The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1891-10-25
that during these days the playing was be-
low expectations. It is
THE MISFORTUNE OF CAPTAINS

THE MISFORTUNE OF CAPTAINS
each year to have high hopes raised by re-
ports concerning magnificent players who
are to enter with the Freshman class. Such
players are ordinarily men who have made
great shoWings against weak teams, but g
few days OF hard knocks On the varsity
field orlng them to their proper level. This
problem Of wedding out phenomenons has
been gone through this year, and the cap
tain has arrived at tue conclusion that he
must 10 what every captain before him has
done: That is, train an average set of play
ers into a team which is TO meet the two
strongest esvenS il the country.
The first day of play brought out large
number of candidates, more than enough
10 occupy three fields OF twenty-five players
each. This first enthusiasm has cooled,
however, and the Varsity and Freshman
fields are scarcely more than filed.
OF last years team there are now play
I ing: Hef1lefinger, Wallis. Hartwell, CROSBY.
Barbour, I3liss and McClung. S. Morrison
will return later. Regarded as a whole the
old men are not yet in trim. Let Us then
consider them Individually, commencing at
the end rushes HartWell aud Crosby
know their positions pretty well and ought
to improve this year, as they have their
hearts in the work Though they tackle
pretty we'll they are neither of them sure.
At present neither is good on getting down
the field under kick. Cox and Binckie,
Andover's end rushers last year, are light
pair of men, but resist heavy interference
quite cleverly. They are likely to be
.empted too Tar out or in when the other
side has the ball, but both get under 8 kick
well and tackle quite we'll In general they
have the provincialism of preparatory
school foot bali sticking to them, out are
learning
VARSITY METHODS.
Next looking at the tackles, we find Wal
lis. of last years eleven, aud Mills, Winter,
Messler and Cochran. Wallis is quiet
conscientious worker, and will know more
Of the finer points Of the game this year
Wallis did not do himself full credit in the
| great games last year, as he was over
trained. He falls on the ball more effect
| lively than any one else on the team. Mills
has been too unwell to play, so that it ia
| impossible to say what he will do. He was
member of his class crew, is big and &C
| tive. Last fall he showed great improve
ment and gave promise for better work, but
he does not do as much as he is capable of
doing.
Winter, 1913 S., played last year on the '94
team and did good work. He does not know
the game nor his position thoroughly but is
| willing worker and ought to improve,
He is disposed to be a little headlong
! Messler, '95 is big, strong and sandy. He
is afraid of nothing, but knows very little
about the game.
Cochran, '94, who played tackle on the
Andover team two years ago, was incapaci-
tated last year from playing. He is quite
! light but knows his position fairly well.
He is easily interfered with on account of
his weight, but tackles well.
| Sutphen and Colt are both light, but may
develop.
! Next, with regard to the guards, we find
! Hefflefnger and S. Morrison of last year. s
team, and Sanford and jenkins, of the
new candidates. OF Heffieinger little can
be added to his reputation or to his praise.
He will be the mainstay of the rush-line
and the captains right hand adviser.
Stan Morrison, 1872. has not yet returned
to college, but is expected about the Goth.
He is in Philadelphia being treated for his
throat. Morrison this year is sure to add
great strength to the rush-line, as he did
| last season. Sanford, '94 S., is both big
and strong, and understands football pretty
well. But he does not pay enough atten-
| ton to his work, wasting too much time