The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-27
PURDUE TEAM IN CAMP
PLAYERS WILL ENJOY TWO WEEK.
or LIGHT EXERCISE.
CAPTAIN Osborne Says His Team VII,
Make "a Clean Record-He Only
Fears the Chicago Eleven.
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Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE. Ind, Aug. 26.-Sped on
their way by the plaudits OF large crowd
of admirers and the encouragement OF an
entire city. the Purdue University football
team left this afternoon for Delphi. near
which place they will go into camp for two
weeks. preparatory to the opening of school.
The men are confident of not only winning
the State championship. which they claim
will be easy. but of defeating Chicago and
Illinois.
Not since Purdue was champion on West
ern gridirons ten years ago has so much
football enthusiasm been stirred up The
town confidently believes that boiler maxi
ers will win every game in the schedule.
with a possible exception OF Chicago. and
so sanguine of success were the merchants
that when a committee OF business men
made solicitations for funds for the athletic
association this morning all responded
literally.
Captain Osborn arrived this morning and
he looks far more formidable than last
year. Manager Leslie, who will not be
seen in moleskins this year. was dealing
out orders like a. general to-day, for the
work on Stuart Field is not yet completed
and he had a thousand and one things to
attend to before he could leave with his
team of which he was captain last year
Trainer McClaire arrived last night and
was Immediately made acquainted with
members Of the team in the city There
was meeting in the lobby of the Lair
House of the few college men in the city
and great confidence in the prospects OF
the season was expressed. The men all
spoke encouragingly of the outlook and it
fortnight of training the boys would be in
shape to open the schedule with vigor.
McClaire has snapped out code or rules
by which the men must abide while In
camp.
McCLAIRE's CODE OF RULES.
This outing up the Tippecanoe will be
nothing short of a picnic said the big
trainer. 1.-The men will be given all kinds
of chances to have a good time. but be-
meath it all there will be a discipline that
will not carry anything out Of bounds. AS
for grub the boys will get all they want
of good, wholesome food Nothing on the
order of dainties will be seen on the table,
but that which will stick to a mans ribs
will be fed TO the players There will be
restrictions on the hours. No man will be
allowed out at night after 10 O'Clock and ii
may be that $3.50 will be the time for taps.
At that there will be no leaving the camp
after dark. I will not stand for any Of the
visiting of the boys in Delphi or any other
be up and doing by o'clock. They will be
given a chance to take a swim before
breakfast and if that does not whet their
appetites there is something wrong with
the water.
'As to the athletic exercise. OF course.
there will be plenty of training with the
football such as falling on the ball, run
ming. tackling, but IL will be light work I'M
til the men get hardened. There viii be
sDS an nds s 10nns anS exer
else. 1 believe in the development
of muscle first OF all, and then
the speed will come on the gridiron. There
will be certain hours for certain things. and
do not think that there will be too much
work. Some attention will be paid to tao
Coach Cults arrives And, anyway, there
will be very little then. as the men will 90
their football playing on the gridiron.
Word has been received that Coach Cults
will arrive on Monday. he will join the
team at Delphi. Manager Leslie has made
effort to get the big Harvard athlete to
come earlier than the first of the month,
but the effort has been unavailing-
During Manager Leslie's absence from
Stuart Field the work of Improvement will
be attended to by ex-Coach Jamison- The
new fence is almost completed, but there is
considerable blowing to do on certain sides
of the field and the bleaehers viii be moved
into position along the SIDE lines.
SUPPLY OF LINIMENTS.
The trainer and manager were busy this
morning laying in a store of liniments and
visions had already been looked after by
Snowie Clark, the colored rubber. who has
been with Purdue for years. Snowie and
Happy Miller took twenty football suits
to Delphi earlier in the week, and placed
the G. A. r. clubhouse, where the team will
be quartered, into shape. Billy Collins will
have charge of the training table, and will
cook the meals for the men.
Of hi ie
be the longest and thinnest man on the
team, arrived and had the train for Delphi
been on time he would not have met his
teammates. Sam Miller, OF Neneveh. Ind.
tackle. Miller will be the punter OF the
team, and looks strong. dutch" Rebel. OF
Indianapolis, arrived yesterday, and was
with the merry crowd at the depot. w. d.
Hamilton. of Beardstown. o., who will try
to emulate the famous Davidson at center
this year, came during the morning. ana
he was followed by c. r. Furr, Of Needers-
burg, a tackle who made some show OF
a record last season. w. @. kaylor. the
hurding full-back, arrived from Indian
apos this morning. and III: Johnson; OF
Evansville. was on deck in plenty OF time.
r. r. Robertson, brother Of the famous
place kicker. who will propaby train the
Indianapolis Manual Training team the COM
ing season, also arrived Several of the team
will join the squad at Delphi, and go to-
gether TO the camp grounds.
At the train this afternoon Capt. Osborn
said:
with two weeks training that should
prove picnic for us, our spirit will De
noticeable when we come back. Purdue
will be heard from this fall, and / am sure
we will win the state championship or
die i'm the attempt. 1 don't like to brag OF
our chances, for that was disastrous al
Chicago last year, but | am willing 10 bet
that we shall not be showed under b. any
team in Indiana Illinois this season;
l have my only fear at Marshall Field, ana
we shall give a good account of ourselves
there. But I rather think Champaign VIII
be easy. We will repeat the dose to IN
diana"