The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-10-05
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WRITTEN FoR THE SUNDAY REPUBLIC
Local teams had thrir E-st try-CutS yes
terday. and smith Academy and The Chris
tan Brothers are the Only Institutions who
have net rad thei- first game a. yet- High
school - being vel seasoned Ibis year. her
early practice and her two games sigius
her quite q star IN the scholastic division
bag IN senerai- the s5aSoE here l. rather
backward
Fo- some reason % other TIE season n
this cisy Is generally tahcC- A week behind
time snd local eisve1s az just getting thsir
FIRST games when the Eastern colleges Sre
vel along iu their practice series Early
practice works wonders With a team. and
TIRE one poiat which has caused more cor
n7eEt than any other this year Is the nun
nsr IN which the minor teams are hotd-ns
down some q the hiE institutions 70 snail
sGo-ss
fsW -ears ago Harvard and Vale rn up
huge scores IN their early efforts. ari TIE
practice games were largely farce. msre
cXrri Sc galopS as it were. 70 tire biz
teams OF late years the tendency has been
70 CUT down ne scores. and wale ysster-
cay games shovel scne exceptions. The
-uIs : h1itilE --oE f1r the mFSc part
Tcis = not d. 70 any deJeriorsfion OF the
part o. the big e'eveus. but 10 tie improved
coaching - tn smaller colleges Even the
faculties % th@ various colleges appreciate
t-e facr a. present that football = enc %
The best advertisement a college can lave.
ard u g. recognized everywhere. even when
not SlEmiy supported
Ire snail colleges have gone .nto TIE
gam with zsSr ard have yearly procured
better coacheS A. a result the t.g lead o.
The larger Institutions 5 being gradually
cut down. and in some cases games between
the leading eIevens and the smaller teams
are really uCht drS As result. the open
ing q the season iu -he East does tot fur
Hi-h the farc,cal contests q several yelrs
ago
Many expert football players believe that
In f=E years TIE smaller institutions vii
Dc sbi- 20 hold their own with c1- 5iE cob
leses tie only question being rat q SUI
hritrt material Michis1n proved last var
t1a- tire Wess could turn cut a s-aU c-r4-
DE q holding her oWn ~ any company.
and he performances q 1hst one eleven
uad- Western football engage EaIf che az
t-uftga u tn public. previously directed a.
tuEethrF on the Eastern game
u smslier cclieEeS-5t otf=u happens .sac
q ;-w D-n viii De found q really SENSATION
Al ability. eut who sre hart.capp-4 - lack
or four HUNDRED students the same u---ler
y promising football players cannot Re
WAYS prove 2 handicap yet there are some
ArEe colleges, uoN considered uniuportAr-
tsctc-S p national football. which have bril-
liant prospects before rheu.
one q theSs hrrer Institutions K the
Missouri State EntFersity Lack 90 i-tsr-
est n Shs samo Tor several yeas. haif-
4AA4 =
strong current Of opposition among = Ger
tain pcrtlcu % the faculty and among some
standirs - The Institution IN the football
world Then a certain college fraternity
took a ha1d tn tfe game and secured prac-
ucas absolute control q the eleven Ter a
yeay Ihis Sas tn last straw. and the
team went 20 pieces. utterly.
Lately support ard ENCOURAGEMENT az b.
.rE given by the faculty and support IN
turn = beinE ACCORDED b the students
Fraternity misruie has been barred out and
beer t1sfituted on which 10 Organize the
reaU- The result IS a rapidly developing
eleven tc1f vii cuqgeSttonablr - q S-rou<
factor Il NeSieu football within a fsw
Washington Unfversiiy. by next ~eas5u.
vi! u~ndouutedly be a strong factor in TIE
game Tais COLLEGE has improved InusnN-
u In the football field within the laSt wear.
and n the pTogresS % this season is kept
ny there j. no reason why the team should
lot become C national importance
Co---espordeuc@ from Champaign concern
lHE the Eork Of the men on the Illinois
Both coachers and men look for LIMOS
20 have a. good \ team a. has represented
tire Schcol IN years In all Of the practice
games played thus Ear she has shown her
self able 70 dc a fair amount OF scoring
ard has 4 line which puts up a defense
IN the ssns agsIns- North Division HIGH
School. a team which tSo weeks age hsid
Chicago 70 s 20 & she did net allow tAa
boys 20 make a FRS tcwn. bessdeS running
% a good score against EnElezood.- Win
many q ire scrUb men In the lire.
Last Wednesday the game against TIE
strong eleven from kirksvfile. team
which this season held the heavy Haskell
Iudian team 20 & score % : % 3 gave lth-
men a. good ury~out against a heavier team
than has yet BEN played
This game was a try-osg In more Ways
THAI cne- and tn sort which the roacSa~
had been eeslunS as up 10 that time the
real strength Of the line against 4 lesv er
;sSm was not knsNn. The defense rIf %
10 that game Eas perfect. and TIE Msdics
are bed almost at Vii. their fOngsst EaIn
being 4 te=-yard run b. San Dora AT n
Z me were the DSteopash< danRarour ard
the score % 70 . does not In reality eztE
rate tae rs4atfEe strength 81 the two
teams. for Illinois lost several mcrr rourh- Z
dcWns rhrough RAD funding ~ McKn'ey.
Uhn Vas playing for a tine at quarter
A. a uE-oEt FOR The hack TEA u ~hsvzs9
them 70 b last. x light. and sbs- 10 pl-r- 2
TIRE a heavy line II helped b their oSn In,
By Ear TIE most pleasing bsnsat obtaizes