The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-09-25

There Is a Plethora Of Good Material
for the Football Team.

Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
RICHMOND, Ind, Sept. A.-The phase
OF athletics just now receiving most atten-
ton at Earlham College is football. The
enthusiasts and forecasters have already
selected the men for the team and summed
up Earlham's score for the year. Just
how near these promising conditions will
be fulfilled will be known later, but the
outlook was never brighter. With faith
full practice continued, as begun this week,
there is no reason why Earlham's colors
need be hauled down to any of it's OPP
ponents this year.
Eight OF the old men are back, doing
valiant service. With this number of old
men, each having to work hard to hold
his place against strong competition, Earl
ham is going to play real ball. The prac-
tice thus far shows that the old men have
lost none of their nerve and are deter
mined to hold their places against every
opposition. This competition is sure to
bring out the very best there is in the col
lege. With thirty men competing for
only those who play the best ball will be
given place on the first team, every man
Is bidding high.
The responsibility OF selecting the first
team is not to be given TO one man this
year. A committee of five, chosen from
the faculty and including Captain futile.
This is a very satisfactory way of placing
the men and gives no opportunity for par
TALLY to be shown. The new men stand
as good a chance of making the team as
the old. provided they can play ball. This
plan seems to be generally satisfactory and
Is bringing out competition and effort that
Of the professors interested in athletics
have been on the field each evening, encour-
aging and coaching the team, and gather
ing data from which to make their as
eo
the men from last years team, Captain
Tuttle, OF Rhode Island, quarter back, is
as captain Is able to decide on the plays
suited TO the various crises of the game.
He inspires his men with confidence and
is able to keep them in the game at the
time OF greatest excitement. Walter Will
son, who was unable TO do much last year
because OF a broken bone in his first game,
IS Tuttle's most formidable opposition. Will
son Is about the same weight as Tuttle,
has had considerable experience on an
academy team, and Is fast player. Be-
sides Wilson. Ratcliff the man who played
full back and quarter back on the team
two years ago, Is trying for the same
position. Ratcliff will be remembered as
a great goal kicker from the field. He
holds Earlham's record for such plays.
The closest fight is being waged between
Alec and Hetrick for center. These are
both last years men. and of about the
determined TO have positions on the team
IL honest effort will put them there. The
only TWO men VINO can feel at all of
their places are the big Maceys. These
men are not only big in weight but in
strength 1t IS no uncommon thing to see
three or four men swinging on to L. A.
Macey's legs while he at the same time
gains ground He comes being the
whole thing In game as Peacock for
merly was.
very spirited contest is on between
Stanley and Leggitt for left end. Stanley
held the position last year and his work
very commendable. He was always in
the game and allowed very few gains to
be made around his end. Leggitt Is a
new man, from Winchester. but not a new
man In the game Last year he played at
western Military Academy, at Alton, III.
The team as a whole Is sure to be some
heavier than last years team. Nearly all
OF the men are heavier than the old ones
and, although the team cannot be a heavy
one. II will make up I'm speed for what il
lacks In weight. Captain futile is insisting
that all plays must be learned perfectly
that they may be executed with the great
est speed possible He hopes to win this
year with fast plays.