The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-28

of some phases OF the work that
! Dutch" is combating.
Mcpherson has heretofore objected
conscientiously to football, that is or
gained football. The Mcpherson au-
| thorities have allowed their boys to
! pick together a football team in past
years, and play here and there. But
| this season, when it was finally de-
cided that Mcpherson should go into
| the Kansas conference, the college
rulers went out for it in earnest.
Lonborg was taken fresh from his
| university playing, and brought west
| to Mcpherson. He has done wonder
full work. Even tho he has won no
games, the "Smilin' Dutchman" played
the Baker men a hard, even game in
the first attempt of the season, and a
| Baker field goal was all that won the
game. The field goal was made in the
| last quarter, and the score at the end
| of the game was 8 to 0.
Lonborg and his menN next played
Paramount at Mcpherson. They lost
"a to 0, but the fight was there.
In the game with st. Mary's on the
| following Saturday, the MCPHERSON
ties played great ball. For three quar-
tiers the score stood IA to IA, and Nc
Pherson held the more experienced
Catholics time and again. With only
three minutes to play, Conway's ath-
letes forged down the field, slowly but
surely, and Magner dropkicked0 goal
from the 30-yard line. St. Mary's
won, II to IA.
Imagine the effect this tragedy
would have on green players, men who
had never before played organized
football. To have fought hard and
fierce1y for three quarters and over.
then to have victory (for it would
have been moral victory for McPher-
son to tie st. Mary's) snatched from
them in the last three minutes by a
| drop kick.
Is it any wonder the Mcpherson let
Hays win last Saturday 80 to 0.
But Lonborg is encouraged over the
reborn enthusiasm. His men are
adapting themselves to the hard
knocks, disap appointments and flukes of
the game, and as the change is eff
fected, they are fighting.
Il may not win from Kansas Wes-
| leyan," reports Dutch, ''but the play
ers from that school will know they've.
been thru some battle. My men are
ready-bring on S&lina."
The attitude of the conference to-
ward Mcpherson was expressed re-
Gently to US. by an ardent follower of
the game, and the conference.
II glad to see Dutch Lonborg at
| MCPHERSON" he said. Everyone who
knows Lonborg wishes him a success
full season and is sorry to see him lose
| games. But, if the Dutchman can
convince the Mcpherson authorities
that football in the college is needed,
helpful, even necessary, he will have
| done wonderful years work.
Some fans and alumni of the state
university who are considerably en-
Unused at the thought of opening up
the stadium were alarmed recently
when they looked up a few records
concerning the setbacks at stadium
openings.
When Harvard christened her
lstadlum by playing Dartmouth, the
Dartmouth team won. Too bad.
When Yale university opened her
great bowl, she was defeated in the
first game by Harvard by one of the
largest scores ever made in a Yale
Harvard contest.
Princeton, however, opened her
stadium with a win from Dartmouth.
Fine.
What will be the outcome of the
Aggie-K. U. game, the opening contest
in the new half million dollar stadium
at Lawrence?
VIII the jinx hold?
With only one tie to mar the rec
ord of this season, the Topeka high
school football team will invade OF
tawa today, for a game with the OF
tawa high school.
Defeats to Atehison, Leavenworth
and Salina, and a tie with Manhattan
are the records made by the Barnes
youngsters.
But Ottawa has held a jinx on the
local players for several years. The
Topekans have been unable to win
from the Baptist high school,
This time we're going to break the
compact of fate and jinx," said Coach
]. e. R. Barnes of 7. H. S. today.
The Topeka boys left on a 7:40
Santa Fe this morning. The following
men made the trip: Bruce, Wilson,
Boyd, Graefe, Shaner, Mclaughlin,
Yeager, Wood, Bishop. Hall, Jolley,
Rethmeyer, Carmain, Carr, Blanken-
beker, johnson, Bland and French.
While Washburn is playing the Col