The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-10-02
Practicing and Training Each Day I'm
Preparation for the Fall Cam
paign on the GridirOn.
STRENGTH OF THE ELEVENS
GREAT ENTHUSIASM SHOWN BY
PLAYERS n STUDENTS.
Where and When the Leading Teams
VIII Play This SeasOn-U. of L.
and the Local Schools.

Football. the greatest of all outdoor
sports, in the view of the collegian, is now
dividing the attention O. the student with
his studies. The season opens early in
October. although sometimes a few practice
games are played in the last week of Sep
TENDER. Training begins as soon as school
opens each fall, and each afternoon candi-
dates for the varsity or school team may be
seen on the gridiron working as hard as
If they were playing a championship game.
Two weeks of practice usually brings out
the good points of the players; then the
varsity team is selected and the second
choices formed into what is called the sec
ond eleven.
Football is an expensive sport. Each
college or school has an athletic associa-
ton, which generally provides the money
for Quitting the team, for expenses or
trips and pay of trainers. All first-clasS
teams now have a physical director and
two coaches. In some places, where pride
Is taken in the success of the eleven, the
faculty and citizens subscribe literally to
the athletic fund. Bloomington. the seat
OF Indiana University, is an example of the
public-spirited college town. There the peo-
pie, faculty and students have provided a
fund of 500 to back the varsity team.
All Indiana college elevens have been
STRENGTHENED this year, with the possible ex-
ception of Wabash and Hanover. Notre
Dame has a team that expects to defeat
such crack organizations as Chicago and
Michigan universities. Purdue will attempt
to win back her former glory. De PAW
has weight to spare and expects to have
skill In abundance after a little more prac-
tice. Rose Polytechnic has Merriweather as
captain, and wherever Is
there is trouble for opponents. Franklins
team is composed mainly of old players
and ii will make it's mark. Indiana Uni
versity will endeavor to do UP" De PAW
at every opportunity. and If it succeeds
friends of the team will rest content. In
dianapolis University boys think they will
be able to put a strong team on the grid
iron. The students are taking great inter-
est in the practice work. Earlham's prelim-
mary work has not been excelled by any
team In Indiana.
All throughout the State football has OBJ
tanned a strong hold in the high schools.
Muncie, Anderson and other cities have
good teams, which may play here before
the season ends. Indianapolis High School
players are getting in form at the old Sew
enth-street baseball grounds, and it will
not be the fault of lack of practice IL they
do not warm up the Manual Training
High School when the two teams meet.
The Manual Training High School students
are also practicing daily at the old ball
park. They began work a week before
school opened and now have two elevens
I'm fair shape. Their coach Is Professor
Noyes, teacher of English at the school.
Frank Cline is manager. The first eleven
will probably line up as follows in the first
game: Left end, Hutz; left tackle, Peck;
left guard. Kittie; center, Moore: right
guard, Gillman; right tackle. Holm. cap
tain; right end, Cline: quarter back, Pick
jamin Miner: right half back, Coval. The
average weight of the players is about l6o
pounds. Among the dates already booked
are games with Champaign, ILL.,, Anderson.
Muncie and Louisville, KY The second
team is also composed of good material and
will probably book a few games on its own
/ account.