The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-08-14
WILL
BE STRONG AGAIN
Outlook for Football Promises
Well for the Academy
Squad.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Owatonna, Mimi, Aug. 14.--Pillsbury academy
will have the strongest football team this year
that 1t has known during its history. Seven of
last years best men will be in line this fall
and to add zest to the enthusiasm it will have
an athletic fund Of over 81, 100. This Is made
possible by new departure whereby athletic
fee of IS is charged each student entering
the institution Coach Jones, who came to the
institution last year, and was confronted with
every discouraSing condition, pulled the boys
together and built UP a team which, captured
two championships state high school and
northwestern academic, is to return this year,
and will have as most enthusiastic and able as
sistant, Professor Schuyler Terry, who for the
past three years has played with Chicago. 1t is
expected that Jones will coach the line and
Terry the back field.
-. The Comebacks. ... -....s
OF last years team the following men will re-
turn this fall: Ted Smith, captain and tackle;
Porter, tackle; Jensen, guard; Kinney, tackle;
Dunton, guard Palmer, center 1t is also ex-
pected that Erdman half who the star
player last season, vii! be back this year, altho
his return is rot as yet definitely decided.
knatvold, who was one of the strongest men in
the second team and gives promise Of being
unusually strong player will be back and will
undoubtedly make the first team this year. Ma
riette, who a prominent member of the
second team last year, will be back and may
make the first team He is a heavy, fast man,
addition to this years team. Larson of last
years second team, is also one of this years
possibilities. Cross, who was injured early last
fall and later went to the East Side high, will
be back this fall and will be strong competitor
for place this year.
New Men.
In addition to these men, two new men are
coming to the institution this fall who have
given great promise in other institutions. They
/ No, i
Jerome Martin Of Usage, Iowa. Both are eXpe-
| rienced players and the latter an excellent
punter. Another man, Merrill of Maryland acad-
| envy, is to be enrolled this year and has a repu-
round athlete.
The schedule for next year has not been def
| nitely settled as yet, but Manager Rickert, who
| Is at the present on the western coast, is busy
| making preparations for the years work, and it
| is expected that an unusually fine schedule will
! result. The first game of Importance will be
the one on Sept. 80 with the University Of Min.
nesota. Shattuck will play the first half of the
game and Pillsbury the last, and as there was
| considerable feeling between these teams last
year over close game played between them
last fall, it is expected that both teams will
| make the game for blood.
Games in Prospect.
| The game with the North Side high will be one
Of the important games of the season. and viii
| undoubtedly be the deciding game for the high
| school championship. The games with Shattucl
| and the North Side high will probably come il
| October. Both Of these games will be played
upon the Pillsbury campus Carleton college was
| the only team which succeeded in holding Pills
| bury last year, and they meet Pillsbury this
| year the home grounds this is also looked
| forward to as one Of the strongest games of tn,
year. In addition to these games there will b,
| games with the Minneapolis East Side and Cen
trail high on the latter's grounds, st. Paul Cen
trail, Rochester high, Gustavus Adolphus an,
one Of the other state colleges in all probabilit,
st. Thomas. e.
| which Pillsbury will open this year it can read
lily be seen that the season may we'll be expecte,
! to be of unusual. interest, and bids fair t
be the best in the history ofathe institution.