The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-28
IN The HIGH SCHOOLS

Three editorials strongly opposing
the remaining of Wichita high school
We're recently published in The Mes
senger, the school paper. There has
been much talk in Wichita Of chang
ing the name /of the school to Roose-
welt high school. The school has been
conducted under the name of Wichita
high school for sixty years and the
entire student body is opposed to the
proposed new name.
Fall tennis tournaments are being
held in many of the Kansas high
schools this year In the Columbus
and Fort Scott high schools tennis
tournaments were held for the boys
and in the Wichita high school
girls tournament was held. At the
Hoiton high school two tournaments
were held, one for boys not enrolled
in the school and one for boys at
tending school.
The Crawford county high school is
playing football this year for the first
time. The team has been successful
so far this season, winning its first
three games.
A special football edition of the
Holtonian, the Holton high school
paper, was published recently. Hol-
ton won it's first two games of the
season from the Atchison and Wet
more high schools. each by score of
IS to 6. The Holton eleven averages
156 pounds.
The Netawaka, Kan. high school,
which has no football team. has be-
gun basketball practice.
The Atchison high school line this
year averages between 1870 and 1856
pounds, according to the Optimist, the
Atchison high school paper.
Wilbur starr, Hutchinson high
school halfback, is not only an all
round athlete, but is also a leader in
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president of the Hutchinson Hi-Y club
this term Starr keeps in training
more carefully than any other player
on the team, according to followers
of the Hutchinson eleven. He showed
excellent craftsmanship and played
clean game in a contest between the
Hutchinson and Topeka high school
elevens held here recently.
Altho Fort Scott high school pro-
duces one of the fastest basketball
teams in the state each year, it has
been having only mediocre success at
football this fall. Two of it's first
three games of the season were
dropped to the Moran and Kansas City,
Kan. high school elevens. Its only
victory came in the opening game
when it defeated the Eldorado Springs,
Mo, team, 8 to s.
Two years of physical training are
required of every student in the Pitts
burg high school.
Girls of the Beloit high school are
playing soccer during the fall. Regu-
lar practice IS held twice each week.
Manhattan-In a fast game here
Friday Manhattan highs defeated
Lawrence. 10 to 6, and so avenged
themselves for the 3 to defeat
handed them by Lawrence last year.
Bonner Springs-Bonner Springs
IA to Z, Friday. Bonner scored in the
first and third .uarters and Gardner
in the last. The defeat was the first
this year for Gardner.
Concordia-Beloit high school foot
ball squad defeated ConcorCia 81 to
6, here Friday.
Abilene-Emporia high school de-
feated Abilene, 10 to 0. in a hard
fought game Friday.
Clay Center-The Clay county high
school football team defeated the
Belleville high school team, 70 to 0,
here Friday.
Neodesha-Football scores in the
Verdigris Valley high school league
Friday; Independence, 80. Fredonia,
o: Coffeyville. IS; Neodesha, 4;
Caney, 6, Labette county, o.
ffeyville-Coffeyvill high school
took a fiercely fought Verdigris VAL
ley league game from Neodesha here
Friday. IS to 6.
Council Grove-Council Grove high
school football team won from Herring
ton, here Friday. SO to o. This makes
the fifth consecutive victory for the
Grove eleven, having won from Alta
Vista, Boys Industrial school, of To-
peka, and from Alma and Usage City
highs.
Syracuse-The local high school
eleven won from Garden City here
Friday, 16 to Z. The local eleven out
played the visitors : in every depart
ment of the game. Garden City is
the first school to score against the
local eleven this year, while Syracuse
has scored III points,
Norton-NNorton high school defeat
ed Thomas county high school foot
ball eleven, &c to 6. here Friday.