Omaha daily bee., 1902-08-31
CREleHToN'S FOOT BALL TEAM
"Omaha's own" VIII he Heavy, strong
and Fast on the Gridiron
This Year.

After a rest OF about three months the
Creighton university athletic field is once
again livened up by the presence Of husky,
brown-complexionod athletes. Although
the school year has not yet opened, the
aspirants for the foot ball squad, old and
new, are arriving in the city and getting
down to the preliminary work Of the sea-
son. For the last week or more Alfred
G. Ellick, the new coach, has had his kick
ers ~punting the ball over the field, and
now he is devoting much OF his attention
to teaching the elementary points Of the
game to a squad Of promising but inex-
perienced huskies.
Coach Ellick predicts that with the ex-
cellent old material that will return and
the promising new ones that are ex-
pected Creighton will have the fast
est foot ball eleven THAT ever belonged to
Omaha. He is already assured one Of the
heaviest lines in the west, and with
that foundation and men like welch,
Captain Walker and Butler behind the line,
a team Of heavy caliber should be devel-
oped.
A few Of last seasons stars will be miss
ing. but the influx OF new men. who have
had foot ball training in high schools, pre-
p~aratory schools and other colleges, as well
as old Creighton men who have developed
on the minor teams Of the college, is ex-
pected to completely Offset the loss.
Mulala, a tackle from st. Mary's college,
Kansas, 10 expected to fill the place held by
Dusty Roberts, the old Andover man.
Donnelly, an end from Coe college, Kehoe,
O'Keefe, the varsity base ball captain, and
Lynch will be four men to try for the end
positions. Kippes and the McCaffrey
brothers, a pair Of active 200-pound giants,
will tussle for one OF the halves. and ex-
Captain Harry Welch wishes the other.
Center Lane, who graduated last spring in
the collegiate department, will resume his
studies at the Medical college and thus will
be eligible for playing this year. Captain
Joseph Walker is already on the field, coach
ing and training himself down for right
tackle, which he played so brilliantly last
year.
Then there is Butler, the bIack-haired
plunger. at fullback, and that assortment
Of material leaves the team already pretty
we'll framed up, with the school year still
some distance away and ths aFst same
weeks in the future. So Creighton men
feel rather iubilant over the prospects for
their team and hope to cut a little swath Of
their own in the college world this year.
Manager James Fitzgerald, who will
handle the team for 1902, has listed the fol-
lowing games for the Creighton boys;
Omaha High school. Lincoln Medical col
lege, Tabor college. Doane college. Amity
college, Bellevue college, Haskell In
dians, Highland Park college, Des Moines,
and University of South Dakota. II the
Omaha Medical college has a regularly or
ganized team and schedule a game will
probably be played with them.
Both manager and coach are determined
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%solute training will be insisted upon. smok-
ing will be punished by immediate dis
missal from the squad, and although a gen.
eral training table cannot be established,
each player will be given a set menu by
the team physician, which he will be ex-
pected to follow. Regular, organized, daily
practice will commence on Monday. Sep
TENDER s, at which time all candidates are
expected to have reported for duty.