The Kansan.
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
VOLUME VI.
LAWRENCE, KANSAS, APRIL 16, 1910
NUMBER 80
TOOK ANOTHER FROM INDIANS
YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL GAME WAS EASY VICTORY.
Each Team Got Seven Hits, but the Jayhawkers Slugged the Ball the Most Timely.
Kansas won the deciding game from the Haskell Indians yesterday by a score of 6 to 2. The story was told in the very first inning, when the Ebrights to a fancy to Means' slants and pounded him all over the lot. Before the bombardment had ceased, four K. U. pastimers had crossed the pan.
After the first inning the game was a fairly even affair. The crack redskin pitcher settled to his work and allowed only two more scores to slip across. Heizer, who was on the elevation for the red and blue, pitched ball all the time and the Indians had trouble locating him when hits meant runs.
The field was slow as a result of the showers earlier in the day, but in spite of the fact that this prevented the fastest kind of baseball, the exhibition the locals put up was by no means a bad one. Shortstopper Hanlon was especially successful in picking up the muddy sphere and heaving it fast and true to the initial sack. Haller was the batting wonder of the K. U. bunch. Twice he pounded the pill for two bases when the hits meant scores for the local ball tossers. Muri was the sticking star for the Indians.
Each pitcher allowed seven hits. Means struck out eight men. Heizer was close on his heels with six strikers stung.
HE HAS A THEORY.
Professor Cady Explains the Earthquake Rrcords Here.
The quake which the seismograph recorded here has been traced to its origin, if the opinion of Professor Cady is correct. A report from Costa Rico, dated Thursday morning, reports a quake extending from 3 o'clock Wednesday morning over a space of an hour and a half. If the report had been delayel in transmission, which is highly probable, it is very likely the one which was recorded here.
Another way the matter could be explained is that a large quake at sea, which did no damage, was followed by the quake on land which was reported by Costa Rica. The first quake was the one reported by the University seismograph.
TO BE A CLASSY MEET.
Inter-Class Contest Will Be of Much Interest This Year.
As the date for the annual interclass meet approaches, interest in the result is increasing among the track athletes of the different classes.
Coach Hamilton said this morning: "This is going to be the closest and prettiest meet ever held at the University. It will be classy too. All the records made will be ones to be proud of. The half mile race will be a "hum-dinger." I would hate to prophesy as to who will win but I think it lies between the freshmen and the seniors.
Haddock will probably captain the seniors, Rice the juniors, and French the sophomores. The freshmen have not yet chosen their leader.
On account of the delay in electing men who can take charge of such things, Coach Hamilton believes that captains for all kinds of class athletics should be chosen in the fall at the time of the general election of class officers.
NEBRASKA'S CHARGES.
Intimates Something Is Wrong With Kansas Team.
The Daily Nebraskan for April 13 has the following paragraph concerning the cancellation of the baseball games between Nebraska and Kansas:
"The reasons given by Kansas for cancelling the dates was that she would not play against a team which allowed professionals to play. Nebraska, knowing that several of the men have played summer baseball will not certify to an all non-professional team Kansas, on the other hand, certificates to all of her team. As it is practically certain that some of the members of the Kansas team have played summer ball, the statement as to Kansas having an all non-professional team is considered in baseball circles to have little weight."
REGENTS HAVE A LARGE TASK
Mechanical Engineers Met.
At a meeting of the Mechanical Engineering society, held at 1301 Ohio street, Thursday evening, the Journal of the American Society was discussed by Walter Bobns tengel, a senior engineer, and M. C. Conley, a junior engineer.
Registrar Foster announced this morning that the catalog would be shipped from the state printer's office on Tuesday of next week and be ready for distribution the last of the week.
Catalog Soon.
WILL SETTLE TWO VITAL QUESTIONS NEXT WEEK.
Fraternity Problem Will Be Handled Monday—Tuesday the Football Problem Comes Up.
Two things of vital importance to the University of Kansas are to be decided by the Board of Regents Monday and Tuesday of next week.
At the meeting of the Regents to be held here Monday the question of the fraternity pledging system, which was raised some time ago by Chancellor Frank Strong, will be discussed. Over two hundred students are interested in the outcome. Tuesday at Kansas City the fate of football will be determined. Every student and professor in the University is deeply concerned.
A committee composed of a man from each of the eight fraternities will meet the Board of Regents Monday and explain to them their attitude on the pledging plan as suggested by the Chancellor. Each fraternity will endeavor to set forth arguments which will show that it would be impossible for the effective use of the sytem. The system advocated is not to pledge members to the fraternities or sororities until they have completed a year's work in the University in good standing.
They Cling to Old Promise.
The fraternities base their hopes on the promise by the committee on fraternities from the Board of Regents last fall, that they would not be molested if they could raise their standard of scholarship equal to, or better than, the non-fraternity standing. This was done, as was shown by the Registrar's recent investigation. The sororites will plead that they should not be classed with the fraternities.
The Fate of Football.
A majority of the members of the University board have expressed themselves as in favor of the retention of the game under the new rules. None of the Board want to abolish the game here unless a majority of the Conference schools are in favor of it. Kansas will not take any radical steps without the approval of the other schools.
Tuesday morning the Board of Regents will go from here to Kansas City where they are to meet the boards of control of other schools of the Missouri Valley to discuss the football situation. An attempt will be made to abolish the game of football. If this fails some sort of a conciliation between the various views as to the right stand to take with regard to the game will be attempted. The sentiment of the other schools of the valley is not definitely known. Iowa is against football. Missouri wants a change and Nebraska and Washington Universities seem to be rather indifferent.
THE WEATHER.
Fair tonight and Sunday; frost tonight.
BANQUET GREAT SUCCESS.
Members of Sigma Xi Had Heaps of Fun at Annual Affair.
The members of the Sigma Xi honorary scientific society gave their annual banquet last night in the basement of Snow hall.
About eighty plates were set, and the assembly was made up nearly half of students and holders of fellowships, and other half of the members of the faculty, who are members of the society.
The members of the Y. W. C. A. served the dinner. The feature of the dinner was the menu which was written entirely in Latin.
Prof. C. E. McClung was master of ceremonies and after the dinner was served the fun of the evening commenced.
Prof. McClung and Prof. Bailey told a few stories and Dr. E H. Schorer followed with a sidesplitting automobile sight-seeing trip. In this he was assisted by about six men and the mystery of the evening was the fact that the assistants were so covered and disguised that the onlookers were unable to find out whether they were students or professors.
The members of the faculty are today chuckling to themselves, thinking of the old times when the "It" society used to get together annually and have a frolic similar to that of last night.
The society was founded in 1888 and then merely for a good time socially. Annually the professors got together with students and the former lost their class-room dignity. This old custom was kept up until 1905, when the Sigma Xi took its place. Since then, even, this custom has been kept up.
Mrs. C. L. MeClung and daughter, Mrs. W. R. Childs, returned to Kansas City Friday evening, after visiting a few days with her son, Prof.' C. E. McClung. On Thursday Mrs. Childs addressed a meeting of the local Civic Improvement league in connection with the "Clean-Up" day planned by the ladies to be held in Lawrence today. Mrs. Childs has had experience in similar efforts in Kansas City, Kan.
Mrs. Younggreen of Topcka visited her son Charles this week and saw The Redcoat performed.
GOV. STUBBS IS FOR FOOTBALL
AND THE AMERICAN GAME LOOKS GOOD TO HIM.
Student Committee Is Busy Lining Up the Regents for the American Game.
W. R. Stubbs, Governor of Kansas, spoke cheering words to the students' committee which visited him yesterday to talk over the football situation.
"The old American game is good enough for me," said the governor to R. L. Douglas, Carrol Lord and Carl Pleasant, the members of the committee. After the Governor had thus indicated his position on the band wagon, he went on to say that he would like to see the roughness of the game lessened a bit, and every precaution taken against risking life. He said he thought the English game was all right, but that his knowledge of it was not great enough to enable him to compare it with American football.
"I like all the clean American sports," said Mr. Stubbs. "I think it is all right to have them so constituted that they bring out all there is in a man. The things to watch out for are to keep the game clean and not extra-hazardous."
The Governor said in taking leave of the committee that the abolition or retention of football in any institution was outside his duties and rested with the governing boards.
Swinging Round the Circle
For the purpose of getting the views of the Regents on the question before the meeting Monday, the committee went to Hutchinson last night to interview Regent W. Y. Morgan. From Hutchinson the three men will go to Lyons to talk with Regent Foley. Regent Hopkins was interviewed on the subject when he was in Lawrence Thursday night. He gave the committee a statement which indicates that he will vote to retain American football.
Will Edit a Real Paper.
The journalism class at Ohio Wesleyan will edit an entire issue of the Journal-Herald of Delaware, Ohio. All news, editorials and market reports will be governed by the class.
The French Play Tonight.
Preparations for the annual French play, which will be given in Robinson gymnasium tonight, have been completed. The French play will be preceded by a Spanish play as a curtain raiser.
Get Music Festival Tickets Now
Tickets for the Music Festival are to be exchanged at Woodward's Tuesday morning. All who wish tickets should secure them before Tuesday. They are on sale at the K.U.Post Office, the supply room of the Chemistry building and from private solicitors.