The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-09-29
OPEN THE SEASON
Friends University Football
Team to Play This Week
WITH COOPER COLLEGE
Also Game With the Lewis
Academy.
WITH COOPER C0LLEGI

! The Friends University Football team
I viii open the season by d game with
! Lewis academy or next Thursday The
] Friends Football team need no introduc-
/ tIon 10 the people OF Wichita and the sur
| rounding towns. as their games have been
/ witnessed by most Of the admirers OF
/ football in Southwestern Kansas and the
results OF their games have been read
| through the columns of the Eagle by
many others.
The boys are determined more than
| ever to have a winning team this year.
! They meet every afternoon Tor a practice
OF an hour and a half and If Drawn and
muscle, well spiced With grit and the
science necessary Tor the game. has any
thing TO do with the making OF d good
team, the Quakers wiz be classed among
the best teams Of Kansas. SIX OF last
years players are or the ground this
year. and are already playing the same
fast, steady game thar they played the
latter part Of last season. Hoyt. as cap
tain, is IN his old place as fu1back. He
is undoubtedly the fastest fuilback il
this part Of the state, his line bucks in
the Friends famous tackles OUT plays.
having virtually won the game on last
Thanksgiving from Fairmosnt- He has
interference down 10 It's tine points. and
can always be depended upon
Woodland is back in his old position as
right tackle, and VIII hoia GOWN this
position with mis- usual aggressiveness.
Neal. who PLAYED left end the latter
part of last season. has been placed be-
hind the line as left haifback and. being
from Arkansas. does rot wait 10 have an
opening showed him. but makes one. His
end runs viii be a feature of Thursday
game.
Hayworth nils his old position as right
guard with his usual stubhornness. dis
putting with his opponent for every inch
of the ground.
Sutin. last years rient end. is holding
the same position this season. and prom
ises TO be one of the Friends best men
on the defensive. lie is quick 10 break
up the interference of his opponents. ana
is a sure t2ckler.
Scott plays left end. He has PLAYED
with the Quakers for three years. and is
q reliable man. His running Is q feature
of his playing He easily ouIstrips his
opponents and If a clear field is once
gained, he can not be caught
Among the new players is Charles. as
right half. He first played in the line
with Wichita High school. and last year
played end for Ottawa. As halfback be
is sure ground gamer his superior
ability in lodging proving 10 be a great
advantage 10 him.
Binford. as left tackle. is practically q
the game Quickly. ana already puts up q
good showing as line bucker.
Pierce. as quarter. is an old player, and /
thoroughly understands the game. GA I
the defensive he is sure tackler and /
allows no PLAYER 10 escape him. lie !
plays a steady game. ana uses good head /
work with his signals
Holmes. As left guard is entirely q new /
man at the game. but the way lie is /
showing up this early in the season /
signifies that he viii be one OF the /
Friends most valuable men.
Jones. rs center. is a tenderfOot. but 4
plays his position very well and allows I
no one 10 break through the line
Rich, Hadley. Thompson. Burleieh and /
Babb are al trying for a position on first /
team. and intend 10 force their way Up /
until they reach the goal.
The team is being coached by Profess |
sor Williams, Who is busy teaching them /
new kicks and plays. and in consequence /
OF his efforts the Friends will certainly /
have a winning team.
The schedule OF games las not been /
fully completed. but some good games !
are already booked. The first game with I
Lewis academy VIII be called at o'clock I
sharp in the Hess Field at the corner 1
OF Friends campus. Street cars win be /
on hand al 2:39 10 handle the crowd and 1
win run cars every fifteen minutes there /
after.
on Saturday viii occur a game between /
Cooper college of Sterling and Friends.
jim Hess Field" This game viii be
hotly contested as the Cooperites are
bound 10 win back the laurcls lost TO
The Friends last spring on the baseball /
diamond. AIcCraCken. Of University Of I
Pennsylvania. is coaching the Cooper
team and win put into 70 use many PLAYS
new 20 the west The Cooper team is
somewhat heavier than the Friends hut
the Quakers are used 10 being matched
against such odds. and are confident n
winning the game. The Steriingites VIII
arrive Friday noon, over the Missouri
Pacific. accompanied 10y train load Of
their admirers and VIII enjoy the fan
festivities before the game.
The eridiron In "Hess Field" has been
put IT, good shape having been scraped
free 81 an grass and weeds. and on
closed with wire Tense 10 keep the en-
-husiastic crowd from interfering With
the game.