Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-09-13
c0LBY's ELEVEN.
Probable Makeup Of This Seasons Team.

Inside OF two weeks the Colby foot ball
team will be hard at work on the grid
iron. practising for the seasons CAM
paign. Some of the boys are already
hard at work with the high school foot
ball team so that when the varsity team
begins to work they will be so much
ahead of the rest of the men.
What the outcome Of the season will be
it is impossible to say. Maine State has
lost several of her best men with the re-
suit that the men for nearly half of
the team will have to be developed. Bow
dom is already hard at work and rredic-
lions are made that the team will be
fully as strong as that OF last year.
Bates is said to have unusual prospects
for good team. Further than this the
Bates men are not inclined to talk.
Jack ScanneM 'Ol. the Colby captain. is
considered the best player in the State.
AS usual he will be back at his old place
as right guard.
Varney Putnam will be back at his old
place at tackle. As usual he will prove
a tower Of strength for the team. At
center there will be no change, Allen '01.
being the man. He is already back and
at work with the high school boys. In
spite of the fact that he is the lightest
center on a college team in the State: he
Is said to be the hardest man in the State
to work against. being so short that he
is way down under the opposing man.
and thus has no difficulty in topping a
man over.
On the other side of the line will prob
ably be Rowell '01 as tackle although
TIL IN MI Cd c,,h t,,ta Inc
year. and Beane, are candidates for the
position. Beane is looked upon as an I'M
usually promising candidate as he Is
strong and quick. besides being an unus-
ually heady player.
As yet there is no one to take Brooks
place as left guard. There are several
candidates for the place. Robbins 80 Is
one of the promising candidates for the
place and began his work on the field,
yesterday afternoon, practising with the
high school boys. On account of his
weight he Is looked on as a promising
man for the place.
The ends have not been selected as yet.
Bunnemann. one of the star ends of last
year. is to make u try for quarter and
1t is thought he will make It. AS a run
ner he Is a star and when he tackles a
man. the man Is down for good with but
little prospect of gain by crawling.
Cotton, the other end, has enlisted and
will not in all probability be back This
leaves the two important positions un-
flied. 1t is the plan now to develop the
men for these places.
Rice '0l, q hard runner and strong tack
Ter, will probably play with Upper 90 as
backs. Upper is little slow in his
running but is strong and an unusual
man for breaking up interference. Shan
non Is also looked on as a candidate for
position back of the line, but on ac-
count of being hurt easily will not be
played all the time. Otherwise than not
being hard enough he is an invaluable
man. ~
Charles Towne is scheduled for full
back and is anxious to retain the posi-
ton. AS lire bucker he 10 a battering
ram. For breaking up interference he is
unexcelled. In case Towne plays back Of
the line. Rice will probably do the punt
ing as that is Towne's only weak point.
Newcomb is scheduled as possible end,
and is said to be promising candidate
Manager Merrick has received q letter