The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-08-28
GREAT PROMISE
FOR FOOTBALL
STRONG TEAM IN PROSPECT.
WILL BE FEW CHANGES IN BLUE
AND WHITE LINE UP.

Hogan Yancy Will Be n Strong Adj
ditiOn to the Team-Nearly All of
Last Years Men Have Already
Signified Their Intention of Play
ing This SeasOn-Expected That
Charleston viii Have the Strong
est Team Ever Put Forward cover
Home"
The prospects are that the Savan-
nah football team will line up during
the coming season even stronger than
last year. the few changes that are in
view giving more strength to the
team, and more speed behind the line.
Capt. Harris Cope, of last years
team, who outgeneraled and outplay-
ed everything that Savannah went
up against, will again captain the
team, and he is enthusiastic at the
prospects for the coming season. Not
only will the team be stronger, but
the schedule of games will contain
many more events, the principal ones
being the game with the University of
Georgia, and with Charleston on New
Years Day.
Treasurer Frank McIntire, of the
Savannah Athletic Association, which
will put forward the team again this
year. is already corresponding with
several of the leading colleges of the
South relative to dates for games.
1t will be some time before the sched-
ule will be finally arranged.
No provision has yet been made for
the Charleston game, but it is almost
always understood that this free
gridiron battle will take place on New
Years Day, the place alternating
from Savannah to Charleston. Sa-
vannah played at Charleston last year
and it is CharlestOn's turn to come
here.
Yancy Will Play Here.
Hogan Yancy, center fielder on the
Savannah ball club, will be one of the
additions to the team. Arrangements
for his playing here have been practi-
cally completed.
Yancy will try for back, and those
who have. seen him play on the Uni
versity of Kentucky team claim that
he is one of the fastest and hardest
line breakers on the Southern gridiron.
With two backs at right and left like
Harmon and Yancy there is little to
worry about for these positions. Capt.
Cope, will play quarter.
There is sople doubt as to filling full.
Mcneil, who played that position so
effectively last year. and was consid-
cred one of the stars of the season,
may not get into the game again this
fall. He has already expressed him
self in the negative, but many of his
old comrades in armor believe that
when he scents the smoke of battle
he will return.
! Sullivan Wanted at Full.
Sullivan, last years left half would
make a valuable man at full. Many
of his admirers believe that he would
be a better man at full-back than at
half, and if he consents to play this
year. he would probably be tried at
that position
Rossiter will play one of the tackle
positions, and the other is left open
by the decision of Frank McIntire not
to play this season. There is. plenty
of material to pick from, and it is
believed the place can be satisfactor-
lily filled.
The line will remain practically the
same. Futch at center, Hicks and
Black, guards, and Smith and Lands
berg at the ends.
This is the way the team looks now.
| The large number of men who will
compete for positions this year, how
ever, makes it possible that there will
be several changes. Capt. Cope will
! select the team according to merit,
and favor will be shown no one. Even
this early in the season the indica-
tons are that there will be at least
twenty-five applicants for places on
the team, and all of these will be Civ
en- chance, as the strongest team pos
sible will be needed in the games that
will be played
The games to be played In Savan-
nah will be played at Bolton Street
Park. as formerly, arrangements hav-
ing been made for the use of the park.