The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1906-12-04
OLD FOOTBALL MEN MEET
All Star Aggregation to Play
Pend|et0n Xmas.
ELECT CAPTAIN FRIDAY NIGHT
e. J. SMITH Is TO COACH TEAM
WHICH WILL GO AGAINST
SANDVILLE.

Football fans of Walla Walla are
enthusiastic over prospects of a game
| with Pendleton on Christmas day. Old
gridiron heroes who have not donned
mole skin for years are delighted at
| the chance of getting back into the
| fray once more.
| 1t looks as if Captain Lankard will
have so many candidates for the
! Walla Walla team that it will be a
question of picking out the best ones
to go down and do things to the Pen
/ dleton fellows
When Lankard was in Pendleton on
the bowling trip was the time when
the scheme for a Christmas game be-
! tween the garden city and the wool
| town was framed up with Manager
Coony Of the Pendleton aggregation
| PendletOn is anxious to have a game
and will pay the expenses Of any
bunch which will come down, and
guarantee a royal good time thrown
| in.
| 81 think we can get together some
| material which will beat them all
right" said Lankard this morning.
! Their backs will be nigh school men
and the line will be made up of "has
beens" from around town. 1 think
they will average about 100 pounds
! to the man. We can, think, get to-
! gether an aggregation which will
weigh more than that besides being
| faster
| Coach Smith to Train Team.
! Everett J. Smith, Whitman's fam
Gus coach, who rescued the mission
aries from the cellar championship
last year will, it is hoped, consent to
help the Walla Walla boys get their
team into shape. He is now practic-
ing law in the city and will be asked
to ASSIST the team in the coaching
line. If he can be induced to help it in
sures team work that will mean vic
tory according to the opinion Of those
football fans who ought to knw.
The first meeting of those interest
ed in the game will take place in the
room adjoining Smith and Lankard's
bowling alley on Alder street on Fri
day night at o'clock. Lankard will
not be able to see everybody before
that time personally so requests that
| every football "has been" who would
like to get in a mixup again should be
present on Friday and boost things
along.
Big Excursion Planned.
A big excursion from Walla Walla
to accompany the team is also being
planned. Efforts will be made to get
the railroad to make a 81 round trip
rate and many have already signi-
fled their intention of being a part of
the two cars full of rooters which
will make the round trip to Pendleton
On Christmas day.
No players have as yet promised to
play in the big Christmas game byt
there has been considerable figuring
on some of the local veterans who
would make a winning aggregation
There will be several for each posi-
ton. Among them are:
Some of the Stars.
Tom butcher, crack half and punter
; for Whitman for several years; John
Paxton, Of West Point squad just re-
turned; Cotton" Harmon, star Of
1906 nigh school team; Leland Crock
er, high school star, who may be back
from California in time for the game;
Mug" Oldright, Whitman's first team
end and half; Jim McCool, half on
Walla Walla Independents and An
| napolis naval acdemy squad; Wiley
Lasater, Whitman, Pullman, Washing
teran veteran tackle and ful1back;
Whitney and Durry, fullback and emo
on this years high school team, Dan
| Lankard, high school and Independ-
ents; Tom Malloy, Whitman guard,
DR.. Becker, Michigan University, Tom
Ennis. Santa Clara university: Reh-
horn, w. S. c. crack player and all
i northwest end; Frank Olds, quarter on
Independents; Earl Winans, Captain
high school and Santa Clara half; Jim
| Cunningham of Independents; Estes
of Whitman second, and McKensie of
! high school; Harry Paxton, Whitman
second team half and high school end;