The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1897-10-09


Ardinger.
Every man is a good strong player and
when they get a weeks more practice
they will be doing good team work.
Kinder has developed into a frst-class
center and the man who plays against,
him will have his hands full attending to
him.
Young and Kappin will make extra
good guards and are two of the heaviest
men on the team. Their combined weight
is 365 pounds, and when they throw this
against the opposing line something will
have to give way. This is Kapper's first
year at foot ball and he is developing into
a star. He runs well and tackles hard
and will make one of the best men on the
team.
Patterson, the right tackle, is a tall, fair
c~omplexloned youth, and his opponent
will not have any idea what he is running
up against when he frat catches sight of
him. lie will begin to form the correct
opinion when he has rubbed up against
him about twice. What time he has to
spare from his books and from the regular
ball practice, he goes down town and
bucks the street cars for amusement.
The right tackle on the Midiands will
find himself up against Sawyer, and will
find have his hands full attic nding to him.
Sawyer Is an excellent tackle, aud in turn
is an extra hard man to tackle While
not as swift as some men on the team, he
he runs very low, and is n hard man to
pull down.
The man who plays right end on the
Kansas team will have the pleasure OF
rubbing noses with Keys, and when the
game is over he will realize that he has
been through something. and we don't
think tha something" will be Keys.
Menefee. our right end, is the lightest
man on the team, but plays hard ball. He
is one OF the swiftest men on the team,
and runs well down on the ground. He
makes a good, lard tackle and will do
some effective work for Wentworth.
II the quarter back on the Midlands
can jump high enough to look over CEN
ter's head he will see McAlester handling
the ball for w. NJ. A. McAlester makes
an ideal quarterback. He passes the ball
quick a~nd.ively and puts up some OF the
strongest interference in the game. 1t will
lake a good man to go through him and
reach the man with the ball. When he
meets an opponent squarely in a head
end collision it is like two freight trains
coming together-the heaviest one goes
Observation-Disclosures weighs something
more than $50 pounds.
The two half backs are Ryns and Stark.
They are both old foot ball players and
understand every trick of the game.
Capt. Ryus is handling the team this
year and they show the training they are
receiving at his hands. He is drilling
them well on team work, and with a
little more practice they will be able to
put the different plays through in quick
time. Capt. Ryus is one of the best play
srs the Academy has ever had. aud the
man that gets between him and the goal
he starts with the ball is generally
q candidate for witch hazel and rest.
Stark. the left half back, is what might
be called a walking ~cyclone-at least he
generally causes some one to spin round
he runs into them. He weighs only
1856 pounds, but is built from the ground
foor up, and when he k the ball and
starts across the field all one will need to
catch him Is a swift horse and a Iariat
The sest will be easy.
Last in the lineup, but not In the
work, comes Follmer, the full. back. He
the reputation of heing the best
all-around man at the Academy. He is a
little more than six feet tall and weighs
1872 pounds. His f~Rvorite amusement,
he Is not busy with his school
is to go down to. the railroad
racks and imagine n train of cars to be a
of foot ball players and try to break
Interference He doesn't do this very
,ften land rarely, II ever, succeeds), but
10 will wreak ruin with the interference
II the opposing team when they play ball
iere Saturday. His playing is first. class
he tackles good n hard.
The Midland College team enjoys quite
n enyIable reputation and the DOT ball
nth III of this city are expecting
Iuite a treat when the two elevens come
The w. M. AIS have suaran-
eed them their ex penses here from Atch- 1
son, Kas., and as the expenses will be
Ieavy, it is hoped that a big crowd will
urn but to witnesa the game. The admis-
ion Is only 25 cents, and an opportunity
gill be given for witnessing one OF the 4
games OF tho season. '
The game will be played at the Academy n
rounds, Saturday, October 10. Unless !
he boys are able,to make their expenses II
his time they willshaye but little induce i
lent to bring n more good teams here. =