Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1905-09-08
HEST0N WILL COACH
DRAKE UNIVERSITY
Former Grants Pass Boy Who
Has Made a National Reputa-
ton on the Gridiron

William Martin Heston, carrying
nice new suit case and attracting no
more attention than any one of the
many Des Mcines visitors these days,
arrived in the city yesterday and is
ready to take up his work as head
coach of the Drake university football
squad. Although he is one of the
greatest football players the country
has ever turned out, he is not the
sort of man who will attract atten.
tion Quiet. gentlemanly and an
interesting talker, it is a pleasure to
meet him and he impresses one more
rs a young attorney than a hero of he
gridiron. He arr ived in Des Moines
early yesterday morning and went
directly to Hopkins Bros store. where
he will be employed until the train
ing season opens week from Mon.
day He spent the morning meeting
those who were interested in Drake
football and was entertained at
luncheon at the Savery with some
sporting goods and newspaper men. In
the afternoon he went 10 the Golf
and Country Club to witness the
finals in the Diehl handicap, after
calling upon DR.. Monilaw at Drake
and comforting with him and Capt.
Tom Burcham of the university team.
Mr. Heslon is quartored at the Cham.
berlain and will remain there this
week before moving to University
Place
"Of course | cannot be expected to
say much about the team this year
nor the prospects You people here
know more about that than | do. I"
said Mr.. Heston as he refused a cigar
and leaned back in one of Mr.. Hop
kins' easy chairs.
"While l should like to make a
good showing against my old team,
Michigan, and win all the games we
possibly can, our chief effort will be
directed towards winning the state
ch hampionship. That will be the
Z eatest feather in our caps this year
ITO accomplish this we must win
from Iowa and Ames, and these will
therefore be our biggest games this
fall. Both will be hard games. Dut |
hope to have the team in the best of
shape for each.
"Should we win the state cham
pionship this year we can look for
honors outside the state next year,
but this year it is the state cham
pionship we arc after. "
When asked what he thought of the
Drake schedule for this fall, Mr.
Heston said 81 like the schedule
all right, with one exception. That
Is the game with the Haskell Indians
1t comes just before the Iowa game,
and it will be one of the hardest bat
ties we shall have 1t would be un.
fortunate if any Of our men should be-
hii up for the Iowa game Had the
Haskell game been scheduled TO come
after the Hawkeye game it would not
make so much difference
Aside from this the schedule is a
good one. though hard one. shall
try to arrange for some mid week
games with high school teams, too.
like that sort of practice, for a
team will play harder against an out.
side team than Is own scrubs
Although Heston talks entertain.
ingly, he has the faculty of drawing
others out, especially to get opinions
regarding the Drake material, her
play this year, and the character OF
her players aud student body. He
has made the acquaintance of many
Drake p ayers through letter, and
will, no doubt, be popular with the
men who work under him. Register
and Leader