The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-12-02

other forms of sport, the talk still
goes around of the upSets that have
marred what looked like perfect sea-
sons for several teams over the coun-
try.
y Particularly is this true in the KAN
sas and. Missouri Valley conferences.
Three teams stand out in the valley
as having made an exceptional rec
ord for 1922. They are Nebraska,
Drake and Kansas Aggies. While the
percentages show these three as head
and shoulders in the lead, the Missouri
football eleven must receive some rec
ognition even tho the standings rec
ord is low. Missouri started the sea-
son by some defeats which charac-
teried the Tiger eleven as the weak
est in years. Nebraska, the confer
ei1ce champions, won from the Mis-
sourians, As to 0. The Tigers were
defeated by Oklahoma and Kansas
Aggies, teams always rated among the
top notchers in the valley In fact
Missouri showed no signs of having
a punch sufficient to defeat the Jay
hawker, until the win over Washing
ton university a short time before the
close of the season
This was after the coaching trouble
at Columbia had been barred to the
world. Tom Kelly had resigned, and
Chuck Lewis, last years captain and
star, took the reigns. 1t was for the
Kansas game that the former nero Oh
the Tiger camp started pointing. "A
complete reversal was noted in the
morale, in the playing, in fact in the
entire sentiment at Missouri. Then
after the successful season at Prince
ton. when that eleven took the CHAM
pionship of the big Three Bill
Roper, coach of the Princeton eleven,
and former Missouri mentor, came
west His presence in the lair OF the
Tiger had a great effect on the team:
He nut pep into them. They started
fighting.
Nebraska is easily the leader of the
Missouri valley, and is rated by many
as the strongest team in the United
states. This may be taking IN con-
siderable territory, but only one team
<v-on over the Nebras1ans, and the de-
feat syracuse handed to the western
ers is believed by many not to snow
the proper strength of the Cornnusk-
ers The days of Rutherford Chanl-
berlain and other stars of former days
are recalled at Lincoln this year IN the
pIaying of Hartley, 1927 captain
Iewellen, half, and Preston ana Rus-
SELL quarters. Some beleVe TINS coill-
b.nation is the best that America ever
has seen on the football field others
declare the work of Chamberlain !
Rutherford and their partners VIII go
down in history as the greatest packs |
ON one of the greatest teams in Amer |
lea.
Several Topekans have played |
against the erfeFd-Chamberlain |
were in Beatrice, Neb:, high school. |
Topeka lost to the Beatrice hlgh |
school that year. Topeka high mad |
wonderful football team in those days /
Old timers in Topeka tell about the |
performance of these men. The en-
tire crew went from Beatrice to Ne
braSka university.
Drake is standing in~ehe 1000 per
cent class in the valley, but mas
played less games than Nebraska, ana
has met weaker teams II as s.rong
eleven, but there is doubt that it could
have won from Kansas Aggies or Nc
braska.
Kansas Aggies had one of the most
seasons on the gridiron that
il has had for years. The Aggies lost
but one game, tied two and won three.
Kansas and Oklahoma were the tie
games.
The remarkable thing in Aggieville
is the men who have shown up TINS
year. At least two men probably Will
make the alI-Yalley selection at the
Aggies. Swartz is one of the best
that has been seen in
the valley for some time. He and the
two Quarterbacks at Nebraska are run
ming close for valley honors' put
Swartz has played more games than
either of these men His passing abil-
ity and field generalship is far above
the average. He MAJ win the pilot
berth. Stark is another man tnat
must be considered in selecting an
team, and Captain Hahn Is
a line man of proven ability.
Coach Charles/Bachman, of Kansas
Aggies, is a Notre Dame man, and
his work with the Kansas team is
based on the More Dame system. His
team gave Nebraska the worst scare
112N- TotN ell q
earned but one of the three touch
downs over the Aggies. The forward
passing system of the Aggies is second
to none in the country, in the opinion
Of many writer's and observers.
The Aggies will lose nine men by
the graduation route this year. Cap
tain Hahn and Burton, that fine little
Aggies four years each, and played
their last gamL Thanksgiving day.
Burton is one of the best men in the
valley, but injuries kept him out of
against him in the all-valley selection.
Others who played their last game for
the Aggies Turkey day are: Schind-
Ter, Franz, Sebring, Axline, Tandell,
Sears and Stab.
Ernest c. Quigley. veteran official
Of the middle west, and National
Ieag que umpire, has officiated in some
Of the largest games of the country.
He worked in the Harvard-Yale game,
in the east, an8 has worked larger
number of games in the valley and
Kansas conference. Today he is in
Tulsa to referee a game between Oak
Park high school, of Chicago, and
Tulsa high school. This is a post sea-
son game, and is one of the most i'm
portant high school clashes in the
middle west Some great football men
have come out of Oak Park high
school Among them is Bob Zuppke,
Of Illinois coaching fame It was in
his high. school that ''Zup" first made
1 name for himself as a coach At one