THE KANSAN.
VOLUME II.
BREACH CLOSED
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JANUARY 10, 1906.
NUMBER 29
JAYHAWKERS AND CORNHUSKERS RESUME RELATIONS.
A Basket Ball Game at Lincoln, and a Track Meet at Lawrence.
The representatives, C. O. Pingry and Professor A. T. Walker of the Kansas Athletic board met Dean Pound and Maurice Benedict of the Nebraska athletic board at Lincoln, Nebraska, New Year's day, to confer concerning the resumption of athletic relations between the two universities. The delegates met in the Elks' club room at 10 o'clock, and within an hour their business was transacted.
The representatives of each board showed a spirit of mutual friendliness. Each felt that fair play alone was the spirit of their respective schools, and with such no hitch in the negotiations could result. The representatives, after the preliminaries agreed upon the following plans, subject to the final action of the athletic boards of the two schools:
That the annual football game should be played alternately at Lincoln and Lawrence, the first one at the former place, and that in case any difficulties arise an arbiter should be chosen who will in all probability be the one selected by the "Big Nine;" that all athletic contests should be governed by the Chicago Conference Rules; that the financial question be settled later by the athletic managers of the two universities.
It is very probable that a basket ball game, a track meet and a base ball game will yet be scheduled between the two schools for this spring.
Professor Walker and Mr. Pingry report a very pleasant visit while at Lincoln. They were accorded all the courtesies by the Nebraskans that representatives from any university could wish.
The Short Grass Game.
There is little doubt, if any that the Kansas athletic board will receive the report of the conference with unanimous favor.
The Short Grass football team played the strong Glasco aggregation on Christmas and after a fierce struggle, the game resulted in a tie 5 to 5. Pooler, Hicks, Rouse, Pete Allen and Hart were in the game for the Short Grass boys. During the holidays the same teams met in basket ball, and although Glasco claims the state championship the K. U. stars were too much for them, and won both games. Something is always "doing" when Pete Allen and Hicks play basket ball.
Mandolin Club Returns.
The Mandolin Club returned Tuesday, tired and weary after a two weeks' tour of Southern Kansas and northern Oklahoma. They had "oodles" of fun,which in fact comprised their principal asset from the trip. They played at Gatnett on Tuesday night, where they had one of the largest houses on the whole trip. The expenses of the trip were stood by Manager McReynolds, who came out a little behind financially, but he hopes to make up the deficiency by some spring concerts.
The club traveled 1300 miles in fifteen days. Their first stop was a Newton, Kans., on December 26th; on the 27th they played at Wellington; Kas.; the 28th at Perry, Okla.; the 29th at Enid, and the 30th at Tulsa, I. T. They spent Sunday at Sapulpa, I. T., where they gave a concert Monday night, Jan. 1st. On the 2nd of January they were generously received at Holdenville, I. T. On the night of the third, the club and the quartette were billed to appear at Perkins, Okla., under the auspices of the W. C T. U. On account of a wreck on the Santa Fe they were laid over in Oklahoma City and missed their engagement. The ladies of the W. C. T. U. had sold every seat in the house at Perkins.
On January 4th, they played in Stillwater, Okla., and on the fifth at Newkirk, Okla. They were unable to get to Independence, Kansas, on the night of the 6th, so a performance was given that night in Arkansas City. The concert was worked up in the afternoon with the result of a house large enough to pay the expenses in the evening. The boys attempted to give the Rock Chalk yell on the main street but were stopped by a policeman. They were forced to procure from the mayor a license to yell, in order to escape arrest for disturbing the peace. Sunday, Jan. 7th, was spent at Winfield and a Concert given at Garnet, Kansas, on Monday the 8th. The club arrived home Tuesday morning at 9:30.
The Betas begin the University social functions with their spring party next Friday night, Jan. 12. The Kappas give theirs on Jan. 20. The Thetas follow on Jan. 26; Chi Omegas, Feb. 2; Sig Alphs, Feb. 14; Phi Psis, Feb. 19; Sigma Chis, Feb. 23; Phi Delts, last of February; the Alpha Taus, Kappas, Sigma Nus and Phi Gams have not decided on theirs yet. Pi Beta Phi will give no spring party this year.
Dates of Spring Parties.
The sophomores will have the second of their series of parties in Fraternal Aid Hall, January, 20th.
C. F. Parker, of Olathe, is visiting his brother, Glen Parker, at the Phi Psi house.
AN UNTIMELY DEATH.
Marshall Fairchild Shot While Hunting.
Marshall Fairchild, a freshman in the College, accidently shot himself while hunting on December 30th near his home at Kingman, Kansas. He died almost instantly. The details of the accident are as follows:
Marshall and his brother Clem and one or two other companions were hunting, out in the vicinity of Olcott, late Saturday evening, and had just driven to the hunting grounds and stopped to get out of their conveyance. Marshall had already gotten out of the buggy and in taking the gun out, took it by the muzzle and dragged it toward him, when in some manner the hammer of the gun was caught and the gun discharged; the charge entering his abdomen. He made a short explanation, saying: "My God, I'm shot!" and sank to the ground, dying almost instantly, in the arms of his brother, Clem, who caught him. Word was immediately telephoned to his parents, Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Fairchild of Kingman, and the shock of the intelligence was almost more than they could bear. Arrangements were at once made to have the body brought to Kingman, the accident having occurred some twenty three miles from there.
Young Fairchild was 19 years of age and had entered the University to take the College work as a preparation for law. His father, C.W. Fairchild, is a representative in the state legislature and one of the prominent lawyers of the state.Marshall was of a quiet disposition and was little known outside his immediate circle of friends, but among them he was held in highest esteem.
He is a Jayhawker.
Herbert Hadley, attorney general of Missouri, who has stepped into the lime light by his examination of H. H. Rogers of the Standard Oil Company, is a Kansas boy. His people lived in Olathe, and he graduated from the College of the University in 1892. He is a relative of Bert Beach of the junior law class.
Some of the audience at Perry, Oklahoma, stole the gloves out of the overcoats of the mandolin club boys. But as there were only twelve in the audience they had little trouble in locating the culprit and got back all the gloves but four pairs.
Will Hackney, president of the junior class of last year has returned to school after seven months practical experience with the Santa Fe in New Mexico. The party he was with surveyed the proposed cut off from Amarillo to Albuquerque.
Received No Money.
The participation of Captain Donald and McCarty in the La Harpe-Chanute football game during the holidays has brought forth a great deal of comment in some of the Topeka papers. The State Journal in a long article questions the eligibility of the two men for college games in the future, and makes the statement that La Harpe got six hundred dollars for her share of the receipts and that the amount above expenses was divided up among the players.
However, Donald and McCarty only received their expenses and had obtained full permission of the athletic board to take part in the game.
The chief feature of the game was Donald's fierce playing and his gains were better than those of Rogers, the Yale man, who was one of Camps "All Americans." The big Kansas captain has few equals in the United States.
Freshmen Now Eligible.
The new ruling which allows colleges under the Chicago Conference rules to play freshmen from the first of January instead or February, will have a good effect on the basket ball schedule. The games which were lost at Newton and at Baker University would have been on the other side of the balance had Forrest Allen, 'Tommy' Johnson and Bergen been able to alternate the 'Varsity men. The basket ball schedule is almost made up and will be printed in the Kansan of Saturday. It includes a trip through Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois to Chicago. Manager Lansdon has made up the best schedule in the history of basket ball at K U. for this year's team.
Has Typhoid Fever.
Charles Hoffman, 08, the star pitcher of last year's baseball team, is ill with typhoid fever at his home near Hope, Kansas. He took the disease after arriving home for the holidays and has shown little improvement since. "Hoffy", as he is familiarly known among the athletes, is a fine student and was one of the best college pitchers in the state last year. He led the team in batting, which is unusual for a pitcher. The pitching staff for the coming season will be considerably weakened if Hoffman is unable to return.
Prof. C. G. Dunlap spent his vacation visiting his mother at Chillicothe, Ohio, and relatives at Columbus, Ohio. He expected to stay to see the inauguration of the new governor, a relative of his, but on account of a severe snow storm that threatened to mar the exercises, he left before the ceremonies took place.
Wanted: type-setters at the Alumni printing office in the south basement of Fraser Hall.