The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1906-10-03

| Tor blood, but some vigorous work Is
expected nevertheless and the enthus-
lasts will be given an opportunity to
see what the high school boys can do
against team of heavier and moro
experienced men. 1t is thought this
| practice game will be very beneficial
to the high school team.
The mandolin club will begin its
school when the first regular practice
of the present school year will be
held. An entire new set of music
books. embodying music hest fitted
for the clubs work has been secured
and with the aid of these it is expect
ed the club will be able to accomplish
considerable along musical lines.
Regular school chapel exercises at
the high school will begin next week.
Up to the present time the period as
signed for chapel exercises has been
taken up each day with the work of
organizing the school. Now that this
has been practically completed the
chapel hour will again be observed.
Agricultural College.
The scrimmage at the A. G. yester-
day afternoon between A. c. and F. C.
was an interesting session. both for
the teams and spectators. The F. c.
team is light but has some fast men
on 1t and is doing some fine wrok. The
A. c. team sadly lacks a center. but
the balance of the team is showing up
fairly we'll. There was some very
creditable line-bucking yesterday but
the new ten-yard rule and the for
ward pass are not at all popular and
cause some very ragged playing. The
pass with its exceedingly complicated
and varied manner of play, is Of very
doubtful value as a ground gaining
proposition and the long punt will
favor on third down. On some OF
the old line formations the team went
in in good order and for large gains.
but still they are at times woefully
slow. Some of the individual men
showed improvement over last year.
Birch has developed more speed than
last year and is doing some excellent
punting. Dynes. in the back field. is
charging better than last year and
keeping his feet better. Oshwald and
Haskins in the line are showing some
excellent work, but are both somewhat
slow as yet. Carpenter was left end
yesterday and is new to the position
He rs doing conscientious. hard work,
but must find more speed in getting
down under the ball. Otto is improv-
ing and may make a valuable man
when the new wears of and he learns
the game. The other new men are
showing improvement every day. 1t is
probable that the high school team
will line up for a practice scrimmage
with the A. c. this afternoon.
A meeting of the athletic board of
the agricultural college was held last
night and instructed the managers to
issue season tickets for the games at
50 each and made a student rate of
$1.75 each. A request was received
and granted for recognition as an ad-
junct to the college athletics by
committee of the alumni OF the insti-
tuition. This committee, consisting of
A. w. Fowler, James McGuigan and
DR.. Albert Hallenberg, will aid in ar
ousing interest in the games on the
part Of the general public and offer
such suggestions from time to time as
may tend to improve the athletic
work of the college. Such commit
tee of hustlers will be of great benefit
to the institution. The committee will
be officially known as the Alumni Ath-
letic Committee of the North Dakota
Agricultural college and will use the
letters A. A. A. C. N. D. A. C.
Arrangements are being made to Sc
cure reduced rates on all railroads for
the U. N. D. and Hamline U. games.
Last year rates were secured and in
all probability these rates can be Sc
cured this year also.
Cro0kston: Prof. Thorson has
made arrangements for game of
football with Red Lake Falls to b.
played next Saturday at that place.
The boys have been turning out to
practice with a great deal more regu-
larity than they did earlier in the
season, and there are now between
twelve and fifteen boys in the practice
almost every evening. This is a very
small showing for town the size of
Crookston, however, as there should
be twenty to thirty boys out every
night. One thing that is causing
Coach Thorson a great deal of worry
is that there is SO little chance for
scrimmage work and the boys have
had almost no play whatever on the
defensive. 1t is hoped that several
of the Alumni will don their old foot
ball clothes and give the boys little
scrimmage work. Several of them,
when seen, have signified their will
ingness to do this and with two or
three scrimmages the boys will go into
the game with better show of put
ting up fight. The boys have not
! been placed as yet, though it is proba-
BILE that Brown will be center and
Monroe quarterback. The other posi-
lions have not been definitely arrang-
ed as yet, and will not be until the
boys have had at least one practice
to show what they can do on the de-
fensive. The team is very light as
whole.
Fargo, Oct. 3.-Saturday's football
practice at the A. c. showed up some
good features and some poor features.
The boys are making less fumbles, and
getting the signals in better form,
but there is yet noticeable tendency
to start the plays too slow. The snap
ping and passing are logy. The line
men are slow in getting started and
the backs are not regular in their
speed-that is they get in each others
way having difference Of speed. or
course, one great reason for this is
the lack of husky, snappy second
team to go against. The first team
hasn't had to go fast and with great
force to make gains SO far.
The great cry now is still for a
second team. Unless very football
player in the college takes it upon
himself to get out and boost, the out
look is dismal. The practice scrim-
mage with the F. C. is being pulled
off this afternoon, that viii show up