The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
Sport Notes
BY HAROLD HENDERSON.


Topeka high school was eliminated
from the state basketball tournament
at Kansas university Friday night,
when it was defeated by Chanute by
a score of 20 to IT. This was one of
the most successful seasons Topeka
Der of previous tournaments it was
eliminated in the first round.
Kansas university succeeded in
twisting the Tigers tail, for the third
time this year, when it defeated Mis-
souri, by a score of So to 81 in the
annual indoor track meet held at Kan
sas City Friday night. This was only
the second time in nineteen years that
the Jayhawkers had won this meet.
The Kansas State NormaI-College of
Emporia indoor track meet, which was
to have been held Friday night in the
normal gymnasium, was postponed
The meet will be held next Wednes-
day.
The Kansas Aggies are already plan
ming for an improved football team
next season and spring practice is be-
ing conducted by Coach Charles Bach
man. Forty candidates have reported
for practice Five men will be lost
by graduation. They are: Captain Gle
land, center; H. W. Schmitz, tackle;
Brady Cole, halfback; Ship Winters,
end, and D. D. Murphy, substitute
center.
Outdoor track and baseball training
will be instituted at Haskell institute
as soon as the ground dries. The nine
for this season will be composed en-
tireIy of veterans with exception of
the hurting staff. Pitchers are scarce
among the Indians.
The Central Y. NJ. C. A. volleybali
team left last night for Salina, where
it will participate in the annual state
Y. NJ. c. A. tournament. The locals
hope to repeat their trick of coping
the tournament title this year, but will
face stiff opposition. The five teams
entered in the affair are: Wichita,
Hutchinson, Salina, Mcpherson and
Topeka. Topeka will not play in the
first round as it drew a bye. It will
play the winner of the Salina-McP her
son contest in the second round.
DIR. James Naismith. of the physical
training department of Kansas univer-
sity and the inventor OF the game OF
basketball, has been invited to attend
the international basketball tourna-
ment at Indianapolis late this month
as guest of the chamber of commerce
of that city.
Spring football practice was started
this week at st. Benedicts college I'M
der the direction of Larry Quigley, the
new mentor. Spring baseball work
outs will also start within the next
few days. Leo Sander, star pitcher,
is one of the leading candidates for
the team.
Kansas City, Kan, high school i
the first large high school in the state
to report that track prospects are not
bright Coach C. w. Corsaut will use
Chester Kunz, mile and half mile man;
Clarence Mott and Ralph Russell, dash
men, as a nucleus around which he
will build his team.
Gish, white-City high school for
ward, established a record at the EN-
poria- district tournament, which IS
difficult to break. He Gagged seventeen
field baskets in one game. Gish plans
to enter one of the Emporia schools
next year.
The Reno county high school bas-
ketbaH meet will be held May at
BUTLER, Kan. Several thousand peo-
pie attend this meet annually. The
winners of the meet will enter the
state meet which will be held May 10
En- Ilnr.ia.