The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-10-21
ROLlA IS WORKING
HARD FOR GAMES
AT ST. LOUIS.
Coach Bland Is Making His
Men TiptOe in Their PraC-
tiCe-Team Lacks Weight.


EEFUBLr~ SPECIAL.
Roila, oct. O.-Blue sky and cool weather
for the past two weeks have been conducive
TO hard practice by the Missouri Schoo!
OF Mines eleven. After the Mari0n-Sims de-
feat every effort was made to correct the
evils which cost Missouri School of Mines
the game. Fumflinc has about disappeared
and the handling OF kicks is accomplished
with much greater certainty. Much i'm
proycmcnt has been made in both defen-
sive and offensive team work. Coach Blant
has been instructing the boys in quick and
heavy formation plays. hut not to the det-
r!ment Of straight football. The practices
are well attended. and places on the team,
especially behind the line and the ends.
are still open. There Is a scarcity OF heavy
men. and line positions are not sought
after a. much as might be desired.
The eleven, though fast. cannot boast OF
weight, for, contrary to all reports, the
heaviest team that can be mustered VIII
net exceed l5S pounds. The townspeople are
taking much interest IN the work OF the
boys. and each day a number OF citize1s
witness the scrfmmages. More than I'D
Travelled to 81. I4oois to witness the game
with their old rivals. the Christian Brothers.
There are eight men still trying for back
position. and at this writing regulars nave
not been selected, although Harich. Reed.
Burr and Southgate seem to have the cal.
Reed Is a steady. hard player. Hanick
though a trifle over weight. is still the
leading candidate for fun back. as he is
fast. a good line hucker. and in;erferer. and
with Pruch shares the honor Of being the
best purter In the squad. Snuthgate Is fast
and tricky. but Is not so good at defensive
work and Inclined to tumble. These men
weigh about Ia pounds. Eurr Is small. but
can hit the line and tackle as well as any
Of HIS teammates. Koeherlin Is a hard, con-
sciertious worker, and eNcels In defensive
work. Gregory IL speedy and a good kicker
good health. Hoyle IS hitting the line low
and hard. but is a tEfe light. Rex Is an all
around. FOOD half, MT ~ prone to tumble.
Any three Of these men. who are about the
same size. can fill the back positions cr0d-
iiably. and II IS a task to select the best
Gonzalez. are still working for the COW
eted position. while Tom Reid is not idle.
Lewis excels In point of experience and
will probably land.
At end 1t is n stand-on between Ruble.
Perrler and Bowie. Shockley IS out Of the
Krutzsch and Pike are also waiting a
chance to drop In. II possible. These men
weigh about AS pounds. Keenan,. 100 pounds,
IS the large man of the team. He Is in-
proving rapidly at tackle Prugh holds
down a similar position on the other side
of the line. They hold their positions with
out opposition. Hale. at guard. has good
weight. while his partner. Wilder. weighs
but ij pounds They are pretty sure to
make the team. Kerr Is a fixture at center. |
He weighs Ia5 pounds. Cowles. $50. IS a re- |
liable line man. Richards. Rarrere, Duncan
and several others OF good strength ara
ont each day. ard some of them may de-
velop into regulars.