The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-01-20

For the first time since the Mis-
souri, kansas football contests were
moved from Kansas City to the cam
puses of the respective schools, the
gate receipts passed the high marks
established in Kansas City. when $685.,
493 was taken in at Lawrence last
Thanksgiving day The figures were
made public recently by the athletic
committee of the University of Mis-
souri,. Old Mizzo's share in the re-
ceipts amounted to s16,106 after ex-
peHses were deducted. The cost of
taking the Missouri band, the Razzers.
a boosting organization, and the team
and officials amounted to a little more
than $4,000, according to y. G.. Cley-
enger, athletic director of Missouri.
Several years ago, when the idea
was first presented of leaving the old
battle grounds of Kansas City and
playing the annual classics at Kansas
the claim that it would never pay as
the Kansas City game did.
Up until this year the blue-noses
were right. But the official dedica-
ton Of the great X. L. stadium, and
the unexcelled interest in the game of
the last year. put the total receipts far
above expectations.
This year is Missourfs turn at the
game Turkey day will see the Kan
sas and Missouri squads lined for &C
ton at Columbia. Many doubt the
prospects for as big a gate as Law
renee drew in 1921.
Kansas university leaped to the top
of the Missouri Valley basketball race
last night, by Overwhelmingly defeat
ing the Nebraska Cornhuskers, 20
to IS.
Eight points were tailed by the
Jayhawkers before Nebraska recov-
cred from the surprise.
Captain George Rody played the
best game of the season, shooting
three field goals and nine free throws,
making fifteen of the twenty five
Kansas points.
doubt. went wild with glee. The de-
feat of Kansas by the Cornhuskers
last year in the football season was at
least partially remedied. And, then,
look where Kansas went by the vic
tory-to the top of the Valley percent
age list.
Washburn won and lost against
teams from the Topeka church league
last night al Thomas gymnasium.
The white team defeated the Trinity
Methodists, 33 to II, and the red
squad lost to the United Presbyteri-
ans. 80 to 27.
Finals week" is under way at
Washburn, and no games have been
scheduled by Dwight T. Ream until
the closing of the examinations. \
heavy schedule in February, however,
necessitates hard workouts, and Ream
promised the basketeers plenty OF
them.
America starred again. This time
on skates. Joe Moore, of New York,
International skating champion, won
the Canadian title for 1922 Thursday
at st. John. Nota Bene, by taking the
first and second rounds of the ma
tional tournament at Lilly lake. He
Won the $50 yards event and finished
close behind Donovan, of st. Paul, in
the three-mile race.
st. Mary's college defeated Guy
Omers Bethany Swedes last night at
Lindsborg, % to rs, in close, hard
game.
The score at the end of the first
half was 8 to 16 in Bethany's favor,
and squirt IN the second period won
The game for the Catholics. The
guarding of Olson and Center of Beth
any was feature of the game, but
Suor and Dunn, Catholic forwards,
were able to circumnavigate their op-
ponents often enough to make the
basket total surpass that of Bethany.
Dutch" Lonborg's McPhersonites
Won their third straight victory in the
1g22 basketball race in the Kansas
conference last night, when they de-
feated Hays Normal, 80 to 20 Fur
thermore. and what's more important.
Mcpherson has not been defeated on
the court
Sargent. Mcpherson center was