The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-12
RON NEWS FROM EASTERN 4.
AMES TEAM FAST
ASSUMES FORM.
Ristine Gets Good Results From
General Transfer of His
Men.
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Ames Iowa, Oct. 12.-Ames started the season
with only five Of last years team on hand.
These men were Mabie, brennan, Henninger,
Mack and Stoufer. The first call for men brought
out about twenty, but later the squad in
creased to eighty This bunch Of material
was divided up into several different squads and
then active work began. The most serious thing
Jeanson, the star quarter Of last years team and
the lookout for new quarter began.
Hubbard, the star quarter Of the Morningside
college team, was the most likely candidate for
the place. and at the first of the season showed
up well, but he has taken slump. Beard,
| the man who so easily won the half-mile at the
state meet last spring. was induced to come out
| and at the present time is showing up we'll.
Knox, who has been playing a good game on the
scrub team, was last night transferred to the
first squad. t.--f
Thru the falls practice the line has been the
| special care of Coach Ristine, and after mucn
hammering he has got the foreguard into fair
shape. The line Is made up almost entirely OF
new men, who will get their first hard game
Saturday.
| Team Is Light.
This year the line is much lighter than las,
| year, and considerably slower Coach Rtstine
discovered two new men, Perrin and Balthus
| who were heavy, but one Of them had
| reVe1' played before in his life. Balthus had
| played little at the University of Tennessee
Nelson. who played left guard On the scrubs
was taken over and is playing a fairly goot
game. brennan plays At right tackle, having
been transferred to that position from guarl.
| Mills started the season at center, the posi-
ton he subbed last year, but it. was thought thai
ne could be used to a better advantage at some
other place, so he was transferred to left tackle
and the center position was given to Mabie, wht
started the at tackle. Both of these
men, altho new at their positions, doing well
Sioux Jones having been transferred to hall
ana Worden having graduated, both end posi-
lions were vacated, with no material to fill then
evident. Carr and Pinkerton, both of whom hat
played the eEds two years before, were put in
but their work was not at all satisfactory, AM
in his hunt for new ends Coach Rlstine trans
| ferred McElhenny, halfback and Henninger
who played tackle on last years team to the twt
| positions, and they have played such goot
game there that they will not be disturbed. Tn.
| greatest trouble is that the linemen are no
heavy enough, and do not put their strength t.
| the greatest advantage, but this is probably
! due to the fact that the positions new tt
| them.
Backs Are Veterans.
In the backfeld Ames has several men who hav,
| been In the game before. Captain Stoufer ha,
! his old position at full and is playing a better
and game than last year. Reppertt. on,
| of Ristine's finds, is also playing a star gam,
| at fulltack. Mack Is the surest ground game
| on the team, and later in the season will maxi
one Of the best halfbacks in the state. Siou,
ing half much better than at end Jones i
doing most Of the kicking this year and is get
ting better distance every day.
The backfeld gets off fast, but when it strike
the line 1t slows up and thus loses the start
The interference is slow in getting under way
| The tackling of the team is sure. Trainer Wat
son, when asked in regard to the physical, con
| dition of the men, said: II have nothing t
say, only that we have no cripples, and ever,
man is in good condition.