The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-19
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teams were developed in Topeka this
summer.
Altho college and high school sports
are not professional, as far as money
is concerned, they have become al
most commercial in that a coach who
does not pick out and train students
who will win games for the school, is
considered as having failed.
And so it goes.
Until the public comes to regard
athletics from the standpoint of train
ing and not alone from the develop
ment of teams which can win, will
physical educa ton reach the stage 1t
should hold. Coaches are bound by
the public and by college rules which
require that they produce winning
teams.
Winning teams are all right, and
are great advertisements to a college,
| but in the development of winning
/ teams so many times only men in
colleges who already are well devel-
oped physically get a chance to COM
| pete in athletics The winning team
aspect of athletics must not be for
gotten, however, but more attention
should be given to the students who
need the development, the training
and the physical education.
One thing that has done much
toward bringing out the poorer ath-
lete is class athletics. Many times
! students who get no other chance to
| take part in contests get it in class
games Many of the colleges over the
country have emphasized this phase
| of sports. But there still is room for
more of it.
Examinations during the war
1Six nh roJ do
velopment in this country is far be-
low what it should be. Only a small
percentage of the men examined for
/ military training were found physi-
cally fit. Probably no other thing
has done more toward the raising of
| the physical status of the men of this
country than the training received in
the army. Men who were awkward
and who were weaklings, were trained
in the posts and environments of the
civil life after the war they were bet
ter men for having had that training.
Washburn college, this year is TAX
ing a step which will be for better
trained college men physically. Dwight
T. Ream, director of athletics, has
announced that the freshman team
will be given games with minor col
leges and possibly some of the better
high schools in the state. That is a
wise step on the part Of the Washburn
management 1t will give training to
the men who are unable to make
the varsity eleven. They will be bet
ter men for having had a chance to
take part in the amateur sport. They
will not drop out of training just as
lsoon as they find out they cannot
make the first team. Some of the
Other colleges in the conference are
doing just this thing, but Washburn
is a jump or two ahead of most Of
the Kansas schools in this respect
Then physical education aside from
participation in major sports plays a
part in raising of physical standards.
Manhattan, for instance, has compul-
sorry military training for all men at
souri, university also has military
training.
vic" Trusler, former varsity vet
eran at Kansas State Normal, is
coaching the Roosevelt high school
the stars at the Normal. Roosevelt,
which is the preparatory school of the
Normal. is optimistic over the out
look for a. winning team this year.
The ends and the backfield of last
years squad are back, and twenty
eight other men have reported
Hodges Barnett, last years tackle
captain, is out for the varsity at the
Kansas Normal this year.
Leo earle; brother Of Clarence
Harold Grant all-state halfback. will
play the end positions for Roosevelt
The Trusler twins. Wis and Wild, with
Hawkins. will play halves. Moore
and Green of Kincaid, center and
fullback. respectively. will play with
Roosevelt.
Nelson, of Stockdale, is showing up
well at tackle. Roosevelt is scheduled
to play Lawrence. Eureka, Elmdale,
Eskridge, Chase county high, and
Winfield. in the order named. this
Eyear.
Coach Lamar Hoover, of Paramount
has the best lineup this year he has
had for years. Forty men are out in
the moleskins for the wheatshockers.
Rigley at guard and P. Schrader at
full weigh PAS and 200 respectively.
1t is quite probable that the huskiest
team in the conference will be at
Paramount. Scrimmage every day this
week is the plan of Coach Hoover.
The Wheatshockers will meet Beth
any college at Lindsborg, September
20, as a season opener.
Forty-five men, of which thirteen
are letter men, at the Kansas State
Normal school this year, cause ''Bil1'
HargisS, coach, and Edward Zahorick.
assistant coach, to be optimistic over
the prospects. The letter men back
are: Paul Kutnink, al1-Kansas guard
last year; who is captain of the eleven;
Cole Van Osdal, Sughrue, Kerr. Holt
frerich,- Thomas, Carrie, Beck, Mccoy,
Stewart, Allen and Koch
Eight of last years second squad
also are on the field.
Zahorik comes to the Normal from
the University of Illinois.
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The Normal will open the season