even cut on
$4,000 pot isn't to be spurned and
ignored. 1t would help buy many new