The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-07-04
GOOD men ARE LOST
Minnesota's Football Prospects Less
Rosy Than They Were a Few
Months Ago.
Flynn and Gray Will Not Return
Thorpe May Not BE Able
to Play.

Minnesota's football prospects do not
look as rosy just now as they did at the
end sof last season. Several good men
who were expected to return this year are
now nearly certain to be lost to the go
piers.
There is hardly 8 possibility that
Johnnie Flynn, the great guard, will re-
turn. It Is doubtful whether Flynn could
play in any case, for he played during a
part Of the Chicago Minnesota game in
1899, which would bar him under the
four-y limit.
Another man who will be missed is
Gray, who gave promise last year Of devel-
oping into. a strong end Gray has se-
cured a position In the east. and will not
return to Minnesota. While not the ira
,ditional end in physique. he was a hard.
working player. and possessed both foot
ball sense and nerve, two qualities as
valuable as they are rare. st5
Thorpe who played a strong game ct
half and full back last fall, was expected
to play full this season, and gave every
promise of making asstar man In that po-
sition.5. Thorpes friends, however, say
that his ankle, which was injured last
year, is still so weak that there is little
possibility Of his playing this season. To
Offset the loss Of these men, however,
comes word that Schacht will probably
take post graduate work at the university,
in which case he is almost certain to
play. Schacht should prove one of the
strongest tackles in the west this year.
So far as can be ascertained at this
time the veterans at the disposal of DR..
Williams this fall will be Captain Rogers,
end; Schacht and Warren, tackles; Strath-
ern center; Harris, quarter. and Davies,
O'Brien, Irsfield and Liggett, backs. The
new material is likely to be scarce. Dex-
ter of the, North Side high is the only man
of apparent varsity calibre. who is known
| t<% i,ofo ho nj
are several good men on the second team,
however, = prominent among them @Burdick,
a man of little experience, but apparently
possessed of some football sense, and well
endowed in respect to physique. B.
1t has been suggested that Davies might
be switched to send, where 1t is thought
/ that his defensive work would make him
Of value. 1t Is. not probable; however, that
Davies has the physique to play; the posi-
ton, especially. under the; new rules, where
| the ends will have much more work than
| formerly, both in tackling and in follow
ling down punts. Bergen, to an outsider
Hooks like a. better man for the position
Moreover Davies will probably be badly
| needed behind the: line. g.s;.sts- -,
Discussion of the prospects for next
| autumn's football team has: already
started at the. University of Chicago, and
| with; the return of Coach Stage next week
tits expected that active planning for the
Campaign will begin A number OF pre-
paratorys school stars have already sig
nified their intention Of entering Chicago
and with sthe material CLEANED from, the
4 professional schools 1T; is expected that {
wealth Of material Will be at hand wher
active: training begins sE- :
L. Three Of last years championship Hyde
/ Park high school tea mare expected t.
/ Park, high school team are expected tt
4 directions this Afall.s = Sam Ransom, thu
! fleet ;colored half back, Is one Of these, ant
i Pete" Hammond and Walter Becker, enc
i and center Of the team. have also signihet
their intention OF showing up on Marshal
Field. Most Of last years maroons will
i reappear. and two good freshmen WHOM
Stage kept out of competition this pas
year will be eligible in the persons o
Burt Gale and Parry, the latter OF who's
4 weight throwing this spring was a reve
lation to Marshall Field fans.