The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-19
NEW FOOTBALL
MATERIAL OUT
NEW CANDIDATES IN FIELD.
BEST PRACTICE GAME OF THE
SEASON HELD LAST NIGHT AT
ARMORY.

LnnsberE, Who Played End Lnst
! Year, Is Back in the Game ana
VIII Try for Quarterback Posi-
tion-Dr. CrniS Barrow Is Assist
ing in Coaching the Men-Ten New
Candidates Turned Out Last Night.
More new material was at the foot
ball practice last night, and there is
| now enough on hand to form a team
even better than the one last year.
Forty men are trying for positions on
the team, among them former MEM
bers of some of the largest teams in
the country.
The only place on the team which
had not been acceptably filed, that
of quarterback, was filled last night.
Lansberg, who played end on last
years team. but who did not think he
would be able to play on account of
the fact that his run as a conductor
had been changed, showed up for prac-
tice. His run has been changed again,
so that he will now be in Savannah
nearly all of his time, and will be able
to play regularly with the team. 1t
is not improbable that he will be placed
at quarter, since that is his old posi-
ton, which he played before playing
end on the Savannah team.
Team Looks Strong.
With the acquisition of Lansberg it
now looks as if the team will be even
stronger than last year. 1t may be
that he will not be placed at quarter,
though he has announced his intention
of trying out for 1t. There are num-
Der of good men who are trying for
the place, among them two new men
who came out for the first time last
night These are Lester Karow and
Willard. In addition there are Lang,
bearing, Rossignol and Shortridge. OF
these Shortridge has shown up best so
far.
DIR. Barrow Coaching.
DR.. Craig Barrow was out to the
practice and rendered valuable assist
ance as coach. He gave most of his
time to coaching the new quarterbacks.
He is one of the old organizers of the
Savannah eleven, and played on and
captained Savannah, Baltimore Ath-
letic Club, Maryland University and
University of Georgia.
Abel and Morgan are two more of
the new men, who came out last night.
Abel was a member of the Lehigh
squad Morgan is a fireman. He is
sturdily built and looks like fine tim
Der for the line.
President Harry Blum, Jr., of the
Savannah Athletic Club assisted in the
coaching. With the assistance of
Frank McIntire, Weyman Harmon, DR..
Barrow, Capt. Blum and Harris Cope,
who will return on the 2Sth., and with
the number of candidates, larger and
the material heavier than ever before,
there is every indication that a crack
er-jack team will represent Savannah
this year.
Getting Down to Work.
Manager McIntire has announced
that practices will be held on Thurs
day night, as usual, and on Friday
night, of this week, and on every night,
except Monday night, next week. The
game with Florida State College was
cinched yesterday, when the manager
received telegram of final arrange
ments from that institution. This will
be the first game OF the season, and
as there are a large number of new
men in the game, the management is
very anxious to get out large and
enthusiastic crowd, In order that the
team may be encouraged. On the sup
port given the team depends its sue
cess. The team has hard schedule
ahead. If the first game is won, 1t
may be able to sustain its past record.
Tickets for the game will be placed
on sale in a few days. Mr.. I. Israel,
at 46-4S Bull street, has volunteered to
sell the tickets and to send them in
answer to telephone calls. This cour-
tesy on his part is but one evidence of
the willingness which has been dis
played to assist the team. The game
with the Florida aggregation is but ten
days distant. From then on Savan-
nahians will have plenty of football, 1t
being the purpose of the management
TO play all of the games at home.
The announcement that Jacksonville
considers Savannah afraid to play her,
and that the Charlestonians have en-
ployed three Indians to play with them,
have been received here with some in
terest.