The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-11-22
MORE K. U. SEATS
Special Train VIII Be Run to
Lawrence Thursday.
Many Kansans VIII Attend An
nuaI Turkey Day Game.

With only two days left before the
greatest seotbaH game of the year in
Kansas, the Missouri Kansas annual
| battle at Lawrence, the state. and
! especially Topeka, is going wild.
Requests for tickets are flocking to
the office of The State Journal for
reservations at the game. One would
| believe Topeka en- masse was Ell route
to Lawrence on Turkey day
Starting with the original four hun
dred ticket reservations which ardent
football followers from Topeka pur-
chased, The Topeka State Journal has
been in almost constant touch with
Director of Athletics Forrest c. Allen
of Kansas university, in an attempt
for more tickets. A week ago two
hundred and ten tickets were received
in the stadium. They were sold be-
fore two days had gone by.
One hundred and sixty more were
Immediately received for the Topeka
bleachers- They went like wild-fire.
And today one hundred and sixty
more tickets arrived In the office of
The State Journal for sale to Topeka
people.
The seats received today are in the
end sections, erected at the ninth hour
by ''Phos' Allen and his crew of
workers. But they give command
| ing view of the entire field of play.
Special on Santa Fe.
The Santa Fe railway, realizing the
tremendous demand for transporta-
ton, has decided to run a special train
between Topeka and Lawrence on the
day of the game. The train will leave
the Santa Fe station in Topeka at
1920 o'clock in the afternoon, and
arrive in Lawrence at 1 O'clock.
In remarking about the special. J.
NJ. Connell, general passenger agent
of the Santa Fe, said:
'Only three of our trains make the
trip between Topeka and Lawrence in
forty minutes, and the special will
necessarily have to hump But were
going to give Topekans the best pos
sible service, and the forty-minute
schedule will be made.
Every comfort will be provided on
the train. We will have enough cars
to take care of the crowd, and the
special has no set time for returning
from Lawrence. It will wait after the
game until everyone is aboard, then
make a return trip of forty minutes
Many Topekans expressed a fear OF
the inclement weather this morning
The sudden cold spell has probably
dampened the ardor of many fans
I who remember the freezing tempera-
! ture at Lawrence two years ago al
the annual Interstate battle. But
with a special train. well heated and
/ comfortable to convey them TO the
scene of the conflict. the fans will go
Seats Are All Sold.
Word from Lawrence this morning
stated that more seats were almost
impossible to procure. The town OF
Lawrence is sold out. and Kansas
Cityans are finding great difficulty in
exercising the right pull to get a seat
Standing room will be at a premium.
An estimate from Lawrence stated
/ that in all probability 20. 900 or more
persons would attend the game. The
gates will be opened at noon and the
game will start promptly at o'clock
A number of Topekans have made
reservations for seats at The State
Journal Office, and have not taken W
the reservations.
They must do so at once or the re-
served seats will be sold The demand
is too great to take chances on hav-
ing seats left on hand.