The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-09-06

improvement in his work, and Ke3na,
of Detroit, Mich. fWhoY is said to be
quite a player There will be several
other candidates for this position, and
they will receive special attention at
the hands of the coaches. Ferbert's
place at half will be a hard one to fill,
but Galley and Pingree, of last year
team are expected back and there is
lots of new material. Snow and Jutt-
ner, who played on the reserves last
year. are promising candidates for
tackle. and there will he recruits also
80 eleven, will be back at his place as
guard, but there is a big chance for
new men at this position.
AS the college term does not begin
until Oct 1, about twenty of the most
,,romisng candidates will be taken to
Whitmore lake, Sept. Isl for prelimina-
ry training. Heavy work will not be
engaged in to any great extent, but
the object of the early practice will be
to harden the men and get them in
shape to play the game as soon as
college opens.
STAGES MEN ASTIR.
Chicago university enthusiasts are
f1ocking to the field every day. Vim
is evident everywhere,and Stage thinks
the '97 team will show championship
quality.
Two of last years team will not ap-
pear this season. Roby and Mortimer
tackles, have graduated, and their
places will be difficult to fill. In fact
it is at the tackles that Chicago will be
weakest Henry Gale has decided to
kick the pigskin again Michigan play
ers say that Gale is the best man Chi
cago ever had. Gale will probably be
put at full this year.
Half back positions will be easily
cared for Capt Herschberger will I'LL
one of the places If Gale does not al
ter his determination about playing at
full, and either Gardner or Kennedy
will be his side partner. At present
there is some doubt as to Gardeners
eligibility, for the faculty has quiboied
over some of his entrance conditions.
Johnson has some hopes of being listed
for half back, and Gordon CLARKE
NAV seek to obtain a place back Of
the line.
Clarke will, in all likelihood, be re-
tanned at quarter back
Cavanagh will no doubt be at cen
ter.
Three men, all good ones are among
those hkeliest to be put at the ends.
They are Hamill DON Kennedy ana
Firth. LefTingweIl may adjust his diff
ferences with Stage and be out for
practice. That is not likely, however.
It is believed that nHamill will be at
right end and probably Firth at the
other.
Guard positions WILL, according to
indications, be filled py loo ta am
Webb, who filled the duties Wen
enough last year. How the tackles
will be cared for is a PROB,
lem. Kennedy may be called
on to be one of them, but
there is no knowing. who the other will
be. Anderson, Bogart, Speed from
Morgan Park, and Stocks from Colby
university may be given trials. Leigh
ton. too, who acted last year as sub
stitute center, may be tested for
guard.
Reports of the last week indicate
that Stagg has resolved on brand
new policy which may, perhaps, cas-
lily bring him the championship. 1t IS
nothing more than to play but very
few hard games. He has refused to
book contests with Purdue, and is not
Furthermore, he has averred that none
save educational institutions will be
considered Upon the Chicago Athletic
association, over jealous to card
game, he has frowned.
1t looks now as if Northwestern,
Michigan, Illinois and Wisconsin
would make the opposition to be fear
ed Michigan is surety for Thanks
giving day, and so is Illinois for Oct.
80, at Champagne, III Chicago has
all but made up with Northwestern,
but Stagg is still holding off a little,
for he is fearful that the Evanston
eleven is even yet tainted with pro-
fessionalism. Wisconsin has yet to be
dickered with, but it is expected the
negotiations will go through all right,
Midway varsity men are perplexed
no ~
ing quarters Proprietors of suitable
quarters in the vicinity of the field
allege that the boys have played such
havoc in former places of abode with
the accouterments that they will have
no more of it. This determination
practically amounts to a boycott, but
the fellows are hopeful for the best.
AT IOWA CITY.
Iowa, which, in 1896, not only de-
feated, but "whitewashed' every other
eleven in the Western Intercollegiate
association, and suffered but one de-
feat, that by the strong Chicago uni
versity eleven at the beginning OF the
season, is hopeful this year.
Much of the success achieved was
due to the training by Bull, the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania coach, who
will probably be in charge of the boys
the coming season. Training will be-
gin early. Among the old men who
will be here are Hobbs, full back:
Walker, left guard Blackmore, right
guard; Coldren, quarterback, and Het-
eel, subquarterback. Holbrook, the
colored half-back, whom the crowd
nearly mobbed in Missouri, accumu-
lated muscle and dollars in a black
smith shop this summer, and may be
in the game again. Among the sec
ond eleven men who seem good enough
to make the team are Egan, center;
Gardner, tackle; Chase, half back, and
Campbell, guard. Burge has been elect
ed to an instructorship in the univers-
ity and may not be on the field again.
Thomas, the crack punter of the
league, may return.
The Chicago gridiron may gain a
good deal by Iowa's loss, as Stanton,
right tackle, and Edmunds, left end
two of the strongest players, will at
Walker, of Boone. To-, the finest left
guard the university ever had, has
been elected captain, and J. Seheuer-
man, of DeS Moines, has been chosen
manager. The latter has already al
ranged a good schedule, including
games with Beloit, Ames, Kansas, Ne
braska and Missouri.
AFFAIRS AT GALESBURG.
Knox college has mostly men of
years service, it's captain. George R.
Martin. being in many respects an
ideal player. In the line there will be
two places to fill, left guard, which
would be assigned to G. H. Martin
should he return, and left end, which
was vacated by the captain of last
years team, r. l.. Riley. OF the old
men there will be on hand Arthur
Harbaugh. center, weight 1877 pounds:
Charles Booth. right guard, weight 176
pounds; Clark B. Shipp, right tackle,
weight 178 pounds: Edmund D. Adj
orb op6 yyaioJt 1e6 mounds and