The Savannah morning news., 1904-10-09
PLENTY OF HEAVY MEN FOR THE
FOR COMING SEASON.
SCARCITY OF MATERIAL
NOW FOR BACK FIELD
PLNTY OF HEAVY MEN FOR THE
LINE POSITIONS.

Tech Game Has Been Called on,
Athletic Council at That Institu-
ton Refusing to Play Athletic As
sOciatiOn Games Outside of ATTAIN
ta-Captain NetrOn of Last Years
University Team Wants to Play
with Savannnh-CaptainC Cope Ex-
pected Home Next Week.
Two, nine. eighteen. thirty-three,
hike" the Savannah blue and white
line will rush backward and forward
on the green sward for the first time
this season to-day.
Within a week several dozen sturdy
young men will be nursing bruises and
building wind capacities for the COM
ing strenuous season of the great
Rugby game. In the rush of affairs
that has demanded his attention for
the last few weeks Manager McIntire
has made arrangements to get all the
candidates possible together for the
first practice of the season to-day, and
from now on two practices will be held
each week. Tuesday and Friday nights
at the First Regiment Armory. A
week before the game with the Uni
versity of Florida practices will be
held every night.
Tech Will Not Play.
The game scheduled between the Sa-
vannah eleven and Tech has been
cancelled at the request of the Tech
Athletic Council, which has decided to
play no athletic club games outside of
Atlanta. Manager McIntire wrote
the Tech management yesterday re-
lieving it from the contract for the
game.
This game was to have been played
on Nov. 10, which is now left vacant.
Manager McIntire says it is probable
that some other game will be arranged
for that date if the Tech Athletic
Council cannc be prevailed to recon-
slider, which ne thinks can be accom-
plished by the alumni of the college
now living in Savannah.
Charleston Working Hard.
Charleston. it is understood, is MAX
ing great preparations for a team with
which to defeat Savannah. Sid Smith
and Guy Gunter are coaching the team,
end the cream of the South Carolina
colleges, it is said, will be mustered
into an eleven to overcome the blue
and white. Futch, Savannah's veteran
center, received q, letter from Charles
ton. in which an offer was made to
come there and play center for the
team, and if he would not come he
was asked how much would he take
not to play with Savannah. Futch
says he will play with Savannah as
long as he is able to pass the ball.
With volunteers who came forward
yesterday and the day before Manager
McIntire is most enthusiastic over the
prospects for a good team. With a
gloomy outlook for a good line this
season week ago, matters have
frightened much in the last few days
and the old supporters of the blue and
white have come forward to offer their
services again in the cause.
The line will be almost a new one.
Landsberg. Black. Rossiter and McIn-
tire will not play with the Savannah
eleven. Futch is undoubtedly the man
for center. Hicks will be out for one
of the guards. The other available
material for guards is Levy, Goette,
Monses, Fennel and Brown. Either of
these men. ii is believed, will make
good. The available material for the
ends is just as abundant. Frank Will
liams, Gus Smith, Jimmy McIntire
and Birdie Sullivan are the men in
sight so far, with other probabilities.
AT Jackie there Will be several can
didates: Mitchell, Artley, Yancy
Johnson, with a probability that some
of those trying for end competing.
1t is in the backfield that there is
the most uncertainty. Nothing def
mite has yet been heard from Yancy,
who was depended on to take the full
back position, but it is believed he will
accept the position offered him here,
and come to Savannah. The half posi-
tons are yet untitled. with but few
applicants. Rumors have been current
that Weyman Harmon would be back
in the game. At present Harmon is
away from Savannah, and this rumor
could not be verified. Neyle Colquitt,
who played substitute half last year,
will be unable to play. on account of
injuries received recently. and there
IS really no available material in sight
for the half backs. Capt. Cope will,
of course. take quarter back.
ketrOn Wants to Play.
Manager McIntire is in receipt of
letter from eX-Capt. Ketron of last
years University of Georgia team,
who says he would be glad to come to
Savannah and play with the team If he