The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-11-06

Three teams remain tied for first
place in the Missouri Valley standings
for 1922. Drake stands at the head
of the list with three games won and
none lost, and Nebraska is in second
place, also with 1000 per cent, but
with but two victories in the valley,
and none lost. Kansas IAggies has
two wins to its credit, with no losses.
but it has two tie games, one with
Oklahoma and the other with Kansas.
Missouri, Iowa State and Kansas
have a 500 per cent opposite them,
with the first two having won two
games and lost two. while Kansas has
lost one, won one and tied one. Grin
nell has one win and two losses
checked against it, giving this school
a standing of .333. Oklahoma and
Washington are at the bottom of the
list, Oklahoma with two games lost
and one tied. while Washington has
lost four contests.
1t looks like at least one of the val
ley elevens Will go thru the season
indicated. That may be Nebraska or
Drake. Nebraska plays Kansas Aggies
and Kansas, while Drake meets Grin
nell, in the conference. No one is able
to stretch his imagination enough to
believe that Nebraska may lose to the
fast Kansas Aggies eleven, and there
is quite a little doubt about the Jay
hawkers being able to win from Hush
ers, but one never can tell. The way
the Hawkers showed up in the Okla
homa clash Saturday, brings hope to
the fast Kansas eleven and to the fol-
lowers of the crimson and the blue.
Since Grinneu showed so much
stronger by winning from Washing
ton, it looks like Drake is in for
tough battle with the Grinnell eleven,
when a week ago the Drake followers
believed that a win over Iowa State
would be all that was necessary for
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sweep of the valley. Drake does not
meet Nebraska this year.
GrinneH has been an, ancient enemy
be the best and one of the hardest
games of the year for the Drake
eleven Only by eliminating this team
will Drake have a chance at the title.
The Grinnell team is better than when
it lost to Missouri. The win over
Washington is clear evidence of a bet
ter trained eleven. The score was 1 6
to 0 for Grinnell.
Nebraska's loss to Syracuse was
somewhat of surprise to the follow
ers of the Cornhuskers. so the win
Kansas has over the Sooners boosts
crimson hopes in Lawrence. The long
trip east and the trip to Lawrence i'm
mediately upon return from the east is
believed at Lawrence to give Kansas
a decided edge that it would not
otherwise have Kansas itself has had
some experience with eastern trips.
and it knows what it does to team.
So it is this, together with the in
creased strength of the Jayhawker
eleven that hope is based on for the
clash at Lawrence Armistice day, the
same time of the dedication of the
menu rial stadium.
Missouri had Kansas Aggies beat
until the last quarter when the Coach
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attack and scored, making the finai
count II to 10 for the Farmer school.
So Missouri, Washington and all the
rest of the schools. except Drake, Kan
sas, Nebraska and the Kansas Aggies
seem to be out of the running for all
valley honors.
Michigan gave the Michigan Aggies
a beautiful trimming in the last week
end games, thus bidding for western
conference honors. Its winning streak
has not been stopped by any eleven
this year. The team under the direc-
ton o< Fielding Yost, is one of the
best in the big Ten" division, and
remains tied with Chicago, Iowa and
Wisconsin for first place. All of the
four teams which are leading the con-
ference have two games won and none
lost nor tied.
The Zuppke crew from Illini won
by a. to score over the Northwest
ern eleven 1t was a close game
Northwestern is playing up to greater