The St. Louis Republic., 1902-09-14

I.1c=l football players viii SvJtl- down IL
work la earnest this week. und the pros
poets are f0- u mos; succe>sf-I s-ssJa ST.
Louis University ami - Il. g. viii start IN
with their fuH forces in thu next seven
days. Washington University men will a.
sembi- although they will net settle e. yn
10 steady pract!c, FOR few days yr,. while
the High School E=s is candidates out in
steady training each day.
High has bright prospects. indeed. this
year. Enough OF the old men are back TO
make solid nucleus for the team. and
their early start at training will do much
toward conditioning the eleven The cool
weather T the last week has been instru-
mental in bringing cut the boys in large
numbers. and nearly forty candidates have
appeared each day for their work
George Pennington. who will captain th=
81 Louis University eleven is the only
member If .ast seasons team to return
He was on. Of the best ends in the city last
wear and will hold down his Old position
this season Enough men from .a-J years
second and scrub teams have returned To
make the univtrsityS prospects lair. how
ever. and Coach Delaney Is hopeful Oi max
ing up a good team In time for the ci'-n-
ing OF the year.
smith Academy boys will work al the
PaStims sru-adS this season as they did
last year. and about eight members OF last
years team Will return Ralph Norris will
captain the eleven. and II locks a. though
u pretty substantial team should b- OBJ
tanned from the stAEt- Coach Young wili
probably handle the team again this year.
Washington University viii have Cosch
White in charge. and the eleven VIII sta RI
the year with enough old men back to make
| u strong aggregation Taken all together.
the PROSPECTS for the seaScn promise an
active year.
The West E.nd team has reorsaniz-d, and
! Is out AZ practice nightly schedule with
neiEhbOring towns. such as Els; ST Louis,
Alton and 81 Charles. Will be made UP. a.
WAS done last year.
Princeton Cniversity's session will open
! shortly. Immediately after the opening Cap
/ tain Ralph Davis Will call out ais football
warriors and all other candidates who wish
! to try FOR the team this fall and they VIII
| go into light training for The iirst week.
| and after the mvu have been sized UP Cap
F! tain Davis will commence his wedding cut
and select the varsity and scrub teams
| Ing table and hold regular practice each
day in order to get in good shape for The
; first game. which will take place ON Octooer
| / The practice VIII consist OF spriating
| down the field tackling the dummy, run
| ming through formations and learning by
/ sharp. active practice how TO execute
| irson will be on hand and will keep close
| watch on the men ana see that they are In
\ line for the right plavs and POSITIONS he
| says starting quickly and making deep.
| steady plunges IL the root Of all football.
| ana he viii surely make the Tigers u
\ formidable aggregation TO run up against
The material will be new. sno he viii have
| considerable work In getting them IN shape.
but II is safe tc say that he Will get them
| in the pink OF condition in good time for
4 the games. Three of the old gridiron war
| riors graduated in June-Pell. Hei.r and
| Roper-and IL will be hard to replace them.
but Trainer Robinson has his weather eye
! on something that will spring a surprise
/ on the football world this FALL
De Witt the big guard. will he On the
| field and viii receive special attention from
4 Trainer Robinson Captain Davis IL also =
! wonder on the gridiron. and his end play
4 ing IL marvellous never missing man. and
his tackling Ii sure and accurate ana ne
| always brings down his man. II was ne
| who caused Lafayette such distress last
| fall. when Blont. I.sfayettes b,g back. tore
| through Princeton's lire and gained big
/ a phenomenal stxty-yard run. iowned bioni
! on Old Nassau's three-yard line. thus pre-
venting n tie game Princeton then took
the ball after three successive downs by
! Lafayette and carried IL the full ,ength OF
the field by fierce rushes. and scored !
| touchdown. chiefly through Davis
I Trainer Jim Robinson has been on tht
field with q force of men this summer. anc
has now put the finishing touches ON ths
! sridiron. and the turf Is now as level as
! q foor and Is pronounced by Football ex
: pert< as being one OF the finest fields In tbs
! country. After the first game the work o.
| erecting large grand stand for the bis
Yale. Cornell and Columbia games VIII o,
| rushed through TO completion: Princeson
line Will not I've overheavy this fall. bu
will surely make up for il in quickness. anS
each man will receive special training IL
his SPECIAL line OF work.
The football schedule il considered one Of