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READY FOR THE KICK-OFF. THE ICWA AND KANSAS ELEVENS PLAY FOR THE CHAMPIONSHIP. The Teams Are More Evenly Matched Than They Last Year, and an Interesting Expected-The Talent Wore, at Exposition Park Fares Better Than on Thursday--The Bennett-Hall Shoot Won by the Kansas City Team-News of the Sporting World. The first game of the series in which the members of the Western Inter-State Foot Ball association will contest for the championship, will be played this afternoon by the Kansas and Iowa teams. The Kansas eleven, judged by the result of the games in which it has participated the present season, has been considerably weakened, as compared to its strength the last two years. It has lost several crack men, whose positions, have been taken by new men of abilities, and the game it has put up has been of a corresponding inferior quality, that is, reiatively speaking, and as compared with the work of last season. As with the teams of other members of the association, it is strong, and it would not be surprising if it should succeed in carrying off the championship. The Iowa team has been materially strengthened, if reports of its improved are to be believed. It has lost a «crack" in Stiles at center, but his successor is said to be an exceptionally strong player. It has replaced several men of mediocre ability with promising players, and 28 a whole the eleven is said to have been materially improved. With the Kansas team weakened and the Iowa team strengthened, the game promises to be a much more even contest than was the game between the same elevens last year. The teams will line up as follows at tomorrow's game: Kansas, Iowa. steinberger...........Loft end............. Tyrrell ........ Left tackle.... Van Osterhans .. ... ...Left guard... Ingersoll Harvey Center... Rodgers Gr Mths. . . Right guard.. Pritebard ...Right ... Aldrich Shepard Light end. White Williamson.... ...Quarter back. . Sawyer half back. Myers Shellenbarger…...Right half-back. Decker Jonson................ Full back..... ...Elliot Substitutes: .. Carr Collins Wilson. .. Allen Simpson.. Robinson Kurtz. .... Littger Foulks. Rothreck. Shafer. A. McMurray. The lowa team arrived in the city last CAPTAIN CHAMPLIN OF KANSAS, night. They attended the POT performance at the Grand -house in body. Captain Elliott put them to bed early, so that they might secure thorough rest in preparation for the game today. The men show evidence of hard work, and are trained down to a fine point. They are all eager to even up scores with Kansas, and will make a strong effort to lower the crimson to the dust. The work of the team, said Captain Elliott last night, had improved greatly during the last ten days. The defeat by the Denver Athletic team in Denver, he added, was the resultof long travel and illness. When the team was selected at the opening of the season a majority of the men were "green," and they had a good deal to learn. They were a promising lot of youngsters, however, and as the season progressed they improved until now Captain Elliott believes he has as good a team as any in the association. He expressed himself last night as being sanguine of victory today. The old men in the Iowa team are Van Osterhaus, left tackle; Aldrich, right tackle; Sawyer, quarter back; Myers left half back; Elliott, captain and full back. They are familiar to Kansas City foot ball enthusiasts, and their work is known as clever and strong. The new men are Ingersoll, left guard; Rodgers, who succeeds the old favorite, Stills, at center; Pritchard, right guard; White, right end; Decker, right half-back, and Tyrrell, left end. Tyrrell and White, while being among the new men, are an improvement on their successors. They run and tackle well, but are not very strong on interferences, which comes only with experience and such practice as is found in blood-fought games. Ingersoll, left guard, is the jumbo of the team. He weighs 212 pounds, trained, and is liable to prove something of a stumbling block to his opponent in the Kansas line. He is somewhat slow by reason of his weight, but has been used to great advantage to break opposing wedges. Pritchard, right guard, is light and will have plenty to do holding his side of the line against Griffiths. Rodgers at center is said to equal Stiles, whom he succeeds, in stamina, determination and strength, but being a new man lacks perfect knowledge of the game. Decker, the new right half-back, is said to be an excellent man, He is light, but strong and shifty, willing and ambitious. With these numerous changes in the personnel of the team there has come a change in its methods. Last year its dependence was upon wedges and mass plays. This year its game has been characterized by open play. The Kansas team has begun the season with the enthusiasm of a Populist mass meeting. The make-up of the -team is not greatly changed and the crowd this afternoon will see many of the old familiar figures in the eleven. Mattison and Williamson have l been putting up a strictly high grade game. The former was a new man last season, and while he had size and strength CAPTAIN ELLIOTT OF LOW A. was not what he should have been. This fall, however, he has developed into one of the best tackles in the West. lie is utilized in going against the line, and gets through low and hard. Willian. son has played quarter-back for three vears and is this year putting up his usually steady game. Coleman's injury is very unfortunate. lie has always been out of place as center but was an ideal tackle. Harvey, the new center, is big, a trifle slow, and green. He has many good points and is rapidly developing. Hamill, at left-guard, has been ill a good part of the season. His size and strength, however, make it easy for him to hold his position. Griffiths, right-guard, is a new man and has been playing a strong game. He has a great deal to learn, however. Shepard, right-end, is a fixture. His tackling is sure and he is a terror when leading interference. Steinberger, left end. is a now man, but gives great promise. He has lots of hard work ahead him, however, betore he will be another Shepard. Shellenbarger is the find of the season and, for a new man, is playing a remarkable game. By next season he will be a star. Captain Champlin needs no mention. Everybody knows him and knows his play. The team work of the Kansas men is fully up to its standard. There are no "stars" on the team and each man works to win the gate rather than individual glory. The game today will be called at 3 o'clock, with F. D. Cornell as referee and Mr. Heath as umpire. BROKE EVEN WITH THE BOOKS. Speculators at Exposition Park Lost Nothing on Yesterday's Races. Out at the Exposition track there was 8 touch of winter in the atmosphere and the jockeys behaved very badly. The sport was fair, the betting light and the crowd small. The winners were Captain Jack, Lucy Day, Sam Jones, Frank Fuller and Ben Harrison. It WAS A cold, cheerless afternoon, but the crowd broke even with the books. Summaries of the several races follow: FIRST RACE. Salling, six furlongs; purse 8125: C. Jack, Moran's 5-year-old brown 105 horse, (Nervaez).... Captain, by itar, A. Hughlette's 5-year-old chestnut mare, Mamie S., by Bertram-Margery, 100 (Singleton).. . ... 2 J. H. Nail's aged bay more. Miss Gilky, by Orphan Boy-Helianthus, 105 (Elliott)... 8 Time, 1:194. Hailstorm. Norah Daly, Mary Hoey, My Luck, Gazette, Boufire, Ten Roc and La Rue also 0189. Post betting: Captain Jack, 9 to 5; Mamie S., 4 to 1; Miss Gilky, 10 to 1; Hailstorm, 4 to 1; Nora Daly, 5 to 1; Mary Hoey, 5 to 1: My Luck, 5 to 1; Gazette, 2 to 1; Bonfire, 5 to to 1; Ten Roc, 20 to 1; La Rue, S to 1. SECOND RACE. Selling, four and oue-half furlongs; purse $125: B. Phillips' aged chestnut mare, Lucy Day, by Sleepy Jim- Angora, 113 (Van Du W. Burke's 3-year-old bay mare, Emma Long, by Longviow-Lady Mack, (J. Davis).. 2 Snider Bros' aged black gelding, Bo Peep II, by Angel- Kureka, 104 (Conroy).. 3 Time, Black Charlie, Rattler, Rosa A., Anglo-Saxon and Outright also ron. Post betting: Lucy Day, 8 to 1: Emma Long, 10 to 1; Bo Peep 11, 10 to 1; Rattler, 3 to 1: Black Charlie, 3 to 1; Rosa A., 5 to 1; Anglo-Saxon, even money, and Outright, 20 to 1. THIRD RACE. Four furlongs; purse $130: Sheuds Leonards aged black gelding, Sam Jones, by Black Nick-Nok, 119 (Barger).. T. M. Cogdill's 5-year-old roan gelding, Dick Tiger, breeding unknown, 112 2 E. E. T. Pelhan's 6 year-old bay mare, Missouri Lou, by imp. Abana- Wanda, 107 (Con3 Time, :51. Green Prewitt, Gray Face, Daisy W. and Post Lady hotting: Hunt also Sam ran. Jones, .. to 1: Dick Tiger, 2½ to 1; Miasonri Lou, 3 to 1; Green Prewitt. 1; Gray Face, 8 to 1; Daisy W., 8 to 1; Lady Hunt, 8 to 2. FOURTH RACE. Riverside Handicap, six furlongs; purse $500: Stone City stabie's 3-year-old bay horse. Frank Fuller, by Renown- Fanny Fuller, 109 (Barger) J. D. Cusenbery's 2-year-old gray filly, Folian, by Longview- Visit, 81 (McCune).... 2 D. Darnell's 5-year-old bay horse, Topstone, by a Ten-Broeck-Helena, 116 (Singleton).. 3 Time, 1:184. Montell, Con Kinney, Straight Out and Dr. Wilcox also ran. Post betting: Frank Fuller, 2 to 1; Colian, 2 to 1; Topstone, 7 to 1; Montell, 3 to 1; Con Kinney, 8 to 1; Straight Out, 3 to 1; Dr. Wilcox, 4 to 1. FIFTH RACE. Selling, Ave furlongs; purse #150: J. A. Campbell's 6-year-old chestnut gelding, Ben Hurr.son, by Black Prince-Gypsy Girl. 106 (Garner) .... S. Lushy a aged chestnut mare, Catoosa, by BasMolly Whip, 100 (Morse). 2 W. A. Pearson's aged chestnut gelding, Longfellow, by Johnny Reed-unknown, 106 (Singieton)... ... 3 Time, Donnella, Irish Girl, Cassa, A. C. Tucker and Jim Lee also ran. Post betting: Ben Harrison, 4 to 1; Catoosa, 8 to 5; Long Fellow, even money; Cassa, 10 to 1; A. C. Tucker, 5 to 1; Jim Lee, 8 to 1; Donnella, 10 to 1, and Irish Girl, 6 to 1. Last Day of the Races. This is get-away day at Exposition park, and judging from the appended entries the afternoon will yield some rare good sport: of M. to of of In on to palpable a a A