The Topeka state journal., 1922-12-20

of Missouri university met the writer
Kearney played some football at
Missouri the past season, and knows
the inside of the Missouri methods
probably as well as any of the stu
| dents.
Speaking of Coach Kelly, who re-
signed about the middle of the season,
Kearney said:
kelly is one of the best line coaches
in the country, and knows lots of
football, but his method of handling
the men did not meet with the proper
amount of success The men did not
like Kelly. He either did not know
how to handle the men or else did not
"As soon as Chuck Lewis took hold
of the team the boys started work
They liked him. They worked as they
never worked before. And their work
was crowned with success on Thanks
giving day."
Kearney spoke of the play by which
Kansas made its touchdown as one of
the most cleverly executed pieces of
work he has seen on the football field.
He called it a screen play The Kan
Sas ends played wide, the tackles and
guards played close to center, massed.
and a Kansas back played just behind
the five men. Missouri played wide
and back for pass, and the five
massed men easily went thru the Mis-
souri, center, in mass formation, with
just behind them.
The five men charged down the
field. easily making a big hole in the
Missouri defense. Missouri men, he
said did not know where the Kansas
back was who had the ball. He was
running low and was screened in by
the five n-maSS-fOrmat1On. The gain
was for a good distance, and resulted
in the Kansas counter.
Missouri prospects for a good team
in 1923 are bright, according to
Kearney. Seven men from this years
Bunschu, Knight, KershaW, Lincoln,
Hill, Van Dyne and Bunker. Old men
who will be back to defend the Tiger
reputation are: Jerry Lewis, guard:
Clyde Smith, captain and center; Pa
IIermo, guard; Walsh and Hays, ends;
Bond and Fowler. halves; and Scan
Inell, quarter. Around this group of
Veterans the next years coach at Co
iIumbia will build an eleven which will
ihave as its prime purpose defeat OF
1 Kansas.
Just who will coach Missouri next
iyear still is in doubt, Kearney de-
Hclared Chuck Lewis, who was re-
Asponsible for the finishing touches of
tIthe season at Missouri this season, has
la chance TO come to Missouri if he
Awants to. Lewis has had an offer of
assistant to Bill Roper, coach OF
Princeton. Lewis has not decided
whether he will accept the offer or
| not. Missouri fans have a lot of faith
and respect for Lewis since his work
with the 1922 squad. and would like
to have him remain next year.
| Kearney said.
Clyde Smith, new captain-eIect of
4 the 1928 Missouri university football
| team, is a junior i'm the school, is but
| Is years of age, is 5 feet inches tall.
! weighs 1T pounds and comes from
1 "a Okla is believed to be
| the youngest captain the Missouri val
| ley ever has produced 1t is believed
| in Tiger camp that he will lead, the
| team to n successful season IN 1925
| All of the men around which a new
coach will build his team next year
| have two more years at Missouri. rms
| makes Missouri look mighty good for
the next two years.
George Bond is coaching the Uni
| yersity of Missouri basketball team
from which to select five that are
as good as anything in the valley, 1t is
believed. The Missouri five will meet
Lowe and Campbell in Kansas City
during the holidays, in the first game
of the season.
Good referees have a lot to do with
clean athletics. The Kansas and Mis-
souri, valley conferences are quite
fortunate in this respect. A number
of valuable coaches for football and
basketball can be found. They are
reliable, and they are honest No ref
cree, no matter how good he is can be
oerfect, but there are some better
than others. So as far as football and
basketball is concerned, the middle
west is quite fortunate. But IN some
of the other sports the referees are
not as well versed-
Topeka has a wrestling referee
however, who is as good as any OF
them He is Tom w Martin, city
electrician. He has been officiating
in a large number of the wrestling
matches that have been staged IN 10
peka this year, and all OF them nave
| been handled we'll He has received
| considerable commendation from the
followers of the game, but his attitude
Tuesday evening in calling OFT the
second part of the bout between
Binckley and Zbyszko made him more
solid with the fans
Buckley was knocked out when he
lost the first fail, and when he came
back to continue he was in no condl'
ton to finish the match. Martin saw
this condition, and declared the match
off, thus conceding the fall tc
, Zbyszko. Binekley was offering nc
resistance to the efforts of the Pole
1t was learned after the match tha
BinckIey sustained a broken rib, al
injury to the cIavicle, the bone in tbs
front part of the shoulder. Had h'
continued with the match as he wa
wont to do to show that he was n'
GUTTER he might have been injuref
II worse, thus giving the sport blacl
H eve, Martin did the right thing. il
Il the opinion of all the fans we haT'
n heard mention it.
Noon VolIeybaH Games.
Regular games are scheduled at tn
I central Y. NJ. c. A. in the noon volley
\ hall tournament on both Christina