Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1905-08-24
FOOTBALL IS NEAR.
TIME FAST APPROACHING FOR
THE o. II. S. STUDENTS TO
FREQUENT eRlDIRoN.
Prospects for Fast Aggregation Unusu.
ally Promising-Coach J. w. Tenn.
pleton, Captain Edwin Mather and
Prof. Roberts Getting Busy.

| FfoT. ROBERTS Getting Busy.
| With the approach Of the opening of
school in the fall the interest of the
student naturally runs to athletics and
especially football. 1t is the design of
the local high school athletic associa-
| ton to put forth unusual efforts to
place an eleven in the field that will
not only figure as a credit to the in
stitution but to the individual players
and to the city. The record made by
last years team is still fresh in the
minds of the student players, and ey.
cry possible endeavor will be made to
equal if not best the enviablc string
of victories which were gained by
Captain Orie Johnson's gridiron
giants last year.
The 1905 squad of aspirants to dis
tinction on the gridiron will number
no less than thirty. Almost enough
men for three teams will line up under
the efficient tutorship of Coach James
w. Templeton at the preliminary prac.
| tice September 5. And from that date
on until the first scheduled game Sep
| TENDER %, the athletic youths of the
high school will undergo a systematic
training, which is hoped to show fruit
in the excellent schedule of games
prepared for the 1905 season. The
citizens of this city, parents of partic-
ipating students, friends Of the game
and admirers of strong and healthful
sports, are assured of some interest
ing battles Of the checkered field this
season. The united efforts of the stu
dent body, the untiring work of the
players coach, James w. Templeton.
and the suggestions and support Of
the schools alumni, of which assur-
ance has been given, will bring this
result.
| The Schedule.
| Prof. ]. e. Roberts, who since the
resignation of Faculty Director of
Athletics Harry B. Irland has been
acting in that capacity, has scheduled
the following games:
September 22-Penn college at Os-
kaloosa.
October Knoxville high school at
Knoxville.
October 14-Oskaloosa high school
at Ottumwa
October 21-Davenport high school
at OttumWa.
October 2S-Blees Military academy
at Macon, no.
November 4-Marshalitown high
school at Ottumwa
| November 1S-Grinnell high school
at Grinnell
bly, go to Washington to indulge in
practice game with the Washington
academy eleven. Upon November II
Mn1ion orf ~,
Des Moines high school eleven will
probably play here. AS yet no
Thanksgiving game has been sched-
uled, the management preferring to
wait until later to secure good game
for that day. A noticeable feature of
the above schedule is that the local
students will play no team moro than
once during the season. This is
thought to be an excellent plan, as it
affords the opportunity of Judging the
worth OF competing teams by the re-
suit OF one game.
The Prospective Players.
Captain Edwin Mather has been
kept busy sounding the prospective
candidates for the first and second
teams for this years work He has
met with much encouragement from a
number of the students and feels elat
ed over the prospects for winning
aggregation. Mather's knowledge Of
the game and his sound judgment in
training and keeping himself in good
condition is expected to add materi-
ally to the team as a whole. His abil-
tiles as football player need not be
commented upon, for his record since
participating in regular games be-
speaks them sufficiently. Suffice it to
say that Captain Mather will put force
and ginger into the sport this fall. and
that he will set a good example for
his suhnrdlnates in the game.
OF tn. old team, the red banner ag-
gregation Of 1904, five men remain to
add to the sport this fall. These are
Captain Mather, Charles Brockman,
Gordon Lathrop, Paul Stoltz, and Wal
ter Michael OF course Fred frost.
Fred Hartman. Roy Ballard, Orr
Young, and Howard Davis participant
ed in several games last year, but the
five first named are seasoned veterans,
having played the entire season In
addition to above named candidates
there will be Irl Baker, Will Cushing,
Don Fullen, Wallace Graham, Arthur
Lowenberg, Greenleaf Merrill Harold
Spilman, Charles Hunt, Harry Mel
lans, Ferdinand Ostdiek, Fred Briggs,
Floyd Thomas, Percy Glew, Will o.
Ter, Ralph Stentz, Nelson MCGOWAN,
Ralph Myers, Orville SPOTS and sew
eral others. The most likely among
these men are Ralph Myers, Irl Cush-
ing, Will Osler, Will Gushing, Arthur
Lowenberg and Harry Nellans. How
ever at this time nothing definite as to
who will make the team, who pos
sesses unusual abilities in certain
lines of the game or who will show
unexpected developments in the sport
can be foretold. OF the entire list of
candidates, all have had experience
either on the first or second squads
except six Ostdiek. Briggs, Glew, Nc
Gowan, Myers and SPOTS.
1905 Football Dates.
The following dates for western
football games during the 1905 sea-
son, subject to change, have been pub
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