The St. Louis Republic., 1905-11-24
ALUMNI PRACTICES
WITH Smith SQUAD
Six Former Football Stars Coach
Red and White Eleven in Work
out-Central High School Pre-
pairing for Big Game.

-0 AorMeT Smltn Academy football
ssars sS together with Coach Chase gave to
tne smith Academy team a hard workout
- SpoYtsn.an's Park yesterday afternoon
With the approach Of the annual Thanks
school. the school spiri; Of the former
PAYERS has arisen. and they di-ected the
The squad Of graduated coache. coz
smith Academy PLAYER. VINO later played
fnres years As iale's quarter back: David
who also played on the blue team; Ei,i.s
Lee. WHO also figured 1a one os Shs Big
Eastern college elcvcls: Eide and Cooke
LEWIS. Lev the former making faie's fresh
pig squad because ~ his weight. and
Charlie Marquis. Ths majority Of there
IlayeS Play ,,S on smith AcacsEiy during the :erm
years in succession l.! rie inter scholastic
League games.
The material at Smith Is considered oct.
ter than that at High School. although In
the Scholasti,, L.asue and other games
the Central clever has shown 20 setter
form. and at present is the favorite for
the contest. Tn. Smith PLAYERS have been
working with r.n-wed effort. and from
the brace the team has taken II IL be-
neved that the two rival scholastic teams
Will toe the scratch AT even terms.
Smith has no eGsag.m.n, for to-.r"r-
row. taking nc chances on inJuring the
players. The hard work will he contin-
ued next week. and "a - likely that :he
grads will be out each day 70 assist Coach,
Chase Th. Men divided themselves yee-
tcrday AZ 10 Coaching. several looking aft
attention TO the Lack field. Wear. who
was considered ore az the best quarters
In the countr:' several y"ars ag" greatly
helped Hasar a, ,te S.r.c'ins position;
missed school three y .rters Of an hour
earlier. I'm order to allow the boys plenty
Of practice befor- dark. Smith Is especial
ly anxious 10 Win tais game. and II the
DYORTe" continues VIII h< apf take
the big side cf the score ThursC1y. al
though the game Is sure TO be close
one.
While Smith was working at SpOrtsman's
Park. Central was also doing much prac-
tioe et Forest PARK un':er the direction OF
Coach Walker. The team - in excellent
shape. ami all tEat Is required iS to Keep
on edge. The Grand Avcnu" squad will
play at Eersus"n. No. to-rorro~;
Coach Walker says ne will drill his men
ton IL good. Hish IS conident. although
they will b. oou;wc!Gi.sd by Coach Chases
charges.
Coach Walker has decided to allow Cap.
tain Earl Sherry {" 10 the kicking. instead
Of Boettlsr. vino ..as been doing the boot
ing all scason. sherry mas improved prove TN u,
drop kicking from distances OF from TWEEN
ty to twenty-five yards from the goal In
Klein. Bo-,'ier ;.ni Morton Hisn - IN, Goas SsiNs
overIookst;. and scr!n:mase work. tcgether
with preliminary signal Work. Is induiSea
In every afternoon.
they vii; ccncade from hve TO seven
pounds to Smith TIE la:ter's main fau',
In previous games has been slow And
weak defensive work
Although Frank Dinsman. the big left
tackle. OF St Louis Cniversity, aid no'
show up for practice yesterday. IS re-
ported ina, he Will BE- In the game again
the Cape G.rar,ieau Normals tomorrow AZ
Sports!r;,n's Park. or. at least. IN the cor. con-
test with Iowa on Thanksgiving Day.
A. exclusively announced IN ',,ae as a
result Of a squabble with Coach pSwu-
While the squad " large one and Uinx
u,an's pace could BE- fiiied: IT IL 1si pshesH ssS
Dingman to return to hts place
Mckinley High School and Yeatman
Interscholastic League series At Sports
mans Park ,o-raortow morning. Mekim, m,
ley. on former games. has the edge on
the North Side Hign. and the former may
League championship Mckinley stock
took a great boost after ite defeat OF
smith Academy several weeks ago. since
Scholastic League games II the red-snd-
white team wins from High School on
ThankssIvins Day. Il will place smith ana
Mckinley In tie for scholastic honCrs:
in second place
II Smith and Mckinley tie for first plare
hou.rs il IL possible that q post-season
contest b. arranged. Mckinley II play :
ing good game AT present a. ahown by
its defeat Of Western Military ACADEMY
last Saturday. The South Siders won by
the score Of 3h to o. a larger mark than
High made against Alton. YsatrlAn pre-
v!ously was beaten by the Cadets the
.co-. hins q to O. at the end OF one
hsif. the game then being called.
According TO these figures featman mas
h,I. slight chance against Coach PIKE
charges unless the former developed Won
derfuiIy I'm the last week
4, Louis University continues to pYac-
f,:,s despite the fact that but a practice
game IL In store for them tomorrow The
tribe OF Dowd lines UP against IN" cape
Yrardeau Normsi eleven ut Sportsman
TIL. Sormals Defeated the Christian
BROTHERS College team recently by tho
score %! Is to T. and have an exceptionally
heavy team for one oc It's class The game
against the Cape eleven should put the
varsity boys In great condition icr the
game witn Iowa on Thanksgiving Day
smith Academy has s"!"cted 'ecfs.
Chadwick to Grrc.ate IN the game against
High. but tn. later has not pam-d Ns
Official Blan.y. who played on ffash ias'
wear was asked by the Grand avsilu"
,eam hu. Smith objected ana s0nsu
t,,,. has no, been found. Tommy Do~o
will h. head liresman.
MODE cnlIAoal INC AIMING