The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-07
FOOTBALL IN THE WEST.
University of Chicago's Prospects Are
Doubtful. II Ii Reported.

Counting only the veterans who will re-
turn TO Western football gridirons this fall
tainties In new material. 1t plainly appears
that the University of Chicago il going to
have uphill work TO regain standing: that
th.mssSles far ard sWsy ahead Of snv prS "
| vious Western football development: that
Illinois. with the prospects OF a banner year
scare these leaders: that both Northwestern
and Iowa. though a grade better In pros
poets than Chicago. also have heavy work.
and that Purdue can be counted on for
#; hlgh-grade football
From their plucky but unsuccessful squad
OF last year, the maroons have lost ten vet
erans. the largest loss reported from any
university Four OF these m~en-Fianagan.
who played on the 80 championship team;
CAREY. 9 veteran star. and Atwood. both OF
whom viii aid In the coaching. and Rex
K~ennedy-were without question Of So
called varsity calIber.
The others were rated as good men. es-
pecially Horton, the nervy half back, who
has left college for business. Strauss. Bed
dali. Knapp. Cooke and Laird make up the
the last years varsity squad viii return.
OF these. Captain Jimmie" Sheldon. Srefk.
who was a freshman end. and Mac Nab, a
high-grade varsity players. Perkins, Els
worth, Maxwell. Conrad and Jennison are
reliable fellows expected to develop. ma
tesiaily. Only one promising scrub player
viii be back. namely. Peacock. formerly
at Wabash.
Tnus the hopes OF the maroons are de-
pendent very largely on the new material
From present Indications this is to be a
record-breaking year in the amount OF high
Grace material, entering cnicsgo; Shs,e the
thirty and forty. In contrast with an aver
age Of sixty at rival universities. Coach
men OF promise Indicated their intention of
entering. However. he withhoids all names
because of the uncertainties both In enter
.ng and then In showing class The new
Law school Is going to aid Chicago. and this
year more OF the first and second year Rush
NEEDLES" are expected to be candidates:
swede. Will probably be out and eligible.
though considerable pressure Is being
s ,iysss !.h ia Ssa1 a sse,ss. his 3 .i playi fuii By SACK lslh IN
1897. will return TO the university. but has
VIZ item TO Coach Stage that he is Ineligible.
No Western team will meet an Eastern
university team during the season. This Ia
significant. 1t means that Michigan and
Wisconsin expect TO settle the Western
also FOR last. in a great game to be played
on Marshall Field November l. Until thar
fnme was arranged for both Michigan and
Wisconsin were seeking Eastern games.
But az soon as II was settled the seeking
after the possibilities Of Eastern honors
ceased
Several factors Indicate that at the star,
of the season the prospects of these two
teams are about equal. They stand In COM
Each Is TO have the same coach. who knows
his men. each loses three or four veterans.
each has a large squad of varsity .calibes
re<erves. each has wealth Of new material
Plainly. sPhil'' King would not have re-
turned after his farewell game In Chicago
ccnsfn. Coach Yost, Iichizan's en;hrsi-
nstic leader. already Is quoted az saying his
team this year Is TO be greater than his
tfre~ veterans listed as heroes in the annals
OF Western footbaf6Curfis. Larson ana
Cochcms- Miehiesn Loses the famous Nell
White. last year = captain. and also Wilson.
a guard Ia has been said OF nearly all
these men that they could make up foofbar
on the field ashley went afcnS-
Illinois promiscz<t 10 be a moro daneerous
factor In Western football than In any year.
This will be Coach Edgar Holrs third year.
The effects OF, his development of n system
showed In IHinois's crushing victory over