The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-11-21
them had "a word to say In regard to
dirty playing by the North High men.
Michigan might take leaf out OF
their book


dirty playing by the North High men.
Michigan might take a leaf out of
their book.
Big John Powell, the baseball
pitcher, for time was thinking of
taking to Rugby football as a winter
training scheme, says a st. Louis pa
per. John has beena regular visitor
at American League park, and has
patiently endeavored to get line on
the game. y;,
After watching the varsity men
vainly trying to catch punts-they are
none too strong in this particular
Jack volunteered to show them how
it ought to be done. So, go
"A big thing like that" said John,
lis pipe after catching q. baseball"
Illustrations of how easily It could
be done followed. On the first effort
the spheroid ducked PoWell's out
stretched hands and I. caressed the.
most prominent feature OF his face.
1.-THE light was In me eyes, !" iex-
planned John. 81 55+ g, sHg3:s "a
The next time he sought tod fold ct
In fond embrace, after the manner
Of football players, but his arms
closed over thin air. 49,.
Several. more times Powell tried
for the ball and missed.
The last time John said that the
proper way to handle "a football was
to catch it on the bounce; but he quit
after one try. e IS q. *..ss....S
Powell limbered up with the squad
on another occasion. He never got
any closer to the scrimmages than the
side lines, but he exercised by run
ming up and down them as the play
progressed. %s;i, +.
why don't you get into the play,
John 2" was asked.
well, it's: this way. like the game
great, but I don't carry any life In
surance. I get fine training thinking
| how much flesh Il would take off If
| were in the scrimmage. Besides, I
| exactly. It comes off by the leg or
arm, Instead Of by the pound..,,I
| And John is still training on the
| side lines ~.
It has been most feelingly suggested
that league should be formed Of the
second -eleyens of the football. fac
tories OF our leading universities, and
that they be allowed to engage in war
| fare OF their own after the end Of the
regular season. The idea merits lin
dorsement, even tho 1t may not be
feasible in practice. For If the en-
beavers Of the Sunshine Society," are
needed anywhere it is among the self
sacrificing young men who submit to
being made human punching bags
thru the autumn for the glory Of
alma mater" OF course, many OF the
scrub" players are university substi-
tutes, and they are always cheered by
the hope that one of the elected
giants may break his neck or his. leg
in time for them to have IA chance on
the field in one of the big games
| But after the university eleven il
picked, the majority Of the meek and
loWly scrubs play on with no hope
of reward; beyond their bullying op.
timism that they will make the team
next season. The substitute oarsmer
have had" some excitement let intc
their lives by the organization L races
at New London and Poughkeepsie
and they have something to work fol
thru the slavery Of their training sea.
son. But the football scrub. who il
not even varsity sub" must grin ano
bear. it. as long as. he can stand the
pounding without even one ,s'glad
handd: From The Illustrated Sport.
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