The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-09-23
BRIGHTER RAT NOTRE DAME
FIRST WEEKS WORK AT FOOTBALL
Is ENCOURAGING.
Varsity Line VIII BE About as Heavy
as Ii Was Last Season-CaPtain and
Coach Are working Hard.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal
SOUTH BEND, Ind, Sept. 22.-The first
weeks work at football at the University
OF Notre Dame is over and the cloud which
lowered over Captain Salmons charges has
lifted Almost all of the old players who
were expected back have returned and
others have sent word that. they will be
back within a few days. Steiner and Des-
mond are the absentees who are looked for
Tomorrow or last years eleven, CuIIinan,
tackle; Nyere and Lonergan, ends; Salmon,
full back: Fansler. tackle. and McGlew.
quarter. are here. Among the promising
candidates for this seasons team are Shee-
han, who is being tried at center, Meier,
a candidate for end. and Silver, McGlew's
rival. for quarter of a year ago. These
three men formed one OF the strongest trio
on the scrubs last fall.
With Desmond and Steiner back there
will be four vacant positions on the varsity
to FILL Center is untitled by O'MaIley's hav-
ing played his four years. Gillen will not
return. leaving a guard position open and
the two places at right and left half are
open to competition. If McDermoot re-
turns he will have a good chance for one
OF the halves. but IL is not known whether
he will resume his studies at the university.
At present prospects are good and would
seem to indicate that there will be no
difficulty in filing the vacancies with good
material. Donovan, who as prep" player
made a reputation as full back on st. Vim
cents team, and McNerny, last years quar-
ter on the Elgin Qll.) High School eleven,
are being tried at the two halves with good
results and Joyce and Conway are two new
men who can I'LL places either in or back Of
the line.
The end positions will in all probability
fall to the veteran pair. Nyere and Loner-
gan, and the varsity line will be about
as heavy as IL was last season. Cold
weather Is facilitating the work OF develop
ing a team and while It win take much
the new and inexperienced men Captain
Salmon and Coach Holland are plugging
away with q determination to retain Notre
Danes present right to the State cham
pionship. Salmons abilities a football
player are too well known to be questioned
and Holland has the confidence of the
student body possessing the knowledge
requisite to get out OF a man all there
r. In him.
The athletic management remains the
same as it did last year and this will insure
good care OF the university's interests in
Is assisted by III. J. McGlew.
Captain Stephen, OF the baseball team re-
turned to school last Thursday and Draper.
the star all-round track man, came in Satur-
day. The first track event or interest will
be the big local meet on Oct. 13, when the
annual track meet and field contests will be
held
Manager b. V. DAILY this afternoon an
nounced that he had completed the sched-
ule and had arranged nine games, the
first six to be played on Carter field. The
schedule does not include contests which
are expected to be with the big teams of
the West. The schedule is as follows:
Oct. 8. Michigan Agricultural College at
Notre Dame; Oct TO- Lake Forest. at
Notre Dame; Oct IL, De Pauw. at Notre
Dame; Oct. "a. Wabash. at Notre Dame;
Oct. q. Chicago p. and s., at Notre Dame;
Nov. Z. Beloit. at Notre Dame; Nov. IA.
Northwestern, at Evanston, ILL.,; Nov. q,
Ohio NJ. T.. (probably). at Toledo, o.; Nov.
26, Purdue. at LAFAYETTE