The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-24
STRONG ELEVEN FOR
 NEW HAVEN HICH Thirty Candidates Reported al the Special Meeting
 Yesterday. SCHEDULE FOR THE SEASON Davis, Star Tackle of, 1905 Team, Back in Game P Practice Tomorrow.
SCHEDULE FOR THE SEASON
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(By Albert |. Donnelly.l

About thirty candidates for the New Haven High school football team handed in their names to Manager Freq Graves and Captain Messinger yester- day afternoon at the meeting of the High school Athletic association in the Boardman session room.
 One of the principle surprises was the presence of Harold Davis, the star tackle of the 1905 football team and also the winner of the cup f,r the in- disidual championshlo. Phil Conilors, the fast half back ac last years team anu Cliff Messenger, last years sturdy tsckle are back at their posts. Haw- ard Adams, who won his N. H. iast year at end, has announced that he will not play this year, but there is a chance of his changing his mind before the season opens as Messenger will not let good man slip through his fingers as easily as that. The loss of Williams who played well at end on last years eleven will not be out this year.
 The following are the candidates for the various positions on the team: For ends, Messenger, Alderman, Murphy. Hughes, Cross and Dunn; for tackles CStiles, Davis, Nugent, Chandler, Nell son and Pussy; for guards. c. Bury, Clarke, Williams, Jones and Maroney; for center, Flanagan; for quarterback, Meyer Connolly, Koletzky and Con- nors; for half backs, Fast, Mckay. K. Bird, Connor and Lavoske for full- back, Fiefield Reilly and McCarmie.
 A glance at the above list of candi- dates impresses those that are ac- quainted with them that the high school eleven this season will be one of the best that has represented the school in years The backheld will be strong with Fiefield at fullback, Bird and perhaps Connors for halfbacks and speedy Bill Connolly at quarter. Con- nor has said that he will try for quar- ter but he is more needed as half- vack. Connolly is light but he Is terri- bly, fast and ought to make an excell- ent leader. At end the high school has the most material. Captain Messenger has taken on a good deal of weight this summer and will make a formidable the team New Haven will have two of the strongest ends in years Harold Davis as a tackle has already made a record for himself which needs no additional words nor time to describe. For the other tackle there is plenty of good material. The position of guard is made up of recruits from last years class teams. All the players are good and it will be tussle for supremacy. Flanagan is at present the only candi- date for the center. He Is a big two> hundred pounder and ought to have but little trouble holding down his choice position. With this team and with thc other promising candidates as subs tho New Haven High ought to beat every team which dares to block it's path this season.
 Manager Graves last evening gave out the schedule for this season. It follows
 Saturday, October 5.--Bridgeport High school at New Haven.
 Saturday, October 12.-Open (proba- bly, game with the Washington Gun nery eleven).
 Saturday, October 19-Wesleyan freshmen at New Haven.
 Wednesday, October 29.--Bridgeport High school at Bridgeport.
 Saturday, October 26.--Norwich Free academy at Norwich.
 Saturday, November 2.--Middletown High school at New Haven.
 Saturday, November 9-Brooklyn Boys High school at New Haven.
 Saturday, November 16-Hopkins at New Haven.
 The above schedule is splendid one. as the local High school meets some of the best school teams in this part of the country. If New Haven has a successful season with the above sehe- duled teams they will claim the state championship, and will then play the winner of the league in the northern part of the state, most likely Hartford. The local High school has for the past two years captured the state champion- ship, defeating Hartford to at Mid dletown last year, and Meriden the year before
 Grant Blakeslee last years star end and punter will not be ableto get into the game this year, owing to his long illness with typhoid. He expects to get out to see the men practicing, but he will probably be too weak to partici- pate in their struggles His appearance at the field will be of great advantage in that he will be ableto coach the can didates for bunting.
 President Porter of the High school Athletic association will probably dig up coach for the team before the end of the week.
 The first practice for the team will be held at Yale field tomorrow afternooH and Captain Messenger will put ths candidates through light practie proba- ply falling on the ball, picking the ball up on the run. etc.