The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-09-17
GAINING in SPEED
University Gridiron Scratchers Hold
Session Behind Closed Doors
Later Show Their Gait.
Met the South High School Boys
This Afternoon Central High b
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football team Of 1902 held an executive session
on Northrop field yesterday. When the squad
emerged from the arlnory and entered the field,
the crowd which was on. the watch to see the
boys work, was barred out Of the enclosure and
Kept waiting for an hour before being admitted
to see the minor practice. With few changes
the, elevens pitted against each other Monday
were in on the try out. The men showed appre,
ciable all-ronnd Improvement SO much SO that
some Of them could go In tomorrow, If need be,
and play strong game against all Corners.
The team met the young stalwarts of the
South Side high school in the first encounter of
the season, at Northrop field this afternoon
Not much trouble was expected from the young
STEERS who hardly in form yet 80 ...-, -
Loomis husky Central high football aggrega-
ton IS rapidly Icing rubbed into shape in th,
hard daily practice ut Blaisdel avenue and
Twentysixth street. They are responding to
the touch Of LOOMS hand rapidly that their
an 90 score with the u team will follow.
Yeoman service is being done by Dickinson, the
fast right half. De Veaux and Yerxa are al
most evenly matched for the quarterback posi-
tion. Butler makes Luce side step at tackle,
and of a place. Great things are
expected from "Bill' Clark, who works like
lightning.
Chicago, Sept 1.-THE first scrimmage III
Maroon football practice. was held to-day on
Marshall field. Owing to the rising thermometer
the scrimmage was not long. but it was of the
real article while it lasted A game with
Englewood high school tomorrow afternoon fol-
Chicago, Sept 17.-Northwestern football
candidates engaged in the first scrimmage =of the
from the Evanston high school,. HOLSTERS raw
material showed off to advantage and had no
trouble in tearing up the high school boys line.
during which time the purple candidates gained
enough ground to- cross the youngsters goal
line twice. The squad increased to-day
by the addition Of FIVE new men. Reisner OF last
1~S~ he k,1 tAnv,
hurilcr, were the most conspicuous Of the
new men, and were given places in the initial
trial lineup. :..-1 e. -
Madison, Wis, Sept. 17.-Emil Show. the star
center Of the Wisconsin University football team
last year. will return. Manager Fitzpatrick saw
latter part of the week. As he graduated from
the law school last June and began practicing at
N1arshfeld he had some difficulty In deciding
whether to return or. not. He Is eligible to
one more season on the team. j.. Show weighs
80 pounds and is one of the best centers in the
country.
this afternoon. Fred Ebert of Tomah weigh
ing 200 pounds, was one of three new mel,
out. Fred Long, 1877, who. was out a while
last year, and Parnell Regain, :l51, Madison
high school graduate, were the two other new
men who Joined the squad to-day: The squad
now numbers twenty-four. Coach King lined
up the best In the bunch and had them
run few formations, e."
Princeton, N. j.. Sept. 17.-Prlnceton's foot
ball players reported for their first practice
IN uniform and they were nearly all old play.
ers. The freshmen 1wiN not be ready to come
out until Thursday afteFe their entrance examina'
nations have been concluded. A light drill III
passing the ball and easy sprint around the
running track was all that was required of the
candidates today ;~'... $r1,4 : -..~., !
New Haven, Sept. AL. Sharpe, Yale's
famous plinter Of two years ago was. at the
Yale field this afternoon during the football
practice Of the varsity team. He, had on his
toys and gave some practical advice and Illus
trations III the art of 'kicking a goal. from the
bO-yard line: s+'%" -. t.. = tJ~-n
T. Ithaca, n. Y, Sept. 17.-The$ first ard. prac.
tice OF the Cornell football team was; taken
this afternoon. Several members Of the strong
varsity team of last fall were on the field and
new men promising. Coach Dan Reed gave
the men SOME sprinting practice in order to Sc
lect the fastesttmen in the squad: Among the
candidates. During this week the men vii
| work twice! day at the tackling machine, buck
Ing apparatus and the preliminary points. OF the
game. The first lineup Will be held:.on Sat
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r Cambridge, Mass, Sept. 1.-THE. Harvard
football began on Soldiers field this aft
| ern0on. Light practice was gone through by {
number Of the candidates. Marshall, the quar-
terback on Captain Campbe]ls star team o.
last fall, has returned; The little quarter J!
much heavier than he was last year. During
the summer he has been practicing punting. al
we'll rs drop kicking. He will prove valuable
: assistant to Herman in the punting department
| AS vet no new stars have turned up.
Tue schedule for the autun,n's football games
Of the State University 'of South Dakota Yer
million. has been completed, and announced
| by Manager T. c. Thompson, as follows
| 'Yankton high school at -Yankton, Oct 4,,yi
| Yankton high school at: Velmillion Oct. liz
| Omaha; Medics Mt Omaha, Oct. IA. Il. 49,
School of Mines at. Sioux City, Oct 25. .,>,r,.
| Omaha N1edics at Verinillion.- Nov.::1. -: =.
Cedar Falls 1T Sioux City: Nov. g.: ~
| cBrookings at Brookings, Nov:*1S:c1 49, $500
: Morningside at Sioux City, Thanksgiving {
-, FOOTBALL L1GHTwEIGHTs.; 80: e.:
| :; The Merrimac football team desires games
with. teams whose players average weights dt
not exceed 1870 pounds game for next Sun
day is wanted. . :, -. -. T. =. - -
TEN ROUNDS TO A DRAW