The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-02-27

pitchers: Kline, Bishop and Lonborg.
members of the 1921 freshmen team,
will make strong bids for Positions
Brutus Hamilton, national pentha--
lon and decathlon champion, is the
center of Missouri Universitys hopes
for a successful track season. Coach
Simpson has six letter men as
nucleus for his team, with fifteen
promising freshmen. The Tigers have
an unusual record in track. They
have not lost a dual meet since 1914
and only two Missouri Valley confer
ence meets. The Missouri indoor
track schedule follows: March 4, Illi-
nois relay carnival, Champaign. ILL.,;
March II. Missouri Kansas indoor
dual meet at Kansas City. Mo: March
rs, Missouri Valley indoor conference
meet at Kansas City. Mo.
There are now fifty candidates for
the Washington university baseball
team who arc holding indoor practice
daily. The team is practicing early
and hopes to turn out a team that
may clinch the Missouri Valley title.
only a few of the 1921 men who
earned letters are missing.
Rumors that a baseball league in
southeastern Kansas will be organized
are growing The towns to be included
in the proposed organization are: Os-
wego, Columbu Cherryvale, Chetopa,
Scammon and Parsons.
st. Johns high school track pros
poets for a successful season are good.
Ross Mcclure, captain, is taking the
candidates on a two mile hike daily
for the purpose of. limbering up. The
board OF education is planning to lay
out a new track.
The northeast Kansas high school
probably be held at Horton if Atchi-
son refuses to hold it, according TO
r. R. Cook, president of the Kansas
State High School Board of Athletic
control. Cook has received no off
cial statement from the Atehisoa off
Gals but it has been reported from
high authority that the tournament
will not be held at Atchlson. Horton
is the only city in the district besides
Atchison that has ample facilities to
conduct It.
Preparations are now being made
for the district basketball tournament
which will be held at Pittsburg. A
large number of teams will enter, ac-
cording to present indications. Fort
Scott appears to be the strongest con-
| tender Pittsburg, however. intends
to make a determined effort to de-
feat the Fort Scott aggregation.
Harold Grant, crack forward Tor
College of Emporia, outstripped his
brother, Edward Grant, of Roosevelt
(NormaD high school, recently in the
number of field goals scored. Harold
Grant now leads the individual stand
ings of the four Emporia Schools.
These schools have made AT baskets,
175 free throws or a total of 1929
points this season.
The distracting influence of the
L. > Il Ill
OF Northwestern university, Evanston,
Ill, is blamed for the consistent poor
showing of the schools teams The
closest approach to a successful foot
ball season was in 1917, when it was
defeated by Ohio State university in
championship. Since then they have
won few games. In other sports the
standing of the school has been of
relative unimportance.
Dodge City is planning for it's dis
trict preliminary high school basket
ball tournament, to be held March 10
ana II. Teams of about thirty high
schools will be entered. There will be
about $50 players and several hun
dred fans will accompany the teams to
witness the series of games. An en-
tertainment will be presented the first
night Of the tournament. The pro-
ceeds of the affair will be used to help
defray the expenses of the visiting
teams. The Chamber of Commerce
will present the winning teams with
two silver loving cups
The Nebraska university wrestling
team defeated the Iowa university rep
resentatives by a score of % to %
in dual meet at Lincoln Saturday
night.
Newton strengthened it's hold on
fir~t place in the Arkansas Valley
league last week by defeating both
Arkansas City and Winfield. Wichita
il in second place. Newton and Wich-
tia will close their league schedule
this week.
Arkansas valley Standings,