The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1906-10-30
BOYS
PRACTICING
DAILY
Classical School Team Do
ing Some Hard Work
on the Quiet.


Every day in as out of the way
place as is available for practice the
sridircn enthusiasts of tie Pensacola
Classical School are out trying TO
make real football players out OF
themselves.
They feel that heretofore there has
been something wanting in their ef-
forts; in fact, that they have not
made effort enough of the rlsht Kind,
They are going back to some Of the
school traditions and asking them
selves if they cannot again have such
teams as when Quina, Welles, Big
Armstrong, Little" Harvey and DIAL
emberte had season without a de-
feat. asking for more games to win.
They have determined to start with
their resolutions in time to make them
count They have been brought to a
realization of the danger of over con-
fdence and storing up of energies
and resolutions until the day of play.
With such a spirit as the boys are
throwing into their preparation ii
would be astonishing if they haven't
something closely resembling strong
team
| The Ciassicals are mot troubled
with any handicap of overconfidence
Last years disasters arc amply strong
remedies to keep such complaints I'm.
der control. 1t is doubtful whether
you could get a Ave cent soda-water
bet out of any member of the crowd
on tie result Of more than one game.
But about any one of the squad is
willing to stake a good deal on each
/ mans knowing and doing his part in
every game s If. the games are lost
it will be because they are against
better men.
! Mr. ornond, the coach, has done
wonders in getting the men out for
work, and is rounding his players
into very good form. His task has
been especially hard because of the
raw material he has mad to use. OF
those from whom he is to pick his
team, not more than six have ever
been in game. and of the rest of
1.-THE saliad more than half have no ex-
perience in football playing.
The players who. will probably go
to Mobile for the game against the
Mobile Military Institute next Satur-
day are: Ends, Friedman, Wilson,
Abercrombie; Tackles, F. Brawner
Sweeney, Williams; Guards, Barton,
\ Philips, Pace; Center Eagan; Backs
Hannah, Brent .lcaptain), Avery, Sub,
| lett, Turtle, o. Brawner.
Just how the backs are to be played
Is still in doubt, and will not likely
be announced before Friday or Satur.
day. As to these, however, it is be.
lieved the team will prove rather
strong individually. If they can be
! brought to good team work they
should be formidable.
/ Altogether it7is a very good aggrc
gatiCn OF players, and a proper spirit
in practice, such is daily becoming
more manifest will show an excellent
team before the end Of the season.
] The schedule of games is unavoid.
ably badly arranged, and is unsatiS.
factory, to both manager and coach
| Their hardest game is to be their
! first The Mobile Military Institute
with whom the Classieals are 10 play
next Saturday seem to, be the best
high school team in this section In
q, recent game with the University
/ Military Seheol the Institute team
showed clear superiority, to Judge
from the score. This game will prove
a trying Introduction to the season
Three other games have been
kschedHled by Manager Philips, one to
be played In Pensacola with the Uni
versity Military school. one with Pub
JIG High School No. 1, on Thanksgiv-
| Ing, and another in Mobile against
the University Military School, An
effort is being made to secure a game
with the& University High School of
Montgomery, but as yet no definite ar.
judgements have been concluded for
it
The Whole football squad is reticent
anG players and coach seem deter.
mined just now on Work BOYS. and
hold your tongues. This is. at anv
rate es much information as could
be scored by a reporter.
Onet thing can be predicted, how
ever, with fair certainty. This lot Of
playeSs IRE going to trouble any team
thar Dllys them If they but continue
with The same spirit they are show
] ing now.