The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-08-25
FOOTBALL PROSPECT
IS BELIEVED GOOD
EarIf1am Said to Have a SpIen-
did Chance at Secondary
Championship.
COUNTS MUCH ON VAIL.
THE COLLEGE WILL OPEN ON
SEPTEMBER "a AND THE PLAY
Frs ARE TO REPORT ON THE
DAY PRECEDING.

The prospects for a winning foot
ball team at Earlham college this year
are better than at any time since the
Quakers won the secondary college
championship in 1908. Earlham feels
that in Fred C.. Vail of Philadelphia,
she has a coach who will be able TO
turn out such a team as did Long
John" Miller, the Purdue star when
he had charge of football here.
Vail will have some good material
to work with, especially for his line
and ends. The back field at present
looks to be the weakest point although
there are some new men coming who
with some players on last years squad
may be able TO gain points for the
Quakers. Prof. Z. p. Trueblood, fac
ulty manager of athletics is highly en-
thusiastic about the material for a
heavy line. Wann, last years captain
will be used at center. He weighs lis
pounds. Thistlethwaite, a 100 pound
er and this years captain, will play a
tackle. Wathal, $50 pounds; Barrett,
IT'S pounds; Lindley, rs pounds and
Stanley. another heavy weight, will
fight it out for tackle and guard po-
sitions. In Guyer, Hancock and Brue-
baker, Earlham has three as good ends
as there are in the state. Guyer is
built like an OK and has no end OF
nerve while Hancock, though not so
heavy, is lightning fast F9u sure
tackler Bruebaker was out of the
game last year on account of injuries
but he will be ready to join the squad
at the opening of the school year.
Harrell and Elliott, the latter on
last years team, will try for half back,
while White, captain of the baseball
and track teams this year, is being
picked for full back. Lowell Wilson,
last years quarter back, will be IN
school again as will B. F. Grimes,
quarter back on the second team last
year Eight members of the squad are
e. men in football.
Opens September "a.
Earlham opens September "a The
players have been instructed to report
at the college, September % and word
has been sent them by Coach Vail to
be in condition for scrimmage the first
night. Coach Vail hopes to make
good showing against Wabash which
Earlham meets in her first game and
in order to do so he has sent the plan
of offensive and defensive play which
he will use in that game TO all the
known candidates for the team. Vail
is still in the East and not familiar
with the material he will have to work
with He has requested Prof. True
blood to forward to him the pictures
of the prospective players with data
as to their stature. ability and h s1its-
He has sent word to the candidates TO
drop smoking at once and to begin TAX
ing such training as will put them in
condition for hard work on the grid
iron.
Earlham has been receiving all sorts
Of congratulations on securing Vail as
a coach. Wiles Elder, captain of the
Williams football team who has been
here, told Prof Trueblood
that he could not understand why
Earlham was able to get Vail to leave
The East. His reputation is established
here as a player, coach and football
official. according to Elder.
Vail has INDUCED personally and is
able to coach base ball, basket ball, |
swimming, skating, hockey field and |
ce), tennis and track. Vail is splen- |
lid quarter mile runner, having de- |
,eated Percy Dickey the year he won
he quarter mile championship of the |
United States.