The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-10-17

ticipat:on in high school athletics are
much more stringent than was the
case a short time ago. development
of brain as well as Drawn IS one thing
it used to be. Not so many years ago
a person could enroll in one high
school subject and mus be eligible to
play football. The rules of the Kan
sas State High School Athletic asso-
citation do away with that. Some of
the requirements of the association
are:
Only undergraduates under 81 years
of age NAV participate in games.
No student will be allowed to par
ticipate in one sport for more than
four years.
Use of tobacco in any form is pro-
hibited.
The player must be passing in three
solids at the time of the game. and
must have passed in at least three
solids the preceding year.
Seniors must be passing in all sub
jects needed for graduation.
These rules have resulted in more
uniformity in high school athletics 1t
has eliminated the athlete who would
go to school only to play football,
rot carry more subjects than was alb
solutely necessary.
What is the matter with Wash
burn?
If that question has been asked
once in the last week it has been
asked forty times.
There seems to be a feeling here
that unless Washburn wins every
game there is something wrong. A
few persons around town appear to
have annexed the thought, or lack of
thought, that Washburn is a second
United States Army team, a Stage
that it is not.
Why this idea should be prevalent
we do not know. Why the would-be
fans and would-be~ supporters should
start such a howl is beyond us.
In the first place Washburn has lost
met but one conference team. Yes, it
won that by what is some times called
luck, but more than one football
game is won that way. Ottawa, the
team which lost to Washburn in the
first conference clash, tied the Icha-
bods last year, and the fact that
Washburn won over it this year
should be sufficient evidence that
Washburn is a better team.
Another thing, fans or alleged fans,
should first of all remember that
Washburn is an exceedingly small
school in comparison with Kansas or
Nebraska. or Kansas State, or Iowa.
or Oklahoma. Washburn should not
be expected to turn out a football
team which can win consistently over
such schools as Kansas or Kansas
State. 1t is not reasonable nor con-
sistent. 1t is entirely beyond reason
to think of such an idea
If these knockers will stop a min
ute and compare the Washburn en-
rollment with Kansas State it will BIO
seen that there are almost as many
freshman boys enrolled at Kansas
State as there are stuCents in Wash
at Aggieville will show an enrolment
of 500 freshman boys. The enroll
ment at Washburn is approximately
1000, including young women.
This fact alone should put the Ag-
gies ahead of Washburn when it
comes to picking a team. 1t was not
a surprise that Washburn was defeat
ed at Manhattan. 1t was a surprise
that it lost by as large score as it
did, but when one stops to consider
that the Aggie school is competing for
Valley honors this year, and has one
of the best teams it has had for years,
the defeat should not be any by which
to judge the strength of the Wash
burn eleven.
The reason why the varsity lost to
the Washburn freshmen probably can
be attributed to several things. The
freshmen lineup had several of the
best men of the varsity on it. Taylor
at full, for instance. and Bruce at
other. games. The varsity did not