The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-09-18
SPORTING Ne VS..
Harvard Football Team Loses
Several Old Standbys.
Captain and Coaches Have Diff
cult Task Ahead.
NO STARS THIS YEAR.
Yale Men VIII BE Out For Prac-
tice This Week.
First Squad VIII Open Up at
New Haven
NO STARS THIS YEAR.

Cambridge. Mass, Sept 1s--Harvard' 5
captain and coaches viii have a olHlculs
task ahead OF them when they meet the
football candidates next Thursday. A new
line between the neds and a new back
field must be found somewhere and drilled
into a presentable condition DAILY last
wears captain and Quarterbaci5, anu
EinclSe. his substitute. and Swan anu
Kendall, halfbacks. viii be missing Hal
lowell, end, and J. Laurence, tackle, the
best two men in the line last year. Will
also be missing. Bowditch and Ristine
will put up a good fight for Halloween S
place and either should be good
Grayden may be able to fill IAurence's
place although r Laurence will make a
good bid for his brothers position Capt
Campbell viii MI his place at end, al
slough his responsibility may detract
from his playing. Eaton. the other tackle
may not be able TO keep his PLACE a1ter
Hogan. Jones. Whitewell and McGrew
develop a. they should. Both guards, Lee
and Bernard, will be back, but neither -
7erv strong. Roberts and Robinson, the
ehot-uurter viii be candidates Tor the
years men Sargent seems to be the only
man in sight for center.
Leo DAILY viii try for his cousins place
his piavine. In fact. Harvard can not
hope for Capt DAILY > equal StlitAflttli
should make . good funbaek. though his. his
and baseball in preparatory scnooi an l
college make him seem able and DIFFICULT
10 handle. He is steady and reliable,
however. and should. under good coach
Csreisch. if he is back-wil be the equal
OF last years halves.
In fact, this years team Will propanly
have no stars on it, 1t is the evident in
tention of Capt Campbell and heatd
Coach Reid TO develop a team team II
the full sense of the term-but TO do Il
viii require IN immense amount OF Wotk-
il may be said now that there Will be no
preliminary work at Squam Lake, Capt
Campbells home, nor anywhere else De
fore the squad assemblies AZ Solalefs heAo
in a conversation with L. Higginson, the
sprine. denies that he and W. A. NJ Bur-
den, 1900 football captain. viii enter the
a deep interest in Harvard athl eties, but
not to the extent Of returning to the uni
Nersity-
Yale Players Gather.
New Haven, Conn. Sept. 1s.-By the mid
die Of this week all but a few Of the can
diddates FOR TINS ran s ! als 1ooIps az ess5il
VIII be in New Haven ready Tor me sest-
sons practice. Some Of the na1toacks
no regular WORK merely CONS 1870
preliminary tactics with the trainer,
the remainder of the forty odd men who
viii form the first squad will be on deck
and work of a practical kind Will begin at
The outlook for a team this fall has
changed materially in the last Few weeks
peared on the scene and several have
dropped on Notably among the latter Is
a typical athlete IN build ana eXpefience
and 81 man of whom great things had been
promised Dy MS sponsors w eyIlClLA was
70 nave been the successor OF Ferry tdstle
this year at fullback. but studies inter
1ered with his prospects and he has been
dropped by the law school faculty. An
other man who retired IS Stubs, the
freshman tackle, and EastOn, Cof1in and
possibly Rumsey have come under the
ban The losses may make trouble when
Except for the back held the yale team
will this year be quite remarkable as
last In fact even more remarkable
rush line is IN prospect The team VIII
be weaker than last year behind the line.
Yale has no punters this year TO fall back
on, and few fair catchers Of punts and
tackle dodgers In this respect, unless
front, the Yale eleven viii be lacking
Quarterback and halthack are giving as
a good man in sight to stand behind CEN
ter De Saulles Of the famous football
family viii try for the place, but ne IS
green WinsloW. the freshman quarter.
Is looked upon as perhaps the best man,
unless he is wanted at halfbacS Rumsey
Of the varsity crew is talked of for quar-
1erback, but. may net be able 70 manage
his examinations No other men are In
sight. For halfback there are several of
last years men. among them Fox, Van
derpOOl Wilhelm and Adams, but none is
more than fair 1t is fortunate that but
one halfback position need be filed, as
Chadwick is slated FOR right half For
1uilnack- excepting Weymouth. no one
sub. but not strong The question Of fill
ing the back field vacancies is q. perpleN-
ing one and IS causing much discussion
in the Yale camp.
When it comes to the rush line there is
different story TO tell From end to end
the line viii be extraordinarily strong
stronger even in some respects than last
OlcOtt Will resume his old place at CEN
ter. and Sheldon will again play guard.
leaving the two tackles, a guard and an
end to fill There are strong candidates
for all these vacant places.