The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
ST. THOMAS HAS
GOOD MATERIAL
Work Of Squad Is Yet Crude, but
Coach Rogers Is Conf
dent.
Ru tspanau Is,

The prospects for a good football
team at st. Thomas this year received
a great boost during the past week, as
many big and heavy men have entered
the school, and are now trying for the
team. Among the new men that have
come out during the past week are Pen
nlngton, Brown, Ames, Roderick and
Mulrooney. 10 ..@.-
Pennington is a member of last
years team and has played fullback
for the last three years. He is in excel
lent shape and st. Thomas will have in
league, and also one of the best kickers.
In the kicking department. of the game
st. Thomas had been lamentably weak,
as none of the other members of the
present squad showed any signs of be-
ing fair kicker nor even developing
into one.
Brown is another veteran of the
but this year is proving a most ag-
gressive man. His regular position, is
tackle. but Coach Rogers, noticing his
charging and aggressive ways, sh1tted
him to center on the first team. He is
! the only man on the whole squad that
charges properly. and that, seems to
haev the proper ginger and fight for a
up in speed.
Roderick is another new acquisition
from Grand Rapids. He is a likely
| looking fellow, fairly heavy and fast:
He is. trying for a tackle position, and
it will take a mighty good man to keep
him from making place on. the team.
| Thursday, in the absence Of Schurch,
he was given chance on the first team,
and he made good impression.
Mulrooney is a giant from Iowa, and
is proving one of the finds Of the year:
He stands six feet two inches, and
strips over 200 pounds. He played
guard on a little school team in Iowa,
coach. Rogers is trying him out at
tackle, and is paying lot of atten-
ton to him.
Ames, the st. Paul boy and Notre
Dame player, entered the school during
the week and came out to try for the
team. He was full of enthusiasm anu
gave every intention of making the
another intercollegiate pennant, but for
some unknown reason he has not been
out since. Setheimer, another promising,
man and one in whom Rogers had great
confidence, has also funked out. =
But the greatest damage and setback
to the team was when the naws came
that Schurch had given up the inten
tion of playing and Wednesday Schurch
was absent from the lineup. Schurch Is
q good man and would have helped out
his college immensely by sticking II
out, instead, however, he has stayed
out just long enough to waste the
coaches time and to keep some worthy
men from getting the attention thai
rightfully belonged to them. Duggan is
playing his usually steady game and is
improving right along with each day :
practice. O'Rourke, the other guard
is also making fine progress. Doran has
= been shifted to end and although some
what handicapped by a bruised hand
he is making a hard fight for the posi-
ton. He and Gordon are two good mel
trying for left end of the line. It is {
standoff between the two.
Quarters Improving Fast.
Cunningham and Sandborn, the littl
quarters, are improving fast. Cunning
ham has played regularly on the frs
team, but his place is in nowise certain
as Sandborn is giving him hard chase
4 Sandborn, however, has been laid up 70
}, a few DAYS with a bruised knee
O 'Shaughnessy has finally been permit
ted to play and from now on will b
along Nemzek, who has been playin
fullback, is now trying for halfbac]
position. He is yet trifle slow in start
} ing, but seems to have a good football
head
=. The work of the squad is yet yer
crude. In the scrimmage Of the pas
} week the interference was scattered a
over the field, the inemen playin
loosely and most Of the time not i
: their proper places. Their charging
very poor and the speed of the teal
Rogers expects of it later in the season