The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1902-09-14
Candidates for This Years Eleven
Are Numerous and of the
Promising Kind.
PRACTICE is ALREADY BEGUN.
Some of the Old Men Have Been in
Training All Summer and Are
Ready for Hard Work-Prob-
able Makeup of the Team.
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REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Columbia, Mo-, Sept. iS.-The University
football players have donned their toys and
are already practicing for what they expect
to be the most successful football season
since the famous eleven of IS.
More interest is being taken in the game
this season than was manifested at this
time last season. and the material from
which the team is TO be chosen is also
better.
Several Of last seasons best players are
here in excellent condition to take their old
places. and the candidates for the vacant
places are numerous and promising.
About fifty entries have already been
made, and more are entering up every
Gay.
Some of the old men have been keeping In
practice this summer and will enter in as
rood condition for hard work as they were
at the close of last season. Coach O'Dea
is giving a squad of the new men prenm-
mary instruction. and expects to nave them
All down to hard practice by the beginning
Of next week.
BACKS CHOSEN.
1t is said by some that Landon. Birney,
Frazier. Anderson and Hays. all OF whom
have belonged TO former teams. will make
the team. although, of course no one has
been definitely decided on. Landon and
Forester. who played in the Haskell IN.
dian game. are slated as backs. with Wolf
and Hon as candidates for the other place:
Jesse, has been practicing all summer and
is in excellent trim for the season DE
probably viii play center this year. he Is
well qualified to ill this place.
Bigney. a last-se2son man. IL considered
one of the best men the team has. He dis
tinguished himself in the Kansas City game
and is the leading candidate for quarter.
Malsbury. one of the engineers. Is also Try
ing for quarter.
Captain Ellis arrived Tuesday afternoon
He is considered exceptionally good ma
rarfoH onI u-fl r-r for Ctr1rd
Anderson, one of last seasons crack ends.
appeared on the practice ground Tuesday
starts the season in unusually good condi-
ton. He will play an end.
Hof and Frazier. two last seasons
shaT old posi- I en!e but II Hon si IS trying M:ii for 1t1 2
position back OF the line. He weighs is
pounds They are both good men
HAYS THE BIGGEST.
Hays, a member Of the 1900 team, has re-
turned to school and will play one Of the
guards. He IS the biggest and one Of the
best men on the team. He weighs zs
pounds.
Smith, who could not enter the team last
year because he was an instructor, will be
eligible this year and viii make a strong
1t IS said thai Jesse will play center. An
derson, end: Frazien and Hays. guards:
9th 0f me b iines The bsH candid ana r for tbe vacant cant
positions are numerous and many Of them
have already had experience In the team
This seasons team will be the heaviest In
several years.
The first game OF the season viii be
played here with Central on October 4. The
games with Simpson and Washburn viii
also be played here. on october 10 and No
vember L
The Drake game. which was scheduled
to be played here on November IL. has been
called Off as the Drake team found II I'm
possible to iii the engagement The date
for the Iowa game has been set for Novem-
Der q. and will be played at Iowa City.
The game with the Haskell team will be
played at Kansas City on October is. with
Nebraska team at St. Joseph on October
q. with WASHINGTON University at st Louis
November g. and the annual game with
Kansas University will be pulled of as
usual at Kansas City on Thanksgiving Day.