The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-26

With President Roosevelt as a spectator
at the kickoff. the carlisle football eleven
will make its first appearance in this city.
lining up against the Haskell Indian team
at the Worlds Fair Stadium this after
noon.
II Will be the meeting of the two lead
ing Indian teams in tho country. and will
be a case of Eastern against Western
football. For tho Carlisle team meets
yearly the best cieyens of the big East
ern colleges. while Haskell has always
held its own among the teams of the
Middle West.
The game will be the closing feature Of
the years football season and promises
TO be the most exciting seen here this
year. While the Haskell team is general
" spoken of as the likely loser in to-
days game. the Western eleven does not
appear respondent. by any means.
That the game has excited Widespread
interest among the notables at the Norld p
Fair is proven by the list Of those who
have taken boxes for the contest VINE
President Rooseyclt's presence in TIE
early stages of the match will. no DOUBT
proyc a strong attraction. the list oil
| names mentioned as having engaged boxes
for the battle is already lengthy.
Among the boxholders, besides tie
President, are President Francis and a
Party. President Goodc of the Lewis and
Clarke Exposition. and the Duke ana
Duchess of Manchester The Duchess was
| formerly Miss zimmerman of Cincinnati.
With the exception OF three piageTS;
Haskell will have virtually the same neto
on the ground that il sent against "aSI-
ington. 1t will score higbf-- as REGARDS
| average weight. in the line. but the back
| f;eld viii probably be of the same apDroXi-
mate avoirdupois rs that aiif 6 6t o oSinc 10 the
nresence of some bulky linesmen on the
Western team.
CARLISLE TEAM HERE.
Accompanied by Manager Thompson and
| Trainer Hutchins. the Carlisle squad
| reached the city yesterday and went i'm
| mediately to its quarters at the Washing
ton Hotel. Captain Mercer OF the United
States Army, superintendent or the SCHOOL,
is also here.
!, Although rather a demonstrating set
of players. who give the impression OF aE-
eraging rather more than their announcer
figure. Manager Thompson stated that the
i average of the team was less than lao
| pounds and that the line would just reach
w have always made a record for
. speedy plays" he said. land lave invari-
on weight. Our front rank reaches the
1.o-pound total merely because D. Pierce.
! our sole really heavy man, alone APP
| proaches the a~Ilpound mark
"Libbi. our quarter. weighs but E5
pounds. He is the highest man. of course.
AS a whole. our team is we'll balanced in
weight. and we do not dread any advan-
tage the Haskell team may have over Us
IN this reSDeCt- We w0tlli rather have The
speed.
Our signals nave been the Subject of
some tax in the East. from what have
heard. T. 1t was limited that We had
adopted a system OF silent signaling in
reality. We never used any such style.
Our signals can be heard as far as those
lite method of signaling at times. this is
to sing the numbers in a kind of chant.
which is different from the usual method
OF calling off the numbers
A PECULIAR SIGNAL
One system prevails on Carlisle which is
peculiar to that e.even- This consists in
the possession of 4 regular training board
composed OF the moro seasoned players.
who coach their tear-ates throughout
practice work. while the head coach ci-
reefs operations from Alongside.
Trainer Hutchings IS in absolute charge
OF. the preuarat"-- work and gives his or
ders to the team in general. d. Pierce
and Rogers. two seasoned players. instruct
their fellows as they work. Rogers and
Pierce play throughout the time they are
aiding in this coachins. serving merely as
au~iliaries to the chief.
Manager William G. Thompson accom-
panied the team on its visit and brought
thirty-five players with him The eleven
will remain over for several days to see
the Fair, after their contest of this after
noon.
William Connect of the University of
Virginia will referee and Doctor Stauf-
fer of Princeton will umpire.
The game will commence shortly before
5 O'Clock. BoNholders include: President
Roosevelt and party, President Francis
and party. President Goode OF Lewis and
Clarke Exposition. Portland: Duke and
Duchess OF Manchester. A l.. Shapleigh
and party. Senator Cockrell and II. F.
McGarvie. Russell E. Gardner and party.
Governor-elect Folk and party. Major Cen
eral John c. Bates and party. Gov
ernor Dockery and party. Missouri
Commission two boxes}. Wisconsin Com
mission 1.-TWO boXesl. Isaac S. Hedges and
party. J. E. Rolande and party. Mrs.
Francis O'Fallon and party. Captain &.
F. Conrad. L. S. A. and party. II. s.
Gardner and Mrs. Gardner. Grand Gully
Cole Mrs. Cole. Harry E. Lssan and
Mrs. Lssan.
The lineup: