Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-15

ball, running down punts and signal WORK
and invariably follows up the days prac-
tce by brisk trot of three or four laps
on the quarter-mile running track. The
team is taken out each morning from
until 8 O'Clock and is exercised at kicking
and signal work upon their proficiency in
which the head coach lays much stress.
Graduate of Carlisle.
Edward Rogers is a Chippewa Indian Of
full blood, born at Aitken, Mo-, in 1876 and
is the first instance of a full-blooded Indian
caching a foot ball team. His father moved
close to Minneapolis. Mimi, when he was
quite young, where he attended school up
to the grammar grade. He accompanied
his father to the Minnesota lumber regfon
and as mere boy from 1889 to 1894 he saw
ed, droe and hauled logs until an Indian
agent came along with glowing pictures of
the opportunities to be found for Carlisle
School graduates. That year saw him at
Carlisle, where his athletic talents were
recognized and he was made substitute
quarterback, end and half-back on the 80
foot ball team when only two subs were
taken on the long trips. From '96 until
1890 he was the regular left end on the
foot ball eleven, and during the last named
season captained the team under Warmers
coaching. During these years he played
center field on the Indian base ball team.
Rogers prepared in the meantime for pro-
fessional work, and in 1901 went to the
University of Minnesota, where he made
left end. and was picked for the All-western
team. Until 1903 he played this position al
foot ball and center field and pitcher at
base ball. and last year captained the Uni
Versity of Minnesota eleven.
Coach Rogers leans toward old style
straight foot ball with three men back of
the line, but If occasion should call for it,
is no mean Strategist.
Assistant Coaches.
Frank Hudson, one of the assistant
coaches of the Indian foot ball team is a
Pueblo Indian and graduated from the
Carlisle School in 1896. After graduating
he prepared for a business course. and
then went to Pittsburg, where he is now
employed the head bookkeeper in the
City Deposit Bank of that place. He start
ed playing foot ball in 1895. making the
quarterback position in that year and hold
ing that place until he left school in 1899.
He captained the team In 1873, and 1t was
during that yea that he established a
reputation as being one of the best drop
kickers that ever played. He has scored
goals against all of the big four Every
year he takes his vacation from his regu-
lar employment during the foot ball season
and comes back to assist in the coaching
of his alma mater.
Bemus Pierce the other assistant coach,
began his foot ball career at Carlisle IN
1894. He made the team in that year, as ne
did in the subsequent years up TO lo9S ne
captained the team in 1893, 96 ana W, ana
proved an able and efficient captain as also
a guard, the best Carlisle ever had. In 1879
he coached the Union of Buffalo team, and
gave that institution the best team IL ever
had In 1900 and 1891 he played guard on
the Homestead professional foot ball team,
and in 1903 coached the foot ball team at
Sherman Institute, which played 12-6
game with the Carlisle Indians IN that
year.