The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-09-28
W.L.HuSSins Jr:


Washburn football stock has suf-
fered a slump. judging from the stuff
shown in practice at Washburn field
| Tuesday night.
= By that we do not mean that any
thing really vital is wrong-but the
lads didn't have the punch, and the
familiarity with plays they should
have.
Three more nights of practice
couple of chalk-talks and then the big
game of the year-yet Washburns de-
Tenders are not prepared.
| After an hour of preliminary prac-
| tice. Coaches Ream and He'll began
scrimmage, changing men here and
there. using the entire first string dur
| ing the evening.
, The line is capable of most anything
| They are big men. and are good line
worry to the students, spectators. and
we believe to the two coaches altho
they admit nothing.
Stevens at quarterback, Boies at
fullback, and Euler and Sharp at
halves, should be good. But they
failed to make gains last night They
couldn't find the holes, even tho they
opened wide as wagon-roads. Fun
| bles were overwhelmingly too fire.
quent. The backs would miss the
point of play. and crash into the backs
of their own men time and again. The
spectators nopeu II was only an OH
night-but g. hope isn't much comfort
to ardent supporters of a team.
! Ream will probably send in the fol-
! lowing line Saturday: Jamison, r. e.;
Kennedy, T. t; Blevins. r. g.; Irwin,
c.; - l. G.; Cossman, l. t. (capt)
Rogers, / e.
The man has not yet been chosen.
even tentatively, who will play the left
guard pOSjtiOn
The line is heavy, experienced, and
dependable. Every man playing
line position has won his letter at
Washburn in previous years. Then
| there is Sandy Crawford, one of the
best ends Washburn ever had, who is
back this year, after a brief sojourn
to the United States Naval academy
at Annapolis. John Barstow, 1873
pound guard, will be in the fighting
after the K. U. game. He is in Wich-
tia at the Wheat show now, and will
miss the preliminary practices.
Many likely linemen are to be found
at the Blue camp, but where are the
| backfield men? Brewster was ruled
out by the K. U. coaches. Wyckoff
| was released by Ream.
Yes, it's the backfield that is going
to cause the worry.
While down at Jayhawkville, things
are looking brighter every minute.
Coaches Clark and Schlademan have
reduced the squad to thirty men, and
further reduction is expected to be
made. The thirty men viii probably
| invade Topeka Saturday, however.
Circumstances are reversed at kan
sas and Washburn. While Ream is
working hard on his backfield,
"Potsy Clark is endeavoring to
gather together a working combina-
| ton for a line.
U. Spurgeon is a hard-hittings fast
| moving fullback. Weltz, 1920 man.
is crowding Spurgeon for a fullback
| job. AS to alfbacks,-there are lots
of them. McAdams. Griffin, Black,
and Mifflin are all making clear.
sure tracks for backfield positions.
"Prexy" Wilson and Lefty" Farrel
are trying for the quarterback job.
Clark has no reason to worry for his
backf:eld. The men arc good.-even
tho they might not measure up to the
standard of former K. U. backs. And
Clark himself. the column Is inclined
to believe. could take a bunch of the
rawest rockies in several states and
form them into a presentable back
field. Clark's reputation speaks con-
vincingly in his favor.
Well make a guess as to the line
Clark will use in the opening game.
It's only a guess, however,-and were
going to watch closely and see how
near we come.
Hale at center. if badly infected
ankle heals. If not Hale.-then
Saunders.
Reedy and Fraker at guards.
Reedy at 200 lbs, and Fraker at
about 245. a hard place to run
play.
'iPete" Jones at tackle. with r1aybe
Weinkoof, or Turner on the other side
of the line.
young Dutch" Lonborg will get a
chance at an end, on his brothers
reputation if for no other reason
Mcdonald. McLain and Grey are also
going for an end.
Then. we must remember, Clark is
still striving for that mythical. ether
cal line combination. He will still
| be working for the perfection of It
during and after the Washburn-K. ..
game If the score Saturday looks
| favorable for K. U. at some early stage
of the game, We expect to see subst1-
tuition from the Kansas side-lines.
And on the other hand, the same thing
will be the effect of a Washburn
| scoring Spectators will see many *.
| U. men in the game.
Those of us who ttIieve that Wash
burn will win, and those of us who be-
lieve that K u will win ought to be
| fair with both sides of us and face
thinks squarely, Weighing everything
| in detail.
Kansas university has a coaching
staff that is probably as good if not
better than any other in the Missouri
valley. "Phog' Allen is an ideal di-
rector of athletics, as well as an e1-
pert osteopeth. "Potsy'' Clark is one
| of the famous of pre-war athletes. and
with the help of Adrian Lindsay. now
| freshman coach at Kansas, he puts
! the A Z. F. championship football