The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-09-02
stage HAS TEAM
OF ATHLETIC TURN
Chicago's Players Have Records
in Other Lines of Field
Work.

Chicago Sept. 2.-Coach stagg of the Uni
versity of Chicago is now congratulatine him
self on the fact that his football team this fall
will be selected from of the greatest ag-
gregaticns of alround athletes ever gathered
in one football squad. Nearly every man who
is expected to make the team is devotee
of at least two sports, while many are apt, at
even more branches of athletics. ....
1t is from this sort Of men that Stage will
pick his eleven this fall Will it be winner?
Stage is making no predictions, but his actions
are speaking volumes to his friends.
No better illustration of the versatility of
Stages candidates can be found than among
the backfeld possibilities. Hugo Bezdek, the
line plugging fullback, is baseball start and
Is said to have been boxer of no little skill.
Leo De Tray, the halfback, who was undoubt-
edly the star of the freshmen backs of the con-
ference college team last year, was one of the
best all around athletes that ever attended
North Division high school. He is crack base
ball player, basketball player of great ability,
and first-rate hurder. Marc Catlin is the
most consistent point winner of the Maroon
track team. He Is hurdler, a shot-putter, and
| discus thrower. He is also good baseball
player.
Walker, last years substitute fuliback, who
will probably be rewarded with one of the back
field positions this season. was one of the best
Of the Maroon pitchers last spring. William
son, the freshman who is regarded as varsity
| probability, holds the western interscholastfc
| record for the hammer throw and is one of
the best shot-putters of the west.
OF the backfeld stars, Eckersall must be con-
| W
| athlete: AS football player Chicago partisans
think he stands in class by himself among
the western quarterbacks. He has record of
10 for the 10O-yard dash and :22 for the go
yard event. He was one of the best ball play
ers of last springs mediocre Maroon team, play
! ing third base until he forced to quit on
account of torn muscle. He is also the bowl.
| Ing champion of the Midway school, basket
ball star, AMI one of the best of the tennis
players. In fact, he is successful at all
branches of athletics that he takes up.
The same versatility holds good among the
| line men. Gale is a shot-putter and a member
of the water polo team. Badenoch is captain
| of the water polo team. Parry is the crack
weight man of the track team, and perhaps
| the most remarkable hammer-thrower of the
country. Boone is star baseball player while
Sherer, the giant guard candidate is a first
class shot-putters. Meigs, the Hercules of the
squad, is a baseball player Of no mean ability
and has chestful of medals won as an amateur
| wrestler.
Stage ard Captain Catlin are banking on thi.
4 versatility to count great deal toward the cham
pionship. They have many supporters, but Their,
are many football critics who believe that tn,
man who special1zes on football alone is til,
better man, his enthusiasm and attention i
i not divided. The seasons results will show
however, as no other team in the west will con
tain SO many high-grade all around athletes.