The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-09-16
ARE WELL BALANCED.
Hard to Pick the Winner Among
High School Teams This
Year.
East High Will Be q Big Factor in
the Championship Central
Also Strong.

\ Ine n1gn school football season this
year promises to be more interesting than
for some years. AS far as can be told
at this time the fourt Minneapolis teams
will be pretty well balanced. North and
South Sides have nearly all their old men
back, and East Side, the weak sister for
several years, promises to be a big fac
tor in the championship this fall. Cen
trail has lost several good men, but still
has half dozen veterans left, and a lot
Of good material from last years second
team, besides a number of new men,
Thirty men have been out for practice
at East high daily. Frank Cameron, the
old varsity halfback, who coached the
championship '98 East high team, will
be in charge again this year. The only
serious losses the team has suffered are
those Of pirimple, left half, and Colwell,
quarter. Ludwig and Mitchell, ends on
last years team, are out. Ludwig is
playing harder then ever before, and get
ting into the interference in fine style.
Captain Wyman is putting up star game
at left tackle. Wyman was at Clear
Water Lake with the varsity squad this
fall, and learned many valuable points,
which he has been imparting to the high
school team.
Tounsly, the big guard of the North
Des Moines team, is out for left guard.
He lacks headwork, but has plenty Of
pound man from the Minneapolis
academy, is playing strong game at
right guard. Sherburne, guard on last
years team, will be out in a few days,
but must work hard to retain his place
on the team Fairchild, a husky man from
Renville is another candidate for guard
or tackle.
Moody, last years center, is passing the
ball with more accuracy and PLAYING a
q or fc iei,
candidate for center. Frykman, last
years fullback, is hitting the line harder,
and playing a much better all-around
game.
Half a dozen good men are trying for
the halfback positions, among them Har-
wood, a speedy man from Chippewa Falls
high. He hits the line hard and is also
a good runner. Barden, tackle on last
years team, Is trying for half, and hits
the line well, but lacks headwork Pratt
| and Lewis, last years substitutes, are
| showing Improvement. Among the sub.
stitutes who are doing good work are
Jones, Easton Ferguson, Williams
Thomas, Gable Rye and Snyder.
| East high will meet the university in {
practice game Sept. %. The annual game
with the alumni is scheduled for Sept
26. A dance for the benefit Of the ath
| letic association will be given Sept. 2!
| at Phoenix hall.
| Central, under the coaching Of LAIR!
Merrill, is showing up we'll. Six Of las
years team are back, including Wilbur
Thayer, fulback and field captain; Yerxa
| quarter; Mccarthy, center; Castor, thu
star end; Keyes, end; Morse, guard, AM
! Fred Hunter, halfback. One of the mos
valuable acquisitions is Case, tackle, OF
the st. Cloud team last year, and former
! ly on the Pillsbury academy team. Cas-
weighs 100 pounds, plays a fast game, AM
Z. has had considerable. experience It i
probable that Morse may be shifted t.
the other tackle position. 1 If Morse i
kept at guard, Martin will play one tackle
Todd, Gurnee and Eavayea are the mos
promising guard candidates among tn
new men. ~78Y ~
Central will be especially strong in tn
back field Three good sets Of halfback
are working now. Hunter and Holly ar
the strongest combination, but Redill an
Storey and Dickinson and Fladd hav
made a good showing. Seeley, a fast ITO
pound man, is a promising candidate 70
! fullback. He is punting as well a
| Thayer did last year, and playing a goo
all-around game. (. If not used as full
back he may make good half or tackle
;; Thayer has been handicapped by a wea
ankle, which was sprained last summe,
but it is thought that the ues Of a brac
will enable him to; play as well as ever
Thayer has gained considerable weigh
, since last year, and promises to be
valuable all-around player. Carpenter
| another promising candidate for half {
fullback Among the best of the othe
) men are Gardner, Mullen and Smith.
} North high has last Dexter, the sta
tackle, but otherwise the team is in goo
shape to start the season. Bernhagen wi
coach the team again this year. Sout
high has lost Bang and Cooper of Las
years team and possibly Myrick. Bot
North and South highs, however, are es
pected to be very strong this season.