The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1904-11-06

hardly be improved with these PLAYERS op-
posing one another in the directing line.
ns At 6 5nl, back nia x,n Go1 asn DslaIsy # qn s., f snois
Is short. but stockilv built. and goes into
the game with vim. PLAYING this POSI-
ton on the other. team would be Walter
krause or Baker.
Nrause has been oft of tho game :or
awhile as the result; Of an injury. bur IL
back again. He would stack up about the
same as Hennerich. and has the same in
stinct. that of rushing into the play with
out fear.
Some have II that this is what caused
the injury TO his back. rushing into the
mob OF scrimniag ing players without faaT
OF being injured himself. anything TO adj
vance the ball.
and Kinney have been play
ing the half hsck positions on nelsney,s
Boynton has had several candidates for
this position on his squad. Seth Smith is
looked upon as a sure ground gamer by
ton is thinking of switching hin TO the
lire.
Taking Sm,.h and Baker as opponents
for Pechmann and Kinney. it might be
either side. although the ST. Louis backs
have that bulldog" was of tearing
through the line for gains. instead OF
making q brilliant run or some feature
play. az is the case many times with the
Washington backs.
BOTH STAR KICKERS.
In the kicking department. both sides
have stars. st. Louis has Howe. who
thinks nothing OF dropping a goal from
the field al a distance of from forty to
fcrty-tive yards. Crisp OF Washington al
ways kicks of for that team in its games
and seldom does he boot without sending
the oval behind the opponents line. The
latter is a good feature. but Howe's kick
Ing might win a game where Crisp's
wouldn't.
Tho linz 10 ubera CT ouie bas a s,;cbt
edge. At center thev have Captain Lind
say on the st. Louis team and Captain
Cassell on Washington. 1t is rather queer
that these PLAYERS are somewhat uncer-
tin in their passing. Neither can be called
a star ct their position. but manage to
make out very well.
1t has been fortune for both teams
that when the centers fumbled. II was in
such a place or time as to not cause Sc
rfous damage. Both captains have able
substitutes. Axline. the lengthy sub center
OF 81: Louis. while not as heavy as the
captain. is good at the position. and has
played the middle position against all the
lighter teams. Stone as sub for Csssell
Is also light. but makes out for it with
his speed.
The St. Louis guards greatly outweigh
those OF Washington. Rebcr and A. Silk)
Campbell are a tower of strength in the
line OF the blue and white eleven. Weber
ington eleven. The former is somewhat
"beefy.' but not enough 20 balance the
weight Of Campbell or Refer. while Yates
is still lighter. but Is strong and able to
hold his own against many heavier rnen.
Din--al and Irwin at tackle for the
blue and white are bears at their posi-
lions. Luck. and Sherman would proba-
by oppose them on the Washington line.
but from the showings OF each pair would
indicate that st. Louis has the shade.
Dingman readily upholds the reputation
he gained as tackle on the Michigan team.
and in tackle round, plays 1t. means gains
for St Louis.
Irwin is a tackler of more thar the ordi-
nary and docs the kicking off in the games
for St. Louis. Like Crisp OF Washington,
he sends the ball behind the line when
ever he boots II sq,iarely.
On the ends for ST. Louis. Hobbs and
Cooper. deserve mention. although It IS
said that there is not a good pair OF ends
in st. Louis. These players are fast and
good on interference.
Munroe and Washer or Schaumberg. on
ends for Washington. are good. but neu-
trail followers of the game say that the
st. Louis pair have 1t on the myrtle and
maroon.
Giving each team an even break. one
with speed and the other weight. the elev-
ems would furnish a good contest. While
the teams at present favor ST. Louis,
Coach Boynton and his assistants may
do something that would change the score
IL the game were played later In. the sea-
son.