The Portland daily press., 1898-09-12
eowDolN FOOTBALL.
Candidates Commenced Practice Friday
Under Capt. w. E. Clarke.

The football season has commenced IN
Maine and Friday afternoon walter D.
Clarke, captain of the BoWdoln VARSITY
eleven had his candidates out for practice
on the Whittier field. Although Bowdo1n
does not commence until next TUESDAY,
Capt. Clarke had the candidates get pacK
to college q few days early in order to De
ready for good hard work as soon as
possible Manager Harry Lancey is also
at Brunswick hard at work attending 10
his duties.
1t was felt last season that much OF
Bowdoin S lack of success was duo to poor
coaches-this being no fault of Bowdoin
managers perhaps, as O we'll recommended
coach proved failure-so this year the
management has taken special pains IN
this direction and seuUreG MacAudrew
the "Indian'' for the entire season and
Graves O. Yale for four weeks at time
when his services will be most valuable.
MacAndrew is the man who was Dart
mouths great full back last year and one
of the best men back of the line in the
country. Graves is good man also, Ehav-
| ing played several seasons ON the Yale
varsity. There should be no trouble With
| the coaching department at BRUNSWICK
this year. Dartmouth uses the Yale style
| of play so there will be no conflict be-
tween the COaoneS.
| For full-baok, of course Clarke himself
will play. He is without an equal among
| the Maine colleges as line puoker and
ali round player behind the line. The
men from whom the half backs will be
selected are Gregson, '0i an excellent
player. Merrill, 90, who played in the
second Colby game last fall and showed
up well, "Hal" Hunt of Bangor High
who enters Bowdoin this fell, and ought
Al 10 l-n tina r., n C}aaynS
and Sylvester, 90. For quarter back.
Snow, 'ol, of Bangor and Hadlock, g9,
| are the most prominent candidates while
Chapman, 100, will try for the position.
Last years ends, Veazie, '99, and Clarke,
90, are back and will be this year s pair.
Veazie is an old Bangor High school play
er and has played two years on the right
heady player and is the best man in Maine
for his positions Clarke is brother OF
the captain, and although only playing
the latter part of the season last year, de-
yeloped inte'a good end. 4. g. Smith,
80, will be substitute end In the line
will be found Stookbridge, SO. very
good player, and Cloudman, '0l, as tackle
in all probability, although Hill, '0l, Is
likely candidate The first two named
are old varsity men and are seasoned
players jennings will without doubt be
centre, and he has gained nearly twenty
| pounis@ in weight since last season. he
| is the best man for the position at Bow
doin. For guards the leading candidates
are Bodwel and Abee, both men having
| played in the varsity AMI are strong,
heavy players Then besides the men al
ready mentioned the following will try
for the team. and of course are likely to
| develop into varsity material: Babb,
Levenseller, Gould, Russell, Palmer.
Foster, r. Dana, Farrier and several
others.
BOWDOIN'S SCHEDULE.
Saturday, October 1-Open.
Wednesday, October 5-Harvard at
| Cambridge.
Saturday. October S-New Hampshire
College ut Brunswick.
| Wednesday, October 12--University of
Maine at brunswick.
Saturday. October 15-Dartmouth at
Hanover.
Wednesday. October i9-Colby al
| Brunswick.
Saturday, October s2-Tufts at Bruins
wick.
Saturday. October ae-Bates at Lewis
| ton.
Wednesday, Novem Der s-Exeter AT
Exeter.
Saturday,, November 5-Tufts at College
Hill.
Saturday, November 12-Colby at Wat
erville.
Wednesday, November 16-Wesleyan a,
| Middletown.