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sympathy of his many friends at Lawrence. The injury which resulted in the amputation of his leg, he says was not caused by foot-ball play.
The practice of this week has been brisk and sharp. The event of course has been the appearance of Games, the law student, in the field. He is an old player, and last year played a brilliant end for Baker. He will be a brilliant addition to the team. Hamill has not been out for several practices, but will be on hand all right. Two new men of promise are Harley and Williams. Harley is a big man and is playing a strong guard. Williams has played two years with Outland and shows up well.
Mr. Hugh Blair, an ardent and admired enthusiast of the University athletics, the other day collected two hundred and fifty ($250) dollars from the citizens of the town to help defray the expenses of the foot ball season. We take this occasion of extending to Mr. Blair and the generous citizens of Lawrence, the sincere gratitude of the athletic department, faculty, and students of the University. We are sadly in need of an appropriation for the athletic department, and if we are to maintain our position among the Universities, we must have one by next year. As it is we are out for the foot-ball honors. We have the material, if the good people of Lawrence stay by us, we will have the coveted championship.
The annual election of the athletic board was held Tuesday, the result being as follows: Base ball committee, Prof. E. D. Adams and H. W. Wagner; foot-ball, C.A.Burney and W.H.H. Piatt; track athletic, W.T.Walker and W.J. Squire; tennis, C.W.Miller and Thos. Wagstaff; boating, Coach Cowan and A. Clark; at large, Dean "Jimmie" Greene. The meeting was characterized by an entire absence of the turbulent scenes which have hitherto attended the elections. There were no schemes perpetrated, no wild harangues, and one person who had the termerity to rise to a "question for information" was forced by the awful silence which answered his call, to sit down humiliated. As will be seen, the ticket is a liberal one.
Dr. Esterly seldom misses a practice.
The new suits and crimson stockings are things of beauty. Good eye, Mitchell.
Phillips and Hess, candidates for end and half, are from the Lewis Military Academy, Wichita.
Armor is improving slowly. He hopes to be out soon, but will hardly be able to play again this season.
Piatt has locked the odd stockings he has always worn away in his trunk, and now dons the regulation crimson.
Outland has not been idle during the period of his injury, but for the second eleven has proven a capable coach.
There is not a busier man on the team than Trainer Palmer. He is faithful and efficient and it will take a "crack-a-jack" to replace him.
Seven of the foot-ball team are aspirants for the Glee Club. Outland has almost as good a range in singing as in playing foot-ball He sings without apparent effort from second bass to first tenor.
The Missouri University on last Monday beat the Sedalia Athletic club by the small score of 10 to o. The report says the work of the Missouri men was discouraging. This may be true, but we will continue to work as hard as if Coach Bliss had said their playing was extra.
A tennis tournament has been arranged at last. Oct. 12th, is the day set for the preliminaries, and the finals will be called the Saturday following, Oct. 17. The place of meeting is not yet decided upon. An entry fee of 50c, will be charged, to defray expenses. Any one desiring to enter either the singles or doubles will hand his name to the chairman of the committee, I. Hill.
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