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FOOTBALL.
1903.
Personnel of Players.
THE TEAM.
Here's to each lusty lad,
In his dun armor clad—
Canvas and guard and pad
Tough as a beam!
Up with the college hues!
Whether it win or lose,
Cheers, till the stones enthuse—
Cheers for the team.
What a crowd back of it,
Ev'ry man jack of it;
Sport, no lack of it,
East to the west!
Graybeard and callow youth,
Matron and Maid, forsooth,
Loyal through joy and truth,
Stanch in their zest.
Beaten, we'll cheer it still;
Biding our day until
Vict'ry our cup shall fill—
Vict'ry and glee.
Regular, substitute,
Veteran and brave recruit,
List to our loud salute:
The team! Three times three
The team! Three times three
—From Munsey's
Alpha Brumage, Captain of the 1903 team, is a Beloit boy. "Brum" has played three years on the 'varsity at fullback, tackle and end and is a good, hard working player. His work has never been phenomenal but he is always just where he is needed the most and plays for the team all the time. He has been a good Captain, a good player and a good university man, and has the confidence and best wishes of every student in the university.
Albert Hicks, Captain-elect of 1904, is also from Beloit, where he played four years on the high school team. He has played here three years at end and his position has always been well taken care of. He is a hard, steady player and has the faculty of always watching the ball and being somewhere near it on all occasions, especially on fumbles. In his first game with the university team he made a run of 100 yards and a touchdown, having recovered the ball on a fumble. The team showed their confidence in him by making him captain for next year. His work the past year has made him deserving of this honor and he will make a good man to lead the 1904 team. Hicks was named by McLean as an end on the all-Missouri Valley eleven.
ALBERT HICKS, Captain 1904.
Weeks says that Allen and his team mate Donald, are two of the best tackles in the West and that he would rather have them than any other two tackles in this part of the country. Allen is a middle law and has played two years on the varsity.
Harry Allen, tackle, is one of the big men of the squid. He comes from Independence, Missouri, where he had foot ball and basket ball training. Allen has been one of the strongest men in the K. U. line on both offensive and defensive.
HAROLD WEEKS,
Football Coach, 1903-04.
Donald, the other tackle, weighs 210 pounds all of which he makes count against his opponents. Donald has been, probably the best ground gainer K, U, has had this year and has beeh used as many times to carry the ball as any man on the team. He has had little football experience, one year on the Moran, Kansas team being all that he has played. Donald was the man who wore that pink sweater Thankgiving day at Kansas City and every one knew when "Don" got the ball and how far he went with it.
Ackerman and Bruner are an ideal pair of guards. They are of nearly the same weight and played the same kind of a game. They were shifted several times but finally settled to their rightful positions at guard. Both were good ground gainers and good hole makers and could be depended upon to advance the ball or make room for some one to go through. Coach Weeks says of the center position: "At center there is not an equal of Michaelson in the West. He could make Michigan if he would go there and work for the position." Michaelson was the only man on the team to play his same position throughout every game of the season. He is a hard, heady player, breaks through the line well and is a good tackler. This was his first year at the game and by next year certainly ought to be the best center K. U. ever had. He is a law student in the middle year and comes from Moline, Kans. Fleischman who played left end the greater part of the season is from Topeka, where he played on the high school team for three years. He is 6 feet 2 inches in height and weighs 100 pounds. He is a good man at going down under punts and at getting runners from the interference. With more experience he will make one of the best ends in the country.
Arthur Pooler is second only to Bender, of Nebraska, of the Missouri valley states as quarterback. He has played the position two years for Kansas and always has been at the right plan at the right time. His work this year has been excellent and his great kick Thanksgiving day has caused his name to be written with the names of the old foot ball heroes. This Eckersall of Kansas is a small man in inches but Missouri claims that his right foot is immense—in fact about 5 points bigger than Missouri.
Chapell, regular half back and another of McLean's Missouri valley eleven, is from Chanute and had no foot ball experience before this season. His work in the Nebraska and Missouri games was of high order. Rice the other half-back is a little tighter man than
Chappell but makes up in experience what he lacks in weight. Rice is from Topeka, where he played 8 years on the Topeka high school team. Anamasa and Ardinger, the Missouri halves, had both had much more experience than had Chappell and Rice but it would be about an even break between them for an all star team.
Woodford first substitute halfback played a fast game but had little or no experience before this season. He is a hard worker, a good trainer, and speedy. With more experience and a better know ledge of the game he will make a strong man back of the line. He is from Burlington, Kansas, and is a middle law with one more year to play.
Is., substitute half, is light for the position but is speedy and has had much foot ball experience. He is from Doms, Kansas, a sophomore art. He has two years more to play.
Cooke, regular half back, until he was injured in the Washburn game, played on the last year and played against Missouri last year. He is one of the speediest men in school and would have probably held his place had not his injuries kept him out. For his good work last year and this season, the Athletic Board gave him a "K."
Griggs, substitute half back, helped as much as any one to win the Missouri game. He went in toward the close of the second half and by his runs advanced the ball in to kicking distance. He is a good kicker and a good man to advance the ball. He is from Topeka, where he played on the high school team for 3 years.
Johnson Strickter, substitute line man is from Topeka and had his preliminary training on the Wentworth Military Academy team. He is 6 feet in height and weighs 175 pounds. He is a good player and will make some one fight for guard next year.
John Greenlee, substitute guard, is a senior art and graduates this year. He played in only one game, the Oklahoma game, but with more experience would make a good player.
Nebraska has made a most noble effort in trying to straighten the tangled skein of Eastern and Western foot ball championship troubles by attempting to get a game with Princeton, the leaders of the East. What a glorious battle it would be! Nebraska makes no assertions about being a representative of the West, but she seems to think she could give Princeton a hard fight. Since our friend Nebraska has failed to land Big Nine honors, she is at a loss to know just in which direction to turn.
BASKET BALL.
Manager Plank is very busy making up his basket ball schedule. He has several trips in mind, one east and one west, one of which will probably be taken. The western trip extends through Kansas and Colorado and as far as Cheyenne, Wyoming, and games could be aranged with nearly every good team on the way. The eastern trip, which will probably be taken, will extend through Kansas, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa and as far as Fon Du Lac, playing nearly every good college and Y. M. C. A. team on the route.
Basket ball has taken a strong hold in the northeast as an indoor game and a trip in that direction will pay expenses.
For home games, the team will play Wm. Jewell, K. C. Athletics and Y. M. C. A., Lindsborg, Topeka, Baker, Ottawa and several others.
The team should be one of the best in the country. Captain Allen has had much experience in the game and is considered one of the best basket ball players in the West. Among the men trying for the team are Hicks, who played last
yea Captain Brumage, Michaelson, McCaulley, Ray Adams, Draper, Grigra and Fleishman.
Manager Plank is trying to make the winter and spring sports pay for themselves. That is to make the sports between the end of one foot ball season to the beginning of the next come out even anyway. There is no reason why they should not. Track athletics pay in a financial way the least of any of the sports, but enough should be cleared from base ball and basket ball to make up the deficit caused by them.
THE FOOTBALL RECEPTION
The reception given in Snow hall a week ago Wednesday evening to the foot ball men—bully brave men and true—of the University of Kansas, was of course, a success. Had it not been for the inclement weather and the postponement of these festivities to a week day night where it intereferred with the ordinary routine of the students, the affair would have been the more monstrous success for which the occasion called.
After the K, U. band had a little preliminary spin upon their instrument- the chancellor appeared in the lead of the company of modern Spartans. He headed the program of the evening with a brief talk, in which he expressed his entire approbation of the team, its captain, its doing, and its coach. The Chancellor made personal mention of Hicks and Pooler. He remarked upon his extreme satisfaction with
ALPHA BRUMAGE Captain 1903.
our coach Mr. Weeks, and expressed it as his earnest desire that Mr. Weeks would be with us again next year. The Chancellor mentioned a compliment upon us and our team which he received from the coach of the Missouri team. He also spoke of our "virtual victory" over Nebraska.
The Chancellor was followed by Judge Green. He voiced the sentiments of the Chancellor concerning our team and our coach, and extended his benediction to the "scrubs."
Professor Carruth was next upon the stand; he echoed the sentiments of the Chancellor and Judge Green. Professor Carruth was followed by Dr Naismith, who laid particular emphasis upon the gentlemanly, clean, sportsmanlike foot ball which the team played and was coached to play by Mr. Weeks. Dr Naismith spoke of the conscientious manner in which our men trained and the self-sacrifice incident to such training. He requested that the other students do not lay temptations in the way of these men in training, rather that they encourage them in it, and applaud them for it. He spoke of the reluctance with which a man of our team leaves a game even when he is cruelly disabled. He said the only way by which one of our men can be induced to leave a game is for him to be told he is no longer of use on the field.
Mr. Weeks received highest praise
from the Chancellor, Judge Green Professor Carruth and Dr. Nat smith.
Following Dr. Naismith's remarks Mr. Plank was called. Mr. Plank was immediately seen busy ing himself with twenty-two large pasteboard boxes. These boxes proved to contain sweaters, which were presented one each, and a cheer every time, to twenty-two of our football men. Twelve "K's" were awarded. This is the first time that sweaters and "K's" have been given at the football reception. It is the intention of the athletic board to make it an annual affair.
Captain Brumage in behalf of his men extended thanks for the appreciation and support of the faculty and students of the University, and for the sweaters. Captain Brumage expressed his confidence in our having a winning team next year.
Michaelson was then prevailed upon to talk, and Donald could not be. Ackerman thanked every for everything. Donald was a called and again took defen. hind his modesty. Chappell der. ered a talk which was distinguished by its extreme brevity. Brunner exhibited a bashfulness almost equal to that displayed by his colleague, Mr. Donald.
Professor Higgins did not talk
Professor Higgins did not talk. The ceremonies of the evening were concluded by much hand shaking.
FEITSHANS GETS A ... K.'
At the meeting of the Athletic Board on Monday, a "K" was voted to Rollin Feitshans in recognition of his services to the University on the tennis courts. At the present time Feitshans holds the singles tennis championship of four universities including Nebraska, Missouri and Oberlin Universities. Clifford and Feitshans hold the doubles championship of Missouri University, while Pierson and Feitshans hold that of Nebraska.
A MID-WINTER TRACK MEET
BASE BALL PROSPECTS FOR 1904.
There is a move on foot to arrange a mid-winter track meet between the University of Missouri and Kansas to be held probably in Kansas City.—M. S. U., Independent.
At the close of the foot ball season our attention is turned to the base ball prospects for the spring of 1904. Kansas beat us at foot ball and the students are looking forward to the base ball team to trim the Jayhawkers - M.S. U. Independem.
The Athletic Association of Cornell University has decided to build racing shells as a commercial enterprise, and will undertake to meet all demands for boats. A skilled boat builder has been engaged and a regular shop will be opened. There is at present a large demand for Cornell boats. Harvard has agreed to purchase a new eight oared shell for her Varsity race against Yale next spring, and the University of Washington agreed to purchase a new eight oared shell.
U. S. G. PLANK,
Athletic Manager