The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-10-10

u1ntweignt tenn OF Dallas and Will b.
accepted for Aate not far on. This team
VIII probably IAy the hisn school Il Ca
WESTON ABOUT Qrissinss day In that city
MOTIFS.
MI. qontrmnn = now at the univcrs,tv
os Indiana. butwrites that II such a thin
possible no VII Slay with Houston this
season. The ADDITIONAL strength eu.ncJ ~
MS presence en- not oe estimated.
Captain Drueedow has but two pllve.s
on his team ~,o have played on uhtoj
teams, but he 0es not believe that ,lyv.
ing on school teams will always rlys
weight to plSer.
Proctor is the sid man Of tho team Or !,
tney say In Dalhs. he Is "p,p" Proctor.
wonder what johnson would nav ahons
nim--before he aw him play. But h,s m.
iiusnce 10 good one and he Is not 4 y az
been" by iongshot.
This year the grounds will be nut IN hi
ter condition thn HERETOFORE. The r, Id
VIII be moved and then grldironel In
white. Posts wiz be piacci at a orou.r
distance from tie side lines anu 1 sope
stretched the eltire distance around ;be
neid. Four policemen will be detaiied fium
the central officeand thus crowding on thc
field for every little proyoeatioi viii be
done away with
The fact that o,r seasons are later hare
Than In the Norh makes the real opening
Of our football yar. as a matter Of course.
later than In tha section OF the country.
put II We get a lite start We arc rewarded
by longer segou In tho stretch from
September to INV Years Day that re-
sembles the Northern Thanksgiving In az
much as 1t marie the virtual end OF the
season.
The season OF 1897 was an interesting
one. because the rules committee having
inaoe rule that they thought would pre-
vent mass plays 1t kept one guessing a.
TO what plays w,uld be invented TO get
around 1t, and Sc around 1t they did, for
no sooner was tle season opened than
princeton brought out her revolving wedge
that so surprised her opponents that they
could make no strong defence against II.
II was worked with consummate skill by
Princeton that 1t seemed possible for any
other team TO attain.
The fact that tie coaches did get around
rale 20 and that these same rules are In
order again this season will bring forth
many new twisting and twlrling plays
iounaed upon the revolving wedge that will
continue to get around this rule until It's
revision. This revision will probably come
with the next meeting OF the rules commit
tee, when We may expect to sec a greater
move toward opel play and the English
game.
The season In Texas Is going to be a
brilliant one and many OF these new semi
mass plays will be introduced, for with
the increased Interest In the game many
clever players from Northern teams have
come Into the State to coach as we'll as
play and they bring with them everything
tnat is new and up to date. The press, too,
has taken up football more and this will
aid the teams who have not coach to
obtain the knowledge and the plays they
seek after
Dallas has always been the leading foot
ball center In Texas owing to the efforts
put forth by Pop Merewether. who intro
duced the English game seven years ago
and afterwards Organized the first team
playing the American game In Texas. He
has stayed close TO the team and is to play
with them again this year.
There are many new names appearing
ON the Dallas roster and at once It is plain
that they Will do everything in their
power to down the University OF Texas
team In the game on the Esd instant ut
Dallas, for never was there two greater
enemies than these two teams. and after
playing them to standstill to be SO ter
1bly beaten is CALLING and must be wiped
on the slate OF time by rousing old
avn AchipsoH Will Dt tDWcT OIL
strength on the Dallas team and will prob
ably end at his old position at center
stewart. who is an excellent coach, will
make the best team out OF his material
that Dallas has ever had and i believe the
weightieet er-
Fort Worth's defeat OF Dallas last year
after many downs IN previous seasons by
the latter team has put some energy In
that team and 1t Is said coach has been
engaged for the season TO work up the
material; in fact, tho manager OF that
team said previous to the game with Dali
las on February 22 last, that II Dallas won
that game 1t would be the last one they
would ever get from the Fort This city
has been very backward In their football
department and 1t is about time they
awoke to the times.
Austin college OF Sherman and Baylor
university have suffered alike in football,
the faculties Of both institutions showing
themselves mossbacks in not allowing the
football spirit to assert itself. 1t seems
strange that after every leading educa-
tional institution In the country had in
cluded football among their sports one
Or two In secluded rocks should prohibit
Waco Is not without a team, however,
rs Add-Ran has been steadily forging to
The front and wiz surprise some OF these
)lder teams ere long III We are not mis-
Laken. A team was formed at Add Ran |
-hree or four years ago, but there was no |
general who would take It upon himself |
% keep up the enthusiasm and II soon |
lied. but the past two years the Add Rams |
lave been slowly but surely coming to the |
op.
This year Bryan will pay even more at
,eEtion to the game than ever and with |
he assistance OF that excellent coach, |
Southf should make 1t very in |
eresting for both University OF Texas and |
Dallas, whom they are to meet. Bryan. |
through the efforts OF Mr.. South, has been |
thoroughly alive on the football question |
he past four years and as the roster Is
anger than ever this year. newer and bet |
er material may be found that will put |
hem at the top with jump.
The University OF Texas. for which team |
very other one In Texas has a knife up |
heir sleeve, have not as yet announced |
heir coach or their candidates, so that It |
s difficult TO tell what kind OF a year |
heirs will be. The general opinion seems |
o be that the varsity will not make much /
IF showing unless some exceptionally |
Inc material has come In with the opening |
II the fall term. The star Of last years |
cam, Caperton. is with Dallas. as IL Brady.