The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-10-30
President stone Addressed the Assem-
blase. Saying that He Hoped for
Splendid Victory.
1NDIANA's BIG DEMONSTRATION
STUDENTS WILL PARADE THE IN
DIANAPOLIs STREETS.
Both Teams Have Been Selected for
the Contest-<Improveme Report
ed by Cults and Horne.
sD.elsi % the 1nai.narolis Iournal.

Special the Indianapolis Journal.
LAFAYETTE, Ind. Oct. 29.-PurdUe stu
dents held a monster mass meeting In the
old chapel tonight displaying more en-
thusiasm than has been seen here for
years For an hour the 1900 students prac-
ticed yelling and singing football songs,
directed by cheer leaders appointed by the
various classes President Stone addressed
the assemblage. saying that he hoped for
a splendid victory. Coach Cults. Presi-
dent Grant, OF the athletic association.
Manager Leslie and several members of
the faculty and the varsity squad made
short talks and were heartily cheered.
Slips on which Were printed the words
Of the new songs were distributed and the
chorus was strong After the cheer drill
nearly 800 was raised by subscription to
pay the expenses OF the student band that
viii accompany the rooters and help make
a noise. Thirty-three musicians will be
taken and special space has been reserved
for them. Tomorrow night an immense
bonfire viii be built on Stuart Field. where
an open-air mass meeting will be held.
The team practiced hard this afternoon
and its work was satisfactory TO the
coach. After making many shifts
and changes in the last few days Coach
Cults now believes that he has the fastest
combination that has this season repre-
sented the university and it is not proba-
bic that any further changes will be made
before the Indiana game Cults announced
to-day that ex-Captain Leslie probably
would play full back Saturday, as he has
been playing in fine form for the past few
days and does not seem to be bothered
by his injured knee. Leslie's return 10 the
game has Increased the feeling of conf
dence among the students and the 100
rooters will go down TO Indianapolis ex-
pecting a hard-fought contest, but one in
which Purdue will repeat her last years
victory over the State University eleven.
Nearly LOO tickets 10 the game have al
ready been sold here and more than that
number will be disposed OF before the train
starts Saturday. Enthusiasm is growing
ut Purdue and scarcely anything is talked
about on the campus but Saturdays game
The condition OF the Purdue team is being
much discussed and the general feeling Is
that Cults has worked wonders i'm the
eleven in the past two or three days.
Cults last night again hustled the squad
out 10 the prairie west of the campus.
where he drilled the men for nearly three
hours In starting and forming interference.
The line-up was practically the same as
the night before. but the work of the team
was great Improvement Knapp and
Osborne were played at halves and John
ston was at quarter Captain Osborne
seems TO do better work at half than at
quarter back and Cults probably will play
him IL his new position i'm the Indiana
game. Osborne's speed is valuable and at
quarter he does not have the opportunity
10 advance the ball that he does at half
back position Knapp, Leslie and Osborne
make fast back field that will be hard
TO hold. The varsity played as follows:
Right end D. Long: right tackle, Allen !:
right guard. Rebel: center. Smith; left
guard, Long; left tackle. MacManus; left
end. Thomas. quarter. Johnston and Mills !:
left half back, Osborne; right half back.
Knapp. full back, Leslie. This combina-
ton probably will play against Indiana.
but there are several substitutes who Will
go In before the game Is over. MONTY,
Zimmerman. Hamilton. Adams. +. Miller,
Powell. Hotter and many others will be on
the side lines. Cults said to-day that he
was very much pleased with the improved
work OF the team Last night before prac-
tice the twenty-three members of the first
squad were photographed. These are the
men who will be taken 10 Indianapolis.
They include besides the varsity men and
substitutes named. Powell, Whitehead.
Pence. Mills and Wright.