The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-10-15

out of twelve forward passes for a
total of fifty yards.
Pittsburg attempted forward passes
on eight occasions, and made five
complete flips for a total of So yards.
The conference is surprised at the
news of the Pittsburg- Baker game
Doped as one of the strongest teams
in the conference due to their per-
Torrance on Washburn field October
7, the Manuals were slated for a sweet
trip thru the conference.
Scott and Alyea were out of the
Baker game, taken out early for in
juries, however.
1t might be just another case of
over-confidence Teams that win
easily from supposedly hard oppo-
nents, are sometimes troubled with
men will recover however, if this be
the trouble.
, The K. U. Jayhawkers will tangle
this afternoon on tn } Haskell Institute
gridiron with the Drake Bulldogs in
what will be the first Kansas confer
ence game for K. U.
Drake has already defeated small
and inconsequential Iowa. college,
while K. U. has a decisive victory over
Washburn.
The dope seems about even. with
maybe a slight edge to Drake because
of their. abundance of old men back,
while Kansas is playing with-only two
| former regulars in her lineup.
K. U. goes into action this afternoon
after a two weeks rest since the de-
| feat of Washburn at Topeka, % to Z.
| However, that victory of thesJayhaWk
| was somewhat minimized when the
| Pittsburg- Manual Training Normal
took WashburIf- into camp, 21- to 7,
| last Saturday. This comparative score
dope puts K. U. in the light of a rather
weak team. But Kansas ooters point
also to the fact that the coaches sent
| the team into the opening game with
| but four plays.
Kansas goes into. the game this aft
ernoon with a wholesome respect for
the Drake team. K. U. scouts who
| saw the Des Moines school play last
week brought back reports of a team
that matched K. U. evenly as to
weight and with an attack that may
mean a load of trouble for the Grim
son and Blue warriors. Coaches Clark
and ,Schlademan of Kansas are MAX
! ing no predictions as to the outcome
of the game but do predict a real bat
tie. At any rate today's struggle will
give the first available line on the way
the K. U. team compares with other
Missouri Valley material this year.
Long, hard practices have charac-
terized the Kansas preparation for to-
| days game Secret practice was held
| day of this week The time has been
spent largely on formations and shift
ing the available man material about
! in an effort to arrive at the best team
| combination. The coaches are not at
! tempting to develop the team fully at
this stage of the game. as the K, u,
schedule is heaviest at the latter part
| of the season and they do not wish to
| risk a team gone stale at the time of
the final and important games.
merous men a tryout for a regular
| berth on the team. Much of the time
! Capt. pete" Jones has been out of
scrimmage with an infected face, but
he will get into the going today at his
| regular left guard position. The other
guard berth will be held by "Pete"
Reedy, with Wynkoop and Fraker as
! possible substitutes. - Center will be
! held down by Hale, with Saunders and
| Weidlein as possibilities. Tackles will
be Davidson and Higgins with Boone
| as substitute and the ends, Lonborg
| and. Black. the latter having been
shifted from halfback to the wing po-
sition. Mcdonald also may be used
| at end. The backfield will include
Kruger and McAdams; with Spur
geon at full and Wilson at quarter
Substitute backs are Mifflin, Griffin
and Allison.
Officials for today's game are: f.
w. Cochrane, Kalamazoo college.
referee; Clyde Williams. Iowa u, UNI
pire; r. c. Meek. Michigan u, head
Inesman.
A touchdown and field goal by
| Sward, star halfback of the Bethany
aggregation, enabled the Swedes to
smear defeat over the Cooper college
eleven of Sterling, Kan, Friday after
noon at Sterling 10 to O..
! The contest was hard fought all the
way. Sterling showed the best form
they have delivered so far this season,
and gained time and again thru the
Bethany line. Their line-plunging
was erratic, however, and they coul l
do no effective gaining in the pinches.
Three times the Bethany eleven, pi-
loted by SHILLING, quarterback crowd
ed the Sterling goal. Once they
scored touchdown, and on the other
two occasions fumbles cost the touch
/ down.
Bethany made 90 first downs to
nine of Sterlfng's. and both teams
completed three forward passes for a
total of forty yards.
The play was confined mainly to
lnS-plunging and skirting ends The
heavy. Bethany line almost met its
match IN the equally weighty Sterling
Ilne, pht the Bethany men managed to
hold effectively in the pinches.
The scores came in the third quar-
ter, when the Bethany men had
iugged the ball. consistently down the
/ field and Sward wentyover for the Sin
point counter. His field goal came In
the latter part of the third quarter.
Guy c. Oner, Bethany mentor had
little further litigation of some kind
or other at Sterling Friday over Off
Gals.
Oner asserts that he won his point
wanted TO use town men for Officials
ANYWAY the game was held IN
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