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henceforth will train them accordingly.
While 1t is too early to form much of an
opinion, II is the belief of competent Judges
who have watched the work of the team
curing the PEST few years that IL will ex-
Gel its excellent standard attained in the
past and that IL will be able to hold its
own on the gridiron with any of the local
teams. The team will undoubtedly be
much stronger and heavier than heretofore.
and, under careful coaching. will prove a
powerful factor in the race for the local
championship.
So far twenty-one men have responded
to the call for candidates. The men work
ing for positions on the line assure an ex-
ceedingiy strong front. Harlan. who play
ed center last year, will in all probability
DE found in the same position this year
He will be thanked by two excellent men,
both stalwart players, with no little ex-
ptrience. Cummings played at guard last
year, and his enduring fighting ability
commends him to the same position, while
the other guard will be selected from
among Selhousen, who PLAYED center ON
the Johns Hopkins University team last
year, and Melburne and Woolford two big
new men. who have not yet had a chance
to fully display their playing ability. 1t is
possible that Selhousen may play al center
ard Harlan he made a guard
ihere are number of excellent pros
pective tacklers. from whom two star play
trS can DE secured TO Dack up the guards.
Tubby Loucks, than whom IL is not be-
lieved there is better tackler in the city,
can easily secure a regular position with
the proper kind of an effort. and the other
tackler Will probably be either Shuster who
played the position last year. or Meigs,
who alternated as tackle AID half hack
last season. Both men are gritty exAeri-
enced eN-High School players. and a hot
Coleman, a good new man. and Woolford
are also strong possibilities for the place
The end candidates are most numerous
an 4 no doubt Is entertained as 20 the pros
poets OF securing two superb men. Rye,
an excellent new man. who has seen ex-
ptrience at Princeton: Beard who played
beth end and half-back last year: Shuster.
Ecker and Meigs all have equal chances.
Behind the line Columbian will be equal
ly strong. Beall. last years quarter back.
will have to struggle hard to retain his
place, as Jolly and Kelly. who have been
star players on the Central and Eastern
High School teams for the past couple of
years. have entered in competition against
/ him. 1t is generally thought. however.
that these men are TOO light and small 10
Dust Bsall. Another crack ex-high school
player will be found at half back in the
person of Phil Tindall, that -unassuming
player who has Won laurels galore on the
foot ball field. Weaver. last years full
back. who resigns that position In favor Of
Granville Lewis. will have to contest the
other half back position with Falls, a sub
stitute ct this position last year: Beard.
Leech, Young. Halford and Ecker. the last
four named all being new men. Lewis
that well-sea soned, wary player. who has
made such an excellent record for him
self on the teams of the Business High
So hool when it was most formidable. four
years ago. and the Maryland Agricultural
College, will probably be the best acquis-
ton to the team. and will be tower of
strength at fun back.
The practice since organizing has cor
sisted of signal work, developing speed ard
accuracy in starting. acquiring the pri1-
ciples of interference. tackling kicking
and falling on the ball. The principal fsiilt
is the slow and listiess playing Of some few
men, but Il is thought that this viii so0I
be remedied as the men have not yet fully
caught the spirit of the game nor the irn
portance of team work. and have not VT
realized that they will have to fight against