The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-09-19
new 7, II. S. COACH
Victor Hurt Is Student of GWin
Henry of C. of e.
Made Splendid Record as Coach
in COIdwater School.

Victor Hurt, new athletic coach at
Topeka high school. who is graduate
OF the College of Emporia. and a stu
dent OF Gwin Henry, one of the lead
ing. coaches in the Kansas conference,
was graduated from the Presbyterian
school in 1920
He played with the Emporia team
In 1913 and 1919 wnen that school
Won the Kansas conference champion
ship. His position was center. He
played center on the basket ball team
in 1920, and had considerable expert
ence on the track at Emporia in 1919
and 1920.
Since he left C. of E., he has
coached two years at Coldwater high
school. In the two years he has been
there his team lost but two football
games out of seventeen played. The
Coldwater basket ha'l team lost but
four games out of thirty-six in the
two-year period. In the spring OF
1922, the Coldwater basket ball team
won three trophy cups. one at Pratt
one at Greensburg. and one IN the
class B contest at Wichita, in the
Friends university high school tourn-
ament. =
Won SIX Dual Meets.
In two years of track work at that
scnool his track team won all OF IT'S
six dual meets. won the Comancne
county championship meets both
years, and produced a great record IN
the southwestern part of the state,
Two men from Coldwater high
school placed in the high school IN
vitation track and field meet at Man
haitian The events were pole vaults
and broad jump. 1t is quite unusual
for teams from so far west in the
state to come east and place In tne
eastern meets Probably no small
ne success
of the men from Coldwatcr is due to
tho work end training they received
Urder Hurt.
I1urt anticipates having a good
team at Topeka this year. He is a
little Handicapped OF present due to
sickness and lack of old men being
hack however. which will necessitate
development of entirely new men Tor
a few positions.
Tom Eoyd Has Diphtheria.
Tom Boyd, captain of the high
school squad this year. is sick with
d'phtheria.. He probably will not be
able to get into a few of the early
season games. Boyd is trying for full
back position this year, as is also
wendell and Taylor.
The returning to school of Carma1n.
second team man and substitute cen
ter on the first team last year, the
center position looks better. Carmain
did rot start to school in the early
part of the season, and none of the
men who are reporting had mad any
experience in that position. Hall and
CowCrcy also are trying out for the
center vaca ncy.
Jack Brewster, letter man last sea-
ron, who with Grotewohl, a Wash
lI-rn high school man last year, are
working for the quarterback position.
Ifsny look Ike good men. Hurt said
This place nor any other position
has been assigned to any man as yet
but all are being given a chance to see
what they can do. Grotewohl comes
to Topeka with onsiderable of foot
faI record behind him. He was
sttonE man at Washburn rural last
SnaeCn.
Crimson. an old end man last year,
Is trying fo- that position this season
as is also barrow and L1lley- Lllley
is q new man at Topeka. having come
here from Iowa in the middle of the
schCo1 year last winter.
AIartinson Alpin and fowler. are
orr for guard positions, and are likely
loel-inG men. Carr, Hall, Goss, and
Ir--:n are possible tackle men.
Craofe. French. Owens and Boyle
ar out for the half back positions.
Dy far the largest number of men
nrc out this year than any previous
years Eighty-two suits have been
is-ucd by Hurt, and all but two of
these men are reporting for practice
GAIL This makes a strong bunch
from which to pick a first eleven.
Last week the boys were put thru
Some signal practice and some passing,
blocking, defensive and offensive tao
tics, and made good progress the first
week, Hurt declared today. The first
scrimmaSe probably will be held this
evening.
The first game Of the season will
be played with Wamego at Wamego,
ana some mighty good ticks are to be
-, . a1X
Hurt said. Wamego always has had a
strong aggregation, and this year is
no exception, reports from there in
dictate.