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THE KANSAN.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS.
VOL.I No.37
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS, FEBRUARY 18, 1905.
BASE BALL GOSSIP.
Six Old Players Trying for Positions and Many New Ones.
Twenty base ball men are working every day in the gymnasium.
Lang, a new man is showing up well. For some time it has seemed that a short stop has been badly needed, but William Pailey, known in the diamond as 'Spike' Bailey laid aside his law books an hour each day and now K U. has a short stop that can 'spike' hot liners and grounders to the satisfaction of the grandstand.
First base is open for competition, but Ben Young looks like the man for that place. Wilson who played second, last year so well is the only man trying for that place. Johnson who played third last year and did good work behind the bat is ready for the first game at his old place on third.
The first day that McCook field is dry and the weather is warm will find the largest number of men in the history of the University trying for the base ball team.
Six players out of last year's nine are in the diamond. Harry Relihan is working hard to rival Morgan in the pitcher's box and is making excellent headway, Royer, captain is the man with the big mit.
Four games will be played with Missouri, two with Washburn, two with the State Normal, and two with Ottawa, two with Baker and probably two with Colorado. Other games with Colorado clubs may be played if the team goes west.
Sexton will play left field and Woodford probably center. Right field is open for competition.
Prof. Hubach has taken charge of the Normal class in music and has organized in connection with it a glee club of girls from the Fine Arts school. The first half hour is spent in lessons in ear training and the last half hour is spent in practicing songs. The members are: Margaret Hammond, Grace Moses, Elsie Watson, Henrietta Gebhart, Anna Sweeny, Alice Taylor, Rosa Fredrickson, Alice Taylor, Mabel McKoin, Bessie Livers and Mary Parks. A public appearance is being planned.
GIRLS' GLEE CLUB.
The Freshman-Junior party will be given March 10 in the Fraternal Aid Hall. No boys will be admitted unless they belong to the Freshman or Junior class. Girls from any of the classes will be admitted.
FRESHMAN-JUNIOR PARTY.
5 Cents per copy
The tickets, which will be $1.00 should be gotten as soon as possible.
ANOTHER COASTING ACCIDENT.
Three People Hurt Friday Night on Lee Street.
PHI BETA KAPPA ELECT.
Friday night to the most serious coasting accident that has happened this year occured near Lee and Kentucky streets when Earle Sleeth, of Lyndon, Paul Mosher and Paul Corey, with half a dozen other students were overturned while coasting and the first three were injured. Sleeth's wrist was sprained and he will probably have to carry it in a sling for several weeks. Mosher's head was badly cut. Corey's injuries were slight.
Nineteen members of the class of 05 were elected to the honorary Phi Beta Kappa fraternity at the semi-annual election Wednesday. By a curious coincidence the number is the same as the first team election last year. Probably several others will be admitted to the fraternity in June. Those who were honored Wednesday are: Lois Ardrey, Bonnie Bell, Constance Carruth, Claud Deming, Fanny Duerson, Fred Faragher, Jennie Fones, Lulu Gardner, Irene Gil christ, May Williams, Kate Hansen, Victor Iles, Laura Kreamer, Mildred Newman Eva Olin, Emma Palmer, Trilla Reed, Margaret Thompson and Ray Hoskins.
Columbia University students have begun to show objection to "Strongheart," a play in which Robert Edeson is now appearing in New York. The play pictures the Columbia men in a false light, they say. One scene represents a football game between Columbia University and another team. Thorne, a character in the play, is represented as deliberately "throwing" the game. He betrays Columbia signals, misses his tackles, and allows plays to go through his position at tackle. It is against these incidents and to the name "Thorne" that Columbia men make their protest.
Cornell University has purchased a tract of land adjoining Eddy pond just east of the campus in Cascadilla Gorge. The land is occupied by an outdoor running trask. The Alumni News proposes, by taking advantage of the natural configuration of the surrounding hills, to make a permanent stadium for athletic games and commencement exercises. It is not improbable that this suggestion will be carried out in connection with the work on the new athletic field.
Michigan's track athletes will have an additional incentive to work this year, for through the generosity of the Pittsburg Alumni association every man who breaks a record in the Varsity outdoor meet, the dual meet with Chicago or the conference meet will receive a medal.
WORK OF DEBATERS.
Squads Organized and Preliminaries are Scheduled.
The debating squads of the literary societies are at work preparing for the preliminary contests which will be held in a few days. Five societies are represented this year—X.Y.Z., Snow, Burke, Kent and Cooley and in nearly every case the squads have the full quota of six men.
THE INDOOR MEET.
The squads will be divided into three sections each of which will debate once before each of the faculty members of the debating council—Professors Burdick, Frazier and Sisson, making three trials in all. The first preliminary will be held either Tuesday or Thursday and the others as soon as soon as possible.
Plans are complete for the indoor track meet with Missouri in the Kansas City Convention hall, March 17, and prospects are that the meet will be one of the most successful athletic events in the history of the two Universities. For a long time Missouri has retrieved lost honors of the gridiron by winning laurels in field contests, and this year the Jayhawkers are going to try to keep up the football record and make a Thanksgiving victory of the track event if possible.
Every day men are working out and many of the aspirants that started several months ago show remarkable improvement. It would be a hard matter to pick out those who are making the greatest progress because there are several whose work should be emphasized with a superlative.
Missouri on the other hand expects to win and will go to Kansas City with unlimited confidence, backed by a strong team.
In talking today, Captain Bailey said to a Kansan reporter,"We have, I believe, a better team than we have had for years and I see no reason why we should not defeat the Tigers at Kansas City. There is more good track material here this year than I ever saw before in the University. There are also some good men that won't come out. However, these are few and if the men now coming out do the proper work Kansas should make a clean sweep of victories for 1905.
The Sophomore class gave a party in Fraternal Aid hall last Friday. Fourteen dollars were cleared.
The second cut of the baseball squad of the University of Illinois was made a few days ago and fifty-six candidates were retained. The squad is in charge of Jake Stahl, manager of the Washington American league team.
MICHIGAN IS FAVORABLE.
Manager Baird of Yost's Pupils Says if Possible.
Word has been received by Manager Plank from Manager Baird, of the University of Michigan team, stating that Michigan was inclined to favorably consider a date wich Kansas for next fall's football schedule. The game will be played in Ann Arbor if arranged.
Kansas will probably give Michigan any date that Yost's followers wish, and the game looks more certain now than any "big nine" game has looked for years.
Manager Baird is the man who arranged the games in '92 and '93, between Michigan and Kansas, at Kansas City, and he has promised his support in the matter. The price that Kansas asks is deemed reasonable by Michigan. The letter said, "the only possible obstruction is the question of an exact date."
Wisconsin has also sent favorable communication and it is probable that a game will be scheduled between Kansas and the University of that state.
ATHLETIC BOARD MEETING.
Other games will probably be with Texas, Colorado, Oklahoma, Missouri, and several Kansas colleges.
At a meeting of the athletic board Friday the most important matter that came up was the sanctioning of dates for track meets with Colorado University, outdoor meet with Missouri and a meet with the Rolla, Missouri school of mines. The first two dates will be May 6 and May 20 respectively. The other date has not been arranged.
Kansas will go to Boulder Colorado Universitie's camp and to Columbia and Rolla. The board also gave Manager Plank authority to make contracts on behalf of the athletic board for the Kansas City indoor meet.
Frank Cortelyon, 08 engineer, who was called to his home at Muscotah on account of the death of his mother has returned to the University.
New interest is being taken in the University Quill club. The alumni members have been asked to contribute articles from time to time and many bright and interesting ones have already been received. Membership in the club is by election and the candidates are all made by the recommendation of an instructor in English. At a recent meeting thirteen freshmen were elected to membership.
The German club will give a party in Pythian hall, Feb. 24. Miss Grace Whitee, of Wellington, is visiting at the German club. She will leave tomorrow for Deming, New Mexico.