The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-26
HAVE DAILY PRACTICE
PROF. MOVES WORKING OUT THE
MANUAL TRAINING TEAMS.
They Practice Each Afternoon at
Capitol Avenue and Sixteenth
Street-Open Dates.

All that is necessary to make the big
vacant lot at the corner OF Capitol ave-
nue. and Sixteenth street resemble regu-
lar football field these days is the neces-
sary five-yard white lines. The lot is the
scene of great activity every afternoon,
tor the two teams of the Manual Training
High School are undergoing great train
ing for this falls campaign. Prof. Noyes,
CT the school. is in charge of the two
teams and through his training is rapidly
developing the candidates for the first
eleven.
The training has mostly been on straight
football, but yesterday afternoon the first
eleven practiced for some time on trick
plays. The second eleven is weaker than
it was last year and is unable to give the
candidates for the first team hard prac-
tice game. After the two elevens spent
about hour yesterday afternoon in pre-
llminary practice they lined UP on the field
and the first eleven went through the line
of the second team with perfect ease.
Trainer Noyes will develop the team on in
reference and formation plays the remain
der of the week and will also give some
attention to the perfecting Of several new
trick plays. which are expected to prove
of great benefit to the Training School
team when it has the ball.
There will be many changes in the team
this year, but the new men will nearly
all be graduates of the second eleven team
OF last year and familiar with the game as
played by the Manual Training School
boys. Mr. Noyes is greatly pleased over
the prospects for a winning team this
year. He said yesterday afternoon that the
candidates for positions on the regular
team are in better condition this early in
the season than any previous year. He has
practically selected his team for the early
games, but there may be some changes
later in the season. Raffensberger, likely
young fellow with enormous proportions.
has been practicing at center. Kaylor,
another new man, is stationed at right
guard and Steele, also new to the regular
team, is playing left guard. All three of
these men give promise OF being able 10
hold their own in the line. Kettle. of last
years team, will be seen again at right
tackle and Cooper is a new man training
for left tackle Two new men will be seen
the ends, but they promising young
players. Reed and Shideler are the most
promising candidates for the positions:
Pickett. old member of the team, will
play quarter. Capt Hotz is showing up
brilliantly as right half, while Diddle Dem
mis-, Woodbridge and Davis are candidates
for the other half position. Krull is looking
after full back. He is a new member on
the regular team. The average weight of
these men is los pounds.
Mr.. Moves will take seventeen men to
Greencastle Saturday to play the Depauw
College team. The indianapolis boys do not
expect TO win, but they say they will give
the university players a hard game and
keep the score down to respectable figures
Mr.. Noyes says he has three open dates
Oct. 20. Nov. 3 and Nov. (which he would
like to fill with good high school teams in
the State. The Manual Training School
team has arranged two games with the
Louisville team here this fall. as the In
dianapolis High School team will also
play the Kentuckians.