Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1905-11-03

Jeffries be offered $4,000 to meet the
winner of the SQuires, Kenrick fight
in that city. Besides the $4,000
purse. Mr.. Wren will allow Jeffries
$500 travelling and training expenses
II Jeffries declines the match. the
same offer will be extended to Bill
McColl to meet the winner. McColl
is heavyweight champion of the Anti.
pOdes.
Sporting men do not think that the
$40, 900 offer made by the Melbourne
man will attract much favorable con.
sideration from Jeffries.
Indian football players are truly
disciples of the philosopher Zeno in
that their stoicism is thing to be
marveled at. The quality of refrain
ing from speaking of their injuries,
great and small. has always proved to
be a stumbling block in the way of
football coaches who have had in the
past to deal with red-skinned players
at Carlisle.
1t is hard for the coaches to detect
injuries to football candidates outside
of making a physical examination of
the men each day after practice. The
injuries of the average Indian football
list may be Of an alarming character,
yet not be deemed important enough
to complain Of
Last week a candidate named Aug
ust RednOse arrived at Carlisle from
New York State. He was in good
spirits and upon being interviewed by
Superintendent Mercer declared his
willingness to play football Major
Mercer noticed a slight swelling on
the mans wrist and inquired as to it's
extent and received the reply that it
didn't amount to much. Upon further
examination insisted upon by Mer-
Ger at the schools hospital it was
found that Rednose had a compound
fracture of the upper arm, a smashed
elbow joint and dislocated wrist,
which will probably involve the loss
of his arm and to Carlisle beefy
football candidate. The man had been
run over by wagon two days before.
Two weeks ago Center Kennedy dis.
located toe and never mentioned the
fact until it was noticed laying back
along his foot by rubber while he
was dressing.
Indian physical characteristics are
not essentially different from those
of his palefaced brother. but it Is re-
markable that along the line of foot.
ball redskins are assisted in playing
the great college game by number
of peculiar phases of their natural de-
velopment that are not possessed by
the average college boy.
Flat and parallel feet are the por.
ton of practically every Indian boy
In certain proportion of cases the
redskins pedal extremities are pigeon
toed, but as rule they point straight
ahead. Frank Hudson, the famous
punter, who is now coaching the alb
origines on the Carlisle football elev
en-, has noted this popularity and just
before kicking drop kick points his
body facing the goal, and inasmuch as
his toes point exactly in the same di
rection, gives no thought to turning
his foot as the average white kicker
would have to.
The famous Indian runner, Franz
Mount Pleasant, who is playing quar-
ter back on this years Indian football
team and who is ten-second runner
jumps % feet inches and punts Z
yards, has feet which are long, fla
and punched with muscles upon which
ordinary knocks have no effect.
One of the most eminent authori
ties has stated that a pound of Indiar
| muscle, SO far as endurance and ten
acity is concerned, is worth one ant
one-half pounds of white mans mus