The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-08-22
ad vii undoubtedly prove useful in

and will undoubtedly prove useful in
working out the scrubs.
dent body last spring and by Columbia
people at present points strongly to a
for football material, instituted by Coach
John F. Mclean, has been going on all
summer, and large amount of advertis-
the state by the athletic department. New
er before in the history of the institution
has such complete canvass OF the state
been made. In every county is a student
representative, known as key man,
who has been keeping in touch with the
athletic management and reporting pro-
gress in his district.
Before leaving school last spring the
students subscribed $3.50 to help bear the
expenses of the early practice. Business
men of Columbia, canvassed personally
ulty, have added nearly the same amount.
making fund of nearly $500. All the
expenses from September l to 10 will be
paid out of this fund if they will return
answered favorably and will be here in
about a week. A marked exception is
Haggard, elected captain for the coming
year, who announced that he is DONG
railroad engineering in Mississippi ana
will not return until September ID. In
view of this fact IT is not unlikely that
the position of captain may be declared
vacant and another man elected. Haggard
played tackle on last years team.
Among the old players who will proba-
Coons, guard; Chiiders, center; Moore
house, end: Maxwell. tackIe:s Sieber,
guard: H w. Anderson, halfback; Mich
OILS, halfback; Maupin, fullback; Edy,
end; Tillman, end; Bek, guard; Bigger,
end; Northcutt, halfback; ,Jourdan, half
back; Heidrick, quarterback.
Birney, last years captain and quarter
back, will return, but will be barred from
in school work The same is true of Ar
dinger, one of the fastest backs Missouri
has ever turned out. With Birney out Of
the game the competition will be keen for
quarterback, and of the objects of
the early practice will be to develop Il
good man for that position. Edy, who
was captain and quarterback of the sec
ond team last year. Will make bid for
the place. Hedrick, of the junior class
team; Jacoby and probably Nichols, last
years substitute halfback. will also be
Any number of good men will be out for
the other backfeld position. Bigger, the
lanky Businessman in the baseball team
probabilities for end positions. Bek. who
held a fellowship in German at the Uni
VerSity of Pennsylvania last year, Will re-
turn to Columbia this fall and will make
a fight for guard or tackle; he was one
of the most valuable substitutes on the
1903 Missouri team.
Among the new men whom Coach Nc
Lean has rounded up during the summer
are Null of the University of Illinois,
candidate for quarterback, and Grogan,
of Knox college, the quarterback VINO
kicked goal against Wisconsin. Michael
son of Minneapolis, heavy line man. will
also be in Columbia for the early football
opening. Currie, who played two years
at center for Coe college at Grand Rapids,
will be hard man to beat for the center
nosition in the Tiger line this year Cur
RE was in the university last year, but
was ineligible for football, on account of
the rule providing that one year must
elapse before a football player from one
college can play with another Herbert
Green, who last year played at center and
guard for Central college. the champion
team of Kentucky, and who was elected
ca plain of the team for 1904, viii enter
university instead this fall. Cen
trail college being a preparatory school.
Green will be eligible to play with the
Tigers