THE KANSAN.
VOLUME II.
ATHLETIC FIGHT.
TWO TICKETS IN THE FIELD. SAME FACTIONS AS FORMERLY
Fach One in Favor of Reform--- There are Strong Men on Both Tickets.
The Athletic board election will occur next Tuesday, October 17. Two tickets are in the field. The Phi Delt-Sigma Chi organization with their non-raynternity supporters have for their ticket: Judge Green, president; Elgie Brookens, vice president, and for athletic Board: Virgil McCarthy '08, Stanley Myers '03, Charles Hoffman '08, and Oscar Dahlene '09. On the barb-Beta ticket is Judge Green, president, John Bender, vice president; athletic board members: Bert Beach, post graduate in Law School, Carl Young, '08, Roy Douglas '07, and C. O. Pingree, '06 Law.
The main fight will be on the members of the athletic board. Since now the voting is practically opened to all the students of the school, the contest now promises to be the fiercest one ever conducted at the University.
When the reform struck the University this fall it did not miss the athletic board. A popular vote sentiment sprung up simultaneously from the entire student body. With this sentiment came also the demand for an athletic board whose experience at the University and whose knowledge of athletics would make them strong factors in meetings where athletic business was to be transacted. With this purpose in view the two tickets have been selected. Until next Tuesday the halls in Fraser and the rest of the buildings will be the scene of many private talks and much electioneering.
To Play iola H. S.
The freshmen foot-ball team will play Iola High School on McCook field Saturday. Iola plays a strictly high school team and though light they have the reputation of being a very fast aggregation. Their average weight is given as 142 pounds as against 155 for the freshmen. Last Saturday they won from Paola High School, another fast bunch, by the score of 33 to 0.
The freshmen are daily getting their signal running in better shape. Dennis and Wallace are two new applicants for the position of left half, that will materially strengthen the team. Wallace has not played in any games with the freshmen but is an experienced player and Dennis has already made good.
Clarence B. Francisco, of Lawrence, has been elected president of the junior medics of the Kansas City branch.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, OCTOBER 11, 1905.
Class Games.
A meeting of class presidents was held at noon today for the purpose of discussing plans and rules for class athletics. Dr. Naismith, who called the meeting, desires to see what can be done to give all the fellows a chance and at the same time have good contests. The questions of membership, eligibility, and rewards were discussed. Base ball, basket ball, and track will probably be the principal events in which contests will be held, while lacrosse, tennis and hand ball may be included. Dr. Naismith suggested that a permanent organization to hold throughout the future years of the University, be organized; and that a panel be placed in the trophy room of the new gymnasium, on which shall be written the name of the class winniug in the contests for each year. The class presidents were appointed as a committee to further this movement and to formulate a set of rules for such an organizztion.
Also arrangements were made to organize a "rooters' club" with a leader, to support our players at football games. The meeting adjourned to be called together again soon by the senior president.
Freshmen Elect Officers.
Yesterday noon the freshmen met and elected the following ticket as their permanent class officers: President, Francis McShane; Vice President, I.Hausman; Secretary, Winnifred Alexander and Treasurer, Ernest Skofstad.
The meeting was certainly a lively one. Temporary President Randall had called the meeting for the purpose of arranging for a spread. But the anti-Randall party appeared at the meeting 150 strong and when the house was called to order a motion was made to elect permanent officers. This motion carried by a vote of 150 to 25. For a time parlimentary questions were discussed when at last a young "Czar" arose and declared that a two-thirds majority could make parlimentary law and that business should be proceeded to immediately. The one ticket alone was nominated and the unanimous vote was cast amid loud demonstrations.
Dr. F. H. Billings, professor of botany in the University of Louisiana, who is visiting here at present, talked to the botany and zoology classes this afternoon at 1:30 on the subject of "Universities". Dr. Billings has been a student in five of the best Universities of this country and studied two years at the University of Munich, Germany.
BEAT DRURY.
Mrs. C. B. Manning, of Gypsum City, visited her son, Robert, '08 Eng., last week.
Close Game, Opponents Same Weight. Fine Treatment.
Kansas defeated Drury College at Springfield, Mo., Monday by the score of II to 0. It was one of the cleanest games ever seen at Springfield and although played in a drizzling rain, the six hundred spectators stayed until the finish. The teams were about the same in weight, but the university boys had the advantage of longer training and more practice, which was clearly demonstrated by the fact that the Congregationalists were constantly taking out time to recuperate their lost wind. The Drury boys played like fiends and contested every inch of the ground and they might have prevented scoring if any generalship had been used. On two different times they lost the ball on downs, when they might have punted out of danger and avoided the touchdown which followed immediately.
The treatment of the team stood out in marked relief against that of Arkansas and the crowd was orderly at all times. At one time Drury had a chance to score. Pooler attempted to punt but drove the ball into the line, where the collegians obtained possession of it, but couldn't advance in the three downs.
Kansas kicked off 45 yards to Bates who fumbled the ball and was downed in his tracks by Burt. French, the right tackle, gained on the first scrimmage, but Kansas held and took the ball on downs. The fifteen yards to the goal line was stubbornly fought and it took six scrimmages to push McNaughton over for a touchdown. Pooler failed to kick goal. Kansas kicked off 50 yards to Adams, who returned it ten yards and until the end of the half Kansas had the ball in Drury's territory, but was unable to score.
In the second half K. U. made another touchdown and Pooler kicked goal.
Y. W. C. A. Meetings.
Miss Ruth Paxon, national secretary of the Y. W. C. A., will conduct the following services:
NUMBER 10
Thursday: Noon meeting, 12:15-12:25, room 8. Vesper services, 4:55-4:54, room 8.
Friday: Chapel 10:00-10:50.
Noon meeting, 12:15-12:25, room
8. Vesper services, 4:45-5:45,
room 8.
Sunday: Gospel meeting,4:00- 5:00, Presbyterian church.
Charles W. Ashbaugh, A. B. '04, who is now in life insurance business in Kansas City, Mo., is visiting friends at the University.
FOOTBALL BOYS GET HOME.
Not A Good Word for Arkansas-- Play Normal Saturday.
The team arrived home last evening and seemed to be in good condition, but were worn out. Without exception they condemn the treatment received at Arkansas. It seems that Arkansas university is lacking in those qualities which make them desirable appents. The boys were taken to the field in a 'bus and after enduring the worst treatment and barely escaping being mobbed, had to walk back to town, a distance of a mile. When Donald made his touchdown the crowd surged around him and it was only with difficulty that he was rescued from the angry "backwoodsmen." No fence surrounded the field and one of the boys said that the game resembled a struggle between the Lawrence Reds and the West Siders on the golf links. It seems the general opinion that Kansas had better leave the jungle inhabitants to play opponents of their own class.
Kansas plays the State Normal at Emporia Saturday. On the showing of Emporia against Washburn last Saturday the boys ought to win, but a good game is expected. K. S. N. is going to have a big demonstration and the two teams are going to ride in the procession. The boys are sure of good treatment at Emporia.
They Believe It.
For deluded enthusiasm the following takes the prize. And they have been practicing it in chapel for a week down at the Normal:
When K. U. comes to play football, Down at Emporia,
You bet your rocks, we'll fix their clocks.
And send them home to cool.
And send them home to cool,
You bet your rocks, we'll fix their clocks,
And send them home to cool.
The full-back on the goal post hangs—
The tackle soars in air;
The K. U. coach will walk the line
And madly tear his hair.
We'll break their line, we'll break their pride
And their foundations, too;
When old K. U. comes down to play
We'll tear their line in two.
Asleep in Each Other's Arms.
It seems that at intervals in the Greek Symposium they will have to stop the lecture, and take a pole and go around and prod the members to see that they are awake, for the other day after class was over it was found that one boy had gone to sleep, fallen over into the lap of the girl sitting next to him and that she had also become drowsy and was found sweetly dreaming on his shoulder.