Kansas University Weekly.
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ATHLETICS.
The Emporia Squabble.
The alleged game of foot-ball at Emporia Saturday last was a disappointment to every one apparently, and was certainly unsatisfactory to the University players.
The final score is announced 10 to 0 against Emporia. The game was conducted after the old fashioned manner of playing—there was more kicking—but unfortunately not of the ball. The trouble occurred over the rules that should govern the game. Shellenbarger coached his team under last years rules known as the Harvard—Pennsylvania rules. The rules adopted by the Inter-collegiate circuit, of which we are a member, are the Yale-Princeton. These rules are to be played under in the games with Iowa, Nebraska, Missouri and Kansas. The Yale-Princeton rules are less brutal and were drawn up to eliminate the more dangerous plays.
When Shellenbarger called back his ends to execute the mass play, the most cruel one of the old standard rules, K. U. justly objected. The Emporia boys were as determined that the play should be allowed, and finally submitted after wrangling an hour and a half. Whether or not the Emporia umpire then felt he had a grievance is not known. Any way his eyesight became badly dimmed, which naturally affected his judgment. Seven times during the first half he advanced the Emporia team ten yards on off-side play, while we were not given a yard on such a play. But that's reasonable isn't it? We have been practicing team work only six weeks, and the Emporia team had been coached as much as ten days! That's a matter the Emporia correspondent overlooked. Only twice during the entire game did the University have the ball for three consecutive plays.
It would certainly have been better policy to have allowed Shellenbarger to use his mass play, and thus have saved the report sent out that we used questionable means to defeat an inferior team. Besides it was Shellenbarger's business to know what rules the University were training under and to conform to them. The
report that the Emporia broke K. U's.line everytime they hit it, is wrong. Their right tackle was a big fellow and played stronger than Fletcher could hold. It was there Emporia broke the line, and only there. The boys say Shellenbarger never played a better game in his life, but that under favorable conditions the University could run up as large a score as against Midland.
The Team Reviewed.
There will probably be no game played Saturday. Two weeks from Saturday, Nov. 2, the inter-collegiate games begin. Iowa will meet K. U. on McCook field, and Missouri will buck with the Nebraska boys at Omaha. By that time the men who are to battle for Kansas football honors will have their names announced. This will not be the end, only the beginning, though it is a matter of much interest. There have appeared so many excellent athletes for representation on the team that the final selection is no easy task.
We take it not amiss at this stage to attempt a "critical analysis" of the candidates. It is valuable to know the strong points of the players, and it is well for each man to have a proper respect for his own ability. It is equally as important that each man should be as deeply impressed with his short comings, that he may improve and develope.
Two more new men VamPelt and Foster have come in during the week. Neither has played foot-ball, and it is unfortunate that they are so late in the season as each gives promise of good work. Foster stands 6 feet $1\frac{1}{2}$ inches, and weighs 195 pounds. He is quick on his feet, and is catching onto the game nicely. He is a formibable candidate for guard. VamPelt is just a little heavier than Walker, and is lacking in experience.
Walker, centre, continues to play a hard game and while lacking in avoirdupois may be relied on to play the best game he can.
Hamill has gotten down to active practice,