The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-08
Stages MAR0ONS
NEED HEAVY men
First Weeks Practice Develops
Many Backs but Promising
Linemen Are Scarce.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. -, y Il
Chicago, Oct s.-With one$weeks Of actual
practice, the maroon prospects do not look
as rosy as they did on the ante-season dope.
While the squad looks good In many ways. there
has been one feature of the early work that is
anything but encouraging to Coach Stage and
| maroon followers. US ~ Ert a..:zs,t
| 1t is the same old story for Chicago. There
! is abundance of backfeld material with not
enough linemcn Of ability to protect the backs
for the intricate formations which will be on
the maroon line Of attack under the rules.
! Stage has only two frst-class linemen at pres
ent round whom to mould lot of forwards.
which will be capable of Wthstanding tho
gopher and cornhusker rush lines Year after
year Stage has been confronted with the same
problem. Last year he started the season with
only ordinary materials for his line, from which
he developed IN excellent lot of fast charging
forwards: He will be lucky if his efforts this
year result in ordinary line. s'--.~...~
! Russell and Parry are the only regulars of last
years forwards who are out for the team. It
| seems to be the plan to use Parry at end so
| Russell is left as the only frst-rate lineman
| left. F. r' -
Noll Sure of Team. 81.
| Noll, who was a substitute on last years
| team, is working hard for the team. He is sure
of regular berth, but he will fall far short Of
filling the shoes Of Badenoch or Hill, last years
great tackles, unless he shows marked improve
ment In his play. %s3g - - ~
| The hardest blow that the Chicago team has
suffered thus far was the loss of Meigs. 1t
was expected up to the opening of college that
the Dig guard WOulu De a caIu1QaCo 1Or the Tea"
again this year. The faculty at the last hour
refused to enroll the giant linemun CLASH
fed student, and his football prospects were
killed. ! ,. ,..--. ..
OF the new linemen. Jones' Anderson and
Kelly look the best. Kelly is a husky fellow
with magnificent physique for line work, but
he has vet shown little varsity ability. Jones
and Anderson are being worked at guard and
center Jones looks like conner. Anderson has
shown only ordinary ability Watson Of last
years scrubs is one of the hardest working men
on the squad He weighs about 100 pounds
and his experience may get him a place on the
! team. ~ y 60 - .-.
, Harris center on last years freshman team
is being worked at the snapper back position; He
is light but he looks like the most promising
man for the center Of the line.
Uses the Machine.
Stage is giving the unemen all kinds Of work
to speed them up The charging machine is
used daily, while the big fellows are practiced
! daily in the backheld with the hope that work
with lighter and heeter men may teach them to
? start more rapidly. g..
$ While the line prospects are anything but brill
0 liant the candidates for the backfeld have been
: q source of great pleasure to Stage. Walker is
2 back III harness and is faster than ever.
0 steffen, the nearest approach to Eckersall that
has even been shown at Marshall field, Is making
good daily at right halfback. Merriam, 1ddings'
Rhode and Meford are also showing great form
in the backfeld. ,> y
One thing about the maroons at this time car
, be stated certainty, and that is that Stage
= Will have backfeld that will be able to continue
the great work Of last years championship quar-
:; Funger of last years freshmen and Fergu
v son, who by the way is a greater line bucke
than Bezdek, but a weakling on. the defensive
are candidates for fullbsck.' Gerry Williamson
who subbed for Bezdek last year, has not re
n ported for practice as yet. He probably vii
not be back to- college, SO the tight for fulibacl
t. will probably be between Ferguson and Finge
al unless Stage decides to use Walker at tina
p place. In the latter case, there will be n
d. struggle at all for the place. =
t.. Some Back Fielders. = =
lie OF the new backheld, men, Rhode, Merriar
* and Iddings look good enough for any varsity
IN The former is new man at football. He
10 short and fast, but weighs about ITO pounds
"a He is developing rapidly and should gain plac
aG ! as an end or back before the season ends i
as :, Hewitt of last years subs and big Ed Parr
is look like certainties as ends They will be tt
If first set in all probabilities, but Stage NEAR
ch' to have several ends, as ne believes that tn
open style Of game will necessitate the us
= Of two three sets Of ends during champion
J ship game. s., E. t'It r-:'*1 &
ed !. He has called on the sprinters of the unive
oy sity to come out for the end positions. Quigle.
e. the quarter-miler, and Barker, another 440yaI
III man. are being tried at end. Barker was .
sub quarter last year, but end looks like b
place for this year. 49,; .-.,:, s
=, y The largest squad that ever tried for marco
IA team has been working daily. More than fiji
he men have been out, and more are expected 9
he JOIN the squad. tOur eleVenS nave DSen kel
or working daily, and large squad Of coaches hi
he been busy instructing the new men in the poss
nd bilities Of the rules. {
ne Leo De Tray, the greatest halfback that Cf
rd cago has had since the days5sof ,Hersberge
ng has Joined the coaching squad. He is in schot
but will not play this year. He has practical
( lost the sight of one eye as result of the act
dent which befell him In last years Mort
western game. Walker has also been aidil
Speik, Stage and Eckersall in the coaching.
ed Keeps Gates Shut. >.s
in !. ..'.-.
~ Inc Work mas peen DenlnO cIOSeQ gates I
in the most part, and little Is known Of the nc
plays that Stage has up his sleeve. The seer
ht, practice rendered necessary by the nea
M ness of the Purdue game, StaQg has been ,tryi
'ed to develop something like a system of attack
er- defense for the game with the boilermakel
ers which will be decided at Marshall field Oct. z
rs. | SH0,oatoa - 49, so,n,o orr..o +tr ~.