The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-23
Sport Notes
BY HAROLD HENDERSON.

IL 6G dAhOllD HE4NOEttSONs
The members of the Missouri val
lev conference will hold their first
sas City. Kansas is doped to win as
a result of its victory over Missouri
last week. Oklahoma will not enter
the meet. Iowa State and the Kan
sas Aggies are classed as the other
two strong teams. The ability of
Grinnell, Drake and Washington is
not known. If the meet proves to be
a success, it will probably be made an
annual affair.
Football emblems have been
awarded to sixteen members of last
years football team at Paramount
college. Prospects for the 1922 sea-
son are bright. Captain Mcmahon is
the only member of the squad who
will not> return to school. Members
of the 1921 squad, who will be candi-
dates for positions on the team are;
Greider and Whitacre, end; Captain
elect Braught and Austin, tackle; Ma
lone and Shacklett, guard; Theis and
Burgess, center; Kimel and Tooley,
quarterback; Miller, Griggy and Muff'
halfback-
Leavenworth and Atchison high
schools are going to attempt to re
they have suffered at the hands OF
Topeka high school. Both schools
are conducting spring football prac-
tice, Coach Foster, of LeavenWorth'
practice this week. Only three letter
men on the Leavenworth team VIII
return to school next fall. They are;
Buck, tackle: Radloff halfback, and
play the following schools next sea
son: Topeka, Horton, Rosedale, NaIley
Falls. Horton and Kansas City, Kan.
Coach Reid of Atchison reports a
number of promising men for the 1Szz
season workouts will not begin un-
til April 1.
Altho only three letter men have
returned to school. St Mary's expects
to have a representative nine TINS sea
son. Considerable pep has been dls-
ployed since Coach Conway issued the
cali for candidates. Among the vet
Grams who are appearing at the WORK
outs are: Brazeau, Boland. Morrlsey'
Suor, Grant and Gregory. The tenta-
tive schedule follows: April s, X. ).
A c. at Manhattan; April II, hays
Normal at st. Mary's; April II, Kan
sas Aggies at St. Mary's; April p,
20, Emporia Normal at ST. Mary,s
May 2 and 5, Chilocco Indians at St
Mary's: May -, Kirksville Osteopaths
at st. Marys; May II and IL, South
oklahoma A. and NJ. at st. Mary's;
May 20. Haskell at st. Mary's; May
25, Haskell at Lawrence.
Leavenworth high school has only |
small hopes of having an outstanding
basketball team next season. Only |
four men received letters for this sea-
sons work and they will graduate. |
They are: Sexton, Klemp. Frey and
Gill.
Sol S. Kunz of Emporia has been i
elected captain of 1922 Roosevelt high |
hn1 q
guard last season. 1t was his first |
year in football.
The elimination of the goal kick /
football. says Mike Ahern, athletic di- |
rector of the Kansas State Agricultu-
raj college. THE elimination of the |
formal goal kick, following a touch
down, will not materially affect the |
game-in fact, will make scarcely any
change" says Ahern. THE fact is |
that instead of formally kicking goal.
the team with the ball will in all prob
kick. 1t will add some interest to the
game. I believe, from the spectators
Mcpherson high school didn't have
sufficient money to finance the trip
Of the basketball team to the state
at Lawrence last week, so
the players paid their own expenses.
If the influence of Larry Quigley,
athletic coach at st. Benedicts col
lege, has any bearing on the subje |
the college will probably be admitted
10 the Kansas conference this spring.
A heavy football schedule is being ar
ranged. Between sixty and seventy
candidates for the eleven have re-
ported for spring football practice.
Baseball work has been started on
he college diamond with one of the
largest squads in years, working out
1aily.
Andy Sughrue, of Dodge City, Kan
sas State Normal center, has been
elected captain of the 1928 basketball
cam. Other men who received letters
Tor their efforts during the season
are: McGahan, Duer, Holtfrerick.
Beck, Van Osdol, Carl, Strueby and
Johnston.
DR.. James Naismith, of Kansas uni
rersity, the inventor of basketball, has