Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-09-19
TEAM IS TOO LIGHT
Iowa Football Managers Are Not
Making Roseate Pre-.
dictions.
OLD MEN DO NOT SHOW UP
Coach Knipe is Not Discouraged,
HoweVer--NoW Trying
Youngsters.

Western football experts are watch
ing with considerable interest the
transmississippi teams. Iowa and
Minnesota, which sPrang into sud
den prominence last season and
wrested honors from all the other in
situations except Wisconsin.
Iowa's entry into the white lined
arena really began in 1899. when DR..
Knipe's team tied with the maroons
on Marshal field, Chicago. and thus
gave the Hawkeye adherents a chance
TO put forward a rather amusing
claim for the cham pionship. They
were laughed out of this claim. but
the next year their revenge was
ample.
1t is a matter of record that col
lege rarely has a cham pionshiP team
two years in succession, and it could
not be wondered at if Iowa should
fail to fulfill the promise of last sea-
500. The wonderful thing, rather,
would be the development of another
eleven even approximately as god
as that which defeated Chicago
Michigan and Illinois last season. If
is entitled to be called a remarkable
coach.
Men Fail to Return.
The Iowa managers are not making
the roseate predictions which they
promulgated few weeks ago. The
team went INFO camp a week ago
near Iowa City, and it was discovered
that six or seven men of the 1900
team had not returned and would not.
Those who did show up for practice
were Williams, captain and quarter
back; Briggs. sub center; COltnard.
sub tackle and nd; Macy. sub flu
back; and Hol en- beck, the big second
team tackle, who was ineligible to
play last year.
In addition to these several old
players are counted on to sppear
when school begins. Waters, Bur
rier, Siberts. and Herbert are certain
to return, as we'll as M4rash and
Buckley. two strong PLAYERS of the
reserve team last year. Wyant for
mer end ut the Iowa State normal,
intends to enter for the fall session
and may be accompa nied by Carle, a
former guard at the same school
Crum will be a candidate for the
back field. and Welland. who came
from South Dakota two yea ago,
will try for line position.
Some New Timber.
Indications are tt at a score of good
high school and academy players will
strive for the vacant positions on
the team. In fact eight have already
ans wered the roll call and DR.. Knipe
is p eased with the outlook. Will
kins, of Glenwood high school, and
White, of the Correctionville high
school, have excellent athletic records,
and may be counted on to make the
team before they finish their uniVer-
sity career. Torrell, captain of the
West Dss Moines high school team of
1900, although light in weight. has
had considerable experience. Nc
Quillan, OF the Harlem high school.
is another light but speedy player.
Olipger, of the Woodbine Normal
school. weighs los pounds and is of
athletic build. Brown, captain for
two years of the Drake team, is show
ing up we'll at practice, and Fordyce,
of the dental department, is another
good man.
The chief cause of worry is the
lack of heavy men, and q heavy line
is absolutely essential to DR.. Knipe's
style of coaching. The schedule be-
gins with Upper Iowa university
Sept. %, and there is a game every
Saturday until Thanksgiving. Min
nesota, illinois and Michigan are ex-
pected to prove the most formidable
opponents.