The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-09-24
ON THE GRIDIRON.
Carlisle Has a Team This Year
That Is a Hustler.
Will Make All of the Other
Elevens Keep Moving.
CORNELL is In SHAPE,
Princeton Has About the Fast
est Backfield of All.
Harvard and Yale Have Several
Big Holes to Fill.

New York, Sept. 24.@TEe football sea-
son OF 1907 opened here when the Car
Isle Indians tackled the men Of AL
bright college on tn gridiron and three
other minor games were played. From
now on the games will come fast until
the season ends. along about Thanks
lgiving day.
The Indians have a remarkable strong
team this year and will make any of
the big teams hustle, in spite of the
fact that they have suffered severely
from graduates, five of the best players
Carlisle has ever had-Dillon. Hunt and
LaRocque in the line and Libby. as well
as Fritz Misunderstanding among those
missing. Hendricks may get into the
game late in the season, but his bad
shoulder :ncapacitates him fer early
| work.
This seasons batch of candidates ap-
pears to be unusually apt in picking
up fundamental gridiron tactics, but
the redskin management is working
| hard to get a center for this. year, for
Nil1ifer Scholuchuk has been in very
bad health for the greater part of the,
past year. He weighs now but 1913
pounds. Quarterback factors this year
will be Frank Mount Pleasant, who has
returned to Carlisle after a season of
| illness. Louis Island, who played quar-
| terback on the second eleven, and
| Michael Balenti. Other strong candi-
dates are Isaac Lyon, who comes from
| the Onondaga reservation and who
| sizes pretty well as a guard; Houser,
who looks husky and who has had some
experience on western Indian a school
| teams, and Boho McClain, a. newcomer,
who bears promise of making the hrst
team at early date, w. Gardner has
returned to Carlisle and the coaches. be-
Iieve he will even excel the wonderful
record he has made for the last three
years, and Waseuka is in fine fettle.
Cornell will start the season in fine
shape so far as old players are con-
cerned. Only three of her last years
varsity team will be missing. New
man, from center; Gibson, from half-
back, and Jameson, from quarter, Will
probably be the absentees from last
years line up. Gardner. who was sub
stitute quarter last year, may fit into
Gibson's place, and there was enough
good material in last years freshman
team and among those who were kept
from playing by the one-year rule, SO
that these positions should not be hard
to fill.
Harvard loses Osborne from left
tackle. Kersburg from = right guard,
Fraser from center and Capt. Foster
from the back field. 1t will be hard to
fill so many holes, although the material
is apparently promising. At end there
are four promising candidates-McDon-
borne's position at tackle there are at
least two good candidates in Robinson
and Hoar who are heavy and may be-
come fast enough to meet the require
ments Of the positions. Gilmore and
Brock seem to be the most likely can
didates to fill Kersburg's place at guard.
There are likely to be many heavy men
in the squad this fall, and the guard
positions will not be decided early IN
the season.
Gray and Mason, Jones and Jordan
are likely to be the most useful men be-
hind the line. They will be strong sub
stitutes to Wendell If he should be in
jured. Howes, Grosvenor, Gelder and
Greenbaum are mentioned as men likely
to make strong bid for the open half
back position Newhan will probably be
back at quarter and Starr is a likely
candidate for the position behind the
center If he should decide not to try for
the end. There are several other strong
candidates for the quarter position, and,
all in all, the prospects for a good sea-
son are very bright.
The Yale squad began practice with
twenty-five candidates the field.
Andrus, who was thought to be one of
the most promising candidates for
guard, will not be able to play this year,