Omaha daily bee., 1903-02-08
IAYHAwKERS LOOK STRONG
Expect 10 Put . Cham mpionshtp Team
On the Grtdiron Next
FnIl

Alpha Brummags. right tackle on the foot
ban team Of Kansas university for the last
two years, and captain Of the JHyhawker
eleven for the coming season. was in Omaha
last Tuesday with the basket ball team from
Kansas university. BrummRge is the man
whom Arthur Curtis, coach Of Kansas last
year, said was the best tackle In the west
that season. Curtis made this statement
after following the team through all it's
games, including the one WITH his own alma
mater, the University OF Wisconsin. Being
the man who has made the most remarkable
reputation Of any middle west foot ball
player in line position, Curtis should
know whereof be speaks BrummaEe was
in his own old position, which be held four
years straight on the Badger team. and the
Kansas boy played the game after Curtis
own style. Brummage Is the ideal type Of
foot ball player for a tackle position He Is
heavy, yet not beefy; solid but not so
muscle-bound as 10 be slow on his feet; Of
a good height yet with his weight laid low
enough to make him firm on his pins He
still has two years to play under the con-
ference rules limiting a mans time on
team to four seasons. The Kansas captain
had some interesting things to tell regard
ing foot ball at Kansas. Said he:
I'VE will have a remarkable team at Kan
sas this fall It will undoubtedly be our
best since Yost left us, if present prospects
are fulfilled. Curtis last season put us on
our foot BAH feet again, and though there
was not opportunity in the one season TO
build up a team OF champions, we are
primel for that now.
The spirit st the university lis all one Of
confidence now. We cannot figuIs how we
can lose. Although we will not have Curtis
back, we have just secured the famous
Weekes Of Michigan, quarterback on the
Wolverine team for four years past IN
cluding the last two Of the wonderful su-
premaCy Of the Ann Arbor men. Having
been for two years under the personal In
structiOn of Coach Yost, Weekes is, Of
course, thoroughly imbued with his ideas
and methods. We couldn't ask anything
better than that, for Yost is recognized In
the west at least as the most remarkable
coach OF the age. Combine that instruction
with Weekes Own record as q foot bail
player and we feel sure thas we are getting
good thing. He was twice placed at quar-
terbsck on the All Western eleven. Of
course there are always those who think
that a player doesn't necessarily make a
good coach. hut the University OF Michigan
evidently thinks that weekes would be q
high grade foot ball teacher. for that school
refused to let him go till it was sure Of
Yost for another season. Had Yost left
Michigan we would not have secured
Weekes.
I'VE get back eleven Of the men that
Curtis coached last season and nine of the
eleven are FIRST team men. They are my
self at right tackle, Hicks at right end,
Allen at right guard Alderman at left
guard Peters at left tackle, Pooler at quar-
terback. Reed at left half. Mosher and
Love, who interchange at fullback; Cook
for substitute left half and ]. Afford for
substitute right half. Any one can see
what a formidable lineup thpt makes, and
1t will be a great start for weekes TO
begin on a team OF trained and experienced
men in that way. We start training on
September ] at Lawrence.
Curtis goes BACK to Wisconsin next fall
to be head coach. I have just heard from
him, and he has entered Rush Medical col
lege for the second half Of the year. He
intends TO practice medicine eventually, and
will probably pay his way through medical
school with the proceeds of his coaching.
At Kansas he received 81 900 for the ten
weeks work. At Wisconsin he gets 81. 800.
We pay weekes 81 200 this season. We re-
gard Curtis as a fine coach. ] think he did
everything with that Kansas team last year
! that any man could have done. He is q
hard worker. and anything but frivilous. He
/ is very reserved and confines foot ball
strictly TO the gridiron itself. He never
discusses it outside"