The St. Louis Republic., 1903-10-27
ACCIDENT DOES
NOT AFFECT SQUAD.
ST. Louis UniverSity'S Eleven
Shows No Timidity in Scrim-
mage Practice.
SIGNAL PRACTICE RESUMED.
Warrensburg VIII BE Played
Here TO-MOrTOw-Dental
Team and Physicians
Eleven Meet.

In spite o, the Witaueu accident. no
timidity vas noticeable among the play
ers OF 81. Louis University's squad who
got out 10 practice at Sportsmans Park
yesterday. 1t was the first time the team
has been out for four days. and some
fast work was done.
No hesitancy about getting into scrim-
mage plays was apparent The men went
into hard struggles as IL inyisOrsted By
their rest. But one member OF the team
failed TO show up yesterday. Schalhey
being the absent one.
Otto Hennerich OF last seasons team
has been placed at end. to take the placa
OF Caldwell. who will serve as quarter
hereafter. Signal practice took UP a good
part of the day. and the men are rapidly
rounding into trim and becoming used
10 the signals.
Warrensburg will play its deferred
game here tomorrow. the contest haV-
ing been held over from last Saturday.
II viii be the first match Delaney's team
has he'd From present indications the
the struggle. and their work, as con-
trasted to that OF g. l.. g, Will be
watched with interest.
An informal game will be played at the
park this afternoon between the Marion
Sims Dental College team and the team
nom the COLLEGE OF Physicians and sur
geOns. The latter eleven is said to have
improved since its game in East ST. Louis
and bids fair 10 develop nicely.
Coach Delaney IS well satisfied with the
WORK Of his university bunch and believes
that they will make a good record FOR
themselves in spite Of the delay In getting
out TO their grounds and the interruption
70 their practice.
The game with Smith Academy likely
will be postponed indefinitely No place
on the schedule now remains FOR Il. and
as the Smith boys have practically de
Cided 10 go out 20 SpOrtSman's Park daily
for their practice. the work 20 commence
Thursday, the teams Will have plenty Of
Informal Ane-ups.
Scholastic football seems TO arouse even
more discussion than the collegiate game
and arguments over the respective merits
Of Smith and High School based on their
respective showings in games, have again
started since last Saturday.
One thing was noticeable in the High
Manual game last saturday; that a High
School man invariably got the ball when
IL was fumbled. This characteristic has
been noticeable steadily in the work OF
When practicing with c. r. C.. a tumble
generally resulted in High School getting
In the game with Smith Academy last
season, fGmbles resulted In profit for High
in ever instance, even when their own
man missed IL on the first attemnt- Alert
ness in watching for the ball seems char
acteriStic OF the eleven.
Adaptability TO circumstances has also
helped High in the games between the
institutions And IL must be admitted that
High has had the better luck OF the two
in every break
Whether part Of this good luck has been
due TO clearer head work at critical stages
Is a matter for individual opinion. Ger
tain II IS that MOrTiSs seemed sure OF
touchdown for Smith in the second half
when the crowd OF rOOters Surged for
ward onto the field and blocked his prog
reSS.
High had no such interference at any
stage The previous year Smith was dis