The Kansan. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS VOLUME V. NUMBER 39 LAWRENCE, KANSAS, JANUARY 12, 1909 KANSAS WON FROM AMES IOWA SCHOOL DEFEATEED BY SCORE OF 65 to 22. Kansas off in First Half but Played Whirlwind Game in Second. —Took Last From Nebraska. In a rough one-sided game the Jayhawker basketball team defeated the strong Ames five by a score of 65 to 22 last night in Robinson Gymnasium. At the start of the game the Kansans played the Ames men off their feet but the Iowans settled down and the first half ended with the score standing Kansas 26, Ames 18. Heizer was substituted for Berger and Wohler for Martindell at the beginning of the second half. The Jayhawkers were humiliated by their poor showing in the first half and started the second with a pace which the Ames team could not stop. McCune and Heizer showed the best form in dribbling the ball and throwing goals. Brown and Low were easily the star performers for Ames. The Kansas team showed a weakness in handling the dribble when closely guarded by their opponents. From comparative scores between the Ames-Missouri and the Ames-Kansas games the Jayhawkers and Tigers are about of equal strength. The Ames team will play Manhattan tonight. The Score: The Score: KANSAS F.G. F. F.T. McCune, r. f., 7 2 0 Long, r. f., 2 0 0 Johnson, l. f., 3 2 1 Bergen, c., 3 0 0 Heizer, c., 3 0 0 Martindell, r. g., 0 0 0 Wohler, r. g., 3 0 0 Woodward, l. g., 8 0 6 Totals, 29 4 7 AMES F.G. F. F.T. Brown, r. f., 5 1 4 Moser, r. f., 0 1 0 Herbert, l. f., 2 1 0 Schroeder, c., 0 1 0 Law, r. g., 0 1 0 Case, l. g., 0 5 0 Debault, l. g., 2 2 0 Totals, 9 12 4 Umpire, Shawnee of Haskell Umpire, Shawnee, of Haskell Institute. (Continued on page 4) CONFERENCE BASEBALL. Track Meet on June 5—Washburn did not Petition. At a meeting of the Missouri Valley Conference schools in Kansas City last Saturday it was decided to draw up a schedule for baseball similar to the plan used in basketball. At a meeting to be held in Des Moines in the near future the schedule will be drawn up. At the Kansas City meeting Professor Moorehouse of Drake University was elected president of the conference and Dr. C.E.McClung was re-elected secretary. June 5th was set as the date for the conference track meet. President Moorehouse will appoint a committee to select a place for the meet and as he is a Des Moines man the committee he will appoint will probably select Des Moines for the meet. The Iowa Capital has offered a stadium free to the conference schools. Bishop Brooke at Vesper. Washburn did not petition for a place among the conference schools. To a small audience who braved the storm Sunday afternoon to attend the vesper service, the Rt. Rev. Francis Key Brooke, Bishop of Oklahoma delivered an address on the Epiphany, the Twelfth-day festival which closes the Christmas season as it is considered by the Episcopal church. The Epiphany is celebrated as the anniversary of the visit of the Magi to the Christ Child and Bishop Brooke's talk was a discussion of the significance of the gifts which they presented to Him. ETHEL ROOSEVELT'S GUEST. University Girl Attends Party Given by Presidents Daughter. Miss Gertrude Copley returned today from Washington, D. C., where she has been visiting her uncle, Senator Long. Miss Copley this week was a guest at one of the series of dancing parties which Miss Ethel Roosevelt is giving this winter. Miss Bertha Teasdale, of Kansas City, Missouri, is visiting a few days with Gale Gossett, a freshman in the college. "Pete" Allen who umpired the Ames-Kansas basketball game last night, is visiting at the Phi Psi house. THESPIANS THURSDAY NEW DRAMATIC CLUB TO PRESENT "THE CLIMBERS." A Strong, Experienced Caste for Clyde Fitch's Masterpiece—Special Costumes and Scenery. The annual production of the Thespians will be staged in Bowersock's opera house on Thursday and Friday nights of this week. Clyde Fitch's masterpiece, "The Climbers," portraying the social difficulties of a New York family that has been a paddler in "the social swim", will be the play. Amelia Bingham used "The Climbers" for several seasons with great success, opening the Willis Wood theatre in Kansas City with it a few years ago. The play blends comedy and drama in such a perfect way as to make it almost classic. The Thespians have spared no expense in giving "The Climbers" the same setting and costuming as the original production. New costumes have been procured from Kansas City by Maurice Allendorfer and Miss Georgia Brown, and special scenic and electrical effects will be introduced. The nature of the play causes many thrilling and dramatic climaxes with enough amusing situations to bring out some humorous comedy. The cast of the play is: Richard Sterling, Keith Clevenger; Edward Warden, Edward Haney; Frederick Mason, Maurice Allendorfer; Johnny Trotter, Earl Grant; Dr. Steinart, George Hiatt; Godesby, Roy Simpson; Servant at the Hermitage, Willard Wattles; Jordan, Tom Lee; Leonard, William Fishman; First Footman, G. E. Richardson; Mrs. Hunter, Alma Manley; Mrs. Sterling, Grace Warner; Jessica Hunter, Rebecca Passon; Clara Hunter, Fern Eddie; Ruth Hunter, Fern Cramer; Mrs. Godesby, Gretchen Rankin; Miss Sillerton, Lola Smart; Miss Thompson, Eva Detwiler; Marie, Elizabeth Kneaster. Chancellor Strong delivered an address in Topeka Sunday afternoon under the auspices of the Y. M. C. A. of that city on "What the Ordinary Man Owes to Christianity." LANSING COAL SUPPY SHORT. University Must Go into the Market for Fuel. The state penitentiary can no longer be depended on to supply the University with coal. With the removal of the Oklahoma prisoners the number of men available to work in the mines is greatly reduced, and the output of the mine will be reduced about 600 tons per day. The University has received only one carload of coal from the mines at Lansing this week, and the prison officials stated this morning that they could not be sure of sending any more for a week. E. E. Brown, purchasing agent of the University, this morning placed an order for 250 tons with private dealers. During a cold snap such as we are experiencing at present, the furnaces at the University eat up coal at the rate of forty tons a day, and that order will cover about one week's consumption. At the end of that time it is believed that the amount of coal which the prison mines can be depended upon to furnish the University with in the future can be estimated with some accuracy. If at that time it becomes evident that the prison mines cannot be depended on for a supply, Mr. Brown will go into the market with an order for 1000 tons. TRIED TO END LIFE. Student Became Discouraged from Illness and Overstudy. George G. Whittemore, of Waterville, a freshman in the college, yesterday in a fit of melancholy attempted to end his life by taking carbolic acid. The amount of acid used was so small, however, that he did not seriously injure himself. He will be taken to his home at Waterville tomorrow. Whittemore had been ill for some time, and his illness combined with worry and overstudy to make him despondent. Ross R. Stewart, '08 of Kansas City, Mo. visited in the city over Sunday. L. R. McGill visited over Sunday in Burlingame, Kas. Prof. Boodin will speak at the Y. M. C. A. house Thursday evening, Fred Cooper will sing. Ross R. Stewart, '08 of Kansas City, Mo. visited in the city over Sunday. L. R. McGill visited over Sunday in Burlingame, Kas. Prof. Boodin will speak at the Y. M. C. A. house Thursday evening, Fred Cooper will sing. Don't miss Bowersock's Opera House by the "Thespians" "The Climbers" Thursday and Friday, Jan. 14 and 15 Clyde A. Fitch's masterpiece. Seats on Sale Wednesday Morning at Woodward's Drug Store. Sophomore Party, Friday, January 15. F.A.A.Hall Shanty Orchestra. Price 75 Cents.